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Captain Cayless reaches 250 NRL games for Eels

 

Pirtek Parramatta Eels captain Nathan Cayless will play his 250th NRL game against the Warriors in New Zealand this Sunday at 4.00pm.

 

The Parramatta stalwart made his debut back in 1997 and has since

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Message from Paul Osborne

For those of you who aren't members and wouldn't have received this email.

Subject: From your CEO

Dear Members

I wanted to send this note to reassure you that while the team and coaching staff are disappointed at our recent record, the spirit with

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Look at us go

You might have noticed that the site has gone through another growth spurt. In fact, Monday's traffic was the site's biggest day ever - exceeding Grand Final day last year which was not surprisingly the previous busiest day.


We're about to top 1,200

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No serious offer for Guru

Eric Grothe's manager has confirmed he has not been made a "serious offer" by the Parramatta club but told Rugby League Week that there were a couple of NRL clubs interested in his services for 2011 and beyond.


Grothe, who turned 30 this year, will

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Newcastle accuses Tahu of racism

Timana Tahu slandered Knights players as "rednecks" according to Rugby League Week, during the emotion-charged Round 15 clash at Energy Australia Stadium.


The magazine cited a number of Knights players who supposedly anonymously confirmed the incide

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The 1Eyed Eel Rescue Plan

I think it is a given that if Parramatta continues with the side we put on the park last week, we will not only not figure in the big games of the season but we’ll miss the eight altogether. That’s not to say, I’ve given up hope with the roster we ha

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On the cheap...

Was anybody else embarrassed by our cheerleader's outfits on the weekend?


It was like "Hey guys we have to wear pink this weekend, so go home and grab whatever you can out of your wardrobes for the game on Saturday".

Isn't Women in League an annual

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Match Report: Brave but blunt

The Eel's outstanding defence kept them in the game against Brisbane but their inept attack again proved their undoing as they went down 10 points to six.


As predicted exclusively by 1Eyed Eel during the week, Kris Keating became the scapegoat for o

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Keating signs with Bulldogs

Kris Keating has signed a two-year deal with the Bulldogs in a move that will see him link up with his former Parramatta junior halves partner Trent Hodkinson.


It is understood that a contract offered to Keating in the past seven days was well below

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Bleeding Blue & Gold

When Billy Slater scored next to the posts in the Melbourne match against the Eels, the boys huddled behind the posts with their heads down. I pay a lot of attention to what happens in these huddles because I think you can tell a lot about a team and

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Cronk immediate release?

Now, I realise I'm getting well ahead of myself because no deal has been signed but you know these things get discussed and it does start the brain ticking.


But would the Storm offer Cronk an immediate release?

My original thinking was that if Cron

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The play that killed us

This is the play that killed us.


Ironically, just as this play is unfolding, Laurie Daley is talking about how the Eels will defend compressed and force the Knights to the sideline.

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The Knights aren't looking for anything flash here - a short b

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The myth of the Gold Fish

It's a common belief held by many that Goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) have a memory span of just seconds. This view has been the inspiration of many comedic expressions such as this Monty Python classic.




In actual fact, scientists have f

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LB replied to LB's discussion Built in Parra: Lachlan Coinakis building towards NRL dream
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Frank The Tank replied to Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin's discussion Lachlan Galvin immediate release
"If we miss out I'm not too fussed.
We want players who want to play for us not a last resort option.
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