Match Day Discussion Date: Friday, 13th July, 2018 Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle Kick Off: 7:55 pm AEST Head Referee: Adam Gee Assistant Referee: Tim Roby Head-to-head: Played 50 – Knights 28, Eels 21, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.80 Knights…
From The Stands – Benchmarking For 2019
A loss after being on the brink of victory was not a good feeling. It hurt both the players and fans. Being at the ground maybe made it even worse. It just feels so symptomatic of this season. For Eels supporters,…
Stat Attack Review – Round 16, 2018: Dragons defeat Eels
EELS – 18 (Tries: B. French, N. Brown, J. Hayne. Goals: Gutherson 3 from 3) Defeated by DRAGONS – 20 (Tries: M. Dufty x 2, E. Aitken. Goals: G. Widdop 4 from 4) @ WIN Stadium Crowd: 6,933 Wow… what…
From The Stands – When The Elite Lose Form
What a mixed bag I witnessed from the stands last Friday night. From the praiseworthy to the deeply concerning, the balance unfortunately fell into debit and the result was another loss. Firstly, it’s important to praise the resilience, pride and…
Match Day Discussion – Eels v Rabbitohs (Round 15)
Date: Thursday, 14th June Venue: ANZ Stadium, Homebush Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee:Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Peter Gough Head-to-head: Played 124 – Parramatta 54, Souths 67, Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $3.60 Souths $1.30 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from 7:30pm Last…
From The Stands – Leadership
To win a championship, you’ve got to have a nucleus of five or six real tough, hard competitors. To win anything, the team’s got to think tough and that infiltrates into the individual. You’ve got to have a tough leader.…
Match Day Discussion – Eels vs Cowboys (Round 14)
Date: Saturday 9th June Venue: TIO Stadium, Darwin Kick Off: 7:30pm AEST Head Referee:Gavin Badger Assistant Referee: Peter Gough Head-to-head: Played 38, Parramatta 19, Cowboys 18, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $3.05 Cowboys $1.40 Broadcast: Foxtel from 7:30pm Last Four Encounters:…
Match Day Discussion – Eels vs Knights (Round 13)
Date: Saturday 2nd June Venue: ANZ Stadium Kick Off: 7:35pm Head Referee: Chris Sutton Assistant Referee: Gavin Reynolds Head-to-head: Played 49, Parramatta 21, Knights 27, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.50 Knights $2:65 Broadcast: Foxtel from 7:30pm Last Four Encounters: 1.…
From The Stands – Integrity and Other Musings
Match Officials Before launching into the following criticism of referees, it’s important to acknowledge that it’s often a thankless task. Without match officials there would be no game. They should be respected and, in the case of young referees in…
The Spotlight – A Minor Change To Fix The Basics
Last week’s loss to the Warriors seemed to highlight, bold and underline my recent article about the Eels woes. As I curled up into the spectator equivalent of the foetal position at ANZ Stadium, the thought crossed my mind that…