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…
From The Stands – July 26, 2023: Should The Eels Re-Think The Ruck?
Let me begin with a warning. Those Blue and Gold glasses of mine remain firmly in place. Nothing has changed in the NRL or the refereeing ranks so there’s no need for me to let up on my biased support.…
Stats That Matta – Round 25, 2022: Eels Defeat Storm
ROUND 25, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 EELS 22 defeated STORM 14 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 23,758 The 2022 regular season rounds have finished on a high and the Eels have secured a top four spot and a…
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 – Parra & The NRL Must Step Up In Big Moments
Is it possible to be both happy and disappointed? I can’t fault the effort or attitude of our Eels. With this team I have come to trust and expect such effort, but I now want more than that. So what…
Stats That Matta – Round 15: Eels Defeat Storm
Round 15 – Thursday 20th August, 2020 @ Bankwest Stadium Final Score – Eels 14 defeat Storm 0 With these two sides sitting in the top 3, this clash would ordinarily have people salivating about a potential “game of the…
From The Stands – The Storm’s Hypocrisy
How does that saying go? There’s a first time for everything. I had never once watched the Eels beat the Storm live From The Stands. Never! I have been to Melbourne three times and watched my team score 0 points…
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…
Stat Attack Review – Round 23: Storm Defeat Eels
EELS – 4 (Tries: C. Gutherson Goals: M. Moses 0 from 1) Defeated by STORM – 20 (Tries: W. Chambers, N. Asofa-Solomona, C. Scott. Goals: C. Smith 3 from 3, B. Croft 1 from 2) @ AAMI Park, Melbourne Crowd:…
Match Day Discussion – Storm vs Eels (Round 23)
Date: Friday, 17th August, 2018 Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne Kick Off: 7:50pm AEST Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Andrew Gee Head-to-head: Played – 33 Wins – Storm 20, Eels 13 Odds: Eels $4.40 Storm $1.22 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from…