(The end of this post has been updated regarding the impending announcement of Mark O’Neill and the replies are now reflective of this – Sixties) With the Eels now four weeks into their off-season, and the start of the pre-season…
The Review We Had to Have – Part 2
THE REVIEW WE HAD TO HAVE – PART 2 I stated in part one of ‘The Review We Had to Have’ that the well-educated Eels fan was unlikely to learn anything that they didn’t already know, particularly when it came…
From The Stands – Excuse Free Zone
“He deserves to…he is better than this…I can’t believe…” Enough of the excuses! I know a review into our season is being conducted and I accept far greater footy minds will understand what went wrong in terms of the football…
The Spotlight: Youth – By Accident Or Design?
Five young players have made their NRL debuts with the Eels this year, but opposing perspectives on these debuts have dominated discussions amongst Parramatta Eels supporters as post-mortems on a disastrous 2018 season have begun. Some have seen Brad Arthur…
Match Day Discussion – Cowboys vs Eels (Round 24)
Date: Friday, 24th August, 2018 Venue: 1300 Smiles Stadium, Townsville Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Phil Henderson Head-to-head: Played 39, Eels 20 Cowboys 18 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $2.65 Cowboys $1.50 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from…
The Review We Had to Have – Part 1
The Review We Had to Have When Parramatta Eels Chief Executive Officer, Bernie Gurr, announced 4-5-weeks ago that the Club was undertaking an 8-week Football Department review, it was met with mixed reactions across the Eels fan base. Some questioned…
Stat Attack Review – Round 23: Storm Defeat Eels
EELS – 4 (Tries: C. Gutherson Goals: M. Moses 0 from 1) Defeated by STORM – 20 (Tries: W. Chambers, N. Asofa-Solomona, C. Scott. Goals: C. Smith 3 from 3, B. Croft 1 from 2) @ AAMI Park, Melbourne Crowd:…
Match Day Discussion – Storm vs Eels (Round 23)
Date: Friday, 17th August, 2018 Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne Kick Off: 7:50pm AEST Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Andrew Gee Head-to-head: Played – 33 Wins – Storm 20, Eels 13 Odds: Eels $4.40 Storm $1.22 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from…
Stat Attack Review – Round 22: Eels defeat Dragons
EELS – 40 (Tries: J. Hayne x 3, G. Jennings, C. Gutherson, M. Moses, S. Vave. Goals: M. Moses 6 from 7) Defeat DRAGONS – 4 (Tries: L. Leilua. Goals: B. Hunt 0 from 1) @ ANZ Stadium, Sydney…
Match Day Discussion – Eels vs Dragons (Round 22)
Date: Saturday, 11th August, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium Homebush Kick Off: 7:35 AEST Head Referee: Andrew Gee Assistant Referee: Gavin Badger Head-to-head: Played – 34, Eels 17 Dragons 15 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $2.65 Dragons $1.50 Broadcast: Foxtel, from 7:30pm…