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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. 

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

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

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

R14 team list vs puppies

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

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

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

GUSlighting

Gould 🤥 being questioned about Galvin.

Great viewing! 

https://youtu.be/Vgg3vCx-cSA

Eels v Penrith Team List

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,

Player & Team Review

1. Iongi - great game. Ran hard with his footwork. Solid under the high ball. Real player off the future.
2. 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

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

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

Parramatta eels extend 4 players

Built in Parra: Lachlan Coinakis building towards NRL dream

Nice article on Lachlan Coinakis. Rumours were he was set to head off to Souths this year, instead extending til 2027. Ryley Smith has been good, i think personally overrated (Shoot me), but he has been good for us. But Coinakis adding competition wo

Poppa's Corner: Remember Dylan Brown, he used to play for us

 Watching last night, I don't believe Dylan is anywhere the level he was attaining.

Whether it is the ACL tear (definitely lost pace) but his body language showed to me in pre and post game interviews he doesn't want to go anywhere. I think he sees P

Game Day Blog R11 v Knights: MOMAX arrives

The "MOMAX is finally here" image was produced by the Eels' club.

The Knights host the Eels tonight at McDonald Jones Stadium in a milestone 300th game for Dane Gagai.  Both sides sit in the bottom four and are desperate to snap losing habits in a

The slow rise of the Ryles era

There's a growing segment of historians who demonstrate that empires do not rise and fall through a single, decisive event.

Instead small, incremental, sometimes unnoticeable changes are made until the result has already occurred.

The challenge for J

R11 TEAM LIST VS KNIGHTS