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

Parramatta's Season Balances On A Razor's Edge

If Brad Arthur were deposed tomorrow, you'd hardly find an Eels fan who would disagree.

Only 18 months after a somewhat unexpected grand final appearance, Parramatta's fall from grace has been swift and brutal.

A massive injury toll cruelled their 20

Why are our Boards fixated on stability?

It's a question we've all been asking for these last years. Why are we so slow to change anything that's not working? Why are we so conservative? Why don't we act like other clubs at sacking coaches, boards, CEOs etc?

Now firstly, this isn't a defence

South Sydney to offer Wayne Bennett three-year deal as Eels pass on supercoach

South Sydney are preparing to offer Wayne Bennett a three-year deal as early as next week as the veteran coach weighs up a return to the Rabbitohs.

It comes as Parramatta held a scheduled board meeting on Wednesday night at which it was decided not t

What Jason Demetriou’s axing as South Sydney coach means for struggling powerhouse Parramatta Eels

From the Daily Telegraph

The Bennett Hypothetical: Sliding Doors

The overiding sentiment on this site, and in the media noise, is: we need a "new voice" and "new ideas".

Now, let's assume we can somehow nab seven-premiership winning Bennett who poured icy cold water on the Eels' idea a few weeks back.

It's unlike

Hidden Truth

As we go 3 and 5 with a Bye / Brisbane / Melbourne / Bunnys and the Sharks coming up, all logic dictates that we could quite easily find ourselves rooted to the bottom of the League table. Our season in shambles, the volcanic pressure to replace the

R8 v Manly: The Rise and Fall of the Eels

The free-falling Eels are staring down the barrel of another nail in their season’s coffin. They sit like ducks in the target arrow of the public's microscope just waiting to dissect their ANZAC performance.

Despite the Eagles superior position an

Round 8 Team List v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (ANZAC Round)

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maiks Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Morgan Harper

5. Bailey Simmonson

6. Ethan Sanders

7. Dylan Brown

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Joey Lussick

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Ryan Matterson

13. J'maine Hopgood

The Truth Hurts: Article

News.com.au: News NRL

The Australian: Martin Gabor

The truth hurts’: Eels defend Brad Arthur and vow to bounce back following horror loss in Darwin

Brad Arthur’s position as Eels coach has come under fire following their shocking second half in Darw

A MESSAGE FROM THE FONG

While you all have feelings of rage and disappointment regarding the hapless eels and the fools who are involved with the club you should all take a step back and count your blessings . 

Today I met the partner and father of the woman and baby who go

Round 7 Team List v Dolphins

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Bailey Simmonson

3. Will Penisini

4. Morgan Harper

5. Sean Russell 

6. Daejarn Asi

7. Dylan Brown

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Joey Lussick

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Bryce Cartwright

13. J'maine Hopgood

Parramatta Eels sign Zac Lomax for 2025

RIPPING OFF THE MOSES MASK

I'll preface this with some parts are definitely controversial, and pessimisitc, I expect & welcome some heat on it.

One individual is very rarely responsible for a team ultimately winning or losing.

Of course, individuals influence results, and games

R6 v COWBOYS: FINDING WILSON

We face three straight losses and far worse in the weeks ahead after some demoralizing, back-to-back losses. 

It made all the tough talk about the character-hardening, longest-off-season-in-years from early in the season - and redemption of the last

Round 6 Team List v North Queensland Cowboys

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Bailey Simmonson

3. Will Penisini

4. Morgan Harper

5. Sean Russell 

6. Daejarn Asi

7. Dylan Brown

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Joey Lussick

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Bryce Cartwright

13. J'maine Hopgood

DAILY TELEGRAPH - NRL 2024: Ethan Sanders could save Parramatta season but will Brad Arthur pull the trigger?

From The Daily Telegraph.

Facing a horror run and at least the next six weeks without general Mitchell Moses, Parramatta’s season is slipping away. Brad Arthur has a highly rated halfback but will the coach pull the trigger?

ARTHUR: EELS NEED TO OVERCOME A SOFT MINDSET

Following the Wednesday review, Arthur doubled down on what he said in the round four press conference, explaining what went wrong with the Eels against the Tigers. 

"We played a soft style of football" and "looked for soft options".

This all essenti

R5 V RAIDERS: THUNDERBIRDS ARE (NOT) GO

Thunderdbird Two to Thunderbird One, do you read me? Static. No Reply. That was the Eels against the Tigers. The Thunderbirds was of course a TV show aired 1965-1966, featuring the Tracy family as operators of International Rescue, a secret para-mili

Round 5 Team List v Canberra Raiders

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Bailey Simmonson

5. Sean Russell 

6. Blaize Talagi

7. Dylan Brown

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Joey Lussick

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Ryan Matterson

13. J.Maine Hopgood