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Smith or Field, an interesting decision

Will Smith started his first game in the halves for Parramatta for over a year when he took to the field on Saturday night against the Wests Tigers.

He played perhaps his best game for the Eels since his stint at fullback in 2017 and looked dangerous

2021 Squad

Hi Eels fans, can I divert your attention from the Saturday night final coming this week momentarily and ask about the squad for 2021? Scanning the press apparently we have 10 places available with squads staying at 30 but I have only seen mention of

Gutho Vs Hayne. Who ya got?

In light of Gutho's stellar season and Dally M contention, who would you have in your team?

Two vastly different playing styles, Guthos all out consistent effort and professionalism vs Haynes game winning talent but hot and cold attitude.

Who do you wa

Saturday 7.50pm Suncorp Stadium

We play the storm at suncorp - fro memory we do not have a good record against Storm at Suncorp. What happened to border closure?

Ryan Matterson

Parramatta Eels forward Ryan Matterson has been charged by the NRL Match Review Committee with a Grade One Dangerous Contact – Head/Neck following the Eels Round 20 victory over the Wests Tigers at Bankwest Stadium last night.

Matterson was charged wi

Tristan Saylor?

Tristan Saylor has just been let go from the dragons. In my opinion he has huge potential and was never really given a proper go. He can play fullback and in the halves. Should parramatta go after him to put pressure on both our halves and fullback s

Broncos match a step in the right direction

Coming into their match against the Brisbane Broncos, the Parramatta Eels were averaging just 12 points per game across the preceding month. It was a worrying trend for a side that at one point looked as if it may challenge for the minor premiership.

Annesley weekly review

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/21/graham-annesley-weekly-football-briefing---round-19/

Worth listenening to. My take home:

1. Forward pass mistake. Refs are human and make mistakes but mistakes are not random and are influenced by preceding events. T

Was Ricky right to blow up?

So there has been alot of noise from the Raiders v Warriors game yesterday. Ricky has had another blow up in the presser, and a point that I found interesting out of this was the sin binning of Wighton for being deliberately offside, according to the

Eels ladder position after Round 20

Ladies and gents, 

regardless of the constant dribble of the Eels playing like they are at the bottom of the table. Our Eels have the chance to end the regular season at 3rd, 4th or 5th place on the ladder after Round 20.

Yes, the last 2 months haven't

NRL set for huge boost with crowds to DOUBLE for finals

The NSW Government is set to announce an increase in stadium capacities for live sport which will see a huge boost in numbers for the NRL finals.
James Hooper reported on NRL 360 on Wednesday night that an announcement will be made in the next 24-48

How would our team play without B.A and only assistant coaches?

I wiould like our bloggers to fantasize who the team would be able to cope without rigid control.

Match Preview: The 100th game

Tonight will be the 100th premiership clash between the Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers. The two sides went head-to-head earlier this year with the Eels prevailing 16-10, dealing Penrith their only loss of the season to date.

This game will have

Controversial Calls: Eels vs Warriors

Thought I would start a weekly controversial calls blog. The media and commentators seem fixated on the 50:50 calls in our favour, so I thought I would provide some balance with this blog.

1. Nathan Brown no try. Gutherson took control of the ball and

Reed Mahoney out indefinitely with AC joint injury

Looks like Ray Stone will play hooker but when it comes to finals time I think we will need someone who provides some attack from dummy half rather than just defence. So hopefully Mahoney is back before finals.

First 30 min the blueprint? Middle forwards slacking off? Thoughts on Tries conceeded?

Personally I think our first 20-30 minutes is the blue print on how we should be playing for the rest of the year. I have watched Moses highlights from his time since playing for the tigers and it’s evident that he is actually a great attacking compo

Push or Shove?

Can anyone explain why

1. Earlier in the year Fergo was running for a high ball and pushed a blocker out the way, knocked the ball back to Waqa (or Matterson I forget) and who scored but was the try was disallowed and Fergo penalised for pushing the b

How will Field and Moses work?

Parramatta Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown will be out for between 4-8 weeks due to a syndesmosis injury. It's a cruel blow for one of Parramatta's toughest and most competitive players. Backup half Jai Field has been selected to fill the breach and wil

Marshal to Eels on 1 yr deal?

Is it worth looking at Benji next year on a 1 year deal with an option in Eels favour? At this point probably a better halves backup than we currently have, could also mentor DB. Would not come at a high price.