It’s always a difficult task to write up a match review after a loss. The circumstances surrounding last night’s defeat make it an even harder assignment. In this instance, I’m going to try to find some balance by examining the…
Tomorrow Night – Where Will You Be?
This is a call to arms. Tomorrow night, in what will be a final-esque atmosphere, our season starts again. If the team has ever needed a packed Pirtek Stadium, tomorrow night is the time. After the fortnight they’ve had, we…
Match Preview – Eels vs Rabbitohs (Round 10)
Date: Friday 13th of May 2016 Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 5:15pm Kick off: 7:50pm (NYC 5:35pm) Head Referee: Ben Cummins Assistant Referee: Chris Sutton Head to head: Played 120, Eels 51, Rabbioths 66, drawn 3 Head to head…
Forum Folly – South Sydney
Forum Folly returns this week and has a look at the Rabbits, a team who are almost in as much trouble as the Eels – almost ! The Rabbits have fallen fast from premiers in 2014 to a team that…
The Salary Cap – Developing a New Model
“We’ve always agreed that the salary cap was meant to be put in place to provide an equal competition, but if these things continue to happen, and it shows that they have happened a number of times over the last…
The Salary Cap – The Challenge Of A Mid Season Release
Let me premise this by stating that I am in no way a salary cap expert. Far from it. However, the furore surrounding Parramatta’s need to be salary cap compliant has generated an enormous amount of debate on both mainstream…
The Salary Cap – Questions Needing an Answer
As the smoke continues to clear from Tuesday’s bombshell announcement, it seems that the fog has now rolled in. As Eels fans, we find ourselves with less answers and more questions. Some of these questions include – How has the…
Harold Matthews Grand Final Review
It has taken less than a week for the Parramatta Eels to add a new piece of silverware to their 2016 collection after the NRL stripped away their Auckland Nines title in their preliminary findings into the highly publicised alleged…
Live Blog – Harold Matthews Grand Final vs Newcastle Knights
Harold Matthews Grand Final 2016 Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights Pepper Stadium, Saturday 7 May 12pm Referee: Cameron Paddy Touch Judges: Micheal Ford and Ben McMurray Parramatta: 1 JP NOHRA 2 PETER TEVAGA 3 DENNIS MATAIA 4 ASAELI VUICAKAU 5…
Harold Matthews 2016 Grand Final Preview
For the second year running our Harold Matthews squad have made an undefeated run to the Grand Final. You would be forgiven for not knowing about this rather amazing feat given we are surrounded by all the drama regarding the preliminary findings of the…