There are a few things that I have come to both love and know as absolutes when watching our wonderful game from the stands. The first is that I expect referees to make up for mistakes they make, or think…
Whisky Musings – Round 17: Streaks, A Streaker And Steak Dinner As Eels Sweep The Tigers
Round 17 Drink Of Choice – White Heather Blended Scotch Whisky Don’t look now but with a weekend of results largely falling their way and a solid victory over the Wests Tigers in the books, the Parramatta Eels are now…
From The Stands – Hello Resilience, I’ve Missed You!
How good was that! There would be many items on Parramatta’s list of necessary improvements, but the number one on my list – resilience – was finally delivered against the Raiders. Not since that finals loss against the Storm in…
Whisky Musings – Round 15: Parramatta find their steel in trip to the Top End
Round 15 Drink Of Choice – Balvenie Double Wood 12YO Forget the string of explosive victories over the likes of the Bulldogs, Tigers, Dragons or Broncos…Saturday night easily marked the most significant victory on the 2019 campaign trail for Brad…
The Spotlight – Attack Created This Amusement Park Ride, Defence Can Close It
Life is like a roller coaster. You can either scream every time there is a bump or you can throw your hands up and enjoy the ride. Anonymous Without question, the major talking point about the 2019 Parramatta Eels…
From The Stands – Cautiously Optimistic
How did you feel before Saturday night’s clash with the Broncos? From the stands, I sensed a somewhat apprehensive crowd. And that’s understandable given the Jekyll and Hyde performances of recent weeks. We wanted our team to win, we wanted…
Kaysa Pritchard – Courage Personified
Every player who pulls on a rugby league jersey knows that the time will come when they’ll do that for the last time. The fortunate ones will do that on their own terms. For others, the decisions are made for…