Eels Blogs

Has Brad Arthur stolen a jump on the rest of the NRL?

This week, every NRL coach will be pouring over videos of the Eels win against St George and asking themselves, “shit, what am I going to do about this?”.

Every few years, a coach manages to re-define how the game is played, and with it often comes a

Should we go the utility route?

As we saw last week when Parramatta was only able to give 20 minutes to Frank Pritchard, it's debatable as to whether we need four forwards on the bench. Without injuries, we've got players who can easily handle the required number of minutes.

Paul M

One Side: Eels vs Dragons R2

Select the best side using ANY of the following players from both sides. ue you could play Josh Dugan in the centres for example (I think doing it that way will result in a more diverse series of selections)

Michael Jennings contribution

A lot has been said about the individual contributions of a lot of players, but I think one guy that really hasn't received any kudos was Michael Jennings.

His stats are outstanding - 162 metres from 17 hitups. That was the most metreage of any outsi

Let's get rid of the victim culture

I'm going to spin this out from Frankie's blog, because personally, I find that blog really disturbing.

For me, I just find it quite extraordinary how many of you all think that the NRL have it in for Parra and are actively working against us.

For st

Why all strikes aren't equal

Life is easier when you live in a world that is black and white. If you see black it must mean one thing. If you see white it must mean the other.

The reality is the world is a million different shades of grey.

It was possible that Ken Edwards could

1Eyed Analysis: Eels 20 df Manly 12

Corey Norman described it as “winning ugly”, and Brad Arthur admitted in his presser that there was a lot to improve. Sentiment on 1Eyed Eel following the match was reservedly positive. And all that tells you just how far this Parramatta outfit has c

One side: Eels vs Manly

Taking a bit of inspiration's from Rider's comparison blog, but spinning it slightly differently, if you had to pick a single side from 1 to 17 using playing from both Manly and Parra what would you side be. This could be fun to do each week, actuall

Interpersonal ban list

I'm totally fed up with the same members just trolling each other's comments. As such, I'm having to start again placing interpersonal bans on certain members who can't seem to behave civilly - footy is back and there's plenty to talk about now, so n

Last leg of constitutional reform

I reckon it must be about five years since Matt Hollier and I sat down with the Emperor - Denis Fitzgerald - at the Epping Club to try and get an insight into the Eels constitution. I left that meeting convinced that a document that had been draw up

Do we have a size problem?

There have been a lot of nice things written about the Eels pack, and they do look a very aggressive, mobile and skillful set of forwards.

However, given that our starting pack is likely to be Mannah and Matagi, Mau, Meoroa, Scott and De Gois, that's

Team Analysis: Eels vs Panthers

After months of pre-season speculation, the Penrith trial probably gives Eels fans a pretty clear view of who is going to line up in Round One and which players are where on the pecking order.

At this stage, there are no surprises. Bevan French at th

Orf season is orf

Well guys, as we tick across to February and we have our first official outing every day, this is a post to say that "orf season" is officially over. As most of you would know, we relax the rules somewhat during the off-season, because the site is mo

Players I hope catch a break

I always feel terribly bad for talented players, who just seem to have endless injury runs and subsequently never manage to fulfill their potential.

So I'd really love to see a couple of our boys who have been plagued by bad luck, get an uninterrupte

Eels announce Nines squad

Parramatta Eels announce 2017 Auckland Nines squad

The Parramatta Eels have today announced their squad to compete in the 2017 Downer NRL Auckland Nines tournament at Eden Park.

Five-eighth Corey Norman has again been named to captain the side which

1Eyed 2017 Message & Update

At various points throughout the year, I get messages from users who have been offended by a blog or post, and I have an answer I usually give people when they question the way the site is run.

The most common comment I get is "I thought this was a f

Oztag

I've not had much to do with Oztag until recently. The whole concept of the tag seemed a little silly/juvenile, but my kid started playing recently, and I've been hugely surprised at how cool the game actually is.

Compared to touch, OzTag feels a lo

UWS/Eels Mens Health Program

Just passing this on, in case anyone is interested...

The Parramatta Eels are joining forces with Western Sydney University to improve the health and wellbeing of men in Western Sydney. If you're a male Eels fan aged between 18 and 64 who is interes

JB lands at Sydney Olympic

John Boulous has ended up at Sydney Olympic Football Club as CEO.

http://prwire.com.au/pr/62900/sydney-olympic-football-club-announces-john-boulous-as-ceo

The non-half you would target for 2018

So this is a follow-on to Miatch's blog about halves who might be available for 2018.

The blog was pretty much based on the scenario of what happens if Gutho at six doesn't pan out.

I'm pretty bullish on the fact that Gutho is going to be a cracker s