Today’s NRL press conference saw Peter V’landys and Todd Greenberg confirm that plans to play Round 2 of the NRL Premiership behind closed doors will proceed. However, the enormity of the crisis and the necessity to be fluid in responding…
Whisky Musings – Round 1: Parramatta Power Thrash Canterbury-Marricksville Olympic 8-2
Round 1 Drink Of Choice – Dimple 15YO Well, bad National Soccer League jokes asides that was the game we were all probably expecting, even if it wasn’t what we were hoping for, as the Parramatta Eels grimly battled…
Post Game Grades – Round 1 vs Bulldogs
Parramatta Eels 8 Canterbury Bulldogs 2 The Good: The footy is back and the Eels are on top of the table. END POST. Yes, it certainly wasn’t pretty; but you’d be silly to ever knock back an injury…
The Spotlight – Rugby League Dreaming
“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” – John Updike The NRL advertisement and its portrayal of a young Cameron Smith, and a young girl, and their rugby league aspirations, caused a moment…
The Preview – Round 1, 2020: Eels vs Bulldogs
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 Venue: BankWest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 8:05pm Referees: Grant Atkins, Peter Gough Head-to-head: Played 158 Eels 67 Bulldogs 84 Drawn 7 Odds: Eels $1.35 Bulldogs $3.25 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Bulldogs…
Team List Tuesday – EELS-20 Edition
NRL Team List If you close your eyes and focus as hard as you can on the distant noises in your proximity you can almost make out the sound of the opening whistle of Round 1 of the 2020 NRL season.…
Eels Pre-Season Training – March 5, 2020: The Wrap Up
Welcome to the final edition of my pre-season training reports. Though I’ll still do my best to get to Eels training, the specificity of their work prior to matches makes it inappropriate to provide detailed accounts of their preparation. To…
From The Stands – To Bega With Love (EISS Super Sapphire Trial)
This is a very special issue of “From The Stands”. Regular readers of Shelley’s posts are aware that she lives a couple of hours south of Sydney but gladly travels to Bankwest Stadium and other Sydney venues to watch her beloved…
Whisky Musings – Battle For Bega: Bega the real winner on a day with no losers
Battle For Bega Drink Of Choice – Scotch Duncan’s Whisky In the pursuit of a higher cause the Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers transformed their Battle Of The West into the Battle For Bega as Western Sydney rivals took their…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 24 & 26, 2020: Defence, More Defence, And Team List Wednesday
It’s starting to feel like the season proper. Training has become more targeted as the team prepares for a specific opponent. And though I’ll continue to front up at Kellyville, my pre-season training reports are coming close to an end.…