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Loyalty is not a dirty word

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.

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BA extended until 2027

BA EXTENDED 

Does Junior become a super sub?

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

ARTHUR FUMES OVER LATEST EELS RECRUITMENT BUNGLE

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

Parramatta's Ironman Feeling The Pinch

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

Recruitment and Retention, a fine line, where does the buck stop with a Board bent on Diligence and Compliance.

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

Salary cap and signing players

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

Interesting write up about Eels defensive weaknesses last week.

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

Lussick returns to the Eels

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

Disallowed try before half- time

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

Independent Doctors

Did anyone else notice the lack of intervention by the independent doctor this week so far? There have been a number of head knocks in each game and no intervention. Blake Taaffe was almost knocked into next week with 10 to go last night and somehow

Lussick set to return as Mbye heads to Super League

Moses Mbye has played his last game for the St George Illawarra Dragons as the former Origin player trades one Red V for another.

Mbye's arrival on Merseyside to join St Helens will likely see former Parramatta hooker Joey Lussick return to the blue

Eels have chance to replicate their preliminary final heroics

While all the talk following Sunday's dramatic one point victory over the Titans has focused on Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Maika Sivo being handed hefty suspensions, Parramatta is also without half of its starting spine and is still missing powerful

Why was Sivo sent off?

I can understand a penalty and on report but the initial contact was with the Titan players shoulder, head was secondary and arms wrapped around his body. The secondary nature of the head knock was why there was no HIA required. This was known at the

Eels vs Titans 3, 2, 1

Cracking game and good fightback, but you always felt we'd end up getting over them.

3. Paulo

2. Cartwright

1. Moses

The Drop Bear and Mushroom Award

In recognition of two members who are sadly no longer with us and with thanks to Parramatta Eels major sponsor ALAND, we are instituting the Drop Bear and Mushroom Award.

The award is a member vote, nominating their favourite member of 1 Eyed Eel.

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Leagues Club General Meeting

A general meeting for the Parramatta Leagues Club has been called for 27 July at 7pm at the Leagues Club itself.

At this meeting an important constitutional resolution is being put to a vote and one that is incredibly important for the continued stab

Johnson to Play against the Eels

Can anyone confirm if this is correct?

Warriors: After being in doubt this week as he awaits the birth of his second child in Auckland, Shaun Johnson looks set to take on the Eels this Saturday night after his wife Kayla confirmed on social media on T

Dylan Brown as Hooker

Just wondering what 1EEs think of DB as hooker. Not suggesting a change as he is killing it as 5:8 and our best option there. Don't think he should be moved unless we had a better option. But for example in the unlikely event Ethan Sanders or another

Junior Paulo AXED by Fittler and the blues! Fair or not?

Whats your thoughts on Junior being axed from the blues?

Ive a feeling Freddy asked for, and wanted more aggression and leadership up front from him, and didnt get it, thats why he's been dropped.

Fittler may have a fair point.

Juniors a great player,