Parramatta's 2024 season is fast slipping away from them and despite known squad depth issues there may be some changes required both to try and revitilise this while also having an eye on the future.
For mine, the presence of Makatoa in the squad is
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I think that we are very harsh in some of the judgements being made. I don't understand the negativity that comes through every week in the ingame running. How do people type that shit and say they are watching the game. Unless of course they have
In the 140th clash between these two, the Roosters, as the top attacking team at (29.7ppg) should have too much firepower for the Eels holding the third-worst defence (28.9ppg).
Both teams lost in their last starts and had all the opposition tries s
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As an NRL head coach, Justin Holbrook, sits at 38% over 3.5 years. That's better than Barrett's 32% (five years) and Hannay's 37% (interim over two years).
However, Holbrook proved to be a prudent assistant coach appointment for the Roosters as
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On Monday's 100% Footy earlier this week, Michael Chammas et al pushed the popular media narrative that Jason Ryles is the leading candidate, followed by Josh Hannay with Michael Cheika an outside chance.
When Gus was asked who was "best out ther
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Amidst the head coaching saga, sit two young, hot things. No, not Jason Ryles and Josh Hannah, the rumoured leading candidates. Just look at Margie Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Sizzling hot stuff in a modernized version of the “Barbie World”. Unsurpri
Read more…https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2024/06/04/injury-update-round-14/Bailey Simonsson has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024 season with a knee injury. The outside back has suffered a torn ACL which will require season-ending reconstruction
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From an article in Foxsport, as discussed on the NRL 360 panel.
Foxsport believe the Eels have narrowed the canditated to a six-man shortlist: Michael Maguire, Jason Ryles, Josh Hannay, Trent Barrett, Michael Cheika, and the "sixth man", Brian M
Read more…First versus third-last, One versus Fifteen, doesn't look like a fair fight.
The Eels are on a five-match losing streak. The worst since 2018. In contrast, the Sharks have won 9 from the last 11.
But last round, both teams lost big and conceded 42
Read more…Parramtta's NSW Cup side began the year winless after the opening 5 rounds and going worse than their NRL counterparts.
Yet while the NRL side flounders, the reserve grade side has returned to winning ways, netting 5 wins from their past 6 games.
The
Read more…I remember the terrible shape the Eels were in when you became head coach and you have left the Eels much better than how you found them.
We were cellar dwellers without any chance of finals when you joined and now we expect to make the finals and ma
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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
Read more…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...
Read more…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
Read more…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
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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
Read more…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
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When facilitating corporate planning, you need the "mission statement" this can take 90% of the time .........and then we spend 10% on how we implement it. That's arse around, the mission statement falls out the back of implementation.
I'll give you a