What to write about after the disappointment that was last Friday? I am being disingenuous if I ignore it. It was not good enough. The team competed for twenty minutes but from there it was no contest. Obviously the inherent…
Parramatta 2023 – A Diagnosis (Autopsy) Of The Season, Part 3: What Lies Ahead?
The first two posts in this series examined the current roster and the impact of injuries and suspensions. It highlighted the lack of depth and options in key positions, and discussed the resulting pressures throughout 2023 as the team attempted…
The Tip Sheet – 2023 Ep 75: Broncos Ring The Death Knell On Parramatta’s Season
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The clock finally strikes midnight for the Parramatta Eels in 2023 as the Brisbane Broncos played them off the park in Round 24. The 54-10 loss put the Blue &…
The Preview – Round 24, 2023: Eels vs Broncos
You may not have heard, but the Parramatta Eels’ season is on the line this weekend against the Brisbane Broncos. The Eels take their third short turnaround of the year (and their second involving both interstate travel and a game…
The Corner Post – August 10, 2023: Controversy Reigns Supreme
Round 23 was a controversial one, generating criticism over send-off calls and dubious tries. If the legendary Rex Mossop was still with us, he’d be all over it. Send Off Fiasco The first three games of Round 23 saw a…
The Tip Sheet – 2023 Ep 74: Forty20’s Amateur (Half) Hour Previews Must Win Brisbane Games
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Tip Sheet is a one-man show this week as Forty20 tackles massive NRL and NRLW games against the Brisbane Broncos. The podcast starts with the NRLW and their mixed…
From The Stands – August 9, 2023: The Carty Way
How should we react to the Eels victory over the Dragons? We certainly had a wild ride watching from the CommBank Stadium stands. While the Eels started well and then drifted into silly errors that proved costly, I respected the…
The Tip Sheet – 2023 Ep 73: Chest Slams Green Lit As Sixties Savages Annesley’s Debrief
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Tip Sheet fires up this week as Sixties, Forty20 and Clint unload on the NRL greenlighting an incredibly dangerous chest slam tackle technique. The fallout from Graham Annesley’s Round…
Team List Tuesday – Buck Up Or Buck Off Edition
NRL Team List Round 24, 8:00PM Friday 11th August, The Gabba The Eels kept their season alive with a come-from-behind victory against the Dragons last week but they will get run off the sprawling spread of the Gabba if they…
Post Game Grades – Round 23 vs Dragons
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 23 2023 clash with the St George-Illawarra Dragons