The NRL is fake. Every result is fixed. Every game is scripted. Vince McMahon sits in gorilla at every game calling the shots live. The Eels only completed their fairytale run to a breakthrough title in 2009 because the NRL desperately…
Post Game Grades – Round 19 vs Warriors
Parramatta Eels 24 New Zealand Warriors 22 The Good: Well, we held on to win by 2 points, and that’s worth celebrating. I thought once again our halves were excellent, and we are all of a sudden making…
Post Game Grades – Round 18 at Manly
Parramatta Eels 24 Manly Sea Eagles 36 The Good: I thought I’d do this week’s The Good in alphabetical order: Ethan Parry debuted and scored a try. We didn’t actually get flogged in the end. END OF LIST. The…
Whisky Musings – Round 17: Streaks, A Streaker And Steak Dinner As Eels Sweep The Tigers
Round 17 Drink Of Choice – White Heather Blended Scotch Whisky Don’t look now but with a weekend of results largely falling their way and a solid victory over the Wests Tigers in the books, the Parramatta Eels are now…
Post Game Grades – Round 17 at Wests Tigers
Parramatta Eels 30 Wests Tigers 18 The Good: For the first time since 2017 – that’s 3 wins in a row, baby! Despite a less than perfect performance, the Eels did what they came to do: spoil Benji Marshall’s…
From The Stands – Hello Resilience, I’ve Missed You!
How good was that! There would be many items on Parramatta’s list of necessary improvements, but the number one on my list – resilience – was finally delivered against the Raiders. Not since that finals loss against the Storm in…
Whisky Musings – Round 15: Parramatta find their steel in trip to the Top End
Round 15 Drink Of Choice – Balvenie Double Wood 12YO Forget the string of explosive victories over the likes of the Bulldogs, Tigers, Dragons or Broncos…Saturday night easily marked the most significant victory on the 2019 campaign trail for Brad…
Post Game Grades – Round 15 vs Raiders
Parramatta Eels 22 Canberra Raiders 16 The Good: In the soaking humidity of a Darwin Saturday night, the Raiders managed a Chernobyl-like meltdown, and the Eels were good enough to take advantage of their nuclear capitulation. Prior to…
The Preview – Round 15, 2019: Eels vs Raiders
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2019 Venue: TIO Stadium, Darwin Kick Off: 7:35pm Referees: Matt Cecchin, Jon Stone Head-to-head: Played 59 Eels 27 Raiders 31 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $2.15 Raiders $1.73 Broadcast: Foxtel, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Raiders 19 Eels…
Stats That Matta – Round 14, 2019: Eels Defeat Broncos
STATS THAT MATTA ROUND 14 Saturday, June 15 2019, Bankwest Stadium Crowd: 16,854 EELS 38 (Tries: J. Hoffman x 2, M. Sivo, M. Jennings, J. Paulo, D. Gower, R. Mahoney. Goals: M. Moses 5 from 7.) Defeated BRONCOS 10 (Tries:…