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…
The Preview – Grand Final, 2022: Eels vs Panthers
There’s nothing like a Parramatta grand final week. One hundred thousand dormant Eels fans awoke Saturday morning and raided Peter Wynn’s Score ready to get loud and proud about the mighty Blue and Gold. The NRL Fan Fest may as…
From The Stands – September 11, 2022: Supporters Deserve Better
Whether I’m sitting in the stands at Penrith, or squeezed onto the hill, I hate the experience. There is nothing romantic or nostalgic about sub-standard facilities. It is unacceptable to have to queue for over ten minutes to use a…
The Preview – Qualifying Final, 2022: Eels vs Panthers
Smell that in the air? It’s a delightful combination of finals football, controversy and fear, as Penrith’s nightmare comes to life and they must face the team that dealt out two of the three legitimate losses they have suffered this…
The Preview – Round 20, 2022: Eels vs Panthers
It feels like I’m wasting my time previewing Parramatta games at this point. Tactics and matchups don’t matter, the only question pertinent to the result is whether the Eels play well or not. Not once this year has Parramatta lost…
Stats That Matta – NRL Round 9, 2022: Eels Defeat Panthers
ROUND 9, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP FRIDAY MAY 6, 2022 EELS 22 defeated PANTHERS 20 BLUEBET STADIUM Crowd: 21,348 What an absolute cracking game of rugby league. Both sides produced a match which exceeded the hype, one which will…