Round 27 wrapped up the NRL regular season, with finalists now confirmed, home matches locked in and Mad Mondays scheduled. The Beginning And The End The first of many crucial Round 27 games featured the Broncos losing 32-22 to the…
The Corner Post – August 31, 2023: Departures and Time-Outs
As the NRL regular season prepares to close before finals, the news and drama surrounding clubs does not. High profile retirements, crucial judiciary calls and club quarrels filled the week of Round 26, sparking a league-wide buzz as fans gear…
The Corner Post – August 10, 2023: Controversy Reigns Supreme
Round 23 was a controversial one, generating criticism over send-off calls and dubious tries. If the legendary Rex Mossop was still with us, he’d be all over it. Send Off Fiasco The first three games of Round 23 saw 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…
From The Stands – A Running Dummy Half Is Gold, Baby. Gold!
I really missed being in the stands watching the Eels take on the Panthers. Though they are our western Sydney rivals, the Panthers are a very good football team and I was looking forward to watching them live to see…
From The Stands (Lounge) – Valuable Experience
Is it possible for a supporter to gain in confidence after a loss? I confess, I never look forward to the Roosters game as I always fear a flogging. In the previous three matches against the Eels they had racked…
From The Stands – Know Your Role
Like any supporter, I always hope for a win and cannot accept defeat easily. Accordingly it was wonderful to watch from the stands as my Eels team took it to a premiership heavyweight like the Roosters and competed with self-belief,…
Post Game Grades – Round 3 vs Roosters
Parramatta Eels 18 Sydney Roosters 32 The Good: Hey, that was a really cracking good game, particularly for that first 60 minutes. In the end, we stabbed it with our steely knives, but we just couldn’t kill the beast. Still,…
The Spotlight – Predicting Premiership Success
How difficult is it to predict the NRL Premiership winner? Some would suggest that it’s quite simple. They theorise that you can shortlist teams boasting a high number of representative level players and that history supports such a theory. A…
The Preview – Eels vs Roosters (2019 Grand Final)
Match Day Discussion Date: Sunday, 6th October, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 7:20 pm AEST Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Ashley Klein Head-to-head: Played 133, Eels 64 Roosters 64 Drawn 5 Odds: Eels $1.85 Roosters…