Talk about bouncing back! After suffering an on-the-buzzer loss to the Panthers, our boys responded in the most positive fashion a supporter could ever ask, by dominating the Canberra Raiders at home in a near perfect first half display. This…
Stat Attack: Preview – Round 7, Eels vs Sea Eagles
Here we go again, Manly and Parra. It never gets old. With these two arch rivals, no matter where they are on the ladder, the clashes are always looked forward to and the fans of both sides write these matches down…
Match Preview – Sea Eagles vs Eels (Round 7)
Date: Thursday 14th of April Venue: Brookvale Oval Gates Open: 5:15pm Kick off: 7:50pm (NYC U20s 5:30pm) Head Referee: Ben Cummins Assistant Referee: Adam Devcich Head to head: Played 134, Sea Eagles 82, Eels 48, drawn 4 Head to…
Raiders Analysis – What to Expect & How to Capitalise
There’s not many more heartbreaking experiences in rugby league than losing a game on the siren at home, particularly when you should have wrapped the game up much earlier (and when it costs you your perfect round in tipping!). However,…
Stat Attack: Preview – Round 6, Eels vs Raiders
Welcome to this week’s statistical preview. This 2016 Round 6 clash sees the Eels play the Raiders for the 52nd time. From a historical perspective, you cannot split these two sides with Canberra just ahead with a 26/25 win rate. Looking…
Match Preview – Eels vs Raiders (Round 6)
Date: Saturday 9th of April Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 10:30am Kick off: 3:00pm (NYC 10:40am, NSW Cup 12:40pm) Head Referee: Adam Devcich Assistant Referee: Chris James Head to head: Played 51, Eels 25, Raiders 26, drawn 0 Head…
Panthers Analysis – What to Expect & How to Capitalise
Following a shut-out of the flamboyant and attacking focused Wests Tigers on Easter Monday, our Eels head into today’s western Sydney derby 3-1 and the potential to top the table at rounds end. If someone propositioned me in December last…
Stat Attack: Preview – Round 5, Eels vs Panthers
As an extension to my usual weekly statistical review post, I have decided to provide the numbers that may help you to select the winner of “The Battle of the West”. It is one of the great local derbies/rivalries on…
Match Preview – Eels vs Panthers (Round 5)
Date: Sunday 3rd of April Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 1:30pm Kick off: 4:00pm (NYC U20s 1:45) Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Alan Shortall Head to head: Played 91, Eels 55, Panthers 35, drawn 1 Head to head…
Tigers Analysis – What To Expect & How To Capitalise
How good was our defense against the Bulldogs last Friday night? Sixties and I were saying in our postmortems that you’d probably have to go back to the earlier years of Brian Smith’s tenure to find a defensive line as…