Forwards. Even since the days of junior league, forwards have seldom received much, if any love. Generally, they were comprised of the bigger, fatter kids who weren’t overly popular but used their able bodies and made the necessary head way…
Victory Over The Titans – Pride In The Jersey
On the surface, a victory over the Gold Coast Titans may seem like no great feat to crow about. After all, this was a team that was a popular choice for the wooden spoon, and an easy target for the…
The Future – It Begins Now With This Proposal
The message of this post is critical. It is a message that needs to be communicated to as many Eels members/fans as possible. For TCT to publish this post should be your barometer as to how important we consider current…
Titans Analysis – Project Darwin
Project Darwin. It’s hot, it’s sticky and it’s just plain hard to play rugby league in. For the past couple of years now, the Parramatta Eels have enjoyed a very positive sponsorship arrangement with Northern Territory tourism that has culminated…
Forum Folly – Gold Coast Titans
Forum Folly is back this week to have a look at the least supported team in the NRL, the Gold Coast Titans, the team that stole the Parramatta Eels colours. This week the Titans ticked over 10,000 members which means…
Mid-Season Report – Parra’s Season Thus Far
With my paying gig as a teacher, I’ve been writing plenty of reports lately. Half yearly reports are standard practice, so why not apply them to the footy team we all love so much. With Parramatta out of action this…
Post Game Grades – Round 12
Parramatta Eels 20 – Newcastle Knights 18 The Good: We won. Despite a bad-day-in-Bosnia like injury toll, we somehow ended up with more points than the Newcastle Knights at the end of 80 minutes. I’m still in disbelief. Our defensive…
A Much Needed Win – At What Cost?
Distance and schedule kept me at home for this match, and I’m not sure the old ticker would have survived the live venue experience. Those two points have been hard to come by lately and it looked like being more…
Knights Analysis – Enjoyment & Opportunity
Hands up if you need a pulse check? An understandable notion given the events of the last month. Every other day seems to present a new twist and turn in the narrative of the rugby league soap opera that is…
Mission Impossible? – Not Even Thinking About It!
Hands up if you’ve been doing it tough as a Parra fan! I think we’re all feeling the same and tonight’s game didn’t make it any easier. It’s time to stop thinking about any equation. I don’t think it’s doing…