Eels Blogs

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender

They are some of the famous words spoken by legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi.

If Lombardi were Australian and a rugby league coach, he'd have been proud of the effort from the Parramatta Eels in yesterday's clash against the Newcastle

The run home

So I've done a quick study of each teams run home and see where everyone is likely to end up based on strength of schedule (SoS).

The caveat is that this is obviously a static look at the ladder & draw, and doesn't take into account teams that are in

Too halves do not always make a whole

First let me say great defencive win tonight, gutsy win.Two running halfs do not mix, no game manager tonight, too much indecision, to many last set plays bombed. As a spectacle very poor, in saying that , 

last years eels would have folded. 

Eels vs Knights 3, 2, 1

Painful to watch but you have to applaud our defence. It was outstanding, and beating the Knights at home is one of the toughest road trips in the comp. But we need Moses back ASAP.

3. Mahoney

2. N. Brown

1. Gutherson

So, your team is finally good: How to cope with expectations

Coming into this season you'd excuse Parramatta Eels fans for being skeptical about the top four tags being slapped on them.

The Eels haven't done particularly well when expectations have been placed on them. In the past they've excelled when not muc

Cautious Optimism: My years as an Eels fan

There’s a popular saying: Once bitten, twice shy. Well, for an Eels fan try 200 times bitten, 400 times shy.

For those lucky enough to experience the halcyon days of the 1980s where the Eels were kings for three consecutive years and then gave legend

Stefano Utoikamanu: The Next Big Thing

Few things generate more discussion and excitement in rugby league world than rookie with more size than a lot of seasoned professionals.

At 191cm and 115kg, he's Parramatta's second largest player behind Junior Paulo. But at just 20 years of age, t

1964 Parramatta 5 defeats St George 2 at Sydney Sports Ground

7 June 1964, The Thornetts versus Gasnier. Cars parked illegally in Moore Park Rd outside Sydney Sports Ground during a Rugby League game between St George and Parramatta..... Some old classics pictured in that lot,including a EK Holden PV, FJ Holden

Moan, Moan, Moanly

The Moaners seem to run the media and NRL.

Something else to moan about this week. Sick of the commentators saying they were robbed against us. If the ball goes forward regardless of whetther it comes backwards out of the hand the refs have been calli

Eels vs Cowboys 3, 2, 1

Fun game to watch and pretty cruisy after a real tough month of footy. Our defence remained committed which was very pleasing, but our right side is still a cause for concern.

3. KING

2. Brown

1. Paulo

Ricky Stuart

I know this is ancient History .......but the nerve of this dilusional guy.    He is whinging about John Bateman and him jumping ship and he did the same to us in 2014.  Left us in an absolute mess and ran off to the Raiders...

What an absolute Goose

Parramatta Eels halves options

The Parramatta Eels will have to do without livewire halfback Mitchell Moses after he succumbed to a calf injury midway through his side's match against the Canberra Raiders. Head coach Brad Arthur has revealed it's a recurrence of a previous calf in

BA and media gone missing

1. Moses tapped the ball back on the 20 m line, the ball landed behind the 20 m line, yet this was rulled a knock-on!!!

2. Blatant forward pass infront of the touch judge for Raider's try not called!!!

3. Rapana punches Sivo in the face. Unprovoked aft

Eels vs Raiders 3, 2, 1

So proud of the team for such a courageous victory. Everything, including the refs, was against us yet we toughed it out and stood up under pressure. A special win this one.

3. Paulo

2. Gutherson

1. Campbell-Gillard

BA Must do something about the refereeing

We need a fair go

Can teams win with $1m players?

They're the headline grabbing players that clubs throw the proverbial kitchen sink at. 

They cost a lot. $1m per season. 10 percent of the salary cap. 

Are they worth it?

So far this season Kalyn Ponga has re-signed on a long-term, multi million doll

The Real Deels

The Sydney Roosters showed why they're favoured to become the first team since the Eels of the 80s to three-peat when they overcame the Blue and Gold on Saturday night in the best game of the season so far.

But in losing, the Eels displayed qualities

Right hand defense our only issue

We really need to fix our right hand defense furgo needs to trust his inside man waka also needs to improve his defense one one one as seen in tonights game 

From cap cheats to team to beat: how Eels got mojo back after 34 years

MITCH MOSES MISSING FROM TRAINING?

In the training photos on the parramatta website today

 no photo has mitch moses in it

Jai Field added to squad

Is Moses injured?-Has calf issue returned?

If he doesnt play on Saturday we have no chance