I was probably like many Parra fans before the game on Sunday. According to the team list, the premiership table and form I knew we really should beat the Dragons, but as we know, what we should do and what…
The Preview – Round 20, 2019: Eels vs Dragons
Date: Sunday, August 4, 2019 Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Kick Off: 4:05pm Referees: Ashley Klein, Todd Smith Head-to-head: Played 37 Eels 19 Dragons (joint venture) 15 Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $2.00 Dragons $1.85 Broadcast: Nine, Foxtel, Kayo Last Four Encounters:…
From The Stands – The Blame Game
The blame game – the act of pointing the finger at others to explain your shortfalls appears to have found another home. Thankfully it’s not at the Eels. Some of the actions and reactions to last Saturday highlight why our…
Whisky Musings – Round 19: A Treatise On Refs, Royalty & Righteous Victory
The NRL is fake. Every result is fixed. Every game is scripted. Vince McMahon sits in gorilla at every game calling the shots live. The Eels only completed their fairytale run to a breakthrough title in 2009 because the NRL desperately…
From The Stands – From Brookie To Better
By now we have all dissected the loss. For me, sadly, I was not really surprised one bit with what I saw. It’s now up to the coaches and recruitment committee to their job. But in doing so, there is…
From The Stands – The Absolute Square Up
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…