Featured Discussions (1078)
R23 Review v Cowboys: Eels Close Nailbiter, Phew
Commbank. Sunday Footy. Indigenous Round. Fox Sports’ Vossy summed it up before kickoff: “You get the feeling there will be lots of points in this one.”
That didn’t happen but there was plenty of drama.
Both sides like adventurous footy. Both are t
Read more…Ryles backs himself and his troops
In his brief first grade coaching career, Jason Ryles has made a habit of making the tough calls while backing his troops to get the job done.
He kicked off his stint by allowing club captain and NRL veterans Clint Gutherson and Reagan Campbell-Gilla
Read more…Give us Your 3,2,1s Fellas
3 Moretti, absolute monster loved his game
2 Ryley, tireless and just all effort
1. Fox ignore the last error great game from him
Read more…Game Day Blog R23 v Cowboys: "They're a Dangerous Footy Side" (We Won a Nailbiter 19-18)
The Burramattagal Eels host the Cowboys for Indigenous Round. The Eels have not lost to them at Parramatta for a decade.
The gravevine is buzzing. An excited Dylan Brown returns at centre. The Simonsson Shock. The thunderclouds billowing over Payten
Read more…Supporters Group update
We recently had our bi-monthly Supporters Group meeting, getting clarity on a number of questions raised here on 1 Eyed.
Football operations
As I've said previously, we do get some football operations information, but it's relatively high level and w
Read more…Poppa's Corner: Options, Management and Current Events
Oddly enough, unlike most, I had no problems with player options.
Sure, they're instruments to get players across the line but they're misunderstood. People on here do not understand them or consider the bigger picture. Options were offered in lieu o
Read more…Eels legend or never again: The risk in Jason Ryles' "Aggressive Moves"
This is an article similar to what i posted a few months ago. Ryles is doing what many, if no rookie coaches do. He could have had the likes of Lane, Matto, Ofahengaue, Cartwright etc. still playing, let them see out their deals and ease the young ki
Read more…Growing pains hit Ryles' Eels
Jason Ryles acknowledged in his press conference following Parramatta's 16-10 loss to the Storm that it was a night of mixed feelings.
The Eels put themselves in position to beat the competition favourites, but poor handling and costly penalties gave
Read more…Game Day Blog R22: David in the Eye of the Storm (Tight Loss 16-10)
The last time the Eels beat the Storm, we had a Moses-Brown-Guthorino-Reed spine and were singing Happy Days with The Fonz. That was 2022. Since then, we’ve lost a record-breaking five-straight against them. And in those games they treated us like th
Read more…3, 2, 1's
A great win and now a very unlikely chance we get the spoon. No bad performances here.
3 - Moses
2 - Russell
1 - Papalli'i/Penisini
Read more…
Game Day Blog R21 v Broncos: Wilhelm (We Did It, 22-20; Small Steps; Well Done)
The Kaizen Way 改善. Constant Improvement. All for One, One for All.
That journey continues tonight against the high-flying fifth-placed Broncos on a five-game winning streak are looking to win five-straight against the Eels for the first time sin
Read more…Poppa's Corner: Five-Eights and Fullbacks
This is receiving a fair bit of discussion and was touched upon in NOS' outstanding blog on the now-injured Iongi. I thought it could be better discussed in isolation where some may like to offer their observations over the years of similar compariso
Read more…Round 21, 2024
I was going through my camera roll earlier, and came across this photo of our lineup from exactly one year ago — Round 21, 2024 against the Melbourne Storm.
Upon reading the names, it was mind-blowing the quantity of players who are no longer at th
Read more…What does our salary cap look like for 2026?
Under Jason Ryles, the club has been clearing the decks at breakneck speed.
Of the 31 players that pulled on the Blue and Gold in 2024, only 14 remain contracted for 2026.
Since then, the Eels have debuted 15 players.
Given the turnover, there has be
Read more…Iongi news, how does that effect us for the rest of 2025 and even beyond?
Not official and not mentioned anywhere else as of yet, though with Isaiah Iongi set miss 4 weeks, it is a blow to Parra's end of season and our challenge to avoid the spoon. Though it is doom and gloom make no mistake, is it as doom and gloom as man
Read more…Game Day Blog R20 vs Raiders: The Future is Now
It is a little known fact that the new Eels coach, Jason Ryles, is a science-fiction writer. The Future is Now is a 2025 novel depicting a bet on the future of humanity, or more precisely a multi-generational cohort of mentally and emotionally fatigu
Read more…More stuff to read
Funny how our HM & SG ball fullback are both in the same team for St. Pats."