Game Info Date: Sunday 12 September, 2021 Venue: Browne Park, Rockhampton Kick Off: 4:05PM AEST Referee: Ashley Klein Head-to-head: Played 55, Parramatta 24, Newcastle 30, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.39 Knights $3.00 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters:…
From The Stands – September 7, 2021: Finals Footy
It wasn’t all that long ago that this time of the year was terrible for countless thousands of Eels supporters, my family included. For what seemed like forever, we all sat and watched supporters of other teams get nervous about their…
Bumpers Up – September 6, 2021: Selection Headaches And Great Expectations
Welcome to the 2021 NRL Finals Series. How good is it to have the Eels season once again continue past the regular rounds! Though the expectations of supporters have grown, and there’s nothing wrong with that, it wasn’t that long…
The Preview – Round 25, 2021: Eels vs Panthers
Game Info Date: Friday, 3 September 2021 Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast Kick Off: 8:05PM AEST Referee: Adam Gee Head-to-head: Played 101, Parramatta 58, Penrith 42, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $11.00 Panthers $1.03 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last…
The Spotlight – August 31, 2021: The Moments That Brought Victory
“ “I think my greatest victory was every time I walked out there, I gave it everything I had. I left everything out there. That’s what I’m most proud of.” Jimmy Connors There are many rugby league matches when you…
From The Stands – August 30, 2021: A Dramatic Weekend
What an eventful weekend. The headlines from the Friday night “circus” were unrelenting, so much so that they overshadowed what was arguably the upset result of the season. More on that later. First we have to dig into that upset…
Stats That Matta, Round 24, 2021: Eels Defeat Storm
Saturday 28th August 2021 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD Half time: 10 – 10 Attendance: 10,246 For the second time this year, the Eels have lowered the Storm’s colours. In a season which had seen Melbourne win 19 consecutive games, dropping…
The Preview – Round 24, 2021: Eels vs Storm
Game Info Date: Saturday 28st August, 2021 Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Kick Off: 7:35PM AEST Referee: Gerard Sutton Head-to-head: Played 39, Parramatta 15, Melbourne 24 Odds: Eels $9.00 Storm $1.07 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Parramatta 16…
Bumpers Up – August 27, 2021: The Victory And The Challenges
Finally the Eels returned to the winners’ list. There was no street parade. No dancing in the streets. In retrospect we should have taken our last opportunity to perform some sort of victory jig outside of our front doors, because…