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Groundhog Day: BA time to go?

Many on this site and in the wider rugby league community predicted what would happen on Saturday night. 

The Rabbitohs exposed Parramatta's right edge defence to the tune of six tries.

Brad Arthur's solution of switching Waqa Blake and Tom Opacic wa

Dylan Brown brings balance to the force.

He's been sorely missed. We sweated it out vs the Warriors and were belted by Manly and Souths alike. Competely exposed as a defensive unit making us look like a bottom 4 side the last 2 weeks. Blasted away and never had a hope once the opposition sn

Its with great sadness that our beloved Sir Col The Mushroom passed away at 3am This morning

Adrianna Col's wife rang me with the news he passed peacefully this morning.

She asked me to hold back releasing this news until now so that all family members were aware.

Col's wife and daughters have done a unbelievable job in nursing him through thi

Moses and Matterson Extend with Eels

The Parramatta Eels are pleased to announce that the Club and our halfback, Mitchell Moses, have agreed to terms on a contract extension, to the end of 2024.

Ryan Matterson has exercised his option for the 2022 NRL season.

Moses joined the Club in the

R12 v Bunnies: just a flesh wound?

Hello, good evening, and welcome to another edition of blood, devastation, death, war, and horror. And so began S3, Ep.30 of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Yet so too it is looking grim for the Eels and Bunnies as they enter Round 12, having each play

Round 12 Team List v Rabbitohs

1. Clint Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Tom Opacic

4. Waqa Blake 

5. Blake Ferguson

6. Jakob Arthur

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Oregon Kaufusi

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Isaiah Papali'i

12. Ryan Matterson

13. Nathan Brown

Interchange:

14. Marata Niukore

15. Shaun

Rd 11 Review - Right Edge Defence & Attacking Game Plan.

Defence

Ineffective tackles

Holy crap, I thought there were so many ineffective tackles tonight. It was not just our right edge. Manly were able to offload the ball so easily even when we had 3-4 players in the tackle.

Right Edge defense

Jakob Arthur

An

How do you solve a problem like Waqa Blake?

Parramatta fans' deepest fears came true on Sunday afternoon as the Manly Sea Eagles exploited the nearly invisible defensive efforts of Waqa Blake to the tune of four tries and a sin binning, leading to a fifth try.

Blake's defensive efforts were do

Fast starts, but hammer blow withheld

Not even a bout of gastro was keeping this Eels supporter from watching the game on Sunday. With my phone perched on pillows, among water bottles and me barely cogniscent enough to switch Kayo on, I still somehow found the strength to cheer on the Bl

R11 v Manly: Pretenders Or Contenders?

Here we go Again. Manly and Parra. A top eight clash. Two hated arch-rvals with a long history. Two rising forces of 2021 collide. Two confident and in-form teams.

Eels are 5 from the last 5, Manly are 4 from 5 only losing against the might of the Pan

Round 11 Team List v Sea Eagles

1. Clint Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Tom Opacic

4. Waqa Blake 

5. Blake Ferguson

6. Jakob Arthur

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Isaiah Papali'i

12. Ryan Matterson

13. Nathan Brown

Interchange:

14. Oregon Kaufusi

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Now for the dynasty...

Regardless of whether Parramatta wins this year's grand final or not, the club is on the verge of a new dynasty that could even surpass the glory days of the eighties.Jarryd Hayne's four-year re-signing will be the centrepiece of this dynasty. There

Rd 10 - Review - Right Edge Defence

Player in focus will be Waqa Blake (Missed 6 tackles)

As you can see, it was just a normal hit up for the warriors. Blake tries to be aggressive, however as the bottom left photo shows, he is coming from a bad angle and doesn’t have his body in front

R10 v Warriors: dead chooks down, Warriors next

In the words of the classic literary masterpiece penned by the immortal Bret Michaels, “we both lie silently still in the dead of the night. Although we both lie close together, we feel miles apart inside”. And that was the Eels and Roosters late las

The Fast And Furious: Set Restarts, Penalties, Discipline

Despite being one of the most significant changes to the game - and its so-called "speed" or continuity - nrl.com's stats ignores them. Foxstats records them, yet, they do it game by game and don't collate it. 

Restarts awarded: Eels Equal 2nd

Source:

Round 10 Team List v Warriors

1. Clint Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Tom Opacic

4. Waqa Blake

5. Blake Ferguson

6. Jakob Arthur

7. Mitchell Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Isaiah Papali'i

12. Ryan Matterson

13. Nathan Brown

Interchange:

14. Oregon Kaufusi

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Judiciary From Eels vs Roosters

Parramatta five-eighth Dylan Brown is facing at least three weeks on the sidelines while centre Marata Niukore is facing a two-match ban after both were charged by the match review committee following Friday night's win over the Roosters.

Brown was hi

Eels Crow after Slaying Roosters

Do you know how long I've been wanting to write that headline? It's my favourite headline and appeared on an advertisement on the Eels team poster from 1986.

That wasn't pretty and the Eels could pay dearly for that win with possible suspensions hang

Parramatta set to re-sign star lock Nathan Brown in a big boost

Parramatta lock Nathan Brown tested his value with clubs like Manly but has opted to remain at the Eels to be part of Brad Arthur’s premiership plan.

Beating the Roosters: A Blueprint

Much has been written of the Roosters' form this season and their lack of luck on the injury front. They're not the Cooper Cronk-led behemoth of 2018 and 2019 but they remain one of the toughest and most consistent teams in the competition.

However,