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R12 v Souths: Down the Dark Rabbit Hole

Both the Eels and Rabbits, languishing in 14th and 17th last-place, have been free-falling down a Rabbit hole without a parachute since circa mid-last year. Both have the two worst defences in the competition this year.

It’s led to the sackings of

Coaching and Rebuild....Just an opinion from Bali as I have sat back and watched this Development

Firstly I am not sure what speed they want/need to go to. With Barrett committed to finish the season, do they wait and finish the year or near to before announcing the new coach? My preference is the sooner the better, assuming we get who we want...

Reflecting on the Brad Arthur era

264 games. Parramatta's longest serving coach.

The curtain comes down on Brad Arthur's tenure as Parramatta's head coach.

Having taken over in 2014 following a calamitous three seasons under Stephen Kearney and Ricky Stuart, Arthur was tasked with ri

FB Parra fan sites brain washed!

No novel and sleep session like the blog I made last night 😂. P.S sorry about that. 

I made a couple of comments on Facebook fan pages about how we need change of a coach and player's. Holy shit, half of the comments I received back was just mind blow

Magic Round 11 v Melbourne: In the Eye of the Storm

It’s the fifth Magic Round at another packed out Suncorp with the largest crowds and biggest stage outside Origins and Grand Finals.

The Eels have won once during Magic Round. Storm have won twice.

The Eels won't fondly remember the first Magic R

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An orderly exit and the curates egg (good in parts)

We have in some people's minds had a minor victory with effort on FridayNight, but we all know that is not true. Dry track and we get beaten by 50, Broncs would never have made that many mistakes on a good wicket and Parra in attempting to counter th

Mike Meehall Wood Review: Arthur pressure mounts as Parra fail to make domination count against battling Broncos

Below is a review of last night's game against the Broncos by respected journalist Mike Meehall Wood. I've also added a few extra notes at the end of this article.

Arthur pressure mounts as Parra fail to make domination count against battling Bron

Saying It for Years. How will we ever really compete?

Bombshell David Fifita signing is the final straw for cooked NRL.

David Fifita’s league-shaking signing with the Sydney Roosters is officially the final straw for the NRL as a hated trend continues.

It won’t be lawyers or doctors or a wet lettuce sla

R10 v BRONCOS: LEAVING LAS VEGAS

In Leaving Las Vegas, the iconic and enigmatic Nicolas Cage is a perfect fit as the inebriated Ben Sanderson in this critically acclaimed heartbreaking tragedy-drama of 1995. The often intoxicated Sanderson is on a self-sabotaging path to destructio

Houston In Hindsight: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2024 is fast free-falling into an annus horribilis maximus, going from bad to worse now that we will be without Gutherson who joins Moses on the sidelines. That's probably a fair scoop of $2m worth of salary cap.

Hence, it’s best we kick off with s

Parra Should Swoop On McNamara If Bennett Heads To Souths

Coaching jobs in the NRL don’t get much bigger than South Sydney.

Jason Demetriou, sacked this week, knew that and accepted it at every turn, insisting to the last that it was his privilege to come to work at the club every day.

Now, with the hot sea

Parramatta's Season Balances On A Razor's Edge

If Brad Arthur were deposed tomorrow, you'd hardly find an Eels fan who would disagree.

Only 18 months after a somewhat unexpected grand final appearance, Parramatta's fall from grace has been swift and brutal.

A massive injury toll cruelled their 20

Where to Now, Time to stop looking in the revision mirror and head forward.

2015  was the disaster year when the shit hit the fan, we lost points, million dollar fines, unloading of players for salary cap bungles.

It was said it will be years before Parra can catch up and adjust into being a competitive force.

Well it was addr

SACK ARTHUR NOW

Parramatta need to grow a pair and sack the coach now announce Bennett as coach for 2025 and let Barrett take over this year at least Wayne can start planning  his magic for 2025 

R8 v Manly: The Rise and Fall of the Eels

The free-falling Eels are staring down the barrel of another nail in their season’s coffin. They sit like ducks in the target arrow of the public's microscope just waiting to dissect their ANZAC performance.

Despite the Eagles superior position an

What IS our identity? What makes a Parramatta Eel?

Like many of us, this past weekend of football has left me in a very reflective mood. And it's got me genuinely thinking....who ARE the Parramatta Eels? What do we stand for? What's our ethos? Our vision? Our north star?

Who, as a player or a person,

The Catch Up, Regardless of Fault or Blame we need to Change Now.

After watching games this season "it the game" has changed again (yes even from last year). Not just Parramatta but the way teams are playing,the skills involved and the depth of the competion. I have never seen the skills so high or the injuries so

Coaching, Solutions and Doing Nothing

In a recent post I reflected on not having the answer or solution to the ongoing problems that plague our team.

Included in that post was a belief that the fundamental problem was the inferior cattle and whilst we are winning it looks very calm on the

BENNETT POURS COLD WATER ON THE POTENTIAL OF AN EELS' GIG

With the perennial coaching merry-go-round now in full swing, with the free-falling Souths and Eels head coaches at the centre of the storm, this time. In an interview today, Bennett has poured icy cold water on the Eels' idea when questioned by r