Eels Blogs

Eels v Sea Eagles 3 - 2 - 1

What a great display by a depleated Eels side. 34 - 4 with several tries disallowed, we were always in control . Our forwards led from the front and paving the way.

3. Gutherson - The King stepped up with our missing halves, Mr metres was non stop al

R16 v Manly: We Hate Moanly

Noiseworks released the song Touch in 1988. The lyric “reach out and touch somebody” was repeated, wait for it, six times. Hypothetically if one was born in 2000 one may not have been overly influenced by such advice. Noiseworks is off the hook. Oh,

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 15 v Canterbury

A long weekend, Parramatta win, Canterbury lose and a spot out of the 8. God save the King. King Gutho I that is. Not a complete performance but an overall good one. At this stage it seems were slowly getting into our groove, Barrett's attacking sche

Round 16 Team List v Sea Eagles

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Bailey Simmonson

5. Sean Russell

6. Ryan Matterson

7. Daejarn Asi

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Brendan Hands

10. Ofahiki Ogden

11. Bryce Cartwright

12. Andrew Davey

13. J'Maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Luca

2023 Eels team conclusion.

After 14 games played, I've come to the conclusion that we have a better team than the 2022 team that reached the GF.

Cartwright, Hopgood, are revelations in the forward pack, Greig is having his breakout season. Shame about the long term injury. Hand

Eels V Dogs 3-2-1

What a great win by our boys, 34-12 with a Penalty count late in the game of 8-1 against.

3.  Mitch Moses has played himself into the Origin team.

2. Gutho - very  close behind Mitch Moses, Mr everywhere man played like everyone was celebrating  his l

R15 v Dogs: Arthur's Milestone and A Redemption Story?

 The R15 King's Birthday clash against the Bulldogs marks King Arthur's reign as the Eels' longest-serving coach (244 games) over-taking the renowned Brian Smith.

No doubt Arthur would have some pride in the Eels' resurgence over the last two weeks w

Round 15 Team List v Bulldogs

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Bailey Simmonson

5. Sean Russell

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Josh Hodgson

10. Junior Paulo

11. Bryce Cartwright

12. Andrew Davey

13. J'Maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Ofahiki

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 13 v North Queensland

I mentioned on a blog last week that i do not care if it is by 50 or by a FG on the buzzer or in golden point, just want a win. That is what we got. Though not an impressive win, a win nonetheless. I will say it was not our worst performance of the y

Daniel Anderson suffers tragic injury

Former Parramatta Eels head coach Daniel Anderson was left fighting for life on the shore of a Central Coast beach in September of 2022.

A freak bodysurfing accident left the two time NRL grand finalist with a traumatic spinal injury and in cardiac a

Eels vs Cowboys 3-2-1

3. Hopgood massive workload

2. Brown

1. Penisini - Wiremu - great effort minus two play the balls.

Special mention - Gutho stop playing frantic, error football, your much better then that.

DYLAN BROWN - THE DEEP DIVE - POTENTIAL 'SUPERSTAR' OR 'MYTH'?

DYLAN BROWN - THE DEEP DIVE - POTENTIAL 'SUPERSTAR' OR 'MYTH'?

“He's playing OK, but OK is not good enough for Dylan Brown now. He was one of the best five-eighths, if not the best five-eighth, in the game last year. He needs to dominate this compet

R13 v Cowboys: Watershed Moments & False Dawns

It was a Statement Win, almost three decades in the making against all odds.

After being written off by most of the rugby league world, the injury-hit Eels' upset the high-flying, competition leaders Souths (pic below). Bashing the competition favo

Round 13 Team List v Cowboys

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Bailey Simmonson

5. Sean Russell

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Wiremu Grieg

9. Josh Hodgson

10. Joe Ofahengaue

11. Bryce Cartwright

12. Matt Doorey

13. J'Maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Ofahiki Ogden

15.

Eels vs Rabbitohs 3, 2, 1

True grit win that one. Outstanding effort backed up by some pretty enterprising play, well done to all the players! This needs to be the base now to build on leading forward.

3. Paulo

2. Moses

1. Hopgood

Round 12 v Souths: Welcome To Our Nightmare

You are a fear Prisoner. Yes, you are a product of fear.

Donnie Darko

In the 2001 Psychological Drama / Thriller, ‘Donnie Darko’, the very ‘out there’ cult classic film follows the story of ‘Donnie’ - an emotionally unstable sleepwalking teenager with

Round 12 Team List v Rabbitohs (Indigenous Road)

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Bailey Simmonson

5. Sean Russell

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Wiremu Grieg

9. Josh Hodgson

10. Junior Paulo

11. Bryce Cartwright

12. Andrew Davey

13. J'Maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Ofahiki Ogden

15. B

2024 and Beyond

Now that our 2023 season is over, what do we need to do to avoid another disaster like this happening next season.

Do we need a change at the board level?

Do we need a change in the coaching ranks?

Do we need just a couple of player changes or a comp

On the ropes, but not yet mentally broken

Tank Davis is the Mike Tyson of the lightweight division. He recently defeated King Ryan Garcia in one of the most anticipated boxing matches of the year. It was somewhat a letdown, though. In many ways, Ryan is us. Other than a plethora of differen

How do the 2023 Eels stack up against the 2022 Eels?

I will preface this by saying this is a statistical look at where the Eels currently sit in the competition and that stats can tell whatever story you want them to.

However in a game like rugby league where the eye test can quite often tell a very di