Welcome to Parradise circa 2022. Take care where you walk, as you will be required to take two steps forward followed immediately by one extended step backwards. In this land of the Blue and Gold, we believe in making things…
Post Game Grades – Round 22 vs Rabbitohs
Parramatta Eels 0 Souths 26 I was lucky enough to watch this game from the Legends Lounge, where it was chicken wing night. Four different styles of wings, sensational stuff. Unfortunately it was also “flog off your lounge tickets…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg Round 22 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs
Round 22 closes out with the Jersey Flegg as the Eels host the Rabbitohs at Ringrose Park. There are plenty of young Eels looking to press their credentials for 2023 and beyond as the season starts to reach its end.…
The Preview – Round 22, 2022: Eels vs Rabbitohs
Here we go again. After tumbling down Mount Redfern on every attempt to conquer it over the last three years, the Eels have brushed themselves off and are taking another crack. The attempts haven’t been pretty, rarely has Parramatta even…
From The Stands – August 8, 2022: Integrity, Respect, Excellence And Honesty Revisited
Back on the 21st March 2018, after watching Parra’s painful and embarrassing Round 2 loss to Manly at Brookie, I wrote the following: “ Integrity, Respect, Excellence (and Honesty) – find this in your performance, restore the pride – and we’ll…
Bumpers Up – August 8, 2022: NRL Heat Shows No Sign Of Waning
The beauty of the NRL is that it is the gift that always keeps on giving. From a news, rumour or controversy perspective, it is rarely quiet on the NRL front. However, over the last month, the game seems to…
Post Game Grades – Round 21 vs Sea Eagles
Parramatta Eels 36 Manly Sea Eagles 20 Any win against Manly is a good one, but this was a particularly impressive display from the Parramatta Eels. The Sea Eagles came to play and the Eels deflated them immediately, taking…
The Preview – Round 21, 2022: Eels vs Sea Eagles
It hasn’t been the traditional lead-up to a clash of Manly and Parra, but this shapes as the most important clash between the heroes in Blue and Gold and their dastardly northern beaches nemesis in some time. A win just…
Team List Tuesday – Mitch’s Broken Finger, Waqa’s Milestone Edition
NRL In classic Parramatta fashion, the Eels got the brooms out for the reigning premiers in Round 20 to complete one of the more improbable sweeps in the premiership in recent times. The 34-10 victory is certainly critical given…