The annual preseason fixture that pits the Parramatta Eels against the Penrith Panthers has rapidly transformed into a marquee matchup in recent years. While trial form and its impact on the regular season do not always correlate, both the Eels…
Team List Tuesday – The NRLW Has Arrived (For Parra) Edition
With three expansion teams in the Gold Coast Titans, Newcastle Knights and of course the Parramatta Eels joining the NRLW in 2022, the landscape of the entire competition has changed forever. Perhaps for the first time ever the balance of…
Bumpers Up – February 22, 2022: Riding That Eels Rollercoaster
It’s been an eventful few days in Parradise. Though times are rarely uneventful in the Blue and Golden West, emotions have just run the full gamut in the space of little more than 72 hours. Firstly, we had the…
Live Blog – Junior Representatives Round 3 vs Wests Tigers & Western Suburbs Magpies
The Parramatta Eels hit the road and go to the South-West of Sydney this weekend in order to take on the Tigers and Magpies across the three junior representative grades. Round 2 victories for the Tarsha Gale and Harold Matthews…
The Preview – 2022 Pre-Season Edition: Eels vs Dragons
How sweet it is, the taste of footy in February. While the dedicated have been able to watch the occasional blurry, badly commentated NRL trial over the last few years via streaming, 2022 marks the first time Fox Sports has…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 5: Trial Season Begins!
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The ramp up to Round 1 goes to another level this weekend with Parramatta’s first NRL trial. The Eels host the Dragons at CommBank Stadium on Sunday night and Sixties…
Team List Wednesday – Big Names & Breakout Players Edition
Brad Arthur means business from the get-go in 2022. Or at least that is the message that he and the Parramatta Eels are sending as Reed Mahoney, Haze Dunster, Will Penisini, Marata Niukore, Bryce Cartwright and new recruit Bailey Simonsson headline…
Bumpers Up – February 16, 2022: The Footy’s Back!
It’s been a while hasn’t it! Over six weeks have passed since the last Bumpers Up column, and though there’s been no shortage of news in rugby league land, time has been a precious commodity. Now that I have your…
Live Blog – Junior Representatives Round 2 vs Canterbury Bulldogs
Strap yourselves in for a monster triple header as the Parramatta Eels host their first home games of the season in the Junior Representatives. Following first up losses in the Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Tarsha Gale, the Eels will…
Eels Pre-Season Training Report – February 11, 2022: Ogden Demands Selection
A question for BA. Can you find a place for Ofahiki Ogden in the top 17? Maybe I should word that another way. How can you not select Ogden in the top grade? After recent sessions it’s surely impossible to…