A Tale of Two Halves. A repeated cliché to many a football supporter; a pun to Charles Dickens fans; and the perfect way to summate the upcoming fixture between the Eels and Roosters this evening. When the name Jeff Robson…
Match Preview – Eels vs Roosters (Round 18)
Date: Friday 8th of July Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 5:30pm Kick off: 7:50pm (NYC 5:35pm) Head Referee: Matt Cecchin Assistant Referee: Gavin Badger Head to head: Played 128, Eels 61, Roosters 62, drawn 5 Head to head odds:…
Team List Tuesday – Last Chance Saloon Edition
NRL Team List Dyldam Parramatta Eels NRL vs Sydney Roosters, 7.50pm, Friday July 8 at Pirtek Stadium 1. Michael Gordon 2. Semi Radradra 3. Clint Gutherson 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Bevan French 6. Corey Norman 7. Jeff Robson 8.…
Parramatta Eels Training – Robson Returns
Early this morning the prospect of catching any Eels field work looked grim. All night rain had continued as drizzle and my love of Parramatta was unlikely to draw my presence under an umbrella on a cold winters day. However,…
Eels & Sharks Review – Sharks Too Good (Officiating Too Poor)
The beauty of having a say in the content of a website is that one can express all of the bias in the world without the restrictions of editorial control. With that in mind I present my review of last…
Post Game Grades – Round 17
Parramatta Eels 24 – Cronulla Sharks 34 The Good: This team has a heart as big as Phar-Lap. Minus Mannah, Foran, Taka, (Paulo and Peats) we shouldn’t have been anywhere near as good as the table topping Sharks, but we were right…
Match Preview – Sharks vs Eels (Round 17)
Date: Saturday July 2nd Venue: Southern Cross Group Stadium Gates Open: 5:05pm Kick off: 7:30pm (NYC U20s 5:15) Head Referee: Ashley Klein Assistant Referee: Adam Gee Head to head: Head to head odds: Sharks ($1.30), Eels ($ 3.45) Broadcast:…
Team List Tuesday – Mind Your Mannah Edition
NRL Team List The Eels head into their blockbuster Saturday clash with the Sharks fresh from the bye but not without a dash of mystery about their line up. Brad Arthur has failed to name Tim Mannah in what was…
Blue and Gold – Never Fold (Stand Up Eels Fans)
It’s nearly time for Eels fans to face an unpleasant reality. I’m expecting that the confirmation of the NRL’s penalty for salary cap infringements is only days away. When that moment hits, Parramatta will lose 12 competition points and the…
Live Blog – Intrust Super Premiership Round 16 vs Canterbury Bulldogs
Wentworthville Magpies ISPNSW vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 3pm, Sunday June 26 at Ringrose Park 1. Honeti Tuha 2. Scott Schulte 3. Jake Butler-Fleming 4. Tyrell Fuimaono 5. Bureta Faraimo 6. Dylan Izzard 7. Cameron King 8. Joseph Ualesi 9. Sam Gorman…