What an eventful weekend. The headlines from the Friday night “circus” were unrelenting, so much so that they overshadowed what was arguably the upset result of the season. More on that later. First we have to dig into that upset…
Stats That Matta, Round 24, 2021: Eels Defeat Storm
Saturday 28th August 2021 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD Half time: 10 – 10 Attendance: 10,246 For the second time this year, the Eels have lowered the Storm’s colours. In a season which had seen Melbourne win 19 consecutive games, dropping…
Post Game Grades – Round 24 vs Storm
Parramatta Eels 22 Melbourne Storm 10 First things first: Tonight’s Post Game Grades has been outsourced to some of the incredible talent (who were quick enough to nab a player) on Twitter. All 17 player comments and the…
The Tip Sheet – 2021 Ep. 44 Instant Reaction: Odin’s Sons, Bellamy’s Dads; Eels Prove They Are Worthy
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is “never get involved in a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well-known is…
Post Game Grades – Round 23 vs Cowboys
Parramatta Eels 32 NQ Cowboys 16 We won. By golly, we won. Almost from the kickoff you could see the Eels looked infinitely more interested in the outcome, in playing attack and defending our (many) errors. There was…
The Tip Sheet – 2021 Ep. 39: Instant Reaction – Dante’s Eelferno, Parra Descend To The Fourth Circle
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Parramatta Eels may have finally arrived at rock bottom with a performance against the Manly Sea Eagles that could only be described as insipid and woeful. The 56-10 capitulation…
Post Game Grades – Round 22 vs Sea Eagles
Parramatta Eels 10 Manly Sea Eagles 56 Did you know the voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life? Other than that, I have nothing for you. I hate Manly, and the Eels have…
The Tip Sheet – 2021 Ep. 36: Roasted By Rabbitohs, Eels Lose Game & Dummy Half
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Parramatta Eels find themselves in a very real quandary as they dropped their third straight game following a 40-12 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Round 21. Sixties…
Post Game Grades – Round 21 vs Rabbitohs
Parramatta Eels 12 South Sydney 40 In Japan, cooked Eel is known as ‘Unagi’. In the 2021 NRL Season, it is known as ‘Parramatta’ I don’t really know what to say other than it’s remarkable how quickly…
Stats That Matta – July 30, 2021: Roosters Defeat Eels
STATS THAT MATTA ROUND 20 Thursday 29th July, 2021 BB Print Stadium, Mackay, QLD EELS 0 defeated by ROOSTERS 28 Half time: Eels 0 – 12 Attendance: 4,926 vs Eels Scorers: It goes without saying that the numbers aren’t great…