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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

R11 vs RAIDERS: The Round That Decides Our Shitshow

The following blog is written by Blue Eel with all good intentions to highlight and lighten our mood. It pays homage to the way fans are feeling right now. The use of the word Shit is an Australian colloquialism in line with our working man / workin

The Eels are a statistical anomaly

After their Magic Round bout to an up-and-down Gold Coast Titans side, the Eels found themselves in a familiar spot, on the losing side.

It would be easy to assume the Eels have been playing poorly but the statistics would say otherwise.

This season on

Round 11 Team List v Raiders

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Bailey Simmonson

5. Haze Dunster

6. Dylan Brown

7. Jake Arthur

8. Wiremu Grieg

9. Josh Hodgson

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Andrew Davey

13. J'Maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Bryce Cartwright

15. Brendan

Time for a change?

Despite many criticisms being thrown at Josh Hodgson, I’ve been fairly supportive of his recruitment and selection in the starting side.

He’s a different type of hooker to the one the Eels have generally used in recent years, particularly when compar

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 10 Magic Round v Gold Coast

This is the first game this year where i was furious when it finished, other losses made me annoyed, but this is the first one where i was steaming afterwards. It was an odd one as i was out with my wife at a Korean BBQ during the first half as she h

3-2-1 vs Titans

Another loss and that hurts.

3 - Dylan Brown - Welcome back, was in everything.

2- Ryan Matterson - Just kept making metres

1- Hopgood - tried all night, Top tackler

Special Mention Sivo - 3 tries and Junior - not sure whats going on with your form mat

R10 v Titans: the turning of the tide?

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game was a 2003 book by Michael Lewis. Maybe you caught the movie version of 2011, starring Brad Pitt as a geeky data analyst (yeah, right). Moneyball tells the story of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, whi

Junior Development: Congrats to EA, LB and Ezra

EA , I trust your judgement in relaying information on the juniors, yourself and LB have done a great job in relaying information many on here don't know. I am now also impressed with Ezra who is giving us a different insight, he seems to be more acr

Round 10 Team List v Titans - MAGIC ROUND

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Bailey Simmonson

5. Haze Dunster

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Wiremu Grieg

9. Josh Hodgson

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Andrew Davey

13. J'Maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Bryce Cartwright

15. Bren