R21 v Storm: King Gutho, Our Warrior, Our Captain's 200th for Us
I have only now received a phone call from HECTOR (Bobby) a life long friend of Slugg (Geoff) advising this.
When I saw this call come through I was sort of expecting it as I was talking to him on Tuesday morning and he told me he had enough, he was q
Read more…At his lowest point this year, Ronald Volkman had given up on ever playing footy again.
Immobilised with pain from the shoulder and hip surgery that cost him his one-year NRL contract with St George Illawarra, he was more than $100,000 out of pocket a
The rumour mill is already in full swing after Jason Ryles appointment last week. With upwards of 20 plus in the NRL squad that are either off contract in 2025 on the market November 1st that is the most pressing and urgent task facing Ryles as well
Read more…The club’s “New Era” catchphrase marks New Hope.
Jason Ryles' appointment as the Eels' head coach and shop front symbolizes all that along with Youthful Ambition.
Though he won the Eels’ Hitchcockian head coach race last week, this suspense thrill
Read more…This blog emanated from a post on another blog where I was asked about a view of what we can do in salary cap and player management.
Ok the question was put by Bluey as to what we could or should do based on some egalitarian system of payments. Adam
Read more…Reagan Campbell-Gillard celebrates his 100th game for the Eels on Saturday night against the Titans at CBUS Stadium in their 26th NRL clash.
Des Hasler's resurgent Titans are seeking 3-straight wins when when they face the struggling Eels facing 5-s
Read more…While Parramatta were doing their due diligence on Jason Ryles, the prospective coach was doing some homework of his own.
A trust
First and foremost, I'm glad it's done.
We have had an open wound since the axing of BA and now that wound can start to heal. So whilst I have no bloody idea why it took THIS long to appoint one of the first two names ever floated as a candidate, and
Read more…Sure, I don't really like Latrell Mitchell. But, boy can he play! He is a genuine X-factor player. He was one of two things that beat us last night. The other was ourselves.
Defensively.
We all talk about second-phase play in attack, but what was fr
Read more…Jayden brailey's been given permission to look elsewhere, we should pick him up as we need a proper hooker. He can mentor Hands and Arthur and is much better than either as it stands. Lret's be honest we havent been the same since Mahoney left and a
Read more…The equal last-placed Eels and 14th-placed Souths are in polar opposite recent form. Souths are on a red-hot streak winning won four-straight, while the Eels are in a rut winning just two from their last twelve. And it's been five years since the Ee
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One of my favorite optical illusions is the Ames Room illusion. And there is another one doing the rounds in the NRL world.
That the modern rookie is the "Modern Way" and more likely to be in touch with the modern game - especially highly-touted
Read more…Anyone else hear or see the blow-up by Junior in the tunnel after full time??
Apparently went off like a 2nd hand lawn mower at a fan after it was suggested he give up footy and concentrate on boxing..haha good luck with that one champ leave the big
Read more…Pciture: Bradman Bolt (Copyright Chief) in the clear without an Eels in sight for a double to seal the game after the Eels led 20-16 with 15 minutes to go
Whilst the post mortem's will continue when ever we lose and our defence is NOT GOOD, we nee
Read more…Before tonight's round 17 clash against the Knights at Newcastle, I set my clock to around the 60-65th minute mark and made a note.
That's the time the Eels usually fade at the back end when Moses plays. It's worse without him. You have to set it t
Read more…Allegedly, there is chatter the Eels are looking for a head coach who will quasi-guarantee an assistant team and some quality recruits to "seal the deal".
If true, it's concerning. Yet, it would partially explain the protracted delays waiting for the
Read more…Updated: Friday, 28 June 2024.
Mid-week Dylan Brown admitted it was painful seeing the Eels dead last, echoing what Moses said after Origin the next day.
"It hurts...It's pretty embarrassing to be be fair," Dylan added.
"We just need to find some pr
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If you haven't done any of your own research about why Brian McDermott could be what the Eels need at this moment in time, have a look at this podcast from a few years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34vq8p_i234
It's very impressive. He is t
Read more…So pretty much everyone knows this roster needs an overhaul, pieces pulled out and put in. But there is one area of this squad that has been apparent and needs addressing before anything else and that is age. Our squad is turning into one of the olde
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