Has the NRL sold its soul or taking control of its own destiny?
Check out today's article in the Australian regarding the NRL securing a $250m loan
Check out today's article in the Australian regarding the NRL securing a $250m loan
I have been watching all the league matches over the last few days on Fox Tv. There are many Eels players I have completely forgotten or did not realise even played for Eels. We had great teams in 2001,2005,2009 and 2017,2019.
There could be several p
Read more…I'm not crying. Just got something in my eye.
I was lucky as I grew up with the success. I salute all the Parra fans who passed on, that lived all through the wooden spoons but never had the chance to see the Eels be crowned Premiers. I also salute th
Read more…Okay, the NRL needs to restart if it is to survive. You are in charge of restarting the competition. How do you do it?
A few rules:
- Restart date is June 1
- You need to address quarantine and prevent the spread of COVID-19
- What are you doing reg
Read more…During the Round 18 clash between the Eels and Dragons in 2005, PJ Marsh collided with Trent Barrett when attempting to charge down a kick.
Barrett got up and punched Marsh in the back of the head sparking a brawl.
Eels fullback Wade McKinnon returne
Read more…Great news, the Mighty Eels have maintained their perfect start to the season with a scracthy but hard earned win 12-7 against the NQ Cowboys in front of a sellout crowd in Townsville. The game looked all but lost after Scott Drinkwater broke the dea
Read more…In these blurst of times, rugby league is virtually our only escape. I was in need of some entertainment on Sunday evening and the Eels provided that in spades.
The 46-6 scoreline was indicative of a dominant performance and one that moved the Eels
Read more…And so it continues, for the second week. Next week it may be all over, and with it the immediate future of the game sinking into uncertain waters. Yet, 'tough times don't last, tough people do', applies to the game, as to us all, and it needs to f
Read more…Australia's Chief Medical Officer has called on the Federal Government to ban gatherings of more than 500 people putting the immediate future of the NRL into danger.
It's assumed the NRL will either suspend the competition or move to playing games be
Read more…1. Gutherson
2. Sivo
3. M Jennings
4. Blake
5. Ferguson
6. D Brown
7. Moses
8. RCG
9. Mahoney
10. Paulo
11. Lane
12. Matterson
13. N Brown
Interchange:
14. Takairangi
15. Niukore
16. Evans
17. Terepo
Reserves:
18. Smith
19. Stone
20. Kaufusi
21. G Jennings
Read more…We are just two days away from the start of the season and today is team list Tuesday.
From today, regular in-season moderation begins. As always, the focus remains on rugby league specific blogs and discussions. Political and social blogs generally
Read more…Parramatta's Maika Sivo has been cleared to line up in Thursday's season-opening blockbuster with the NRL electing not to stand the Fijian flyer down over an indecent assault charge in his home country.
An NRL spokesperson confirmed to NRL.com on Mond
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Parramatta hooker Reed Mahoney remains hopeful of becoming the latest to sign a long-term contract extension to remain at the NRL club.
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I can’t resist going out without one last blog, Last year with a week to go before season kickoff, I wrote a blog 2019. TEN REASONS FOR HOPE. It’s one of the pieces I’m most proud of because, in the face of what was looking like a bleak year, I think
Read more…1. Parra: Joey will make the big difference jump into top 4 (get him here twice a week at least)
2. Penrith: Having a quality hooker - jump into top 8
3. Dragons: Addition of Flanagan to coaching ranks - jump into top 8
On the other side Manly will be a
Read more…My choice is 1. Gutho 2 Ferguson 3 Jennings 4. Taikarangi 5 Sivo 6 Brown 7 Moses 8 Paulo 9 Mahony 10 Evans 11 Lane 12.Matterson 13 Brown
14 RCG 15 Gower 16 Terepo 17. Stone/Salmon.
The biggest contentious position is who will partner Jennings and who w
Read more…In what would be a historic celebration to kick-start the 2020 NRL season, Parramatta’s Bankwest Stadium is tracking for a sell-out which would double as the largest round one home crowd in the Eels’ 73-year history.
And it could ensure at least three
Read more…Now that the trials are done and our starting 13 is pretty well decided, what is your preferred bench?
Mine would be:
14. Salmon.
15. Evans
16. Nuikore.
17. Terepo
Read more…There's seems to be a lot of people on here who think Dylan Brown is average and doesn't deserve the headlines. In my opinion he holds his own as a first grader and is just going to get better, but I agree that at times it's hard to see why he gets s
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