14 MAY 2017 ALLIANZ STADIUM, SYDNEY After a 2 week break we finally have senior footy back and doesn’t it feel great! With the Eels riding high after 3 consecutive wins, no doubt the Blue and Gold faithful will be…
Team List Tuesday – Unbench the French Edition
NRL Team List We begin this edition of Team List Tuesday with a smidgen of intrigue following the live coverage of Team List Tuesday on NRL.com where they mentioned the Eels had sought an extension on announcing their final…
NRL Indigenous Round – Recognising Eels Aboriginal Heritage
Parramatta – is there an NRL club name as readily recognised for its link to Aboriginal people? Taken as an anglicised version of Burramatta, its meaning refers to either “Place of the eels” or “place where the eels lie”. The…
Eels Training – 8th May: The Carnivals Are Over
With the Representative Weekend now behind them, all NRL clubs will be returning their focus to this weekend’s premiership clashes. No doubt league lovers have enjoyed the carnival atmosphere from the Pacific Tests and the City/Country clash, but the reality…
Live Blog – SG Ball Grand Final vs Cronulla Sharks
Team List 1 John-Paul NOHRA 2 Uikilifi LEA’AETOA 3 Haze DUNSTER 4 Noel AUKAFOLAU 5 Ethan PARRY 6 Joseph TAIPARI 7 Dylan BROWN 8 Valance HARRIS 9 Kyle SCHNEIDER (c) 10 Mark TEPU-SMITH 11 Matthew DOOREY 12 Charbel TASIPALE 13…
Stat Attack Review – Round 9: Eels vs Cowboys
EELS 26 defeat COWBOYS 6 Crowd: 14,247 What a way to head into the Rep week break with a win over the highly fancied Cowboys! Yes they were without Thurston, Granville and Coote, but the Cowboys are still full of…
Respecting The Jersey – Respecting The Game
What value do the governors of rugby league in Australia place on the traditions of our great game? How much do they care about the massive football nursery outside of metropolitan Sydney? There are legitimate questions to be asked of…
Live Blog – Districts Reps Qualifying Finals (Harold Matthews vs Manly, SG Ball vs Roosters)
Harold Matthews 1. Tevita Masima 2. Villiami Penisini 3. Peni Tohi 4. Campbell Byrd 5. Jandamurra Stewart 6. Tyler Field 7. Bailey Biondi-Odo 8. David Hollis 9. Jed Edwards 10. Sam Hughes 11. Jayden Skinner 12. Trey Mooney 13. Caleb…
Whiskey Musings – Round 9: Eels get their thirst on in the tropics
Round 9 Drink of choice – Balvenie Single Barrel 15 For the third week in a row the Eels have strung together an increasingly improved performance as they comprehensively outclassed the Cowboys in Townsville 26-6. It was still a far…
Post Game Grades – Round 9 at NQ
Parramatta Eels 26 NQ Cowboys 6 The Good: Well we are back inside the Top 8. We won our third game in a row, defeating a North Queensland side who, despite losing Johnathan Thurston before kick off, were fancied to beat…