Changing clubs via a five year deal is a massive gamble. It might even verge on the absurd when it involves gaining an early release from a recently signed long term contract with the team that’s been your home for just…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 15, 2019: Hit And Run
It’s the last day of the first week of pre-season training. You’ve got about a third of the squad in attendance. You ease into the weekend, right? Wrong! Though I wouldn’t describe this week as the most demanding week of…
The Spotlight – The Evolution Of Leadership
What constitutes good leadership? In the world of the NRL, it’s historically been a metric commonly associated with the team captain. “Strong” captains were celebrated as being important components of successful teams. Leaders like Arthur Beetson, Steve Mortimer and Wally…
The Spotlight – Selling The Eels To The Player Market
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the silly season. That first day in November, when players contracted until the end of the following season are suddenly permitted to negotiate with clubs twelve months in advance, is soon to arrive. Of course,…
The Preview – 2019 NRL Semi Final: Eels vs Storm
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019 Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne Kick Off: 7:40pm Referees: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins Head-to-head: Played 36 Eels 13 Storm 22 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $3.00 Storm $1.40 Broadcast: Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Storm 64…
The Spotlight – Flying Under The Radar Or Not Respected?
Prior to the start of the 2019 season, only the most optimistic of Eels fans rated Parramatta a chance of playing finals football. And that was fair enough. On the back of a wooden spoon season, the Blue and Golds…
From The Stands – It’s Who We Are
I am not even going to try to describe what it was like sitting in the stands last Sunday because if you happened to be there you will never forget it and if you could not get in no words…
The Preview – 2019 Elimination Final: Eels vs Broncos
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2019 Venue: Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 4:05pm Referees: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins Head-to-head: Played 58 Eels 22 Broncos 34 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $1.50 Broncos $2.65 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Broncos…
The Spotlight – Cooking Up Parra’s Plethora Of Positives
“Hello. Is that Bankwest Stadium? I’d like to make a reservation for thirty thousand people. There’s a dress code? Must wear blue and gold? No dramas there mate!” Can you smell what’s cooking? It’s the NRL Finals series! For the…
Reaction – Has Arthur Set The Standard For Fan Access?
Last night, the NRL360 program was the vehicle for NRL Media to provide an unparalleled inner sanctum experience. Viewers witnessed a mic’d up Brad Arthur instructing, analysing, reacting, and feeding back to his Parramatta Eels as they took on the…