Round 8 Drink Of Choice – Dimple 15YO The Parramatta Eels keep on keeping on. In doing that one simple thing they continue to separate themselves from the spectres of the past that have held them back for so…
Post Game Grades – Round 8 vs Cowboys
Parramatta Eels 42 North Queensland Cowboys 4 The Good: The Eels scored 7 tries to 1 tonight, and have now won an incredible 7 from 8 to start Season 2020. The Eels are now 2 points…
From The Stands (Lounge) – Becoming A Team
We cannot win this premiership without Moses, but we will not win it if we are a one person team. As such, the upcoming rounds will probably be the making of our Parramatta Eels. Questions were asked, answered and finally…
Whisky Musings – Round 7: Messy, Heartburn Inducing But Oh So Tasty; Eels Pull Off The 3AM Kebab Special
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…