STATS THAT MATTA Round 7 EELS 14 (Tries: M. Sivo, M. Ma’u. Goals: M. Moses 3 from 3.) Defeated by KNIGHTS 28 (Tries: K. Ponga, L. Fitzgibbon, J. Gavet, M. Pearce. Goals: K. Ponga 6 from 6.) Sunday, April 28…
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Parramatta Eels 24 Cronulla Sharks 12 The Good: There is little doubt that through the first 4 rounds of the competition the Parramatta Eels are the NRL’s most improved outfit. On Friday night I tweeted that last week’s loss was…
Post Game Grades – Round 3 vs Roosters
Parramatta Eels 18 Sydney Roosters 32 The Good: Hey, that was a really cracking good game, particularly for that first 60 minutes. In the end, we stabbed it with our steely knives, but we just couldn’t kill the beast. Still,…
The Preview – Round 2, 2019: Eels vs Bulldogs
Date: Sunday, 24th March, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 4:05pm Head Referee: Ben Cummins Assistant Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Head-to-head: Played 156 Bulldogs 83 Eels 66 Drawn 7 Odds: Bulldogs $2.15 Eels $1.73 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine Last…
Post Game Grades – Round 1 at Penrith
Parramatta Eels 20 Penrith Panthers 12 The Good: Well, that is certainly a big welcome to 2019! You ask me what’s good, and I tell you BASICALLY EVERYTHING. Interestingly, only 7 of our 17 players today featured in our corresponding…
The Review We Had to Have – Part 2
THE REVIEW WE HAD TO HAVE – PART 2 I stated in part one of ‘The Review We Had to Have’ that the well-educated Eels fan was unlikely to learn anything that they didn’t already know, particularly when it came…
Jersey Flegg Elimination Final Preview – Eels vs Bulldogs
Venue – Panthers Stadium Date – Saturday, 1st September Kick Off – 11am It’s a case of deja vu as last round opponents, the Bulldogs and the Eels, clash again in this Jersey Flegg elimination final. The Dogs emerged victorious…
Ringrose Match Reports – Eels Jersey Flegg and Wenty ISP
Jersey Flegg – Bulldogs 30 Defeated Eels 18 With literally a battalion of players missing from their team due to injuries and promotion, the young Eels were always going to have to produce something special to win this game. That…
Match Day Discussion – Cowboys vs Eels (Round 24)
Date: Friday, 24th August, 2018 Venue: 1300 Smiles Stadium, Townsville Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Phil Henderson Head-to-head: Played 39, Eels 20 Cowboys 18 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $2.65 Cowboys $1.50 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from…
The Review We Had to Have – Part 1
The Review We Had to Have When Parramatta Eels Chief Executive Officer, Bernie Gurr, announced 4-5-weeks ago that the Club was undertaking an 8-week Football Department review, it was met with mixed reactions across the Eels fan base. Some questioned…