Stand up fans of the Parramatta Eels and applaud your team. Once again this team that wears the blue and gold has given you reason to puff out your chest and declare to the world that you support the Eels.…
Roosters Analysis – A Tale of Two Halves
A Tale of Two Halves. A repeated cliché to many a football supporter; a pun to Charles Dickens fans; and the perfect way to summate the upcoming fixture between the Eels and Roosters this evening. When the name Jeff Robson…
The 2016 Debutants – How Are They Measuring Up?
Round 16 marks the final “breather” moment for the Parramatta Eels – the last bye before the run home to the finals. Realistically, the finals series will be unlikely to include the Eels after those 12 points are finally stripped.…
The Salary Cap – The Challenge Of A Mid Season Release
Let me premise this by stating that I am in no way a salary cap expert. Far from it. However, the furore surrounding Parramatta’s need to be salary cap compliant has generated an enormous amount of debate on both mainstream…
A Great Victory – Defeating The Sea Eagles (And The Bunker)
A Thursday night match at Brookvale’s heavy track and a quick turn around for both teams – the pundits would suggest that the stage was set for a sub-par encounter. However, last night’s clash had so many ebbs and flows…
Panthers Analysis – What to Expect & How to Capitalise
Following a shut-out of the flamboyant and attacking focused Wests Tigers on Easter Monday, our Eels head into today’s western Sydney derby 3-1 and the potential to top the table at rounds end. If someone propositioned me in December last…
Tigers Analysis – What To Expect & How To Capitalise
How good was our defense against the Bulldogs last Friday night? Sixties and I were saying in our postmortems that you’d probably have to go back to the earlier years of Brian Smith’s tenure to find a defensive line as…
Stat Attack – Round 2, Eels vs Cowboys
No doubt the Blue and Gold Army is still buzzing after a stellar performance against the reigning NRL premiers. A win always feels great, and what better way to test yourself than against the Jonathan Thurston led Cowboys. In concluding…
A New Culture – Winning In The Face Of Adversity
If ever we needed the Parramatta Eels to stand up on the field, last night against the Cowboys was it. If ever we needed to see the new culture that Brad Arthur and the coaching staff have instilled in the…
One Fan’s Message – An Open Letter To Anthony Watmough
Dear Anthony, There’s been a great deal of speculation about your future. Having endured season-ending injuries and off-season operations, getting back onto the field has been a difficult process. Times like this for a senior player must be difficult as…