Round 7 Drink Of Choice – Kraken Black Spiced Rum & Ginger Beer I love a dirty late night kebab, as the title may suggest. This here should be a blog revelling in all the puns that come with…
Post Game Grades – Round 7 vs Raiders
Parramatta Eels 25 Canberra Raiders 24 The Good: It’s been almost exactly 3 years since the Eels last played in (and won) a Golden Point game; that time was 29 June, 2017 against the Bulldogs (we…
Whisky Musings: Round 6 – Uncowed, Unbroken; Eels Set Their Eyes On The Summit In Loss To Roosters
Round 6 Drink Of Choice – Reschs Pilsener (an old friend’s beverage of choice this week, to be fair) The result we needed to have. Valiant in defeat. A quality loss. It is so easy to throw out empty platitudes…
Post Game Grades – Round 6 at Roosters
Parramatta Eels 10 Sydney Roosters 24 The Good: Playing incredible football, yet losing the contest. Still leading the comp, but coming up short against the NRL’s best. This game has left me more confused than Ben…
From The Stands (Lounge) – New Territory?
Ladies and gentlemen, the Eels have just won a game which, in their recent history, they would not normally win. How many of you would echo that sentiment? Last Friday was a display of how far the team has come.…
Whisky Musings – Round 5: A Fistful Of Victories; Eels Outduel Panthers In Western Epic
Round 5 Drink Of Choice – Irish Coffee That was a hell of a game and then some. Big hits, a mountain of grit and the enthralling payoff ; Friday night’s blockbuster clash between two undefeated teams had all…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 vs Panthers
Parramatta Eels 16 Penrith Panthers 10 The Bad: It seems tonight’s game has prompted me to switch around the order of ‘The Bad’ and ‘The Good’, and I bet you can tell why. The Penrith Panthers…
From The Stands (Lounge) – Manly Outraged And All Is Well
Allay any concerns you may have had – the footy is well and truly back! And what better way to reinforce it than via controversy in a Parra and Manly game – who would have ever thought of that! For…
Post Game Grades – Round 4 vs Sea Eagles
Parramatta Eels 19 Manly Sea Eagles 16 The Good: So, what were you worried about? Hey, despite all the hysteria the end result is we won. The Parramatta Eels now start Season 2020 4-0 and we…
Stats That Matta – Round 3, 2020: Eels 34 Defeat Broncos 6
34 6 Suncorp Stadium, Thursday 28th May, 2020 Crowd – Virtual As we round out Round 3 of the 2020 Telstra Premiership, most of the plaudits have already been delivered about the Eels powerful win over the Brisbane Broncos. The…