It’s the favourite weekend of every footy fan with a leave pass: Magic Round. Or as it is better known, Schoolies for Dads. While every footy Instagram personality you know is pushing their multis from the Caxton Hotel this week,…
The Preview – Round 10, 2026: Eels vs Cowboys
First up, apologies for the absence over the last week, while the NRL has gone back to 2021 with six agains, blowouts and general officiating driven angst, my household went back to that same period and all caught covid. That…
The Preview – Round 8, 2026: Eels vs Sea Eagles
Another week, another rival, as the Parramatta Eels get the chance to dispatch the sour Sea Eagles a week after downing the dirty dogs. I’m not ready to come down from the high of last weekend, so let’s hope that…
The Preview – Round 7, 2026: Eels vs Bulldogs
Welcome to what we call a “character building” weekend for Parramatta Eels fans, as we face our in form bitter rivals the Bulldogs with literally half a first grade squad. Just to rub salt in the wound, this was meant…
The Preview – Round 5, 2026: Eels vs Tigers
In writing these previews for however many years it has been (I started before set restarts were a thing, I believe), I have well and truly exhausted all of my Easter puns, gags and clever factoids. I have parted the…
The Preview – Round 4, 2026: Eels vs Panthers
Writing a preview for this clash feels a bit like being forced to dig my own grave before I get kicked into it. All signs, formlines and sacrificial omens suggest an unpleasant night is ahead for the men in Blue…
The Preview – Round 3, 2026: Eels vs Dragons
It’s still too warm to be calling something a “danger game” or a “must-win”, but Sunday afternoon is shaping up as a very important statement on the 2026 Parramatta Eels season. The Dragons come to the golden west on the…
The Preview – Round 2, 2026: Eels vs Broncos
Welcome to bounceback week, Eels fans, where we forget the nightmare of round one ever happened as Parramatta immediately right the ship and take out the defending premiers on their home turf. Easy, right? Don’t fret, the rest of the…
The Preview – Round 1, 2026: Eels vs Storm
The amount of spice poured over the Parramatta-Melbourne rivalry this off season could supply the restaurants of Harris Park for the next decade, but as a merciful preview practitioner I’ll spare you all recapping the sordid tale that is Melbourne’s…
The Preview – Round 27, 2025: Eels vs Knights
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, season 2025 comes to an end for the Parramatta Eels. This has been a conflicting year for Parramatta fans; undoubtedly the future looks bright, but that has been cold comfort in some fairly uninspired performances…