The difference an environment can make cannot be undersold in any workplace, and the sporting environment is certainly no different. It’s difficult to say what exactly makes a good environment but you know when you have it. There’s a feeling…
The Preview – Round 8, 2019: Eels vs Dragons
Date: Sunday, 5th May, 2019 Venue: BankWest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 4:05pm Head Referee: Ashley Klein Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 35 Eels 18 Dragons 15 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $1.80 Dragons $2.05 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine, Kayo Last Four…
The Spotlight – Time To Take A Breath
No matter the football code, truly supporting a team is all about emotion. You commit to a team and you stick, thick or thin, good times or bad. And when it comes to Eels supporters, we’re the NRL equivalent of…
From The Stands – Supporting The Team, Not The Media
Everybody hates losing, especially the players. Let the negative responses to my opinions come as they may, but I’m not going to lay the boot in. Of course, I won’t ignore the obvious faults from the Eels performances. Against the…
The Preview – Round 7, 2019: Eels vs Knights
Date: Sunday, 28 April, 2019 Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Kick Off: 4:05pm Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 53 Eels 21 Knights 29 Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $1.70 Knights $2.20 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine, Kayo Last…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 6: Delirium And Demolition
What a week! Was it everything that you Eels supporters expected, or was it even more? A wise man suggested to me that the Eels would win comfortably. In my wildest dreams, a half century score line was not on…
Stats That Matta – Round 6, 2019: Eels Defeat Tigers
EELS 51 (Tries: M. Jennings x 2, M. Moses, B. Takairangi, J. Salmon, O. Kaufusi, R. Mahoney, M. Sivo, S. Lane. Goals: M. Moses 7 from 9. Field Goal: M. Moses 1 from 1.) Defeated TIGERS 6 (Tries: B.…
From The Stands – The Homecoming Party
This might surprise you, but From The Stands was really challenging to write this week. Seriously, how can I, how can anyone, accurately sum up what it was like being in those BankWest Stadium stands on Easter Monday? The roar…
BankWest Stadium – The New Home For My Eels Memories
Without question, I dedicate too much of my life to the Eels. I’m fairly certain I can blame my father for starting it. Going with him to Cumberland in the 1960s as a very young kid was ground zero. I…
The Preview – Round 6, 2019: Eels vs Tigers
Date: Monday, 22 April, 2019 Venue: BankWest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 4pm Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 39 Eels 21 Tigers 15 Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $1.85 Tigers $2.00 Broadcast: Foxtel Last Four Encounters: Eels…