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
Read more…The Parramatta Eels squad to take on the Penrith Panthers at Bega Recreation Ground on Saturday 29 February has been named by Blue & Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur.
The squad will head south on Thursday, with a huge 48 hours with the Sapphire Coast commu
Read more…Mitchell Moses scored a hat-trick for Australia in the World Cup Nines final, was selected in the Prime Minister's XIII and won the Dally M for halfback of the year in a stellar 2019.
But none of those achievements sits atop Moses' personal highlights
Read more…As I previously argued https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/do-we-have-a-premiership-bench the 14 needs to be a replacement for Mahoney. We need to improve our middle defence and that includes reducing Mahoney's workload, which will hopefully also a
Read more…Once again David Gower showed a lot of class in the match against Souths last night as he did in the nines, I would have him in the 17 ahead of Ryan Matterson.Last night I was impressed with the go forward of Kane Evans and Penne Terrepo. Hopefully b
Read more…Mitchell Moses was slumped on the turf in despair after Parramatta lost their Nines semi-final. Here’s why Brad Arthur was loving it.
IT was a moment that captured the passion that will be driving Parramatta’s premiership charge in 2020.
But while some
Read more…Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns' new role at the Parramatta Eels as a halves coach is expected to reap massive rewards for the club in 2020 - and now he has revealed how the pair can improve.
Young gun Dylan Brown and future Origin halfback Mitchel
Read more…Blake Ferguson
Brad Takairangi
Clint Gutherson (c)
David Gower
George Jennings
Haze Dunster
Jaeman Salmon
Junior Paulo
Maika Sivo
Marata Niukore
Mitch Moses
Oregon Kaufusi
Ray Stone
Rhys Davies
Ryan Matterson
Shaun Lane
Stefano Utoikamanu
Will Smith
Parramatta Eels winger Maika Sivo will be free to play pending the outcome of his court date on February 17.
The Fijian will therefore be available to travel to Perth for the NRL Nines across February 14-15.
Meanwhile Panthers half Tyrone May will be
Read more…The 2020 NRL season is just around the corner, and there are still a plethora of burning questions about the upcoming year that many fans are debating over.
Who will be the first coach sacked? Can the Roosters make it three in a row? How will Latrell
As a Penrith junior, Brad Fittler despised Western Sydney rivals Parramatta. Not anymore.
The NSW State of Origin coach has singled out the Eels as his treasure chest for the Blues with up to seven Parramatta players on his radar for this year’s serie
Read more…Parramatta have tabled Shaun Lane an upgraded three-year offer as the towering back-rower allayed fears he could be leaving the club at the end of 2020.
NRL.com can reveal the Eels have come to the party with a new deal for the 25-year-old in recent w
Read more…As has long been discussed in rugby league circles, certain clubs such as Parramatta, Penrith, Brisbane and even the Dragons, are often seen as development clubs. Brisbane are at an advantage as they are a one team town and any club wishing to poach
Read more…If any which player player misses out on a contract?
With all the on going speculation over who we should resign and upgrade over the last 12 months and new addictions to the squad, With the likes of Gutho, D Brown, Sivo, Blake, RCG, Matterson and co
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