Given the raft of injuries across first grade I thought it best to collate it all together to see where we currently sit. Have sorted it into positions.
There has been a lot of comments about Ryles coaching especially after the big losses to Penrith and Storm and now after Tigers. Funny that they weren't there after our wins but that is a different discussion.
Parramatta’s Injury Crisis Exposes an NRL Salary Cap Grey Area
The 2026 season is quickly turning into a case study in how bad luck, foul play, and rigid rules can collid, and no club is feeling it more than us,the Parramatta Eels.
It is a little known fact that Franz Kafka’s The Trial (1925) had a baby with Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (1953), producing what literary historians know as The Parramatta Eels. In Kafka’s novel, Joseph K is an entirely unremarkable bank emp
Isaiah Iongi will miss a minimum of 8 weeks with his injury, puts him in line for a return against Newcastle in Round 13 off a bye in Round 12. Joash gets 7 games at the helm.
Unfortunate for Doorey who will be missing the season and start of next sea
In tomorrow's Battle Of the West, Vincent Lombardi almost foreshadowed the Panthers sixty years ago when he said, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
This heading is probably something we don't like admitting to. Yes it implies criticism but I don't want to start looking for blame or scapegoats, just accept it and move on.
The main issue in my mind is the "Pezet" experiment. It hasn't worked and t
Curled up in the foetal position, the noise is getting louder from some of our punters. Drop Pezet. Move him on. He’s been labelled “a mistake” by some, along with the usual tomatoes thrown at R&R, the team, and the front office. But not Talyn Da Sil
UPDATE: Jack Williams starts at prop. DylanWalkers starts at lock. Hopgood goes to the bench. Jason Ryles confirmed JackDeBelin, who has been cut this week against his former club, needed to work on some areas of his game in attack and defence bu
With the 2026 season now underway I thought I would provide an overview of how the site is tracking both in numbers and in overall feedback we've been receiving.
Analytics
2025 built on the 2024 season and 1 Eyed Eel continues to grow. Numbers-wise w
"I'm sure Ryles and the players won't be accepting the Titans game and all the reasons why we didn't show up as an excuse, but as fans we shouldn't dwell on that as clearly it's an abbaration. We have shown this year that we can go toe to toe with…"
"Injuries are definitely the major cause of the Eels slump and position but that's not the only thing. Even before these injuries started this year the team didn't look anything like the team at the end of last year. The teams physical fitness and…"
"😂 So because an Eels supporter speaks the facts and the truth they're not an Eels supporter 😂😂 yeah that's about as truthful as saying the Eels are hot favourites for the 2026 premiership😂"
"Hoping for what? If another Wooden Spoon can create major changes and transformation within the club so that it finally becomes the powerhouse team it should be then yes, I'm a for it! It's no use pretending and fancifully hoping and throwing all…"
