“ “I think my greatest victory was every time I walked out there, I gave it everything I had. I left everything out there. That’s what I’m most proud of.” Jimmy Connors There are many rugby league matches when you…
From The Stands – August 30, 2021: A Dramatic Weekend
What an eventful weekend. The headlines from the Friday night “circus” were unrelenting, so much so that they overshadowed what was arguably the upset result of the season. More on that later. First we have to dig into that upset…
Stats That Matta, Round 24, 2021: Eels Defeat Storm
Saturday 28th August 2021 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD Half time: 10 – 10 Attendance: 10,246 For the second time this year, the Eels have lowered the Storm’s colours. In a season which had seen Melbourne win 19 consecutive games, dropping…
Post Game Grades – Round 24 vs Storm
Parramatta Eels 22 Melbourne Storm 10 First things first: Tonight’s Post Game Grades has been outsourced to some of the incredible talent (who were quick enough to nab a player) on Twitter. All 17 player comments and the…
Bumpers Up – August 27, 2021: The Victory And The Challenges
Finally the Eels returned to the winners’ list. There was no street parade. No dancing in the streets. In retrospect we should have taken our last opportunity to perform some sort of victory jig outside of our front doors, because…
From The Stands – August 24, 2021: Be The Best Version Of Yourself Parra
Did Parra turn the corner? Is it a false dawn? These are the debates we could easily be having. There’s a fair chance they’ve already been had in many Parra households around the country. But there was one indisputable fact…
The Spotlight – August 23, 2021: The Truth About The Parra Fade Narrative
What is a narrative? Basically it’s a story, or a telling of events, that can be either factual or imagined, depending on its purpose. Then there are those occasions when fiction is strangely interpreted as fact. Any actor who’s been…
Post Game Grades – Round 23 vs Cowboys
Parramatta Eels 32 NQ Cowboys 16 We won. By golly, we won. Almost from the kickoff you could see the Eels looked infinitely more interested in the outcome, in playing attack and defending our (many) errors. There was…
Stats That Matta – Rounds 21 and 22: Applying The Microscope
This is a bit more difficult to write after the last few performances from the Eels. Let’s face it, the numbers have been awful across the board. By way of difference, rather than running through the typical match stats, I’m…
From The Stands – August 17, 2021: Leadership
I love my club and have had so many hours of enjoyment watching our team play. Therefore, what I am about to write was not easy. It is also not final. We all have the ability to right our wrongs,…