Eels Blogs

4 weeks in, 21 to go

And just like that, the first month of the NRL season has been run and won.

The Eels sit equal first on the ladder with cross-town rivals Penrith both undefeated.

Parramatta kicked off with a tough, come from behind victory over Brisbane following a

Kidwell ..... have we done him an injustice?

For a while now I have observed nothing but criticism of this man.

He has been blamed for all our defensive issues..... personally I know nothing about him as an assistant coach.

I saw him play with us for a portion of his career, he a was an honest no

Could Dylan Brown do much more in attack

My impression is in attack DB either passes or kicks immediately or if nothing is on the he runs into the defence. Would like to see him probe the defence and pass and kick at the line. He does not mind getting smashed and could provide much more in

Congratulations Reed Mahoney

Leading the Dally M votes.

Only round 4 but has really stepped up this season and a big reason we are doing so well.

Getting smarter

Gutho held his cards on the second tackle until a better opportunity arose for the short kick on the last and Opacic scored. Smart.

Not settling the boys down when in the lead and getting repeat sets/holding onto the ball. Not so good. Moses did try

Meanwhile Ryan Papenhuysen is dissecting the Broncos

I really don't know who's worse, Manly, the Bulldogs or the Broncos ?

My 3 most hated opponents. It's great to be an Eel !!!!

Will Smith and James Roberts questioned over fight night

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/01/nrl-asks-roberts-to-explain-fight-night-attendance-as-walker-mitchell-cleared/

Wests Tigers have confirmed James Roberts attended the Tim Tszyu v Dennis Hogan fight on Wednesday and are in discussions with NRL offi

Played smart where it counted

On the positive side I liked that we concentrated on keeping possession in the second half. Sharks had no bench, so keeping possession was more important than scoring tries for the first part of the second half. We wore them out so they were too tire

Eels vs Sharks 3, 2, 1

I won't say it was all that great. But with perseverance it was inevitable that we eventually cracked the Sharks open. Good win, well done lads

3. Gutherson

2. Ferguson

1. Smith

The game within the game .... Munster v Gutherson

An interesting short analytical video by Anthony Seibold on the play that led to Gutho's try saver against Munster. 

On a side note, it illustrates that Seibold has a great footy mind, but was probably too professorial for the wood duck Broncos.

NRL 20

Nathan Brown

Hello all great to see the Eels get up 2 wins already for the year. Now there has been a fair bit of postage about Nathan Brown and him not getting back to us with our 600k offer and what that means, I feel as though that this is PERFECT. Too long we

Eels Leagues Club AGM flies under the radar

In what would normally be a weekslong war of words, posturing and campaigning, the Parramatta Leagues Club AGM flew by under the radar on the weekend.

With the Eels fresh from their Thursday night triumph over the Storm, the Leagues Club AGM was perh

Melbourne victory - cautious optimism

I am a massive Parramatta tragic fan and was at the game on Thursday. And whilst it was an enormous victory (beating Melbourne is better than winning against the dogs these days), it is still a bit difficult for me to get too excited for the followin

Bellamy Game plan

1. If Storm get penalised Milk the evener upperer

Get the the refs under your thumb. For example Klein used to be one ref who did not pander to them, but there was a border line call and Bellamy kicked up such a big stink that Klein is scared shtlss o

80 minutes of grit and determination

Rain has been coming down all day in Parramatta. Sometimes it's been drizzling, other times so hard it becomes difficult to see. You could be forgiven for thinking the Parramatta river has rapids such is the speed and ferocity with which it is moving

Moses and D.Brown

This year our halves are looking balanced with both taking an even share of the work and working well together - often same side (of field). Think this is good for them both and great for the team. They had a good game plan that they worked to and na

Ding Dong that witch is dead!

We can now go back to supporting our  team without the doubts that so many fans have had.

Who choked at the end? the standard was so high it was remarkable the completions of both sides was extraordinary. 

Whilst I assume Waqar was injured it was a mas

Well done BA and Guth

Played smart

Deserved the win. We were not outmarted by the Storm and think we played smarter as well as tougher and fairer.

Well done

Eels vs Storm 3, 2, 1

Outstanding performance in the wet. A real 80 minute tussle with nothing between the two sides. Total commitment from all the players. Well done to all.

3. Gutherson

2. Mahoney

1. Sivo

Eels need to banish Jekyll and Hyde if they want to win premiership

Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. What better way to describe Parramatta's split personality on Friday night?

One half spent imploding with passes going to ground, balls spilt, tackles missed, ground given up easily and an ineffective kicking game. Another hal