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Parramatta Leagues To Become Entertainment Capital

The Parramatta Leagues Club is launching a bold bid to establish itself as one of the premier sports and entertainment precincts in Australia.

Artist's impression of the precinct during night games.

Titled Parramatta Live, this bold vision will furt

Poppa's Corner.... THE GOLDEN POINT

Now we currently have a system in place that is called "the golden point" but we don't play for that..... we play for 2 points. WHY!

Well lets set some basic premises..... our game is all about TV Rights and coverage, whilst arguable this game is buil

Poppa's Corner: Under 21's an Early Discussion on This Upcoming National Competition. Yes that is every club in the one underage comp!

I replied in another blog to "Pou"who has a good insight on many things Rugby league and Parramatta.

I thought maybe a stand alone blog on early days maybe a good discussion point. Especially given our/Ryles emphasis on some of the young players he h

Chief's Training Update: 30 November at Fairfield

Chief's Training Updates: It's Not Sixties, It's Better. 

Absentees: The Fox, Ritchie Penisini, Dylan Brown and Bailey Simonsson still aren't training with the full squad.

Overall, there's a great comradeship within the team. The Fox although doing l

Ryles vs BA: Youth vs Experience

Ryles seems to be backing the development of younger players which is totally opposite of BA who always sought experience when buying players.

Plenty of juniors seem to have talent in younger grades but don't kick on when faced with NRL level coachin

Poppa's Corner: Discussions on a Hooker and What do we Need Instead of a Major Buy?

I did write the essence of this in a post elsewhere but upon reading it I thought we could get into a broader discussion. I am not trying to identify a "prime candidate" as much of a needs issue! Yes it is accepted that Robson would be a great buy an

Mark Gasnier Joins Paramatta as Assistant Back's Coach

It's been reported that Mark Gasnier will be our specialist back coach.

It's another good signing. This should ramp up the development of our backs and the young guys coming through.

Jason Ryles is certainly leaving no stone unturned.

Although Mark

Jason Ryles' First Press Conference: The Reset and The Blank Canvas

Eels' head coach Jason Ryles gave his first press conference today, with broad brush strokes over a range of topics.

Round 1 Face-Off: Against The Master Mentor

We could not have scored a tougher round one opponent in 2025.

Bellamy, his former m

Poppa's Corner: Crying Poor?

Why is it as a club we have this huge inferiority complex about the way we are treated?

Perhaps, it is because of the perception that others get sweeter deals - such as the Roosters, Broncos, Souths. And because we don't get that favouritism, we thin

Eels attempt to remove clauses

The Eels have held talks with Mitchell Moses in order to remove get out clauses in his contract for 2027 and 2028.

In order to remove the clauses, the eels will need to give him a financial incentive.

News Corp banned from 1 Eyed Eel

This morning I received a legal threat from News Corp regarding the reposting of their stories on this site.

Despite the fact the site has operated in its current form for over 15 years, it is now apparently an issue and I have neither the time nor t

Parramatta Eels' Pathways Evolution as Club Appoints Full-time Coaches to Grow Nursery

Former Canberra, England International and Eels' hooker Josh Hodgson has emerged as one of the secret weapons in Parramatta’s attempts to stem the bleeding of junior talent, starting with young gun dummy-half Lachlan Coinakis.

The Eels have made a

The 1 Eyed Eel Newsletter

We are continuing to roll out new initiatives to help boost the site. Launching today is the 1 Eyed Eel Newsletter.

Every member will receive an email over the next couple of days.

This will be a weekly newsletter highlighting the Parramatta Eels new

Podcast with Josh Hodgson about changing the Pathways at Parramata

Definitely worth a listen if you have some time on your hands. Josh talks about Parra's pathway system, his role and ambition as a coach, and briefly about Ryles coming in as coach. 

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Parramatta Leagues' EGM voting closes Monday: We need to move forward, not back to the Dark Ages

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Get your votes in now for the EGM to be held on Tuesday, 19 November 2024.

A vote AGAINST it, is a vote against Spagnolo's Syndicate. To keep him and his cronies OUT.

We don't need a return to the Dark Ages of 2010-2016. The Day

Addo Carr Agrees to Terms With Parramatta

Introducing our New Assistant Coach: Scott Wisemantel

Check out the Eels' Official Channel for more details

From the Eels' channel: "In the first of the club's four interviews with new members of Jason Ryles' coaching staff, Scott Wisemantel sits down to introduce himself to the Blue & Gold Army. A Par

Blog sponsors instead of Google ads

In the interest of pushing the site forward into what I see as a new era, I am in discussions with Australian companies about sponsorship opportunities in 2025.

While this has centred on the podcast that is being planned, the site itself attracts an

1 Eyed Breaks All Time Record

1 Eyed Eel has set a brand new record for most views in a calendar year.

With 2024 still more than 6 weeks away from being closed out, 1 Eyed Eel has received more than 2.5 million views from 120,000 unique visitors.

It may have been a tough year on