Hindsight always makes things easier. I’m Forty20. This is 20/20. Let’s see what we learnt from the Perth 9s. The weekend junket to the Western seaboard is done and dusted and the North Queensland Cowboys have emerged as the first…
Live Blog – District Representatives: Round 2 vs Cronulla Sharks
After kicking off the District Representatives in the distant reaches of Canberra, the juniors now return in full force to Ringrose Oval to face a traditional rival in the grade – the Cronulla Sharks. While the Eels notched a win…
Live Blog – Perth 9s Day 1 + Pre-Game Show
The important portion of the preseason begins in earnest tonight with the start of the Perth 9s. Parramatta, one of the premier clubs in the abbreviated format, have named an exciting line-up which has them installed as tournament favourites alongside…
Parratroopers – Can the Eels’ 1st Airborne Division completely break a new rule?
For one reason or another the NRL seemed hell bent on introducing changes to its rule-set largely for the sake of change in 2020. It was always going to be a matter of when and not if we would see…
NRL Nines 2020 – Eels Squad Announcement and Analysis
Here we go NRL and Parra Eels tragics! The 2020 Club Nines kicks off in Perth this Friday, and for many of us the first serious top grade action of the season can’t come soon enough. The Parramatta squad has…
Instant Reaction – CC & Dry: Eels too smooth for Blacktown Workers
It was only one preseason game so the usual disclaimers about trial games are in full effect but the Parramatta Eels launched into a new era in the Canterbury Cup in incandescent fashion as they blew the Blacktown Workers off…
Live Blog – Canterbury Cup Trial vs Blacktown Workers
The first action of the preseason is upon us at the Parramatta Eels. In their new incarnation as a sole entity in the Canterbury Cup, they take on Blacktown Workers in a trial game at Ringrose Park. Naturally it should…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 5, 2020: Coaches Edition
In the final round of the 2019 season, Fox League, the NRL and the Eels collaborated to provide punters with an inner sanctum experience with Brad Arthur. Viewers were provided with a glimpse of BA’s relationship and communication with players,…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 3, 2020: The Big Guns Shine
You know it’s getting close to the season when I cease to report on any of the conditioning component of the pre-season training session. Blue vs Gold football action was the dominant feature as the Eels kicked off the new…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 31, 2020: Fire Up!
Fire up! I’m not sure whether that instruction was given this morning, but you could be forgiven for thinking that it was. It was no place for orange shirts out there in what a highly competitive, heavy hitting, opposed session.…