Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I got what I deserved for having faith in a Parramatta Eels turnaround last week, in the form of two hours of steaming, sweating misery and disgusting football.…
The Preview – Round 14, 2024: Eels vs Bulldogs
You could be forgiven for thinking a bit of the fire has gone out of the old Eels v Bulldogs rivalry. One side winning 8 of the last 10 and 14 of the 17 games played since 2016 can do…
The Preview – Round 1, 2024: Eels vs Bulldogs
Welcome Eels fans to season 2024! It has been a quiet off-season for Parramatta, with fan and pundit expectations of the men in Blue and Gold at their lowest in recent memory. Most predictions place the Eels just outside the…
The Preview – Round 15, 2023: Eels vs Bulldogs
I hope you can forgive me that I don’t much feel like celebrating the Parramatta Eels or rugby league this week. You get that way when the five eighth you just entrusted the next decade of the club to adds…
The Preview – Round 7, 2023: Eels vs Bulldogs
In a season where we made a grand final and put on one of the great Eels victories in the qualifier, my favourite memory of 2022 may be watching dejected Bulldogs fans streaming out of CommBank Stadium shortly after halftime…
From The Stands – April 12, 2023: Eels vs Dogs = Genuine Football Rivalry
Let’s get past Easter Monday’s match with the Tigers. It was a strange game to take in live, but the Eels got exactly what was needed – two competition points, and no major injuries or suspensions. Call it an ugly…
Junior Representative Trials Report – January 14, 2023: Parramatta Eels vs Bulldogs
We didn’t have to wait too long for the first taste of rugby league in 2023 as the Parramatta Eels hosted the Canterbury Bulldogs at Kellyville across a trio of Junior Representative trials. Young men and women from the Tarsha…
The Preview – Round 23, 2022: Eels vs Bulldogs
It isn’t the psychological profile I prefer in my football teams, but if it’s true that the Parramatta Eels need to lose one to win one then the Canterbury Bulldogs are in for it this weekend. The Eels have occasionally…
The Preview – Round 14, 2022: Eels vs Bulldogs
I hate the Bulldogs. While I have very much enjoyed watching the Dean Pay era bleed into the Trent Barrett era and the Bulldogs go from failure to failure, one thing has been missing from this age of doggy disappointment:…
The Preview – Round 15, 2021: Eels vs Bulldogs
Game Info Date: Sunday 20 June, 2021 Venue: Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 2:00PM AEST Referee: Matt Cecchin Head-to-head: Played 149, Parramatta 67, Canterbury 77, Drawn 5 Odds: Eels $1.08 Bulldogs $7.50 Broadcast: Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Parramatta…