Whether I’m sitting in the stands at Penrith, or squeezed onto the hill, I hate the experience. There is nothing romantic or nostalgic about sub-standard facilities. It is unacceptable to have to queue for over ten minutes to use a…
Post Game Grades – Qualifying Final vs Panthers
Parramatta Eels 8 Penrith Panthers 27 Sorry Eels fans, I haven’t got much of a sense of humour about that one. The good I suppose is that we kept our streak of not losing while playing well alive, just…
The Preview – Qualifying Final, 2022: Eels vs Panthers
Smell that in the air? It’s a delightful combination of finals football, controversy and fear, as Penrith’s nightmare comes to life and they must face the team that dealt out two of the three legitimate losses they have suffered this…
Bumpers Up – September 6, 2022: NRL Drops The Ball
At a time when all of the focus should be on the tremendous finals footy which lies ahead, the NRL has made one of the most bizarre decisions in recent memory. The deferred suspension of Taylan May has all but…
From The Stands – September 4, 2022: Sivo, Moses And The Attacking Options
What a magnificent night at our wonderful home, CommBank Stadium. How was your journey through Thursday and Friday? I’m normally excited when going to the footy, but lastThursday I was so nervous; ridiculously nervous. I was nervous all day at…
Post Game Grades – Round 25 vs Storm
Parramatta Eels 22 Melbourne Storm 14 After the Bulldogs loss I swore I wouldn’t expose my son to the pain of Parramatta Eels fandom, but I’ll be damned if we didn’t rock up to his preschool Father’s Day BBQ…
Stats That Matta – Round 25, 2022: Eels Defeat Storm
ROUND 25, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 EELS 22 defeated STORM 14 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 23,758 The 2022 regular season rounds have finished on a high and the Eels have secured a top four spot and a…
The Preview – Round 25, 2022: Eels vs Storm
Finals footy has come a week early for the Eels as we get a Thursday night CommBank blockbuster against our modern rivals, the Melbourne Storm. If there has been a bigger home game than this in recent years, I got…
Bumpers Up – August 31, 2022: Destiny In The Eels Hands
Not too long ago I believed that the Eels had massacred their opportunity to control their own destiny for finals football. Big losses to the Broncos and Souths even had Parra looking over their shoulder as they were not yet…
Stats That Matta – Round 24, 2022: Eels Defeat Broncos
ROUND 24, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 2022 EELS 53 defeated BRONCOS 6 SUNCORP STADIUM Crowd: 30,371 Back to back big wins for our Parramatta Eels. It’s far more enjoyable writing up the positives than putting the…