"The Parramatta Eels can confirm that Zac Lomax has been granted an immediate release from his playing contract to pursue opportunities outside the NRL.
The Club would like to thank Zac for his contribution during
This is a topic i have been dreading for years and been saying the issues for years. I need to write this down as the ideas presented recently are concerning for the NRL moving forward. To summarise, the NRL are looking at, once 20 teams are in, of g
Leeds: Former Parramatta coach Brad Arthur says he’s a better coach now than the one who was sacked by the Eels last year, admitting it was time for both him and the club to go their separate ways.
“A lot of people said I looked relieved and happy, an
The deal is done. At first glance, it seems to be a bad idea. Real bad. Weird too. Like we’ve betrayed the Future Is Now mantra and sold out the Parra Badge for a short-term fling with the future Broncos bride walking down the aisle in 2027. How cou
Parramatta coach Jason Ryles has described the signing of Jonah Pezet on a one-year deal as the “perfect storm”, an arrangement he believes will benefit all parties. The Eels on Wednesday officially announced they had secured Pezet for 2026, before h
Junior was inspiring for Samoa yesterday. Have you ever seen him so fit? Of note, was he was also wearing the 13, presumably playing lock. The last time he wore a 13 in the NRL was...never. Not that long ago there was much not
Bailey Simonsson was lost. For a while. He had to look in the mirror and have a heart to heart with Jason Ryles who understood exactly where he was coming from — as reported by Foxsport who quoted an Simonsson interview with the SMH.
Parramatta Eels head coach Jason Ryles has been placed on the hit list of the Melbourne Storm who look to replace Craig Bellamy. With talk of Bellamy set to coach is last year in Melbourne in 2026, he will move to role with the Storm remotely or coac
ARL Commission / NRL threatening bans The Australian Rugby League Commission (and associated NRL leadership) has threatened 10-year bans for players or agents who negotiate, sign, or agree (verbal or written) with a competition (like R360
Braith Anasta said on NRL360 that Zac Lomax may have played his last game for Parramatta, and is very close to signing a deal with R360 worth around $3m a season to jump ship.
Braith said he heard a rumour from someone close to R360 and it's seriou
Gus Gould warned all season that this year’s premier was “well hidden.” Michael Maguire knew exactly where to look. Under his relentless standards, Reece Walsh a “real footy head” who’s always last off the field has driven Brisbane’s rise from nearl
Early in the 2025 season, with the Eels fighting tooth and nail to drag themselves off the bottom of the table, Jason Ryles spoke about seeing “green shoots” in their performances.
By the end of the 2025 season, the Eels have finished with 10 wins, i
The Commbank crowd, the second-largest of the season, rose as one, applauding. Ryley Smith’s passion-drenched face said it all as the Eels closed the year winning five of their last seven.
It summed up how Eels fans felt watching the 66–10 annihilati
"We have so many second rowers, Warbrick is one head knock away from retirement. We would take Steph or Coates but melbourne are not giving them up. More likely to come down to if Ryles thinks Howarth is a fair value replacement and then Howarth has…"
"Would take any of them. Or as the girl said in the Old El Paso ad "Why not both?" Or change it to "Why not all?"
Dah dah dah dah da da da.
Of course, and they have every right to, offer us fringe nobodies for an International Winger. I mean they are…"
"The pressure is on Lomax. He is unemployed and has a McMansion to keep up payments on.
Without a Wallabies top up the average value of a Super Rugby Australian player contract is estimated to be around $100,000 to $150,000 AUD per year. The minimum…"
