Townsville. If ever there’s a place the Eels hate to play, it’s Townsville. In fact it weren’t for a game played almost 7 years ago to the day (Round 7, Friday 23rd April, 2010) the Blue and Gold of Parramatta…
Match Preview – Cowboys vs Eels (Round 9)
Date: Friday 28th of April Venue: 1300 Smiles Stadium Gates Open: 5:20pm Kick off: 7:50 pm (NYC 5:35) Head Referee: Dave Munro Assistant Referee: Alan Shortall Head to head: Played 35, Eels 18, Cowboys 16, Drawn 1 Head to head…
Stat Attack Preview – Round 9: Eels vs Cowboys
28 APRIL 2017 1300SMILES STADIUM After consecutive wins, the Eels will be going into this clash against the Cowboys with their tails up. There’s something to be said about the confidence to be gained from winning, and Parra will be…
Navigating The Unexpected – The Folly Of Being An NRL Coach
The theatre that is rugby league. The NRL is blessed with wall to wall drama and as we all know, the best drama results from the unexpected. In our great game, it’s rare for a week to ever pass without…
Stat Attack Review – Round 8: Eels vs Panthers
EELS 18 defeat PANTHERS 12 Crowd: 14,070 For the second time in a week, the Eels have taken down another big cat – and this time it’s the Panthers. The Eels seem to be back on track with a 4 &…
Team List Tuesday – Asiata vs Edwards: Super Heavyweight Halves Edition
NRL Team List There were shades of 2016 in the aggression, attitude and intent in the performance against the Panthers on Saturday so it is only fitting that Kenny Edwards reprises a role that he relished last season – Mr…
Post Game Grades – Round 8 vs Panthers
Parramatta Eels 18 Penrith Panthers 12 The Good: The first 50 minutes or so were excellent, maybe our best 50 minutes overall this season. We controlled the ruck, set the tempo and completed our sets. All those great footy cliches.…
Whiskey Musings – Round 8: Criminal lack of ‘Kramps’ as a clinical first half carries Parramatta to victory
Round 8 Drink of choice – Suntory Hakushu Single Malt Whisky (what can I say, I’m a sucker for the Japanese whiskies) Fun fact; the Eels are undefeated when Kenny Edwards suffers from severe cramping in the final 5min of…
Live Blog – Holden Cup Round 8 vs Penrith Panthers
Team List 1. Anthony Layoun 2. Greg Leleisiuao 3. Tuimavave Afualo 4. Dane Aukafolau 5. John Fonua 6. Dean Matterson 7. Kamren Cryer 8. Sean Keppie 9. Denzal Tonise 10. Tangi Hokai 11. Filia Utoikamanu 12. Salesi Faingaa 13.…
Panthers Analysis – Who Wants It EVEN More?
Exhale Blue and Gold Army, our team is in the winner’s circle again, albeit for now. Following a come from behind victory over the under siege Wests Tigers are boys enter the Penrith game this afternoon with a bit of…