The footy was back but it’s stating the obvious to say much has changed, mainly off the field, since our loss to the Panthers in Round 16. Having the football on did bring some sort of normality for those who…
The Preview – Round 18, 2021: Eels vs Titans
Game Info Date: Friday, July 16 2021 Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast Kick Off: 6:00PM AEST Referee: Matt Cecchin Head-to-head: Played 20, Parramatta 9, Gold Coast 11 Odds: Eels $1.53 Titans $2.45 Broadcast: Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters:…
Bumpers Up – July 6, 2021: Damned Angry Edition
“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” After last weekend, I can’t help but channel the famous Howard Beale character to express my rage. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, your usually affable correspondent is on…
From The Stands – A Running Dummy Half Is Gold, Baby. Gold!
I really missed being in the stands watching the Eels take on the Panthers. Though they are our western Sydney rivals, the Panthers are a very good football team and I was looking forward to watching them live to see…
The Preview – Round 16, 2021: Eels vs Panthers
Game Info Date: Friday July 2, 2021 Venue: Penrith Stadium, Penrith Kick Off: 7:55PM AEST Referee: Ashley Klein Head-to-head: Played 100, Parramatta 58, Penrith 41, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $2.55 Panthers $1.50 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters:…
Bumpers Up – June 25, 2021: Debuts And Acknowledgements
How do you feel about stand-alone Origin weekends? When it’s a full representative weekend, I really enjoy it. Women’s Origin on Friday night, Pacific nations tests on Saturday, Origin on Sunday – my footy fix is satisfied. The missing…
Stats That Matta – June 22, 2021: Eels Defeat Bulldogs
Sunday June 20th, 2021 Bankwest Stadium EELS 36 defeat BULLDOGS 10 Half time: Eels 6 – 10 Attendance: 17,276 Eels Scorers: Tries: S. Russell 2, R. Matterson, M. Moses, S. Lane, Reagan Campbell-Gillard Goals: Conversions: M. Moses 6 from 6…
From The Stands – June 21, 2021: Honesty and Leadership
My full weekend of footy viewing culminated in taking up my usual spot in the Bankwest Stadium stands, watching our beloved Eels notch up another win. I loved our victory against the Bulldogs because of the leadership on display prior…
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…
Bumpers Up – June 16, 2021: Rants, Debuts, Expansion
What a week! The announcement of Parra’s inclusion in the 2021 NRLW Premiership was soon followed by an eventful win over the Tigers, including that “moment” between Gutho and Moses. Now we have a couple of unexpected team list inclusions…