We have reached the halfway point for all three major grades in season 2022 and it is as good a time as any to reflect on records, results and the overall journeys of the Jersey Flegg, NSW Cup and NRL.…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 34: Origin I, Junior Rep Awards & Platinum Jubilee Eels
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! With each and every week of the 2022 NRL season it seems like there is more and more to talk about. It certainly keeps The Tip Sheet loaded up with…
Team List Tuesday – Sivo Returns Edition
I apologise for a lack of the usual TLT write ups for each grade today but due to a scheduling conflict they will have to come early tomorrow morning. For now though with the long awaited return of Maika Sivo,…
Bumpers Up – June 7, 2022: What Bye Week?
This season, the timing of the Eels bye could not have been better. The first half of the year has featured relentless travel, including trips to Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Newcastle and Canberra and just four games at CommBank Stadium. Coming…
From The Stands – June 1, 2022: Trust, Patience And The Journey To Long Term Success
The importance of trust, and the ability to be patient, are evident in most walks of life. Watching our game last Sunday, it hit me that for all the strides our club has made over the past 6 years, both…
Bumpers Up – May 31, 2022: Winning Games, But Losing Starts, Challenges And Players
Let’s talk about life in PARRAdise. As somebody famous once said, it wasn’t meant to be easy. Matches tend to feature the best version of our opponents, and though this produces some cracking footy, it delivers heart palpitations for the…
Post Game Grades – Round 12 vs Raiders
Parramatta Eels 28 Canberra Raiders 20 That second half defensive effort is the kind of performance you build a premiership tilt around. The grades don’t always do a good job at rewarding defensive excellence, especially on a team scale,…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 32: Morning After Reaction; Eels Bring A Broom To The Capital
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! It was the Dylan Brown show in Canberra as the rising superstar put on an incredible performance in the nation’s capital in Round 12. A morning after edition of the…
The Greatest Indigenous Player To Wear The Blue And Gold?
Who has been the greatest Indigenous player to wear the Eels jersey? If we expand the scope of this question to entire careers rather than just a player’s time at the Eels, it’s an easily found answer. The incredible Arthur…
The Preview – Round 12, 2022: Eels vs Raiders
When you are the Parramatta Eels, any game against any opponent is potentially a trap game. With that in mind, the Canberra Raiders, on a cold Sunday afternoon in the capital, coming off a three game winning streak and two…