First of all, Happy Easter to all of those that celebrate. As we enter the upcoming Easter long weekend, what better time than now to appropriate the Ten Commandments into a “helpful” guide/series of directives for how Rugby League fans…
An Open Letter To The Eels Squad
As we approach the first day of the 2025 preseason, a fresh start is upon you. For those returning, many of your mates from previous years won’t be training alongside you. Those new to PARRAdise will have completely new bonds…
From The Stands – April 10, 2024: Time To Turn Up
Disappointing, frustrating, confusing. We can all probably add far more colourful adjectives to our thoughts about what we witnessed from the Eels on Sunday. Most of us are realists. We understand that having a linchpin like Mitch Moses missing from…
From The Stands – July 19, 2022: Igniting The Charge To Finals Footy
It was great to be back in the stands watching our team get the two points against the Warriors. Consecutive wins is something that we’ve been waiting for, and we need the winning roll to continue. A brisk night against…
From The Stands – Helping Success To Begin At Home
What value do you place on home matches and home ground support? From the Stands I see having a true home as crucial to a team’s success and therefore, this week, I’m making a call for our fans to get…
How An American Fell In Love With Rugby League And The Parramatta Eels
Recently, the Parramatta Eels NRL club proudly announced that their memberships had reached the 20,000 mark. With over a month to go before the season commences, this is a significant milestone. As a proud Eels member, watching from the other…
The Spotlight: Eels Supporters
Way back in the late 1960s I developed a passion, an addiction, to the Parramatta club. It made little sense. Sure, they were my local team, but they were hardly the successful proposition that attracts young kids as supporters. I…