The media focus on contract dealings at Parramatta has been difficult for the Club, the team and its supporters. It is a constant reminder of the mess that the club is in. However, an important development is taking place. Though…
NRL Final Determination – The Expected Outcome
In case you somehow didn’t already know, the NRL today finalised the punishment handed down to the Parramatta Eels football club, after the latter were given a chance to respond to the original breach notice. Yes, it is incredibly disappointing for us…
Heart and Pride – And Norman’s Blinder
Stand up fans of the Parramatta Eels and applaud your team. Once again this team that wears the blue and gold has given you reason to puff out your chest and declare to the world that you support the Eels.…
Roosters Analysis – A Tale of Two Halves
A Tale of Two Halves. A repeated cliché to many a football supporter; a pun to Charles Dickens fans; and the perfect way to summate the upcoming fixture between the Eels and Roosters this evening. When the name Jeff Robson…
Eels & Sharks Review – Sharks Too Good (Officiating Too Poor)
The beauty of having a say in the content of a website is that one can express all of the bias in the world without the restrictions of editorial control. With that in mind I present my review of last…
Post Game Grades – Round 17
Parramatta Eels 24 – Cronulla Sharks 34 The Good: This team has a heart as big as Phar-Lap. Minus Mannah, Foran, Taka, (Paulo and Peats) we shouldn’t have been anywhere near as good as the table topping Sharks, but we were right…
Blue and Gold – Never Fold (Stand Up Eels Fans)
It’s nearly time for Eels fans to face an unpleasant reality. I’m expecting that the confirmation of the NRL’s penalty for salary cap infringements is only days away. When that moment hits, Parramatta will lose 12 competition points and the…
The 2016 Debutants – How Are They Measuring Up?
Round 16 marks the final “breather” moment for the Parramatta Eels – the last bye before the run home to the finals. Realistically, the finals series will be unlikely to include the Eels after those 12 points are finally stripped.…
Post Game Grades – Round 15
Parramatta Eels 30 – South Sydney 12 The Good: You can’t help but respect how this team, a team without Foran, Mannah, Jennings, Taka, Watmough, Peats and Paulo, keeps turning up week after week and getting the W. Whatever happens, the…
A Great Team Win – And Tepai Steps Up!
Resilient. Tenacious. Tough. Methodical. Grinding. These adjectives come readily to mind in a game where the highlight was probably a spectacular 90 metre Semi Radradra try. Yet this victory over the Rabbitohs was a superb exemplar of the culture and…