What a trip this 2020 season has been. Will it, won’t it? Pledging the moolah. You can’t go, you can apply to go. The euphoria of so many victories, the downer of a finals exit. It was far from primo,…
From The Stands – Disappointment, Leadership, Gratitude
For so many 2020 has been a hard year. Bushfires, floods and Covid have wreaked havoc on Australia and have also directly impacted our family. But at a time that was anything but normal and at times very worrying, we…
The Tip Sheet – Finals Week 2 Review
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! They teased us with potentially one of the greatest against-the-odds victories in the history of the club but ultimately the Parramatta Eels fell short in their sudden death…
Haze Dunster To Debut
The shock suspension of centre Michael Jennings has stunned the NRL world. The longer term ramifications for him and the Eels will play out and be covered by the media in the coming days and weeks. More immediately, the…
The Preview – Elimination Final, 2020: Eels vs Rabbitohs
Game Info Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020 Venue: Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 7:50PM AEST Referee: Gerard Sutton Head-to-head: Played 128, Parramatta 55, South Sydney 70, Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $2.85 Rabbitohs $1.45 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four…
The Tip Sheet – Finals Week 2 Preview feat. Bernie Gurr
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! Bernie Gurr returns to The Tip Sheet alongside Sixties and Forty20 to breakdown Parramatta’s tough loss to the Melbourne Storm in Week 1 of the finals before running…
Team List Tuesday – No Chance Edition
NRL Team List No Maika Sivo. No Marata Niukore. More than likely no Blake Ferguson. No chance. Or at least that is how it is supposed to play out this week. When the Parramatta Eels host the South Sydney Rabbitohs on…
Sixties Mind-Trip: Hooper, Klein, Gould & My Finals Freak Out
This long weekend has not been so cool for an old Eels dude. The weather’s been far too hot, and too much of the finals scene left me hot under the collar when what I really needed was time to…
From The Stands – Parra & The NRL Must Step Up In Big Moments
Is it possible to be both happy and disappointed? I can’t fault the effort or attitude of our Eels. With this team I have come to trust and expect such effort, but I now want more than that. So what…
Post Game Grades – Finals Week 1 vs Melbourne
Parramatta Eels 24 Melbourne Storm 36 The Good: Those first 20 minutes, man. Oh how sweet they were. A terrific charge down, a loose try from Cyborg, swift defensive lines, a clearly rattled Melbourne Storm and…