Round 7 Drink Of Choice – Canadian Club Dry It feels odd calling a 32-10 victory serviceable rather than spectacular but that is exactly what the Parramatta Eels engineered on Saturday night against the Canterbury Bulldogs. Canterbury entered the…
Post Game Grades – Round 8 at Canterbury
Parramatta Eels 32 Canterbury Bulldogs 10 The Eels got in and got out with a 22 point victory against the Dogs, who had been priding themselves on being a little bit of a bogey team for Parra. Despite a couple…
Bumpers Up – April 26, 2021: Matto Returns And Matts Reach The Grand Final
How good is the winning feeling! Victories are there to be enjoyed – so go on Eels supporters, let your hair down just a little. Every season there’s the journey and the destination. Maybe the end point hasn’t been…
From The Stands – April 26, 2021: A Developing Team With Developing Players
As a fan who wants to see my team continually improve and become a genuine premiership threat, I was so happy with what I saw last Friday against the Broncos. I can only imagine how difficult it would have been to…
Stats That Matta – Rounds 6 & 7, 2021: Eels Defeat Raiders And Broncos
VS VS Eels 35 defeated Raiders 10 Eels 46 defeated Broncos 6 What a fantastic last two matches from the Eels. After a disastrous outing against the Dragons, the Eels have piled on the points…
Whisky Musings – 2021 Round 7: Darwin’s Theory Of Eelvolution
Round 7 Drink Of Choice – Bundaberg Rum Blender Edition 2014 Parramatta’s reign of terror in the Top End is far from over folks. Hell, the Parramatta Eels have finally evolved from grinding out tough wins in the torrid…
Post Game Grades – Round 7 vs Brisbane
Parramatta Eels 46 Brisbane Broncos 6 Evidently the heat soaking humidity only added greater slip to the already elusive surface of the Parramatta Eels. In 30 degree heat and 70% humidity you just knew that whoever wrestled the majority of…
From The Stands – April 20, 2021: Eels Defy History Whilst Repeat Offenders March On
On Saturday my family ventured to the nation’s capital to support our Eels but if I am absolutely truthful I did not really know what to expect. I have referred to Parra’s visits down to Canberra in the past as…
Bumpers Up – April 19, 2021: Valuing Stability And Composure
“All around this chaos and madness, Can’t help feeling nothing more than sadness“ Those lines from the Cold Chisel song, When The War Is Over, used to apply to the Eels. Fortunately the stability that now exists, from Club Directors through…
Whisky Musings – 2021 Round 6: Parramatta Invoke Diplomatic Eelmmunity
Round 6 Drink Of Choice – Nikka From The Barrell No Ryan Matterson. No Waqa Blake. No Dylan Brown. A 15-year hoodoo hanging over their heads. Coming off their first defeat of the season where they were out-muscled and out-enthused. On paper…