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 22, 2022: Eels vs Rabbitohs
Here we go again. After tumbling down Mount Redfern on every attempt to conquer it over the last three years, the Eels have brushed themselves off and are taking another crack. The attempts haven’t been pretty, rarely has Parramatta even…
The Preview – Round 21, 2022: Eels vs Sea Eagles
It hasn’t been the traditional lead-up to a clash of Manly and Parra, but this shapes as the most important clash between the heroes in Blue and Gold and their dastardly northern beaches nemesis in some time. A win just…
The Preview – Round 20, 2022: Eels vs Panthers
It feels like I’m wasting my time previewing Parramatta games at this point. Tactics and matchups don’t matter, the only question pertinent to the result is whether the Eels play well or not. Not once this year has Parramatta lost…
The Preview – Round 19, 2022: Eels vs Broncos
Alright Eels fans, time to get serious. A brutal run to the finals begins this week, as Parramatta hosts Brisbane in the most crucial matchup of their season so far, at least until next round. Brad Arthur is preparing his…
The Preview – Round 18, 2022: Eels vs Warriors
The Eels begin a three game homestand this week, with a run to the finals that features six of eight matches at CommBank and all but one clash in the Thursday or Friday time slots. While there are big questions…
The Preview – Round 17, 2022: Eels vs Tigers
I am not feeling season 2022. Maybe it’s the impending departures and team shake-up after many years of squad stability. Maybe it’s being worn down from years of being close but not quite there, of club-wide issues that remain unresolved…
The Preview – Round 16, 2022: Eels vs Rabbitohs
When the 2022 draw came out, the round 15-16 double is the one I circled as the test of where the Parramatta Eels are at compared to years gone by. You could set your watch to an Eels hiding at…
The Preview – Round 15, 2022: Eels vs Roosters
Understandably, I haven’t really got the preview in me this week. Studying the opposition, analysing what went wrong last week, it all feels a bit of a waste of time when the result is going to come down to one…
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:…