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Luke Burt leads Burleigh Bears to Q Cup title

Former Eels winger Luke Burt has collected the first premiership of his coaching career, leading the Burleigh Bears to the Queensland Cup title.

Burt took over as Bears head coach at the start of 2023, with the club collecting the minor premiership b

Poppa's Corner: A Good discussion from Hoe, Pou and Coryn

A good discussion took place between Hoe, Pou and Coryn on defensive and management issues in Reversing Four Years of Regression.

I found credit in the discussion from all sides and a worthwhile read. Originally, I was replying on that post/blog but

Green shoots turn into a Parramatta forest

Early in the 2025 season, with the Eels fighting tooth and nail to drag themselves off the bottom of the table, Jason Ryles spoke about seeing “green shoots” in their performances.

By the end of the 2025 season, the Eels have finished with 10 wins, i

Departures

Records Tumble in The Kaizen Revolution

The Commbank crowd, the second-largest of the season, rose as one, applauding. Ryley Smith’s passion-drenched face said it all as the Eels closed the year winning five of their last seven.

It summed up how Eels fans felt watching the 66–10 annihilati

Game Day Blog R27 v Knights: Momentum Matters (Knights Demolished 66-10)

UPDATE: The Eels 66-10 anniliation of the Knights is the highest score posted in 18 years (since 2007, 68-22 vs Broncos). It is the fourth highest in the Eels' history. It matches the highest score produced by the record-breaking 2001 team (R11, 66-

Team first: Who put their money where their mouth was

Clint Gutherson and Dylan Brown. Two of the stars of the Eels over the Brad Arthur era.

Gutherson, a talented Manly junior who was recruited by Arthur and Brown, an Eels project developed from a teenager.

Plenty has been written about both players' c

Punched in the Face, Still Standing: Inside Ryles' Revolution of the Parramatta Eels

Here is a summary of a Foxsport article dated today. A recommended read.

It's not unusual to see Jason Ryles passionately banging on the windows of the coaching box during a game open-palmed. 

Ryles’ first season at Parramatta has been anything bu

Legacies

Last Friday, Junior Paulo etched his name into club history as the tenth most capped Eel of all time. It speaks to his endurance and resilience over 13 seasons. 

At nearly 32, many wondered if Junior was a spent force over the last few seasons. Inst

R27 team list v Knights: Moses is Back with his Old Partner in Crime, Dylbags

Hopgood - 61 tackles 1 miss. 80 min in middle.

Just looking back at some of the stats from the last game, unbelievable effort from Hopgood. Lot of people have been bashing him on socials all season (not much of that here) for his errors but he has really finished the season with a bang. Propgood

When Grit Defies the Odds

Ugly. Gutsy. Jason Ryles called it “special.” 

The Eels’ 26-22 victory over the Warriors in Round 26 at Go Media was anything but pretty. For me, it was sublime.

"The way the players fought and hung in. They had 11 of the last 15 sets, and it felt li

Game Day Blog R26 v Warriors: Dreams, Woes and Foxxy's 200th Milestone (Gritty 26-22 win)

The Warriors fight for the crown. The Eels fight for their future and Josh Addo-Carr’s 200th milestone.

“He is a natural leader, he doesn’t need the title,” coach Jason Ryles said, in yesterday's pre-game presser, praising Foxxy's mentorship of you

Eels Round 26 Team VS Warriors (Friday @ 6pm Go Media Stadium, Auckland)

Poppa's Corner: True Believers Come on Down; Unicorns Unite

Some people need to reflect on their thoughts and comments on how much we would have been beaten by tonight.

I mentioned upon reflection that the disappoinment of last week was part of us learning. If we had won last week, we would probably not have

Game Day Blog R25 v Chooks: Baba Yaga (Eels Impress in boilover 30-10)

UPDATE: We upset the Chooks 30-10. We hustled, hunted in packs. Pressured the Roosters into imploding. Roosters made 11 errors completing 1/9 in the last twenty minutes when the game was on the line at 20-10. 

Last week, the Boogeyman struck again.

R25 Team Lists: No Daniel Tupou for Chooks, No Moretti for Eels

OUTS — Both must have picked up injuries last week. Hopefully, Moretti's injury nothing major.

INS — Samrani into 17 for Parra. Junior Tupou on wing for roosters. Hopefully Moretti injury nothing major.

Roosters: 1. James Tedesco, 2. Junior Tupou,

Pop's Corner: Promising Forwards, A Back & Application; Time to Look in the Mirror!

This is inspired by observations from another blog comparing the merits of Luca Moretti and Matt Doorey.

Let’s compare Luca Moretti, Kelma Tuilagi, Matt Doorey, and Kitione Kautoga.

Moretti is the standout. He could be anything.

With another full se

Be the GM

There has been plenty of discussion this year about our approach to recruitment and retention.

Both Jim and Matt Beech have been forthright in the focus being on bringing through juniors. Despite that we've seen external signings during the season su

Ryles: "We Got What We Deserved"

Coach Jason Ryles and captain Mitchell Moses summed it up best in the post-game press conference after our 20-16 round 24 loss to Souths. We went in as hot favourites. Most confident of an Eels victory. Our Boogeyman struck again. History delivere