There's no secret that Parramatta alongside Penrith have the biggest Junior Rugby League nursery in Australia. Parramatta have the best juniors in Australia and you only have to look at how many times we've won the SG Ball Premiership and 2nd place i
Read more…The Eels have announced the release of backrower Jack Murchie after one season at the club.
It's not specified which club he has now joined.
It's assumed his spot would be filled by a junior and the extra money put towards a new backline recruit.
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Read more…Parramatta's win over Penrith in their final match of the season was both heartwarming and frustrating. Had the side performed like that for the last 3 weeks they would be finals bound.
Instead they are in the dreaded "mathematical" chances window,
Read more…In Moneyball, Oakland A's GM Billy Beane introduces the concept of using statistics to identify players who can "get on base" so they can make up for the loss of Giambi.
He gets push back from his scouts who like to use the "eye test". In a confront
Read more…I have written a few blogs lately and being an optimist I like to look at things in that fashion, hopefully with some logic and hope.
Firstly I want no one to say "I told you so" everyone has a view and the negative ones have been vindicated this time
Read more…I was talking to a mate of mine yesterday who has played a lot of football and he is not a Parra supporter, he like me is now in his seventies and I was talking about the brilliance of Reece Walsh, and we should say neither us particularly like him.
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Read more…I have heard a lot recently about the imput of player managers imput into clubs rosters. I know nothing about it but I would like to hear from someone in the know. I dont care which club. Does Parra have a issue with this within the playing group?
Read more…Moses will be back for the grand final
Moses suspected out for six weeks which will mean he will be good to go for our grand final, which is a big boost.
Aplogies if already posted - lost track a bit since Friday night
Read more…Jason Taylor or Luke Burk to replace BA NOW
Read more…Sitting here on saturday morning after a match is always a bit whimsical, get a win on a thursday or a friday and you can relax and watch the others belt the shit out of each other. Have a loss and you don't have to worry again for the weekend.
You kn
Read more…I have always thought that Junior Paulo is a starting prop. He's a big body, fit and skillful. He's also one of our highest paid players, an Origin player and international.
There is no doubt he is crucial to Parramatta's chances this year and going
Read more…ARTHUR FUMES OVER LATEST EELS RECRUITMENT BUNGLE
IT’S Groundhog Day at the Parramatta Eels and we can completely understand why blue and gold coach Brad Arthur would be blowing up.
With a shortage of outside backs as they fight to try and make the top
Read more…When Clint Gutherson was selected in Brad Fittler's game three NSW squad, he would miss just his second game for the Eels since returning from an ACL injury in 2018.
Gutherson has been a constant in the Eels side ever since taking over the fullback p
Read more…Its hard to blame the Recruitment and Retention if they have not got any flexibility in “dollars dept”. In some blog's and elsewhere this receives a lot of discussion but really, we don’t know.
I think O’Neill has a very tight leash on him and his job
Read more…Sorry for a silly sounding question here
Is there a limit to how many players a team can sign? I know there is cap and how that plays into the eligibility to play for points, but in the last few weeks I've seen clubs like the Bulldogs sign a lot of pl
Read more…This website is a well written analysis, of Storms targeting of Eels poor defence especially around the marker and Gutho up in the line and pressure from our forwards. I would hope Brad fixes up these mistakes.
https://rugbyleaguewriters.com/nrl-2023
Read more…Joey Lussick has agreed to join the Parramatta Eels for the remainder of the 2023 NRL season until the end of the 2025 season.
The hooker will return to the Club after leaving at the end of 2021 to join St Helens in the English Super League.
General
Read more…Looked like Gutho passed the ball into a Cowboys player then went forward. Haven't had a close look but don't think it was a knock on
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It seems we are again right at the point of criticising the side at every level.
Everyone wants to blame the coach R&R and nobody wants to accept we have just had the season from hell, culminating with Moses injury.
You could not write worse scenarios