STATS THAT MATTA Round 4 EELS 24 (Tries: M. Jennings x 2, M. Niukore, B. Takairangi. Goals: M. Moses 4 from 4) Defeat SHARKS 12 (Tries: S. Feki x 2. Goals: K. Flanagan 2 from 2) Saturday, April 6 2019…
From The Stands – Our Kingdom For Our King
What price should you place on leadership? The words from Jack Gibson are more succinct then I could ever be. He said, “to win a championship, you’ve got to have a nucleus of five or six real tough, hard competitors. To…
Team List Tuesday – Bogey Busters Edition
NRL Team List In their 24-12 victory over the Cronulla Sharks on Saturday night the Parramatta Eels put the kibosh on one of their trickier bogeys in recent years. They now have the chance to make it consecutive weeks…
Around The NRL – Round 4
QUICK HITS AND TALKING POINTS FROM ROUND 4 OF THE NRL 36 4 The round started off with a completely one-sided contest at the SCG as the Sydney Roosters piled on the pain against the Brisbane Broncos. The 36-4 scoreline…
Canterbury Cup Round 4 – The French Perfection: Magpies Hammer Jets
Extremely warm conditions were the order of the day at Ringrose Park as Wenty were taking on the winless Jets. Late withdrawals from the Sharks NRL team resulted in a few changes to the Newtown line up, whereas Wenty were…
Whisky Musings – Round 4: Eels The Gurus Of Their Hoodoos As They Conquer Cronulla
Round 4 Drink Of Choice – Starward Single Malt The Eels continue to build through the opening month of the 2019 season as they notched their third win, a 24-12 victory over the Cronulla Sharks, to stay a pace…
Post Game Grades – Round 4 vs Sharks
Parramatta Eels 24 Cronulla Sharks 12 The Good: There is little doubt that through the first 4 rounds of the competition the Parramatta Eels are the NRL’s most improved outfit. On Friday night I tweeted that last week’s loss was…
The Preview – Round 4, 2019: Eels vs Sharks
Date: Saturday, 6th April, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 7:35pm Head Referee: Chris Sutton Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 92 Eels 42 Sharks 48 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $2.00 Sharks $1.85 Broadcast: Foxtel Last Four…
Stats That Matta – Round 3, Eels vs Roosters: There’s Errors And There’s ERRORS
STATS THAT MATTA Round 3 EELS 18 (Tries: M. Sivo x 2, B Ferguson Goals: M. Moses 3 from 3) Defeated by ROOSTERS 32 (Tries: J. Tedesco x 2, M. Aubusson, V. Radley, S. Taukeiaho. Goals: L. Mitchell 6 from…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 3: Losing Isn’t Impressive, But It Won’t Hurt
The first loss of the year. Is it good news or bad? Can we even answer that question before the Eels take on the Sharks this week? There seems to be universal consensus that the Eels matched it with the…