Unlike many of my posts, finding the right words to express my thoughts about this salary cap debacle has been a difficult process. I’m used to writing about something as uncomplicated as football. Furthermore, Miatch has already written a great…
D-Day – The NRL Hands Down Salary Cap Breach Penalty
Today at 11:30 am the Parramatta Eels and their fans officially learned their fate. We’ve lost all our competition points to date (12) and now have an incredibly small chance of making the finals this season. We’ve been stripped of…
Laying Down – The Ethical Dilemma in Rugby League
Laying down after a tackle in order to con a penalty out of a referee is not exactly a recent phenomena. It’s been around for a fair while now but there’s a growing concern that there is a lot of…
Post Game Grades – Round 9
Parramatta Eels 20 – Canterbury Bulldogs 12 The Good: Everything. The way we responded to the week that’s been. The way we continue to respond to ongoing speculation. The resolve to respond to the world’s biggest forward pack. The way we…
What An Effort – A New Entry In My Top 10!
After supporting the mighty Parramatta Eels for 50 years, I’ve tucked away a rich catalog of favourite matches in the old memory bank. Four premiership winning years and an unbelievable run in 2009 feature strongly in my list of top…
Bulldogs Analysis – Who Replaces Foran?
It’s hard to deny that rugby league isn’t full of surprises. There’s always something around the corner, particularly when you’re an Eels fan. Last night, that came in the form of our Captain and Halfback, Kieran Foran, stepping down from…
Stat Attack Preview: Round 9 Eels vs Bulldogs
What a huge match this is! The withdrawal of Kieran Foran adds a completely different perspective to what was already an intriguing encounter. Our best wishes are extended to Kieran. This Year The Eels already have one win this…
Match Preview – Eels vs Bulldogs (Round 9)
Date: Friday 29th of April Venue: ANZ Stadium Gates Open: 5:30pm Kick off: 7:50pm (NYC 5:35pm) Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Adam Devcich Head to head: Played 139, Eels 59, Bulldogs 75, drawn 5 Head to head…
Team List Tuesday – Raise Your Radradras Edition
NRL Team List The Eels gave the Cowboys an almighty scare in their Townsville fortress before the late sin-binning of Corey Norman usurped all of their momentum at the death and allowed the Cowboys to skip out to a…
ISP Report – Wenty vs Wests Tigers
With Forty out of action I ventured down to Ringrose to report on today’s ISP match. The Wenty boys were coming off a bye, and the Tigers were looking to impress Jason Taylor after their NRL squad copped that awful…