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Round 16 Team List v Rabbitohs

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisni

4. Waqa Blake

5. Bailey Simmonson

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 Maka

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 15 v Roosters

It is amazing what a week in rugby league does, a win and pain goes away. From blueprints being drawn up to tear down CommBank stadium last week to all quiet on the western front this week and further onwards til Souths next Saturday night.

The stats

A response that was needed

It was a response we all wanted and some even expected considering the past games this year. Well done to the players for proving us wrong last night and to BA for giving them the chance to own their defeat to Canterbury. However, i will say, why doe

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3. Jr Paulo

2. Matterson

1. Gutho

R15 v The Roosters: Booooom

After being gutted and smoked head-to-toe by the then last-placed Bulldogs on Monday, the Eels need to desperately resurrect themselves from the ashes or risk being buried deeper into their season's burial tomb. But, how deep are our scars and unde

Pedestrian dummy half play as a root cause to our problems

If you look at all of the top teams right now, one of the consistent elements they have is creativity around dummy half. I was really struck during Origin, at the difference that Grant made, and I thought Cook was the one taking us forward - because

Eels drop Nathan Brown, give him permission to leave

The importance of leadership

You lead by example, that is something lacking from both Gutho and Paulo. Needed someone to grab the team by the scruff of the neck and demand excellence. Gutho is the voice of this team, where it was said Paulo is not much of a talker, though more o

The question that needs answering

Can this squad go any further?

That's the question that club management has to know the answer to if the Parramatta Eels are to break their nearly four decade premiership drought.

After an embarrassing capitulation to the deadlast Bulldogs, the Eels

Round 15 Team List v Roosters

1. Clint Gutherson (c)

2. Maika Sivo

3. Will Penisni

4. Waqa Blake

5. Bailey Simmonson

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Marata Niukore

13. Isaiah Papail'i

Interchange:

14. Makahesi Mak

Most impressive and disappointing: Round 14 v Bulldogs

Lol this will be short and sweet in the first part. Embarrassing, no way around it, Wests was bad enough at home, but we gave up i rarely say that but we did. 1-17 were abysmal and derserve the criticism, BA deserves some also, a lot of issues that k

Lack of True Responsibility by our Coach/Captain/Leader

I recently read the 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership - a really good read if that's your kind of thing. 

They have a whole chapter dedicated to Responsibility and above the line / below the line behaviours. As I was listening to Moses post game

R14 v Dogs: Put em’ back in their kennel

It is 216 BC and Hannibal’s Carthaginians have met the Romans at Cannae (southern Italy). Hannibal is outnumbered: 40,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry versus the Romans with 80,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. The Romans thought they could just send th

Dylan Brown, when and if he re-signs.

With news of the Salary Cap sky rocketing expectations to a proposed $10.5 million, questions will be asked how much money will players off contract recieve. Dylan Brown and Mitchell Moses are two players with a microscope on them and rightfully so,

NSW cup observations

38-0, great win but some stats have really caught my eye. Now of course the result may have actually made these stats a bit better than what they should be, but still good to look at some great and some meh.

Ky Rodwell: He has been consistent in NSW c

Eels CEO Sarantinos Update: Is there a Cryptic clue about Matterson.

A couple of thoughts by our CEO on our mid year progress. Intesting enough I guess, without saying much.

CEO Sarantinos :

Dear Members,

As we head into our first bye for the season and the Origin period, I would like to provide an update on our footba

Half-Way Vignettes

This is the sequel to an earlier blog on the quarter-way mark. Here, we are looking at some mid-season markers, indicators and lessons from NRL history over the last twenty four years.

So, we're fifth at the end of round 12 and will be at the end of

Parra up the ante

Parramatta has upped the ante in the fight for Ryan Matterson, tabling a revised four-year deal in the hope of keeping the NSW State of Origin star out of the clutches of Wayne Bennett and the Dolphins.

Confidential understands that the Eels have show

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From NRL.com

Meanwhile, Matterson conceded his future at the Eels was “up in the air” with his role in Brad Arthur’s side changing in 2022.

EELS HOPEFUL OF DOLPHINS TARGET STAYING

The Parramatta Eels are still hopeful they can convince Blues Origin forward Ryan Matterson to remain in blue and gold next year.

Matterson has spoken at length about his meeting with Wayne Bennett and how the Dolphins are pursuing him for next season