The Easter round of matches means five glorious days of football. For rugby league fanatics, it’s a massive weekend. But the upcoming matches haven’t been the only recent talking points. Celebrations have been mixed with tough injury news. Lets tick…
Welcome to my first post for the 2024 season. I’ve decided to write about the first two rounds in this issue of From The Stands. There have been contrasting results but I have loved the commencement of the Eels 2024…
How fired up were you after last week’s loss to the Panthers? This Penrith team will be remembered as an all time great unit. Few sides have dominated over successive seasons as they have. So if your team loses to…
It’s time! As this post goes live, the 2024 season is about to kick off with the round zero matches in Las Vegas. Some of you might even be reading this as those matches are playing out or just after…
New Year’s Eve is upon us as we reflect on the year just gone and what lies ahead. On a personal level, 2023 was a bastard of a year for me. The Eels had their share of sadness too with…
It was tough to watch our team take on the Storm. Like many sitting and watching I did not like what I saw, and if I had written this in the hours post-match, my reaction may have been a little…
I’m stunned by the number of pundits prepared to write off the Eels chances in 2023 well before a ball has been kicked in anger. Such opinion is mostly based on the number of forwards who departed the club at…
The dust has only just settled on a fortnight that the Eels club and its supporters will not soon forget. If Grand Final week was not enough for you, the news and fallout from the following seven days should have…
For rugby league supporters, only one thing is better than grand final week, and that’s actually taking out the premiership. The Eels have featured in nine previous deciders (counting 1977 as just one), winning four. I’ve been to every one…
Four teams are left, and after a wonderful night at our home ground last Friday I have to say that I am so proud that we are one of them. Every one of the remaining four teams plays a slightly…