We are finally entering the closing stages of a long, often difficult season, with only two home games remaining. This is definitely the more winnable of those two, with the North Queensland Cowboys coming to town with a finals spot…
The Preview – Round 23, 2026: Eels vs Rabbitohs
I’ve been writing these previews for seven years, and this is my 12th time previewing a contest with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Eels have won exactly one of those matches. I have tipped the Eels to win only once…
NRLW Preview: Round 6, 2026: Eels vs Roosters
It wasn’t a win, and finals football remains at a distance once again, but there was a glimmer of hope for the future and something to build on after the Eels moved past Magic Round. The Eels were run down…
The Preview – Round 22, 2026: Eels vs Tigers
The “days since last disgrace” counter on the Leichhardt Oval scoreboard is back to zero, as the Wests Tigers have once again dominated the rugby league discourse with their latest dramas. We don’t need to recount all of those dramas…
NRLW Preview: Round 5, 2026: Eels vs Knights
A flicker of hope, at last. It wasn’t a win, and finals football remains a fading hope, but for the first time in 2026 there was something in the Eels’ performance worth building on. The Eels lost 14-12 to the…
The Preview – Round 21, 2026: Eels vs Panthers
We’re at the point in the Parramatta season where the only person not looking ahead to 2027 is apparently Mitchell Moses. Whilst I do feel like a broken record in writing these previews most weeks, the sad truth of that…
NRLW Preview: Round 3, 2026: Eels vs Titans
Back to the cycle of the NRLW season in Eels land, where the team looks promising, and then things don’t go to plan. In a shocking start to the 2026 season, injuries are compounding the woes for a team that…
NRLW Preview: Round 2, 2026: Eels vs Dragons
The Parramatta Eels started their 2026 campaign poorly, and based on that losing performance against the Tigers, a lot of work is needed to achieve their goal of finals football this season. They get the opportunity to turn things around…
The Preview – Round 19, 2026: Eels vs Roosters
Origin is over, and the race to the finals begins! I’m not naive or hopeful enough to start making calculations for the Eels to make the eight after the impressive win last week, especially since six of our last nine…
NRLW Preview: Round 1, 2026: Eels vs Tigers
Another year, another season of the NRLW and more football for the fans, I’ll take that any day of the week! It’s my fourth year covering the Eels NRLW side on this platform, and it’s a blessing to get the…