Round 11 Drink of choice – Jim Bean White Label Bourbon Whiskey After battling their way back into a second half lead the Eels let the game against the Raiders slip late in the piece with a try to Jordan…
Post Game Grades – Round 11 vs Canberra
Parramatta Eels 16 Canberra Raiders 22 The Good: Despite the injury toll continuing to mount (see The Bad), we were right in this contest. We are a young side who is building nicely. The Bad: The loss is bad…
Stat Attack Review – Round 10: Eels vs Roosters
EELS 10 defeated by ROOSTERS 48 Crowd: 10,467 What a ride it is following the Mighty Eels. It’s like a rollercoaster, one moment riding high, then the next, a massive free fall. That fall is just what we experienced…
Whiskey Musings – Round 10: Roosters crow on a day for the hens
Round 10 Drink of choice – Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (full bottle – cheap and nasty) Apologies for the belated blog, a hectic Mother’s Day in tandem with the 4:00PM kickoff meant I was desperately short of spare…
Stat Attack Review – Round 9: Eels vs Cowboys
EELS 26 defeat COWBOYS 6 Crowd: 14,247 What a way to head into the Rep week break with a win over the highly fancied Cowboys! Yes they were without Thurston, Granville and Coote, but the Cowboys are still full of…
Whiskey Musings – Round 9: Eels get their thirst on in the tropics
Round 9 Drink of choice – Balvenie Single Barrel 15 For the third week in a row the Eels have strung together an increasingly improved performance as they comprehensively outclassed the Cowboys in Townsville 26-6. It was still a far…
Post Game Grades – Round 9 at NQ
Parramatta Eels 26 NQ Cowboys 6 The Good: Well we are back inside the Top 8. We won our third game in a row, defeating a North Queensland side who, despite losing Johnathan Thurston before kick off, were fancied to beat…
Stat Attack Review – Round 8: Eels vs Panthers
EELS 18 defeat PANTHERS 12 Crowd: 14,070 For the second time in a week, the Eels have taken down another big cat – and this time it’s the Panthers. The Eels seem to be back on track with a 4 &…
Post Game Grades – Round 8 vs Panthers
Parramatta Eels 18 Penrith Panthers 12 The Good: The first 50 minutes or so were excellent, maybe our best 50 minutes overall this season. We controlled the ruck, set the tempo and completed our sets. All those great footy cliches.…
Whiskey Musings – Round 8: Criminal lack of ‘Kramps’ as a clinical first half carries Parramatta to victory
Round 8 Drink of choice – Suntory Hakushu Single Malt Whisky (what can I say, I’m a sucker for the Japanese whiskies) Fun fact; the Eels are undefeated when Kenny Edwards suffers from severe cramping in the final 5min of…