Parramatta Eels 16 – NQ Cowboys 32 The Good: The second half fightback was encouraging, and the tries were good fun, long rangers. The crunch in our opening defence gave as good as we got. The Bad: Letting in 32 points is not good…
Post Game Grades – Round 7
Parramatta Eels 22 – Manly Sea Eagles 10 The Good: Once again, our defensive presence was terrific. Manly have certainly turned a corner in attack the last couple of weeks and I secretly wonder how they’ll cope when their 10 million dollar…
A Great Victory – Defeating The Sea Eagles (And The Bunker)
A Thursday night match at Brookvale’s heavy track and a quick turn around for both teams – the pundits would suggest that the stage was set for a sub-par encounter. However, last night’s clash had so many ebbs and flows…
Post Game Grades – Round 6
Parramatta Eels 36 – Canberra Raiders 6 The Good: Everything really, but I’ll single our attack’s coming out party. The first 40 minutes was electric. The second half wasn’t bad either. Oh, we’re currently second on the ladder, too. The Bad: I…
District Representatives Round 8 Recap
Special thanks to TCT and 1EE regular Hamsammich for providing the following reports from the triumphant efforts of the Harold Matthews and SG Ball on the weekend. His reports are especially appreciated by myself as I was unable to get out…
The Panthers’ Loss – Perspective and Analysis
Losses are inevitable in a competition as long and as demanding as the NRL. The defeats may be disappointing, but as fans we should expect to experience that sinking feeling even in successful years. So with Parramatta’s loss to the…
Post Game Grades – Round 5
Parramatta Eels 18 – Penrith Panthers 20 The Good: The Isaac De Gois try was magic. Thought it deserved to be a game winning sort of try. The Bad: 2013 called, they want their Parramatta Eels back. Regardless of…
Post Game Grades – Round 4
Parramatta Eels 8 – Wests Tigers 0 The Good: The second part of the scoreline – keeping the Tigers (an incredibly potent attacking side, mind you) to zero is always going to be a reason to smile. Winning ugly is always…
Parra vs Dogs – A View From The Stands
What a night! What a game! What a team! It’s very early days in the 2016 season, but Brad Arthur’s Eels have already given the fans great hope for the year. Before settling in to watch and analyse a recording…
Post Game Grades – Round 3
Parramatta Eels 20 – Canterbury Bulldogs 6 The Good: The way our forwards stood up to a more renowned and celebrated Bulldogs pack. The recovering defence. Corey Norman’s dummy. Foran’s hamstrings. The performances signalling the 2016 arrivals of Jennings, Semi and…