The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is “never get involved in a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well-known is…
The Preview – Round 24, 2021: Eels vs Storm
Game Info Date: Saturday 28st August, 2021 Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Kick Off: 7:35PM AEST Referee: Gerard Sutton Head-to-head: Played 39, Parramatta 15, Melbourne 24 Odds: Eels $9.00 Storm $1.07 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Parramatta 16…
Bumpers Up – August 27, 2021: The Victory And The Challenges
Finally the Eels returned to the winners’ list. There was no street parade. No dancing in the streets. In retrospect we should have taken our last opportunity to perform some sort of victory jig outside of our front doors, because…
The Tip Sheet – 2021 Ep. 43: Eels Go Storm Chasing
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! A pivotal junction in the season has arrived for the Parramatta Eels as they face down the Melbourne Storm amidst a historic moment in the making. Craig Bellamy and his…
Team List Tuesday – Storm’s Fury Edition
NRL Team List With the Parramatta Eels expected to rest key starters in their final regulation hitout in Round 25 against the Penrith Panthers, this week’s game against Melbourne shapes up as their final chance to tweak, tune up…
From The Stands – August 24, 2021: Be The Best Version Of Yourself Parra
Did Parra turn the corner? Is it a false dawn? These are the debates we could easily be having. There’s a fair chance they’ve already been had in many Parra households around the country. But there was one indisputable fact…
The Spotlight – August 23, 2021: The Truth About The Parra Fade Narrative
What is a narrative? Basically it’s a story, or a telling of events, that can be either factual or imagined, depending on its purpose. Then there are those occasions when fiction is strangely interpreted as fact. Any actor who’s been…
Post Game Grades – Round 23 vs Cowboys
Parramatta Eels 32 NQ Cowboys 16 We won. By golly, we won. Almost from the kickoff you could see the Eels looked infinitely more interested in the outcome, in playing attack and defending our (many) errors. There was…
The Tip Sheet – 2021 Ep. 42: Instant Reaction – Cowed ‘Boys, Eels Finally Snap The Streak
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Eels finally broke their drought, albeit at the expense of another luckless team in the North Queensland Cowboys, with a 32-16 victory in Round 23. Sixties and Forty20 are…
The Preview – Round 23, 2021: Eels vs Cowboys
Game Info Date: Saturday 21st August, 2021 Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast Kick Off: 7:35PM AEST Referee: Ashley Klein Head-to-head: Played 42, Eels 21, Cowboys 20, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.27 Cowboys $3.70 Broadcast: Fox League, Kayo Last Four…