Eels Blogs

Eels vs Cowboys 3, 2, 1. Hit & Run Preliminary Finals Edition

I can't believe it! We're into the Grand Final! Unbelievable defence. By the stats the Cowboys were the better team but we hung in took our chances. Lost for words! Absolute true grit! Massive congrats to the players and the coaching staff.

3. Lane

2.

Preliminary Final v Cowboys: Going For It, Or Going Away

 "It's no joke, pal. People die in fairy tales all the time", Max Baer the reigning 1935 heavyweight boxing champion told us in Cinderella Man. 

And tomorrow night someone's fairytale will come to a painful end. Just like it did for Max Baer when he

FINALS WEEK 2 V RAIDERS REVIEW: ‘THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BREAK US’

‘Someone has an agenda, and they are not going to break us, they will not break this group - we’ve worked too hard’

These were the proud & passionate words of a clearly insulted Brad Arthur in the aftermath of the Eels emphatic 40-4 demolition of the

Preliminary Final Team List v Cowboys

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Tom Opacic

5. Waqa Blake

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Isaiah Papail'i

13. Ryan Matterson

Interchange:

14. Bryce Cartwright

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The Promised Land

The monkey was big, it was bad and it had taken up residence for nearly four years, but the Eels not only shook it off on Friday night, they pummelled it into oblivion as they ran away with a 40-4 week two finals triumph over the Canberra Raiders.

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Most impressive and disappointing: Finals week 2 v Canberra: 5th time lucky

I said from the start of the year, prelim minimum is what is needed from BA and this squad. Well, we got to a prelim. For us it was from some fans "GF or bust" but to me it was let's get to a prelim first, and we got there so to me it is a successful

Eels vs Raiders 3, 2, 1. Special Finals Edition

Rise up guys we're off to the Prelim! Outstanding team performance; we shut the Raiders out early and did not let up. Big guns stood up tonight, the most in sync I think this year. Congrats to the players and the coaching staff, well done!

3. Moses

2

Finals Week 2 v Raiders: which head on the stick?

Lord of the Flies is the 1954 novel by William Golding, about a group of boys marooned on a Pacific Island during wartime. The boys battle the conflicting impulses within themselves: to be civilized and orderly, or savage and disorderly. The boys ele

SEMI FINAL TEAM LIST V RAIDERS

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Tom Opacic

5. Waqa Blake

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Isaiah Papail'i

13. Ryan Matterson

Interchange:

14. Makahesi Makatoa

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Most impressive and disappointing: Finals week 1 v Penrith: Bombs away

Well, going into what some thought was the game of the round turned out to be the dud of the round. It was competitive for the first 60 mins, as soon as Moses left the field it was cue Penrith demolition. We go into week 2 with history against us. It

The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly

The Good: Mitchell Moses. He outplayed Cleary in the time he was on field. The only blemish was missing the field goal, just. Otherwise, his kicking was 10/10. 

I thought Nuikore and Kaufusi were very strong. It was Oregon's best game ever for us. Re

Finals Week 1 v Panthers: No Regrets

And so it begins. "Squeaky Bum Time", as the legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson called it.

The Eels late-season renaissance has many fans dreaming of the seemingly impossible. But the Panthers are the best team in the competition and armed with the r

Qualifying Final Team List v Panthers

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Tom Opacic

5. Waqa Blake

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Isaiah Papail'i

13. Ryan Matterson

Interchange:

14. Makahesi Makatoa

15

R25 v Storm: The Journey Home

Odysseus (Roman name: Ulysses) was described by Homer in the Iliad as the IQ behind the Greeks winning the decade-long Trojan War (12^th century BC). Famously, Odysseus snuck troops into Troy inside a Trojan Horse. Jealous of his otherworldly cunning,

3, 2, 1 Parra v Dogs

3. Moses - Controlled the game beautifully. 

2. Dylbro - Was outstanding. Scored 2 and set up just as many.

1. Our defence.

R23 v Dogs: The Slippery Soul

“Just keep swimming!" is Dory's catchphrase to lift the spirits of down-in-the-dumps, father clownfish Marlin in Finding Nemo. That's just about all we can do, after yet another largely soul-less slaughter at the hands of the rampant Rabbits. 26-0. 

Round 23 Team List v Bulldogs

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Tom Opacic

5. Waqa Blake

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Isaiah Papail'i

13. Ryan Matterson

Interchange:

14. Ofahiki Ogden

15. B

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 22 v South Sydney

Good lord, what a week can do. Go from two big wins and great performances, BA had saved his job and others were eching in how he would build our team for 2023, JA was a hero who might be a decent first grader, top 4 aspirations and consipiracy theor

R22 v Souths: Freaky X-Files Friday

The Round 16 game against the Bunnies was an exercise in Groundhog Day projections. We all anticipated a 38+ point drubbing and the result was not far off at a 12-30 loss. Here we are six weeks later. In the intervening five rounds, both Eels and Bun

Round 22 Team List v Rabbitohs

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Tom Opacic

5. Waqa Blake

6. Dylan Brown

7. Jake Arthur

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Isaiah Papail'i

13. Ryan Matterson

Interchange:

14. Ofahiki Ogden

15. Bryc