How do you feel after that first round washing machine ride, Eels fans? At least we came out of the weekend with a fresh and clean two points, even if we’re looking a little worse for wear. Here’s hoping the…
Bumpers Up – March 16, 2022: Victories, Team Selections And The MRC Can of Worms
There’s that famous NFL saying, “winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing”. Getting wins in both of the double header matches had that quote spinning around in my head after the final siren. Anything less would have left an empty…
From The Stands – Round 1, 2022: Faith In Our Systems
Like 18 000 other fans I was so happy to be back in the stands to watch our team play. While there are things that I liked and disliked about our team’s performance, my overriding emotion was one of happiness.…
Stats That Matta – NRL Round 1, 2022: Eels Defeat Titans
NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP ROUND 1 SUNDAY MARCH 13, 2022 EELS 32 defeated TITANS 28 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 18,211 What a mixed bag of a game it was from the Eels to open their 2022 Premiership campaign. Despite the tries galore…
Post Game Grades – Round 1 vs Titans
Parramatta Eels 32 Gold Coast Titans 28 Well hello there. Observant folk may have already noticed that this grades isn’t from your usual “Grades Guy”, the irreplaceable Mitch, who has, in many ways, been replaced. In reality, Mitch’s…
The Preview – Round 1, 2022: Eels vs Titans
“It’s deja vu all over again!” While there were positive signs for the Parramatta Eels in season 2021, ultimately the season finished the same way every smirking jerk on the internet expected it to: with a loss in the second…
Stats That Matta – NRLW Round 2: Dragons Defeat Eels
Round 2 NRLW 2021 (Deferred) Premiership DRAGONS 10 Defeated Eels 0 It was another triple header in the NRLW today, this time down south in Wollongong. And once again it was the Eels drawn to play the home team…
Bumpers Up – March 6, 2022: SupportIng Is What We All Do Best
I started this column looking to find a diversion from the gloom that seems all pervasive right now. The incessant rainfall and dark skies have been with us for weeks on end to the extent that the gloom is both…
Stats That Matta – NRLW Round 1: Eels Defeat Knights
February 27, 2022 McDonald Jones Stadium Eels 13 defeated Knights 12 In their wildest dreams, the NRL could not have orchestrated a better conclusion to Sunday’s NRLW triple header at McDonald Jones Stadium. History was always going to be…