Eels Blogs

Green shoots turn into a Parramatta forest

Early in the 2025 season, with the Eels fighting tooth and nail to drag themselves off the bottom of the table, Jason Ryles spoke about seeing “green shoots” in their performances.

By the end of the 2025 season, the Eels have finished with 10 wins, i

Sandon Smith to Knights & Hetherington to Manly

2 signings today around the nrl, both players a few members in here would have liked for sure. Our side is already looking pretty strong for next year as is but hopefully we can sign 1-2 more players to beef it up 🫡

Records Tumble in The Kaizen Revolution

The Commbank crowd, the second-largest of the season, rose as one, applauding. Ryley Smith’s passion-drenched face said it all as the Eels closed the year winning five of their last seven.

It summed up how Eels fans felt watching the 66–10 annihilati

New record today over Newcastle

The old Records was over Newcastle was Parramatta 50 Newcastle 0 Now new Record Parramatta 64 Newcastle 10

Suck to be Newcastle hay Dylan Brown 🤣

Game Day Blog R27 v Knights: Momentum Matters (Knights Demolished 66-10)

UPDATE: The Eels 66-10 anniliation of the Knights is the highest score posted in 18 years (since 2007, 68-22 vs Broncos). It is the fourth highest in the Eels' history. It matches the highest score produced by the record-breaking 2001 team (R11, 66-

Team first: Who put their money where their mouth was

Clint Gutherson and Dylan Brown. Two of the stars of the Eels over the Brad Arthur era.

Gutherson, a talented Manly junior who was recruited by Arthur and Brown, an Eels project developed from a teenager.

Plenty has been written about both players' c

Punched in the Face, Still Standing: Inside Ryles' Revolution of the Parramatta Eels

Here is a summary of a Foxsport article dated today. A recommended read.

It's not unusual to see Jason Ryles passionately banging on the windows of the coaching box during a game open-palmed. 

Ryles’ first season at Parramatta has been anything bu

Legacies

Last Friday, Junior Paulo etched his name into club history as the tenth most capped Eel of all time. It speaks to his endurance and resilience over 13 seasons. 

At nearly 32, many wondered if Junior was a spent force over the last few seasons. Inst

R27 team list v Knights: Moses is Back with his Old Partner in Crime, Dylbags

When Grit Defies the Odds

Ugly. Gutsy. Jason Ryles called it “special.” 

The Eels’ 26-22 victory over the Warriors in Round 26 at Go Media was anything but pretty. For me, it was sublime.

"The way the players fought and hung in. They had 11 of the last 15 sets, and it felt li

Game Day Blog R26 v Warriors: Dreams, Woes and Foxxy's 200th Milestone (Gritty 26-22 win)

The Warriors fight for the crown. The Eels fight for their future and Josh Addo-Carr’s 200th milestone.

“He is a natural leader, he doesn’t need the title,” coach Jason Ryles said, in yesterday's pre-game presser, praising Foxxy's mentorship of you

Are you Gus or Bulldog: Bullish or Bearish?

The majority of rugby league media and expert commentary has been bullish about the Eels under Jason Ryles in his first year, with some believing they could be finals contenders as early as next season. Yet, predictably, the knives are already out

Game Day Blog R25 v Chooks: Baba Yaga (Eels Impress in boilover 30-10)

UPDATE: We upset the Chooks 30-10. We hustled, hunted in packs. Pressured the Roosters into imploding. Roosters made 11 errors completing 1/9 in the last twenty minutes when the game was on the line at 20-10. 

Last week, the Boogeyman struck again.

DCE 350: Aye or Nay?

This weekend, 36-year old Daly Cherry-Evans, a Manly premiership winner and Queensland Origin legend, brings up his 350th NRL game. In neat symmetry, former teammate now-Eel Dylan Walker celebrates his 250th against the Roosters where Daly appears d