Parramatta Eels 10 Sydney Roosters 44 The Good: Season 2018 is over. For I am better off without you, Season 2018; for I have hated thee with the white hot fury of a thousand suns. The Bad: I saw someone…
Jersey Flegg Elimination Final Preview – Eels vs Bulldogs
Venue – Panthers Stadium Date – Saturday, 1st September Kick Off – 11am It’s a case of deja vu as last round opponents, the Bulldogs and the Eels, clash again in this Jersey Flegg elimination final. The Dogs emerged victorious…
From The Stands – Excuse Free Zone
“He deserves to…he is better than this…I can’t believe…” Enough of the excuses! I know a review into our season is being conducted and I accept far greater footy minds will understand what went wrong in terms of the football…
The Spotlight: Youth – By Accident Or Design?
Five young players have made their NRL debuts with the Eels this year, but opposing perspectives on these debuts have dominated discussions amongst Parramatta Eels supporters as post-mortems on a disastrous 2018 season have begun. Some have seen Brad Arthur…
Ringrose Match Reports – Eels Jersey Flegg and Wenty ISP
Jersey Flegg – Bulldogs 30 Defeated Eels 18 With literally a battalion of players missing from their team due to injuries and promotion, the young Eels were always going to have to produce something special to win this game. That…
Post Game Grades – Round 24 at North Queensland
Parramatta Eels 6 North Queensland Cowboys 44 The Good: In 2019 we’ll have a new stadium, Junior Paulo, Blake Ferguson, Manly’s leading try scorer Shaun Lane, a Fijian winger named Sivo and more coming our way. It could be worse,…
Match Day Discussion – Cowboys vs Eels (Round 24)
Date: Friday, 24th August, 2018 Venue: 1300 Smiles Stadium, Townsville Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Phil Henderson Head-to-head: Played 39, Eels 20 Cowboys 18 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $2.65 Cowboys $1.50 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from…
From The Stands – Calling on Playmakers
Let us begin with a little trip down memory lane. ‘He’s quick between the ears’. Every genuine Parra fan knows who said this and what player it was about. Back in those days it was an aspect of the game…
Team List Tuesday – An Unwanted Spoon & Improbable Finals Edition
NRL Team List The billing of ‘Spoonbowl’ is never an enticing one for fans of either team involved but the seasons of the Parramatta Eels and North Queensland Cowboys have been eerily mirrored leading into Round 24’s critical fixture…
The Review We Had to Have – Part 1
The Review We Had to Have When Parramatta Eels Chief Executive Officer, Bernie Gurr, announced 4-5-weeks ago that the Club was undertaking an 8-week Football Department review, it was met with mixed reactions across the Eels fan base. Some questioned…