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Round 13 Team List v Sharks

1. Gutherson

2. Sivo

3. M Jennings

4. Blake

5. Ferguson

6. D Brown

7. Moses

8. Campbell-Gillard

9. Mahoney

10. Paulo

11. Lane

12. Niukore

13. N Brown

 

Interchange:

 

14. Davey

15. Stone  

16. Evans 

17. Kaufusi

 

Reserves:

 

18. Takairangi 

19. Utoikamanu

20. Gower 

21. Fiel

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Daily telegraph RCG

 

Reagan Campbell-Gillard has officially dethroned the ‘King’ – with statistics revealing the powerhouse Parramatta prop is now running for more metres than any other Eels player.

According to the Fox Sports Lab, RCG used Sunday’s narrow win over Cante

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Squad planning 2021 onwards

So with an interesting discussion occurring about our roster moving forward, I thought it best to break it into a separate blog.

The club has wrapped up its spine for the future. Gutherson, Moses, Brown, Mahoney, Paulo, RCG, Matterson are all on long

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Round 12 Team List v Bulldogs

1. Gutherson

2. Sivo

3. M Jennings

4. Blake

5. Ferguson

6. D Brown

7. Moses

8. Campbell-Gillard

9. Mahoney

10. Paulo

11. Lane

12. Matterson

13. N Brown

 

Interchange:

 

14. Davey

15. Niukore 

16. Evans 

17. Kaufusi

 

Reserves:

 

18. Takairangi 

19. Utoikamanu

20. Gower 

21. S

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Eels just fine without million dollar player

The Daily Telegraph has published the NRL's top 100 highest paid players, with Parramatta's top earner being Mitchell Moses, placing him in 20th position with a salary of $830,000 this season.

Next on the list for the Eels is Reagan Campbell-Gillard

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Sorry, Smithy: Laurie Daley’s shock pick as NRL’s best player this year

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R11 V TIGERS: BOTH TEAMS WITH A POINT TO PROVE

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up,” said Vince Lombardi. Last week, the Eels were knocked down, looking like the soft-bellied Parra of old, but to our credit, we did manage to get back up off the canvas and lose a close

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Round 11 Team List V Tigers

1. Gutherson

2. Sivo

3. M Jennings

4. Blake

5. Ferguson

6. D Brown

7. Moses

8. Campbell-Gillard

9. Mahoney

10. Paulo

11. Lane

12. Matterson

13. N Brown

 

Interchange:

 

14. Davey

15. Niukore

16. Utoikamanu  

17. Takairangi

 

Reserves:

 

18. Gower 

19. G Jennings

20. Alvaro 

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Failure isn't fatal

The Parramatta Eels suffered their second loss of the season, going down to the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale oval 22-18 on Saturday night.

From early on the Eels didn't look like they were entirely there. Basic mistakes were common, hooker Reed Maho

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Most Effective Full backs ranked after 10 rounds.

After 10 rounds,Teddy is best. Jermaine Isaako the worst.

The Ranking system is based on the "Effective Actions" average and is calculated using: (Total positives) minus (errors) divided by (games played).

Our very own King Gutho is 4th on the list and

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BA explains Matto and Fergo injuries

Eels Head Coach Brad Arthur has confirmed second rower Ryan Matterson and winger Blake Ferguson will miss tomorrow night's clash with the Sea Eagles due to injury.

Here's what he said.

“Ryan Matterson has a small fracture in his thumb which he played

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R10 v THE FREE-FALLING EAGLES; THEIR SEASON ON LIFE SUPPORT

"Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games,” marks legendary Babe Ruth , drawing a line in the sand.

And similarly, despite being first, we have another job to do tomorrow night. The nine earlier rounds don't count. We're up against a vulnerable,

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Reed Mahoney Re-Signs

Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney has extended his contract with the Club for two years until the end of the 2022 season.

Mark O’Neill, Parramatta Eels Club General Manager of Football said, “Reed is an obvious talent on the field, but equally what

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Round 10 Team List v Sea Eagles

1. Gutherson

2. Sivo

3. M Jennings

4. Blake

5. Ferguson

6. D Brown

7. Field

8. Campbell-Gillard

9. Mahoney

10. Paulo

11. Lane

12. Matterson

13. N Brown

 

Interchange:

 

14. Gower

15. Utoikamanu 

16. Niukore 

17. Takairangi

 

Reserves:

 

18. Alvaro 

19. G Jennings

20. Smith 

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The run home

So I've done a quick study of each teams run home and see where everyone is likely to end up based on strength of schedule (SoS).

The caveat is that this is obviously a static look at the ladder & draw, and doesn't take into account teams that are in

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R9 v Knights: Winning Habits Put To The Test, Away From Home

“Winning is a habit” and “Confidence is contagious”, marks Lombardi, the legendary Packers’ coach.

The Eels are certainly not short of both this year. And our reputation as soft-bellied champions is slowly eroding away, game by game, on the back of mo

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Cautious Optimism: My years as an Eels fan

There’s a popular saying: Once bitten, twice shy. Well, for an Eels fan try 200 times bitten, 400 times shy.

For those lucky enough to experience the halcyon days of the 1980s where the Eels were kings for three consecutive years and then gave legend

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Brad Arthur vs Anthony Seibold

Brad Arthur has had a bit on his plate as Eels coach during his tenure. The debacle created by the former CEO with Kieren Foran's contract, the subsequent salary cap dillema and the inheritance of a fractured roster when he first took on the role as

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Round 9 Team List v Knights

1. Gutherson

2. Sivo

3. M Jennings

4. Blake

5. Ferguson

6. D Brown

7. Field

8. Campbell-Gillard

9. Mahoney

10. Paulo

11. Lane

12. Matterson

13. N Brown

 

Interchange:

 

14. Gower

15. Utoikamanu 

16. Niukore  

17. Takairangi

 

Reserves:

 

18. Alvaro 

19. G Jennings 

20. Smit

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Injury Update – Round Nine

See the latest on the Parramatta Eels squad ahead of their clash against the Newcastle Knights in Round Nine of the NRL Telstra Premiership.

Mitch Moses – calf (Round 12-13)
Oregon Kaufusi – broken hand (Round 13-14)
Ray Stone – broken hand (Round 14-15

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