Parramatta Eels 51 Wests Tigers 6 The Good: Well, I think that went pretty well. What an absolutely outstanding 80 minutes of football from the boys in Blue & Gold. There is little more a rugby league team can do…
Stats That Matta – Round 5, 2019: Raiders Defeat Eels
STATS THAT MATTA Round 5 EELS 0 Defeated by RAIDERS 19 (Tries: J. Papalii, E. Whitehead, J. Wighton. Goals: J. Croker 3 from 4. Field Goal: S. Williams 1 from 1.) Sunday, April 14 2019 GIO Stadium Crowd: 16,059 Let’s…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 at Canberra
Parramatta Eels 0 Canberra Raiders 19 The Good: More than most teams, the supporters of the Eels and Raiders have a bit in common – we each understand the pain of perpetual Rugby League disappointment, we like to fondly glorify…
Stats That Matta – Round 4, 2019: Eels Defeat Sharks
STATS THAT MATTA Round 4 EELS 24 (Tries: M. Jennings x 2, M. Niukore, B. Takairangi. Goals: M. Moses 4 from 4) Defeat SHARKS 12 (Tries: S. Feki x 2. Goals: K. Flanagan 2 from 2) Saturday, April 6 2019…
Canterbury Cup Round 4 – The French Perfection: Magpies Hammer Jets
Extremely warm conditions were the order of the day at Ringrose Park as Wenty were taking on the winless Jets. Late withdrawals from the Sharks NRL team resulted in a few changes to the Newtown line up, whereas Wenty were…
Whisky Musings – Round 4: Eels The Gurus Of Their Hoodoos As They Conquer Cronulla
Round 4 Drink Of Choice – Starward Single Malt The Eels continue to build through the opening month of the 2019 season as they notched their third win, a 24-12 victory over the Cronulla Sharks, to stay a pace…
Post Game Grades – Round 4 vs Sharks
Parramatta Eels 24 Cronulla Sharks 12 The Good: There is little doubt that through the first 4 rounds of the competition the Parramatta Eels are the NRL’s most improved outfit. On Friday night I tweeted that last week’s loss was…
Stats That Matta – Round 3, Eels vs Roosters: There’s Errors And There’s ERRORS
STATS THAT MATTA Round 3 EELS 18 (Tries: M. Sivo x 2, B Ferguson Goals: M. Moses 3 from 3) Defeated by ROOSTERS 32 (Tries: J. Tedesco x 2, M. Aubusson, V. Radley, S. Taukeiaho. Goals: L. Mitchell 6 from…
From The Stands – Know Your Role
Like any supporter, I always hope for a win and cannot accept defeat easily. Accordingly it was wonderful to watch from the stands as my Eels team took it to a premiership heavyweight like the Roosters and competed with self-belief,…
Post Game Grades – Round 3 vs Roosters
Parramatta Eels 18 Sydney Roosters 32 The Good: Hey, that was a really cracking good game, particularly for that first 60 minutes. In the end, we stabbed it with our steely knives, but we just couldn’t kill the beast. Still,…