Eels Blogs

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

Why I called for BA and Gutherson to be sacked

I think BA and Gutherson are very similar, and rightly or wrongly I blame them for our game management. I am not a BA or Guth hater. When Guth first played for us I was just about the only one supporting him and calling for him to be fullback and unt

Respecting the Opposition, its not just the players.

The coach in his presser pointed out we did not respect our opponents in the first half.

Brissyeel wrote a blog on some supporters going off half cocked!

I thought about this and the theme coming through the negative nellies that if we perform like tha

Some positives to think about

I thought Opacic was impressive to the expectation of being a very solid centre and also shows some class in positioning himself. his effort to get back off the Croft kick was outstanding, a match saving move.

Pappall was everything thats been said, I

Eels vs Broncos 3, 2, 1

Great comeback but honestly not much has changed from last year. Clunky attack, frail on the edges, and an over-reliance on the power game. But you can't fault our resolve and we do look fit.

3. Papali'i

2. Gutherson

1. Mahoney

Important: Leagues Club Voting Closes Soon

Mail and online voting will be closing soon for the Parramatta Leagues Club AGM which includes the election of two directors.

Mail in votes and online voting must be completed by 5pm AEDST 10 March 2021. 

For those who either can't vote online or by

1EE Tipping Comp

It's on again. The 1EE Legends tipping comp.

For any returning members, if you still have an ESPN footy tipping account, you should still be in the comp.

For any new members that want to join, here are the details:

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How the Eels survived the COVID season

It’s Thursday the 12th March 2020. The sun is setting over the western grandstand of Bankwest Stadium as the Parramatta Eels prepare to open the season and face their traditional rivals the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.

Sitting in the crowd in the K

How to build a balanced roster

The article below is more specifically about the impending expansion team in 2023, but it offers some valid views for existing clubs.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/05/targets-pitfalls-and-cap-splitting-how-to-build-nrl-roster-from-scratch/

Nrl fantasy League

Not sure if anyone has already setup a league (please share details in comments), but just in case i have setup this one:

https://fantasy.nrl.com/fantasy/league/join?code=Y442PV75

Three Why's Eels

1. Why do we give our winger ball and they have 4 to beat and get smashed over the sideline. Both Fergo and Sivo are good finishers and score if given half a chance, they are just not given that chance. Why are we not creating more room for them. Bel

Sam Hughes? where is he? what's going on?

Along with Hollis, Hughes was touted by many as the next big thing up front, but i note hes dropped off the teams lists and i sense some hush hush about him.

Maybe he's just injured but i cant find anybody to confirm that, anybody know whats going on

Eels best Team Based on Trial

1. Gutho - no comment needed

2. Fergo - had some good runs in the trial. Starved in attack as usual

3. Blake - defence is still poor and poor in attack

4. Opacic - pretty solid in attack and defense

5. Sivo - pretty good

6. Brown - both halves decided to