Eels Blogs

Poppa's Corner: Games are there to win; Opportunities Lost; We haven't learnt that yet, nor has the coach!

We coud be at least be 2 or 3 wins further up if we had some more astute work from the coach. Although many on here rave about Ryles - and personally I like him and the things he is trying to do - he is making as many rookie errors as any of the play

Close but not closer enough

2 bomb trys 1 all he had to do catch the ball and fall over

2 trys taking  off us

50/50 calls went against us

R10 Game Day Blog: Can we keep the Fins at Bay?

The Eels host the dangerous Redcliffe Dolphins tonight at Commbank. They've only faced each other twice in high-scoring encounters producing 128 points. The Dolphins are 14th and will be desperate to make a statement despite an atrocious record in S

R10 TEAM LISTS V DOLPHINS

Thursday 8 May, 7.50pm AEST
Parramatta Eels vs Dolphins, CommBank Stadium
Referees: Wyatt Raymond, Kasey Badger (touch judge), Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (touch judge), Chris Butler (bunker)
Spotsbet: Eels $1.78, Dolphins $2.08

Eels: 1. Isaiah Iongi 2.

Poppa's Corner: Finally, some optimism; the Unicorn is back after much shorter time on the side line than expected!

Bluey made a post about whether we are over the top in judging our current performance's based on where we are on the competition table.

Mmmmm. I think you are too pessimistic Bluey, and that's after my own tirade following the Canberra performance i

Poppas Corner; JAC is proving to be a real Jewell

After last night I could "wax lyrical" about Mitch Moses.....I honestly did not think a single player could make so much difference to that side.

BUT I would like to talk about JAC, he may not be as fast as he once was, but he is quicker than anything

Eddie Jones in our box, not sure if anyone else noticed

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GAME DAY BLOG R7 v THE TIGERS: GALVINIZED OR GALVINATED?

Image produced by the Eels club

Easter Monday’s traditional clash brings drama both on and off the field as the under-seige Wests Tigers (3W-3L) host the struggling Parramatta Eels (1W-5L) at CommBank. 

The Tigers have spent the week under the shado

Why is Anasta so agitated?

I've watched NRL360 the last 3 days and it seems to me there's something going on with Anasta and what's been happening at the Tigers. He may be a close friend of Benji and feels he needs to defend him publicly, but something's not right there.

He is

Poppa's Corner: The day after; Sack the bastards off with their heads; What comes after that?

Frankie Fong came up with a solution for the board to clean out the management and sack Saratinos and Mon.

Fair enough! But will that fix the problem? Probably not. But many will feel better for the blood letting.

Frankie has a habit of getting the p

Poppa's Corner: This Unicorn has lost his horn

I hardly ever have posted straight after a match..... but that is the most disgusting gutless performances I have witnessed for a very long time.

We were terrible against Melbourne, marginally better rounds 1 and 2  but tonight has to take the cake.

Pe

Game Day Blog R6 v Raiders - Simonsson and Matterson IN, Tuivaiti OUT

The Eels host the tough, street-fighting Raiders facing three-straight losses against them in semi-tropical Darwin where the Eels haven't won in four years.

Both teams had tight upset wins last week, but it's been over two years since the Eels last

Team List vs Raiders

Full Team Lists, Round 7: Saturday 12 March 2025, 7.35pm AEST at TIO Stadium, Darwin

Weather: Expected to be Fine
Ground Conditions: Expected to be good
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Touchies: Drew Oultram, Belinda Sharpe
Senior Review Official (bunker): Gra

Poppa's Corner: A moment to reflect upon Yesterday; did all our troubles go away?

A week is a long time in the competition this year. Saturday was a just one win, the smallest of margins in extra time, but an almighty stepforward from where we have come from in the first few rounds.

But rewind the clock, and it does show how many

Gus on the High-Speed Grind & the Big Picture ReBuild

The rebuild is in its early days, and we're still last with the worst defence and second-worst attack overall for the season to date. But Saturday's courageous round five performance against the Dragons is encouraging - on the back of two-clutch pla