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
After the first minute of the game I immediately knew that no matter how good we try to play that we would not win the game. The corruption was pretty clear. But wow we played awful.
Denan Kemp, the former Broncos NRL player and SEN commentator was equally scathing of the Eels as the officiating in the Eels’ Round 1 loss to the Melbourne Storm in his podcast.
“The jersey deserved better than that second half," he admitted.
Zac Lomax has settled his legal dispute with the Parramatta Eels, agreeing he cannot return to the NRL without the club’s written consent before the 2028 season.
In a surprise development in the NSW Supreme Court, both parties reached a settle
The Parramatta Eels are pleased to announce that rising talent Teancum Brown has been upgraded to a development contract for the 2026 season, and an NRL contract extension for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
Even if the Iongi photos are legitimate with alleged illicit substance use, it likely happened years ago while he was at the Panthers. It appears to be a personal smear campaign. Hopefully, we fully support Iongi. He's young and players aren't angels
Trials always present the double edged sword of fans getting excited that footy is finally returning, while trying to hold back on any bold predictions given the chopping and changing that occurs at this time of year.
"Need to play the long game against Warriors. Turn them around, corner to corner, ball in air ( high ) pressure on edge runners which will drag DWZ in as always and we just need to nail the chances when they are presented. They are a very good side…"
"Captain, not a problem at all. Apologies too for any misunderstaning. My posts can get a bit difficult to read. We were two ships passing in the night, going bump bump."
"Interesting stats, Cap. Our defence has been on the decline since post 2021 (relative defensive ranking). Last year was the first time there has been any improvement in five years."
In our well-justified praise of Ryley Smith, there is a big thing being missed: his ability to read the game and footy IQ.
He is a couple of plays ahead and anticipating every move both in defence, primarily at present, but also in setting up the a