It is with Much Sadness that I have to advise our beloved SLUGGY passed away this morning

I have only now received a phone call from HECTOR (Bobby) a life long friend of Slugg (Geoff) advising this.

When I saw this call come through I was sort of expecting it as I was talking to him on Tuesday morning and he told me he had enough, he was q

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Round 21 Team List v Melbourne Storm

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Jake Tago

3. Blaize Talagi

4. Will Penisni

5. Sean Russell

6. Dylan Brown

7. Daejarn Asi

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Brendan Hands

10. Wiremu Grieg

11. Shaun Lane

12. Bryce Cartwright

13. Ryan Matterson

 

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Ryles’ new Eels era won’t include Barrett as Talagi offered fullback chance

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The roster reshape Ryles must try at Eels - M Johns

 

 

 

RYLES’ PATH TO BLAIZE OF GLORY
The only thing which surprised me about Jason Ryles being appointed Parramatta coach, was how long the Eels board took to make the decision.

The fact the Melbourne Storm anointed Ryles as the person to succeed the ic

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Can Dylan Brown lead the eels.

7 games left for the season, good chance for Dylan Brown to try and lead the club away from the wooden spoon. I do see 3 games that are winnable for us NZ, Dragons and Tigers. Not sure what the lineup is going to look like with all the injuries curre

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ROSTER 2025: WHO STAYS, WHO GOES, WHO COMES IN, WHO PLAYS WHERE?

The rumour mill is already in full swing after Jason Ryles appointment last week. With upwards of 20 plus in the NRL squad that are either off contract in 2025 on the market November 1st that is the most pressing and urgent task facing Ryles as well

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The Eels' New Era: “The Club has a job to do from the ground up” says Gus

The club’s “New Era” catchphrase marks New Hope.

Jason Ryles' appointment as the Eels' head coach and shop front symbolizes all that along with Youthful Ambition. 

Though he won the Eels’ Hitchcockian head coach race last week, this suspense thrill

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Poppa's Corner: A macro view of where we are and where we can go

This blog emanated from a post on another blog where I was asked about a view of what we can do in salary cap and player management.

Ok the question was put by Bluey as to what we could or should do based on some egalitarian system of payments.  Adam

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NSW cup blog - Vs Warriors 3pm

I apologise if I am not able to blog this game much. I will do an end of game review. If anyone else watches the game please feel free to blog too.

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R19 v Titans: RCG's Century & A Seven-Year Hoodoo

Reagan Campbell-Gillard celebrates his 100th game for the Eels on Saturday night against the Titans at CBUS Stadium in their 26th NRL clash.

Des Hasler's resurgent Titans are seeking 3-straight wins when when they face the struggling Eels facing 5-s

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Captain's sacrifice so new Eels coach can keep Talagi

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Round 19 Team List v Gold Coast Titans

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Jake Tago

3. Will Penisini

4. Blaize TalagI

5. Lorenzo Mulitalo

6. Dylan Brown

7. Daejarn Asi

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Brendan Hands

10. Joe Ofahengaue

11. Ryan Matterson

12. Matt Doorey

13. Charlie Guymer

 

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‘Broncos of the west’: How the Eels landed their man Ryles

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One piece of the Parra puzzle falls into place. How many remain?

First and foremost, I'm glad it's done.

We have had an open wound since the axing of BA and now that wound can start to heal. So whilst I have no bloody idea why it took THIS long to appoint one of the first two names ever floated as a candidate, and

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Jason Ryles wins race to become Parramatta Eels coach - Daily Telegraph

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Head Coach Ryles

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King Gutho has conked out: Poor attitude and flimsy fitness adds up to Eels implosion

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/07/05/king-has-conked-out-attitude-and-fitness-crisis-spelling-parramatta-implosion/

A good blog that pretty much is spot on with most of the observations.

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Pop's Corner: I Don't Like Latrell; But he was One of Two Things that Beat us Last Night.

Sure, I don't really like Latrell Mitchell. But, boy can he play! He is a genuine X-factor player. He was one of two things that beat us last night. The other was ourselves.

Defensively.

We all talk about second-phase play in attack, but what was fr

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MINOR UPDATE; EELS' HEAD COACH RACE: THE HITCHCOCK CLASSIC; BRIAN SMITH AN ADVISOR?

 

 

It's getting closer to squeaky bum time. With the news Brian Smith has made a last ditch effort to join the race, it would not surprise me if he is appointed as an experienced advisor to the Eels coaching team. That makes sense. Reputable experi

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R18 v Souths; Barrett: We’ll Get the Bounce of the Ball Soon

The equal last-placed Eels and 14th-placed Souths are in polar opposite recent form. Souths are on a red-hot streak winning won four-straight, while the Eels are in a rut winning just two from their last twelve. And it's been five years since the Ee

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