Tough game, tough loss. I’m more convinced each year that nothing good ever happens in Canberra. Nothing. It’s like our Bermuda Triangle. Strange things happen when we enter it. From The Stands this week should state the obvious. We dropped…
Team List Tuesday – Easter Monday Madness Edition
NRL Team List Apologies for the abbreviated TLT this week, I find myself otherwise occupied this particular Tuesday evening. Parramatta received a humbling on three fronts on Sunday evening as the Raiders, officials and finally their own play conspired…
Stats That Matta – Round 5, 2019: Raiders Defeat Eels
STATS THAT MATTA Round 5 EELS 0 Defeated by RAIDERS 19 (Tries: J. Papalii, E. Whitehead, J. Wighton. Goals: J. Croker 3 from 4. Field Goal: S. Williams 1 from 1.) Sunday, April 14 2019 GIO Stadium Crowd: 16,059 Let’s…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 at Canberra
Parramatta Eels 0 Canberra Raiders 19 The Good: More than most teams, the supporters of the Eels and Raiders have a bit in common – we each understand the pain of perpetual Rugby League disappointment, we like to fondly glorify…
The Preview – Round 5, 2019: Eels vs Raiders
Date: Sunday, 14th April, 2019 Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra Kick Off: 6:10pm Head Referee: Henry Perenara Assistant Referee: Tim Roby Head-to-head: Played 59 Eels 27 Raiders 30 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $2.40 Raiders $1.56 Broadcast: Foxtel Last Four Encounters: Raiders…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 4, 2019: Somebody Clone Me
What a strange week. It seems incongruous to report feeling frustrated in a week which delivered great results, but that’s exactly how the past seven days in PARRAdise impacted me. The Eels club were scattered far and wide in their…
Stats That Matta – Round 4, 2019: Eels Defeat Sharks
STATS THAT MATTA Round 4 EELS 24 (Tries: M. Jennings x 2, M. Niukore, B. Takairangi. Goals: M. Moses 4 from 4) Defeat SHARKS 12 (Tries: S. Feki x 2. Goals: K. Flanagan 2 from 2) Saturday, April 6 2019…
From The Stands – Our Kingdom For Our King
What price should you place on leadership? The words from Jack Gibson are more succinct then I could ever be. He said, “to win a championship, you’ve got to have a nucleus of five or six real tough, hard competitors. To…
Team List Tuesday – Bogey Busters Edition
NRL Team List In their 24-12 victory over the Cronulla Sharks on Saturday night the Parramatta Eels put the kibosh on one of their trickier bogeys in recent years. They now have the chance to make it consecutive weeks…
Around The NRL – Round 4
QUICK HITS AND TALKING POINTS FROM ROUND 4 OF THE NRL 36 4 The round started off with a completely one-sided contest at the SCG as the Sydney Roosters piled on the pain against the Brisbane Broncos. The 36-4 scoreline…