Eels Blogs

Pauli Pauli role

This is a bit of a re-hash of comments I've made before, but everything I'm seeing towards this back end of the season has re-affirmed my belief in how Pauli Pauli needs to be used for us.

The guy is quite obviously a truck but I think we've got to

How to fix the salary cap

Over the years, there have been many suggestions as to how to make the salary cap fairer or be better policed. I’ve previously advocated a points system or for the value of a player to be set by the NRL but both of those require a pretty fundamental

Parramatta Council third party sponsorship proposal

Wondering what we thought of the story that has popped up a bit today but I don't think has been discussed here about Parramatta Council 

The story popped up on Ray Hadley's program this morning which you can listen to here:

http://media.brisbanetime

Why aren't the player managers accountable?

While I'm on a tear solving the world's problems, I would like the NRL to answer this question. Why are player managers not held accountable for TPA agreements.

So we have the Chris Sandow saga where media is informed of a $200k third party agreement

A couple of site issues

Couple of quick things I need to put out there. Firstly, I absolutely recognise that the Chris Sandow issue has been highly emotive and I really can't remember a player who has split opinion between fans as much as Chrissy has. Under such circumstanc

Where does the buck actually stop?

One of the core discussions that has taken place on this site over the past couple of weeks has been: Where does the buck stop?

In this instance, the buck has stopped with the CEO. In most companies, that's actually the case. Boards are almost always

Fund raiser for Kurt Drysdale

Many of you would know I coach a Wentworthville junior team and Wenty has started a campaign this week to raise money for Kurt Drysdale who broke his neck in a recent Sydney Shield game between Wenty and Cabra.

Kurt has had two operations since the a

How we move forward

So I walked out of a day-long personal commitment to a bunch of texts, messages and emails. And I'm only just catching up on what has transpired during the day, however I do want to say a couple of things. Firstly, and this goes back to what I said w

Eels Sign Michael Gordon

The Dyldam Parramatta Eels have today announced the signing of Michael Gordon for the 2016 season. 

The winger and fullback will join the club in November for the 2016 pre-season on a one-year deal. 

Gordon has played 165 NRL games over a decade-long

The Eel triumphs in big final

So just a little cheery news story to give you something to smile about. Many of you who have been around a long-time will remember that a number of the guys on this board went into a greyhound syndicate. Our boy, who's stablename is Eel, was formall

Analysis: Foran and Norman looking likely

For the first time since Kieran Foran coming to Parramatta was rumoured, this weekend was the first time I've actually believe that a Foran and Norman combination could be work.

Now, I've been as critical of Corey Norman as anyone, and not because I

Open Letter to Dave Smith and the NRL

Mr. Smith,

I watched with interest when you appeared on television last week waving your big stick at my club, the Parramatta Eels, for salary cap breaches you have apparently found us guilty of committing.

Well, out Parramatta way, we have also

Sandow Super Sub - It's time

Pretty much since the first year of Chris Sandow's tenure with Parramatta, I've advocated playing Chris Sandow as a super-sub off the bench.

My argument has been that you put Sandow on the bench and then depending on the flow of the game, you either

Why not just have a Top 35

In any given year, there will be a number of clubs who use 30+ players. Why on earth then do we have a Top 25 and not a Top 35.

The second-tier salary cap is a blight on the game right now. It means young, up-and-coming players who deserve to playing

Analysis: What does Sandow's dropping mean?

I've been having an on-going "debate" with many of you regarding Joseph Paulo, and all of that time my argument has been that Paulo's inclusion in the side was mostly out of a need to support Chris Sandow and compliment his lack of control in the mid

Mitch Cornish gets well-timed chance to impress

I've been pretty consistent for a long time that I want neither Norman or Sandow to partner Foran next year, and I've also been saying for a while that I think Mitch Cornish is a player who I think will fit with Foran perfectly and who I believe has

Parrafirst - the day the Internet won

Traditionally, Parramatta Leagues Club elections have been won on blocks. Either it's been family or friends, or popular players that have swung the results of elections. Maybe for the first time, the educated member decided who won the election - an

Any volunteers for ParraFirst ?

Hey all, a few of you at various junctures have asked if there is anything you can do to contribute to the ParraFirst campaign. If anyone is interested in handing out flyers over the weekend (and they could also do with another scrutineer but you'd h

1Eyed post-match get together

Hey everyone, 

As I'm sure you all know we play the Storm this Sunday at home and it is also the final day of PLC voting. I've had a number of people indicate they're coming from afar to vote and so I'd love to organise an informal meetup in the club

Those who would sell their souls

I've been trying really hard not to go overboard on the political blogs and I hadn't planned to write anything except for a wrap-up just before the election but after this latest turn of events I just can't help myself.

So last night I received a pho