Brendon Hands - Is He Our Answer

Something that is sticking out like a sore thumb in the Eels first grade line up: The role and playing style of the Hooking Position.

As is well known we now have Josh Hodgson in the Blue and Gold first grade number 9 jersey. A crafty dummy half no d

Footy IQ and Footy Smarts

This concept of IQ and footy smarts has become popular in recent times and I'm starting to wonder if we recruit from the other end. i.e. like picking a monkey, because you know you can train him....in Parra's case it seems that in terms of defense, t

R3 v Manly: all good things

Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies. So says Pip’s sister, in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations (1861), when Pip (see Chapter 2) had queried the sounds of guns in the distance. But Pip already suspected the truth. He knew convicts were on

Round 3 Team List v Sea Eagles

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Waqa Blake

5. Bailey Simmonson

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Josh Hodgson

10. Junior Paulo

11. Bryce Cartwright

12. Matt Doorey

13. J'maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Jirah Momo

R2 V SHARKS REVIEW: ‘WE ARE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOAT’

Is our defence simply in need of a few plugged holes, or is it structurally a sinking ship?

 In the Eels v Sharks preview, HOE very cleverly used the analogy of ‘alchemy’ - the transmutation process of turning metals into gold. In essence, the transf

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 2 v Cronulla

Our worst start to a season since 2018, what happened in 2018? We lost our first 6 and 11 of our first 13, finishing last. This wont be a repeat, purely due to the fact our club is better ran than it was then and we have a better squad overall. Thoug

R2 v Sharks: This Is The Way

 Alchemy. The ancient art of transformation of metals into something greater than the sum of their parts. It's also about the hero’s transformative journey through all the Herculean-like tests. It explains much of Star Wars, The Mandalorian, its ligh

Round 2 Team List v Sharks

1. Clinton Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Waqa Blake

5. Sean Russell

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Josh Hodgson

10. Junior Paulo

11. Bryce Cartwright

12. Matt Doorey

13. J'maine Hopgood

Interchange:

14. Jirah Momoisea

The Day After: Do we need a Class Middle; A Better Brains Trust; Or some old fashion Team Work.

We put on a show, that's for sure. Melbourne, on the other hand, are not the team of old but still a top 6 side.

It's early in the season and there was a lot of rust in our performance, and unfortunately, we had ample opportunity to win the game in r

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 1 v Melbourne

NRL is back and it was a pretty good game to kick-off the campaign. Hard battle on a humid night, i was boiling in my seat but that could also be due to nerves and frustrations of the game. Overall, not doom and gloom at the moment, we have sort of t

R1 v Storm: Time to stand tall

Once there was Chaos. The Earth (Gaia), the Underworld (Tartarus) and Desire (Eros) were born from the empty chaos. Gaia took Uranus (now retired near BlueBet) as her husband and mothered twelve Titans. Atlas (son of the Titan Iapetus and the nymph K

Team List R1 Eels v Storm

R 1 Eels vs Storm @ Bankwest

1. Clint Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisini

4. Waqa Blake

5. Baily Simmonson 

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Josh Hodgson

10.Junior Paulo

11 Matt Doorey

12  Bryce Cartwright 

13 J'maine Hopgood

14

Elections draw near

Nope, it's not about the impending state election in late March.

The Parramatta Leagues Club board elections are once again upon us.

Ever since the constitution was ratified and triennial elections were implemented the board has operated smoothly wit

'I swear those biceps were photoshopped' Hodgson

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Best XVII + Top 30 & Dev players

Gday all!

Merry Christmas!  Wanted to get the creative juices flowing this morning..
I believe that below is our strongest starting team.

The structure is set up so we see the depth/successor behind the starter in the backs and halves with forward depth

Dylan Brown Resigns with the Eels - Mega Deal !

Just hearing. 

Merry Xmas everybody

Who will be the best Eels Recruit for 2023?

There's no doubt that we will be missing a few players next year. Do the recruits step up or do we take a step back in 2023? I believe the recruitment of Hodgson and Barrett will be a huge boost for the club. Hodgson is our man, if he stays injury fr

The Story Of Our Season

The spectacular roller-coaster of the sweet-and-sour 2022, our best year since 2009, is finished but far from forgotten. 

The grand final still haunts many Eels fans. 

Dylan Edwards, the Panthers' grand final hero and Clive Churchill Medalist, knew

Parramatta 2022 NRL Season Review

How would you rate our 2022 NRL season?, was it a pass for this year or a failure?. We certainly did a lot better than most people predicted.  After the Souths game where we lost 26-0 pretty much everyone wrote us off.  I did my own review of the yea

2023 squad list; who stays, goes and comes in. (long blog)

As we speak, we currently have 25 players signed for our top 30 for season 2023.

I will put next to names * for off contract in 2023, ** for re-signed recently, *** could be gone any day now

Jakob Arthur**

Waqa Blake*

Dylan Brown*

Nathan Brown***

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