Sean Russel and Nathaniel Roache in the team against the dogs

Oregon and Cartwright rested 

Roache and Hipgrave on the bench

A Night At The Footy

Like alot of you I was at Bankwest last night and had a fantastic evening watching the team tear The Tigers a new one. There's nothing like heading out on a cold winter's night and watching a victory along with thousands of other Parramatta faithfull

Your mid season grand final/premiership predictions?

Whos going to win the comp? Your mid season prediction gents?

I think it will be Penrith, they will play the Storm and beat them comfortably on the back of their halves.

Some people are talking the storm up but im not buying it, the Panthers are the re

Right edge defence

Didn't think it was possible that the right edge defence could get worse. Tonight proved me wrong. There was an overlap every time they went that side and it was only tigers clunky attack and a bit of pace from duster that saved them each time.

Players on report and other incidents that may be reviewed from todays game.

A heap of our players on report.  What do people think each player will get under the curent roll of the dice MRC and Judiciary?

Nothing more needed.  Plenty of incidents out of this match.

Personally amazed that the incident that riled RCG did not eve

3.2.1 Rd 14 vs Tigers

3. Guth

2. Lussick

1. Brown/Brown/Papa/RCG

Thought the refs were fair and consistent today. Don't agree with all the calls but was an even playing field.

13 versus 15 tomorrow

Atkins and Perenara double teaming us tomorrow.

Will not be easy.

Call out to Fuuuui...... mate that banner of Farewelling Sir Col is sensational

Fuuuuui/ Glen

What you did with that banner is just unbelievable, the photo of Sir Col is captured in such a way of representing Sir Col and his Scallywag nature is so accurate, that I am dumbstruck.......

Thank you so much and his family will love it!

SIR COLS MEMORIAL DAY

I put my speech up on the ongoing blog but I have had a couple of requests to put it up as a blog of its own. 

Forgive me the indulgence.

Sir COL’s Memorial

THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO THIS CELEBRATION OF COLS LIFE

MY NAME IS DAVID AND YOU CAN CALL ME

Money money money

Hi all, this is not exactly an eels blog but I was wondering about player payments. Lately we have seena crackdown on illegal play. Some players get fined and more serious illegal play gets them suspended. The play who gets fined obviously cops a per

Do we want to finish in the top 4?

Scenario 1:

1. Bust a gut to finish 3rd or 4th.

2. Play Penrith/Storm when they have given their key players a refreshing rest and we haven't; and suffer a demoralising loss with probably some injuries or suspensions in a hard game.

3. Play whichever 5-

Farewell to a gentleman

A lot of people don’t get 1Eyed Eel. They see the argy bargy, the cynicism, the venting after each shitty performance, and they can too-quickly jump to conclusions about what the site is all about. Those that don’t get it, never get to learn that it’

Reed Mahoney named for Queensland

Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney has been named in the number nine jersey for Queensland. It is the first time the Eels have had a hooker named in State of Origin since PJ Marsh.

1. Kalyn Ponga

2. Valentine Holmes

3. Dane Gagai

4. Kurt Capewell

5.

MEMORIAL FOR SIR COL AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF WHAT IS HAPPENING

Groundhog Day: BA time to go?

Many on this site and in the wider rugby league community predicted what would happen on Saturday night. 

The Rabbitohs exposed Parramatta's right edge defence to the tune of six tries.

Brad Arthur's solution of switching Waqa Blake and Tom Opacic wa

A Unicorn Blog, we weren't that bad under the circumstances

Now I knew that heading would get your attention.

Firstly our coach lost us that game, not the players.

I can list out players that had poor games but it was who and where they were playing.

BA to start with is not guilty of nepotism.....he crucified hi

Its with great sadness that our beloved Sir Col The Mushroom passed away at 3am This morning

Adrianna Col's wife rang me with the news he passed peacefully this morning.

She asked me to hold back releasing this news until now so that all family members were aware.

Col's wife and daughters have done a unbelievable job in nursing him through thi

Switch Waqa and Opacic

In attack they both seem to be on their wrong side to me - so long term seems to be the correct move. Sivo was considered in need of a good experienced  defensive centre but the need seems to be more on the other side now. Short term you cannot have

Here's an idea from a Unicorn

I love BA because he is Parra through and through.....at various times I have suggested that he should be managed out, probably in circumstances like this, then he goes and wins a lot of games, has emotional breakthroughs with his son and honestly I

Matterson to take up option; Cartwright in talks to extend

NRL.com:
Ryan Matterson is set to come off the open market by taking up his contract option to stay at Parramatta next year as the Eels kick off extension talks with Bryce Cartwright.

NRL.com understands that Matterson is poised to enact his final-year