Eels Blogs

Game day blog - Rabbitohs vs Eels

Slightly less fat Trell returns for the bunnies tonight after being Biden's biatch during his sick leave. Will Trell have an impact on the sook of the NRL in Code D Walker? Will Cook fire up the barbecue, or will the rabbits head south further and qu

Nathan Brown is the new Tim Mannah

Remember in 2019? Tim Mannah started the year on the bench, a constant top 17 player for us. One game agains Penrith in round 9, he was dropped never to be seen again. Brown is heading down the same path. Ryan Matterson out, Brown in? Nope, instead i

Our spirit animal ???

I wish we could replicate the strength and fortitude of the eel tonight 🤔this article describes them as much more capable than I thought they were - interesting 

Matt Moylan

Seeing he's off contract at season's end, anyone else reckon we should make a move as a replacement for Reed Mahoney?  Reported to be on around $350k so chances are we won't have to pay overs to secure him.

Let’s get him

https://www.zerotackle.com/canberra-facing-raids-for-kiwi-forward-tapine-raiders-119617/amp/

Hopgood

panthers played bears last night in a top of table clash. Didn’t see the game but the stats from Hopgood are v impressive. 15 runs for over 160 metres along with 50 tackles. Play the ballspeed of less than 3 seconds too. 30 touches with 15 passes.  H

Opacic to the bench

Why is an advertisement for Dragons home matches on our Home Page?

Matto in doubt?

According to NRL Physio on Facebook, Matto has a rib cartilage issue and is in doubt this week. NRL Physio is usually pretty accurate. 

R16 v Bunnies: Groundhog Day?

“What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?”, asked Phil Connors (Bill Murray) in Groundhog Day (1993). Just like the loser sitting next to Phil in that bar, who replied “th

EELS PINCH RISING DRAGON

The Dragons have lost another of their promising juniors - this time to the Eels.

Jack Burrows, a strapping 18-year-old prop, has been a standout for renowned league nursery St Gregory's College at Campbelltown for the past couple of years but has sli

Another one for the conspiracy theorist

COACHING SPECULATION

“There’s a theory that the Eels’ Premiership window will be well and truly closed if they don’t get the job done this year, and Brad Arthur’s head could be on the chopping block if they don’t at least make a Prelim. Some have even