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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

Ryles & Junior Presser: "It's Just Relief" they got "What they Deserved"

Hand on heart today's, the round five press conference was easily the best one we've had in 11 years, I have to admire Jason' openness, positive demeanor and honesty when responding and answering questions. Although we've had a rough month of footy,

Gameday Blog R14 v Dragons: COMEBACK & LOMAX CLUTCH MOMENTS IN EXTRA TIME SECURES 23-22 WIN IN EXTRA TIME

UPDATE: GUYMER STARTS AT HOOKER, SMITH TO BENCH. Eels comeback from 20-8 down to win in extra time 23-22 on the back of Lomax heroics.

The last-placed, winless Eels host the eleventh-placed Dragons. Last week, the Dragons picked up their first w

Swap Lomax and Iongi for rest of the year

1. Lomax is a leader and although elite on the wing needs to be in the middle for his sake and for our sake while we are short on good leadership.

2. Iongi will take a while to get his defence up to scratch and may benefit with a little bit of time aw

Be Forest: Run Dylan Run

Resolving the Dylan Brown Conundrum is tricky. Pending a swap deal or someone better coming in at six, there is always the KISS principle. 

That is, keep it real simple. Strip his game and role back to the bare bones - run hard, chase hard, tackle

Everyone wants Brown gone; here's justification as to why that should not happen, just yet

Unless you are living under a rock you know Brown is off to Newcastle on a 10 year $13 milllion deal starting in 2026. Now since a few days before signing, Brown's form has been abysmal at best. He looks distracted, bereft of ideas and quite frankly

Poppa's Corner: What are the Alternatives with Dylan Brown?

Firstly, I am aware of another Blog on this site to "f###" Dylan off. In essence, I don't disagree. However, I just think there could be others way to go about it that could benefit us more.

However, we don't have to give him to Newcastle for the rem

Would Jarome Luai leave the Tigers?

Does anyone think there is a chance that Luai would leave the Tigers for Parramatta?

He does have a get out clause in his contract.