ROUND 19, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP FRIDAY JULY 21, 2022 BRONCOS 36 defeat Eels 14 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 11,017 What can you say??? Performances like this have become a just too often occurrence with this side. Whether you blame the…
Stats That Matta – Round 17, 2022: Eels Defeat Tigers
ROUND 17, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP SATURDAY JULY 9, 2022 EELS 28 defeat TIGERS 20 LEICHHARDT OVAL Crowd: 13,214 It wasn’t a confident win, but two points is two points. The Eels let their heads drop early after a…
Stats That Matta – Round 15, 2022: Eels Roll Roosters
ROUND 15, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP SATURDAY JUNE 18, 2022 EELS 26 defeated ROOSTERS 16 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 21,757 What a turn around for the Eels from that Round 14 humiliation. The team wanted to show that they are…
Stats That Matta – Round 14, 2022: Bulldogs Smash Eels
ROUND 14, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP MONDAY JUNE 13, 2022 BULLDOGS 34 Defeated EELS 4 ACCOR STADIUM Crowd: 20,184 Wow, just wow. What can you say? That was an absolutely atrocious performance from the Eels. Though many had…
Stats That Matta – NRL Round 11: Eels Defeat Sea Eagles
STATS THAT MATTA ROUND 11, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP FRIDAY MAY 20, 2022 EELS 22 defeated SEA EAGLES 20 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 18,878 How should we view this game? Was it a game that Parra shouldn’t have won but…
From The Stands – May 17, 2022: The Eels Ten Week Challenge
Watching the match on the TV last Sunday was a really weird experience for my household. Was it resilience and skill on display in the second half or did it just stack up well against what was a first half…
Stats That Matta – Round 10, 2022: Roosters Defeat Eels
ROUND 10, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP SUNDAY MAY 15, 2022 ROOSTERS 31 Defeated EELS 24 SUNCORP STADIUM Crowd: 43,401 Another week of Eels footy brings the same question. Why can’t Parra find their best on a consistent basis?…
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…
Stats That Matta – Round 7, 2022: Eels Defeat Knights
ROUND 7, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP SUNDAY APRIL 24, 2022 EELS 39 defeat KNIGHTS 2 McDONALD JONES STADIUM Crowd: 25,169 It was a welcome return to regular viewing for the Eels as they put on a clinic against a woeful…
Stats That Matta – Round 6, 2022: Tigers Stun Eels
ROUND 6, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP MONDAY APRIL 18, 2022 TIGERS 21 Defeated EELS 20 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 28,366 No discipline. No respect for the opposition. Just disappointment. It doesn’t matter how you put it, Easter Monday’s effort from…