Eels Blogs

Pop's Corner: Promising Forwards, A Back & Application; Time to Look in the Mirror!

This is inspired by observations from another blog comparing the merits of Luca Moretti and Matt Doorey.

Let’s compare Luca Moretti, Kelma Tuilagi, Matt Doorey, and Kitione Kautoga.

Moretti is the standout. He could be anything.

With another full se

Be the GM

There has been plenty of discussion this year about our approach to recruitment and retention.

Both Jim and Matt Beech have been forthright in the focus being on bringing through juniors. Despite that we've seen external signings during the season su

Ryles: "We Got What We Deserved"

Coach Jason Ryles and captain Mitchell Moses summed it up best in the post-game press conference after our 20-16 round 24 loss to Souths. We went in as hot favourites. Most confident of an Eels victory. Our Boogeyman struck again. History delivere

Ryles is our Alex Ferguson

Ladies and Gentleman,

To clarify R&R decision-making that has been a recent topic on our site.

Last October, our CEO Jim Sarantinos was kind enough to give us his time when he explained our club's philosophy.

"The roster always has been, always will

Game Day Blog R24 v Souths: The Boogeyman (20-16 Error-Riddled Loss)

UPDATE: Souths won 20-16. The Boogeyman strikes again. They rose to the occasion. Gray-Duncan starred. Eels completed at 70%, made more errors 15-7, possession split 50% each. Eels made more metres (1757-1480m), more linebreaks (9-6), less missed tac

No more can you afford to miss a single nite of NRL360!

Braith Anasta leads the panel into discussing any issues, news or promotion of the 3 Big clubs- Dogs...Roosters...and Tigs.

Braith played for all 3, so they've become the focal point of the show.

And at the suggestion of Gordie the Broncos and any Qld

R23 Review v Cowboys: Eels Close Nailbiter, Phew

Commbank. Sunday Footy. Indigenous Round. Fox Sports’ Vossy summed it up before kickoff: “You get the feeling there will be lots of points in this one.”

That didn’t happen but there was plenty of drama.

Both sides like adventurous footy. Both are t

Round 23 Review

Ryles backs himself and his troops

In his brief first grade coaching career, Jason Ryles has made a habit of making the tough calls while backing his troops to get the job done.

He kicked off his stint by allowing club captain and NRL veterans Clint Gutherson and Reagan Campbell-Gilla

Ryles: A 'Bit of a Shock'

In the round 23 pre-game pressor, Jason Ryles has addressed Bailey Simonsson’s current absence from the Eels, confirming the club has granted the outside back a short leave. Simonsson, contracted until the end of 2027, has been dealing with a difficu

Game Day Blog R23 v Cowboys: "They're a Dangerous Footy Side" (We Won a Nailbiter 19-18)

The Burramattagal Eels host the Cowboys for Indigenous Round. The Eels have not lost to them at Parramatta for a decade.

The gravevine is buzzing. An excited Dylan Brown returns at centre. The Simonsson Shock. The thunderclouds billowing over Payten

Supporters Group update

We recently had our bi-monthly Supporters Group meeting, getting clarity on a number of questions raised here on 1 Eyed.

Football operations

As I've said previously, we do get some football operations information, but it's relatively high level and w

Poppa's Corner: Options, Management and Current Events

Oddly enough, unlike most, I had no problems with player options.

Sure, they're instruments to get players across the line but they're misunderstood. People on here do not understand them or consider the bigger picture. Options were offered in lieu o

Growing pains hit Ryles' Eels

Jason Ryles acknowledged in his press conference following Parramatta's 16-10 loss to the Storm that it was a night of mixed feelings.

The Eels put themselves in position to beat the competition favourites, but poor handling and costly penalties gave

Game Day Blog R22: David in the Eye of the Storm (Tight Loss 16-10)

The last time the Eels beat the Storm, we had a Moses-Brown-Guthorino-Reed spine and were singing Happy Days with The Fonz. That was 2022. Since then, we’ve lost a record-breaking five-straight against them. And in those games they treated us like th