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…
From The Stands – April 4, 2023: Control What We Can And Just Get It Done
Another match, another loss. I found Thursday night’s clash with the Roosters hard to watch. Though I could praise Parra’s ability to keep getting back into the game, the reality is the Eels have put themselves into a situation which…
Stats That Matta – Round 6, 2019: Eels Defeat Tigers
EELS 51 (Tries: M. Jennings x 2, M. Moses, B. Takairangi, J. Salmon, O. Kaufusi, R. Mahoney, M. Sivo, S. Lane. Goals: M. Moses 7 from 9. Field Goal: M. Moses 1 from 1.) Defeated TIGERS 6 (Tries: B.…
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…
Jersey Flegg Match Report – Round 8: Eels vs Tigers
An 11am kick off for today’s Jersey Flegg clash at Ringrose Park rekindled memories of the old 3 grades of footy at Cumberland Oval. The Under 20s was one game in a four grades day at Wenty, with Sydney Shield,…
Match Day Discussion – Eels vs Tigers (Round 8)
Match Preview – Eels vs Tigers (Round 8) Date: Sunday 29th of April Venue: ANZ Stadium Kick off: 4:10pm Head Referee: Matt Cecchin Assistant Referee: Phil Henderson Head to head: Played 36, Eels 20, Tigers 15, drawn 1…
Stat Attack Review – Round 4, 2018: Eels defeated by the Tigers
STAT ATTACK REVIEW: ROUND 4 EELS – 20 (Tries: Smith, G.Jennings, Hoffman, Auva’a. Goals: Moses 2 from 4) Defeated by TIGERS – 30 (Tries: Thompson 2, Rochow, Naiqama, Eisenhuth. Goals: Lolohea 5 from 6) ANZ Stadium Crowd: 30,420 It’s not…
Match Day Discussion – Tigers vs Eels (Round 4)
Date: Monday 2nd of April Venue: ANZ Stadium Kick off: 4:10pm Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Gavin Reynolds Head to head: Played 35, Eels 20, Tigers 14, drawn 1 Head to head odds: Tigers ($ 1.85), Eels ($ 2.00)…
Stat Attack Preview – Round 20: Eels vs Tigers
SUNDAY 23rd JULY 2017 ANZ STADIUM, HOMEBUSH, NSW The byes are done and now the business end of the season starts. Seven games stand between the Eels and finals football. These are seven games that we can win and not…
Stat Attack Review – Round 7: Eels vs Tigers
Eels 26 defeat Tigers 22 Crowd: 28,249 Finally, after a month of losses the Eels have treated their fans with a win – and what a great win it was. Trailing by 12 with the final quarter of the game…