Saturday 27th March, 2021 Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 19,236 VS Eels 28 defeated Sharks 4 Eels Scorers: Tries – B. Ferguson x 2, M. Sivo, R. Campbell-Gillard, R. Stone Goals – C. Gutherson 3/5 conversions. C. Gutherson 1/1 penalty goals…
From The Stands – March 29, 2021: That Parra Passion
What value can be placed on the passion supporters have for their club? From the stands I could not help but notice the passion that was on display throughout Saturday night. It was so good to be back in a…
Bumpers Up – March 29, 2021: Contract Extensions, Headache Selections
We’re only three rounds into the 2021 Premiership, and the Eels and the Panthers are the only teams without a loss. At a time when most pundits are lamenting the gap between the competition’s top and bottom clubs, the likes…
Whisky Musings – 2021 Round 3: Sharks Almost Hunted To Extinction In Cursed Round
Round 3 Drink Of Choice – Gentleman Jack Round 3 has been something else. Collectively the NRL had induced some sort of terrible curse upon the entire competition with injuries and general carnage piling up across the six games…
Post Game Grades – Round 3 vs Cronulla
Parramatta Eels 28 Cronulla Sharks 4 With their third win from as many starts the Parramatta Eels join their Western Sydney rivals Penrith at the top of the NRL ladder, continuing their undefeated run to begin the 2021 season. Although…
The Tip Sheet Live (Special Edit) – Brett Kenny: Parramatta‘s Immortal
As part of our recent “Live from Parra Leagues” edition of The Tip Sheet, we were privileged to interview Eels legend, Brett Kenny. That word “legend” is often overused when reflecting on the careers of past players, but in…
From The Stands – Round 2, 2021: Has Parra Taken The Next Step?
What a great pleasure it was to sit in the stands and watch our team go toe to toe with the Storm and come out victorious. Beating Melbourne in wet conditions, when they completed above 80% and had more possession, significantly more…
Bumpers Up – March 20, 2021: Eels Winning, Officials Sinning
There’s an old saying about a week being a long time in rugby league. People refer to that hackneyed phrase because so much can change in that time, and it often does. Then again some things don’t change – like…
Stats That Matta – Rounds 1 and 2, 2021: Eels Defeat Broncos And Storm
What a difference a week can make. Let alone the weather. With two wins to open the Eels account for 2021, lets, as they say, compare the pair. Vs The first 40 minutes of the Eels…
Whisky Musings – Round 2 2021: Dark Skies, Clear Minds – Resolute Eels Stand Tall Against Full Force Storm
Round 2 Drink Of Choice – Lagavulin Single Malt 16YO It was a monster day for TCT with myself and Sixties clocking in from 3:00PM to prepare for a landmark live broadcast of The Tip Sheet out of Pablos.…