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3 - Footy Dean
2- Iongi
1- Lomax, Kautoga, Paulo.
Don't think there are any poor games in this squad. Honorable mention to Jack Williams, just create momentum.
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GAME DAY BLOG R16 vs TITANS: Gen Z in Charge
In The Joy Luck Club, written by Amy Tan (1989; see 1993 movie), an inter-generational tale is told about four Chinese immigrant mothers and their four daughters. The story is structured like the game mahjong: four parts each with four sections. Simi
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Rd 16 side (pending injury suspension)
Iongi
Ado
Penisini
Bailey
Lomax
Hawkins
Moses
Jack Will
Smith
Paulo
Kelma
Kautoga
Hopgood
Walker
Moretti
Matto
Samrani
18. Joash
Hopefully Tuaviti is close but probably still few weeks away. Could start matto at lock and bench hopgood.
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Poppas Corner: Delusions, Not Good Enough — While Errors Exposed Again
The reality is we were simply not good enough.
The Bulldogs smashed us in the forwards. They were relentless.
We did a remarkable job in line defence up to 20 minutes to go, but the writing was on the wall well before Galvin came on.
The Delusion
Man
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Game Day Blog R14: A Royal Rumble — Can the Eels Crash the King's Party? (Update, Eels Lose 30-12)
“We want to really test ourselves against these guys,” Jason Ryles told the media on the eve of battle.
And what a test it’ll be — a blockbuster clash in front of an expected 70,000 crowd, as the high-flying Bulldogs take on the second-last Eels. Th
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Defence the name of the game
It's the most cliche saying in rugby league: "Defence wins premierships". Yet an effective defensive system has not been at Parramatta since the days of Brian Smith.
Despite having a dominant forward pack for a considerable period of time, Brad Arthu
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The Ice-Cold Assassin Shows: Heart Isn’t Enough
“He just killed us," Moses shrugged. Killer sidesteps, jimmies, double pumps and sideline conversions. 40/20 daggers. Nathan Cleary, the ice-cold assassin. He didn’t just lead — he sliced through like a surgeon with ice in his veins.
Panthers coac
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Poppa's Corner: When is a win not a win?.....i.e. There is no such thing, or is there?
The answer is simple....when you don't get the two points, you get fcuk all running second or is there a consolation. I think we have the next best result.
We looked at the individuals for excuses and if reading a summary of those opinions and you di
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Game Day Blog R13 v Panthers: Redemption (All Origin stars backing up; Late Switch Moretti starting, Tuilagi to bench)
Both are bottom-three, but there is nothing low-key about this iconic Western Showdown between old foes. The Eels seek to continue their upward trajectory to win 3-straight for the first time in two years. The Panthers, after a disastrous Bathurst t
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How Gould hoodwinked Eels to sign Galvin
Parramatta Eels believed they were on the verge of signing teenage star Lachlan Galvin after positive talks with his agent during their win over Manly. The club offered a lucrative deal and a clear development path alongside Mitchell Moses. However,
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Player & Team Review
- Iongi - great game. Ran hard with his footwork. Solid under the high ball. Real player off the future.
- Russel - Moved to centre and defended very well as he has recently. But unfortunately today his catch and pass went missing on 2 occassions. Its a n
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Game Day Blog R12 v Manly: Junz's 250th (Update Papali’i to debut)
The Eels host the Sea Eagles tonight at CommBank in what’s shaping up to be a wet, potentially scrappy and grinding affair — fitting for Junior Paulo’s 250th milestone. Both sides are coming off impressive wins, but consistency in this competition
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Parramatta Eels officially open the world’s largest rugby league Centre of Excellence
The Parramatta Eels today officially opened the $70m Parramatta Eels Centre of Excellence (COE) and Kellyville Memorial Park Community Centre, the largest rugby league training precinct in the world, marking a transformative milestone for the Club an
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"Ryles continues to build the right culture and environment, more of this to come "
"Will become the complete package in years to come. Now just a forward, a back and we are cooking."
