A few of you will remember I wrote a piece up after a sit-down I had with Peter Nolan. Of all the things we discussed that day, the one that stuck with me, was just how hard he claimed it was to get players to come to Parramatta.
The Dyldam ParramattaEels are proud to launch the club’s first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), to promote reconciliation and a deeper understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
I've mentioned this a number of times but when Stephen Kearney fronted at the Fan Forum event once put on by the club, I asked him about our depth at centre. He said he was happy with the young talent coming through as backups and that they would ho
Last night one of the social blogs devolved into another religious "discussion". I'm going to say it again, because the discussion involved a lot of long-time members who should know better. 1Eyed Eel is not the place for religious discussions as it
As much as the match against the Warriors was difficult to watch, as a fan of tough forward play I must say the way McFadden has the Warriors playing is just beautiful.
Where as the accepted practice has been to put men on their backs to slow down t
A 48 to nil drubbing. Three consecutive losses. And suddenly Parramatta’s promising season is threatening to go belly up. Clearly, there is cause for concern, but the reality is we travelled to New Zealand on a mission one might compare to a the voya
Last night at the Hall of Fame dinner I had the delight last night of sitting next to two wonderful gentleman, Derek and Russell - both long-time Eels supporters who grew up watching the club in the sixties and are die-hards in the truest sense of th
If you weren’t familiar with the in-fighting and politics that have dogged Parramatta over recent years, you would have walked away from last night’s Hall of Fame dinner thinking here was a club on its way to re-capturing former glories.
"No, Lomax will be on the right, Moses on the left. I believe Moses is on a hiding to nothing playing on the left. I think he was only picked because of what he did in last year's series, imagine the shit they would have copped if they didn't pick…"
"Was hoping neither would be picked as wth both out of the Eels team very highly unlikely to win a game. Origin is a waste of time and only a money making racket. Lost it's appeal years ago"
"I think the team is nearly spot on. May should be there for King or Leniu. Leniu hasn't been playing that well in my opinion. Also, Angus has been good but not great, i would start Young to accommodate May on the bench at least. Barnett to the…"