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Round 15 Team List v Sydney Roosters

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Sean Russell

5. Blaize Talagi

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Brendan Hands

10. Junior Paulo (c)

11. Kelma Tuilagi

12. Bryce Cartwright

13. J'maine Hopgood

The Parra Project: There are Five On-Field things to address urgently and Only McDermott Makes Sense

Amidst the head coaching saga, sit two young, hot things. No, not Jason Ryles and Josh Hannah, the rumoured leading candidates. Just look at Margie Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Sizzling hot stuff in a modernized version of the “Barbie World”. Unsurpri

Round 14 Team List v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Blaize Talagi

5. Sean Russell

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Brendan Hands

10. Junior Paulo (c)

11. Kelma Tuilagi

12. Bryce Cartwright

13. J'maine Hopgood

FOXSPORTS' SHORTLIST OF SIX AND THE CASE FOR McDERMOTT

From an article in Foxsport, as discussed on the NRL 360 panel.

Foxsport believe the Eels have narrowed the canditated to a six-man shortlist: Michael Maguire, Jason Ryles, Josh Hannay, Trent Barrett, Michael Cheika, and the "sixth man", Brian M

3,2,1

Been a while since we have been able to do this 

3 - Moses >  Jeez we missed him

2 - Gutho > Captains knock

1- Hands > was dong everything needed of him. Crisp and quick service. Led the line speed. Cleaned up tackled. Strong first contact. He had a big

R13 v Sharks: The Messiah Of Hope Returns

First versus third-last, One versus Fifteen, doesn't look like a fair fight.

The Eels are on a five-match losing streak. The worst since 2018. In contrast, the Sharks have won 9 from the last 11. 

But last round, both teams lost big and conceded 42

Round 13 Team List v Cronulla Sharks

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Sean Russell

5. Bailey Simmonson

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Brendan Hands

10. Junior Paulo (c)

11. Kelma Tuilagi

12. Bryce Cartwright

13. Joe Ofahengaue

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 12 v South Sydney

Ok so it is doom and gloom losing to last place Souths, who lost Wighton during the game and had Cook playing Centre. Now i felt this game overall was actually a good game to watch in terms of entertainment, but for us just another unwanted blight on

R12 v Souths: Down the Dark Rabbit Hole

Both the Eels and Rabbits, languishing in 14th and 17th last-place, have been free-falling down a Rabbit hole without a parachute since circa mid-last year. Both have the two worst defences in the competition this year.

It’s led to the sackings of

Round 12 Team List v South Sydney Rabbitohs (Indigenous Round)

1. Blaize Talagi

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Sean Russell

5. Bailey Simmonson

6. Daejarn Asi

7. Dylan Brown (c)

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Joey Lussick

10. Junior Paulo (c)

11. Shaun Lane

12. Ryan Matterson

13. J'maine Hopgood

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 11 (Magic Round) v Melbourne

OK i havent done this for last few rounds for a few reasons. For Manly game i had a Wedding that night, plus the NFL Draft was on all weekend so i watched that first then the replay of the game. By the time everything was done i lost my thoughts and

Reflecting on the Brad Arthur era

264 games. Parramatta's longest serving coach.

The curtain comes down on Brad Arthur's tenure as Parramatta's head coach.

Having taken over in 2014 following a calamitous three seasons under Stephen Kearney and Ricky Stuart, Arthur was tasked with ri

Arthur and Eels to part ways with immediate effect

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/arthur-and-eels-to-part-ways-with-immediate-effect-20240520-p5jf5n.html

Coach Brad Arthur’s time at the Eels will come to an end, with the club expected to part ways with the coach immediately.

The decision comes after

Magic Round 11 v Melbourne: In the Eye of the Storm

It’s the fifth Magic Round at another packed out Suncorp with the largest crowds and biggest stage outside Origins and Grand Finals.

The Eels have won once during Magic Round. Storm have won twice.

The Eels won't fondly remember the first Magic R

Round 11 Team List v Melbourne Storm (Magic Round)

1. Blaize Talagi

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Sean Russell

5. Bailey Simmonson

6. Daejarn Asi

7. Dylan Brown (c)

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Joey Lussick

10. Junior Paulo (c)

11. Shaun Lane

12. Ryan Matterson

13. J'maine Hopgood

Mike Meehall Wood Review: Arthur pressure mounts as Parra fail to make domination count against battling Broncos

Below is a review of last night's game against the Broncos by respected journalist Mike Meehall Wood. I've also added a few extra notes at the end of this article.

Arthur pressure mounts as Parra fail to make domination count against battling Bron

Saying It for Years. How will we ever really compete?

Bombshell David Fifita signing is the final straw for cooked NRL.

David Fifita’s league-shaking signing with the Sydney Roosters is officially the final straw for the NRL as a hated trend continues.

It won’t be lawyers or doctors or a wet lettuce sla

R10 v BRONCOS: LEAVING LAS VEGAS

In Leaving Las Vegas, the iconic and enigmatic Nicolas Cage is a perfect fit as the inebriated Ben Sanderson in this critically acclaimed heartbreaking tragedy-drama of 1995. The often intoxicated Sanderson is on a self-sabotaging path to destructio

Round 10 Team List v Brisbane Broncos

1. Blaize Talagi

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Sean Russell

5. Bailey Simmonson

6. Ethan Sanders

7. Dylan Brown

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Joey Lussick

10. Junior Paulo (c)

11. Shaun Lane

12. Ryan Matterson

13. J'maine Hopgood

Houston In Hindsight: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2024 is fast free-falling into an annus horribilis maximus, going from bad to worse now that we will be without Gutherson who joins Moses on the sidelines. That's probably a fair scoop of $2m worth of salary cap.

Hence, it’s best we kick off with s