How easy would it be to board the Dylan Brown hype train? After the praise for his debut season, and the accolades for what he’s produced in 2020, some would suggest that the locomotive has already departed the station with…
The Parramatta Eels Membership Pledge
Over the last few weeks, Parramatta Eels members would have seen or received information about the #ParraForever pledge. Essentially, Parramatta (and other NRL clubs) are providing the option for members (who can afford to do so) to pledge their ticketed…
Team List Tuesday – Parra Stalwarts
Hallelujah! The reboot of the 2020 Premiership on May 28 means that this week’s team list will be the last of the special editions. Not that it hasn’t been enjoyable coming up with the themes. However, the business of every…
The Spotlight – Six Again? No Thanks!
At a time when the NRL needs the majority of its stakeholders on the same page, I’m somewhat surprised that the decision has been made to introduce a rule change as significant as the six again call. In my opinion,…
Team List Tuesday – Eels Hair Heroes
Give me down to there hair, shoulder length or longer Here, baby, there, momma, everywhere, daddy, daddy Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair Flow it, show it, long as God can grow it, my hair (Hair – The…
20/20 – A 20 Round Season By The Numbers
The return of rugby league is on the horizon. After broadcast deal dramas, quarantine dramas and finally vaccine dramas we are still somehow on track for a May 28 kick-off. The abbreviated 20 round regulation season is locked in and…
Team List Tuesday – The All Time Nicknames
When I was tasked with choosing my team of the best Eels to never win a premiership post-1986 I dabbled…nay, I delved heavily into the sub-topic of best nicknames. Sports always produce a wonderful bag of endearments and epithets and…
Team List Tuesday – The Award Winners
This week’s team list is close to the creme de la creme of Eels players from the last 50 years. To qualify for a place in this team, the players needed to receive an end of season award measured against…
The Spotlight – Protect The Product
“At our core, we are a football club and so we continue to be totally committed to providing our fans and partners with a successful NRL Rugby League team.” Bernie Gurr The parting words of former Eels CEO Bernie Gurr…
Instant Reaction – Greenberg Steps Down
Queue the cliche – “The drums have been beating…” Todd Greenberg’s resignation from his NRL CEO position late this afternoon has come as little surprise to anybody remotely familiar with rugby league. Once again, when there’s “noise” around a big…