The Eels male Junior Rep teams are again at home this week, with Eric Tweedale Stadium hosting the clashes with the Penrith Panthers. Unusually, Penrith aren’t setting the world on fire in either grade, winning just one game in each,…
Junior Reps Trial – January 18, 2025: Eels vs Panthers
The Eels take on the Panthers in what has become an annual final junior reps trial at Windsor. First up are the girls teams on Friday night with the boys scheduled for Saturday morning. Last week, the Bulldogs got the…
The Preview – Round 23, 2024: Eels vs Panthers
It’s a landmark day, as the Parramatta Eels of 2024 have finally earned my trust enough to not tip them to have 40 points put on them this weekend. I’ve been waiting for a collapse that doesn’t look like it…
The Preview – Round 2, 2024: Eels vs Panthers
I’m not sure there is a better way to start a season than by beating the Bulldogs by a lot to not many. Desperate Bulldogs mates across western Sydney are resorting to Paul Carige videos in group chats, trying to…
Junior Rep Trials 2024: Eels vs Panthers At Windsor
This weekend sees the final set of Junior Representative trials before the competition commences in two weeks time. The Lisa Fiaola Cup and the Tarsha Gale Cup squads took to the field on Friday night, whilst the Harold Matthews and…
The Preview – Round 26, 2023: Eels vs Panthers
Playing for pride. I hate that term. Not just because it means your team is not playing for any meaningful result in the premiership standings, but because if a team in that situation played with a bit more pride earlier…
The Preview – Round 4, 2023: Eels vs Panthers
I usually use this little introduction to talk a bit of trash, outline the rivalry with our opponent and have a few digs. There isn’t much point in that this week, because every Eels fan is all too familiar with…
From The Stands – March 20, 2023: Matching The Panthers
It should come as no surprise that I was frustrated by what happened on the field last Thursday night. No doubt there will be many supporters and even the players themselves who feel similarly. At the top of my…
Jersey Flegg/NSW Cup Trial – Eels vs Panthers: Score Updates
Before today’s NRL trial, the Panthers and Eels are staging a trial between the lower grade players not required for the first grade match. This blog will be mostly score updates. We don’t have team lists to work off but…
Junior Reps Third Trial Notes – January 20 & 21, 2023: Eels vs Panthers
The Parramatta Eels took on the Penrith Panthers across four grades over two days at Windsor last weekend. Proceedings kicked off on Friday night with the 16s Development Squad and Tarsha Gale teams taking the field. This was followed on…