Round 13, unlucky for some, hump round for everyone. There are some talking points from the victory over the Knights. However, given that this last weekend was the marker point for the second half of the draw, I thought I…
Whisky Musings – Round 13 2021: Eels Snap Back Against Knights To End Midseason Skid
Round 13 Drink Of Choice – Dimple 12YO We now resume your regular scheduled blogging. With a particularly brutal head cold behind me it is time to finally crack the fingers and bang out a belated addition to the…
Ray Price Should Be Rugby League‘s 14th Immortal
It’s time for the campaign to start. For too long, the champion players from the champion Eels teams of the 1980s have been ignored. Their achievements need to be more than just a reference point for highlighting the current length…
Post Game Grades – Round 13 at Newcastle
Parramatta Eels 40 Newcastle Knights 4 Bouncing back from a horror couple of weeks where the NRL media and every second Eels fan had us in the running for a Brad Arthur and Gutho-less rebuild, Parra absolutely demolished…
Stats That Matta – Round 12, 2021: Rabbitohs Defeat Eels
Saturday 29th May, 2021 Stadium Australia EELS 20 defeated by RABBITOHS 38 Half time: Eels 6 – 20 Attendance: 20,743 Eels Scorers: Tries: C. Gutherson, I. Papali’i, M. Sivo, J. Arthur Goals: Conversions: M. Moses 2 from 4 Much like…
Bumpers Up – May 31, 2021: There’s The Good And The Not So Good
Isn’t it terrific to be an Eels supporter! Just when we think that everything is smooth sailing, and we’re one big happy family, a couple of losses soon has us all pointing fingers at coaches, players, administrators and even fellow…
From The Stands – Fix It: A Message To The Eels And The NRL
I felt a little uneasy all week about what I wrote in my blog after our defeat to Manly. It is was my immediate, heated reaction to the loss to Manly and while I stand by what I wrote, I…
Post Game Grades – Round 12 at South Sydney
Parramatta Eels 20 South Sydney 38 Before I begin proceedings, I owe a big thank you for Forty20 for his last two weeks of service; the young man did an absolute brilliant job of filling in and writing…
The Spotlight – The Folly Of Finding A Scapegoat
Even before the dust settled after last week’s defeat to Manly, the knives were out. It was a bad loss, at home, in front of a big crowd. Fans wanted somebody to blame. Though I’d stayed away from expressing my…
Stats That Matta – Round 11, 2021: Manly Defeat Parra
Sunday 23rd May, 2021 Bankwest Stadium EELS 6 defeated by SEA EAGLES 28 Half time: Eels 6 – 16 Attendance: 24,411 Eels Scorers: Tries: C. Gutherson Goals: M. Moses 1 from 1 Much like the Eels on Sunday,…