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How will they use Fuifui?

Now that it's been confirmed that Fuifui is going to start from the bench, the question is what kind of role he is going to be used in?


As you might have seen from my game comments, Fuifui played very much like Dave Taylor was used for the Broncos i

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Season preview: Fullback

With the start of the season closing in, 1Eyed Eel will take a look at how Parramatta is looking in each position.


FULLBACK
Rating: 10

I dare to say it's impossible for Parramatta to be any better served for fullback than we are in 2010.

For start

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Season Preview: Wing

Rating: 9

When you can't even find a place on your flank for a player like Kris Inu, you know you're going pretty good. With Eric Grothe and Luke Burt the Eels have two quality wingmen who know how to get the ball over the line and also bring addit

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A few quick observations...

Well, I've just flown back from conferencing and being rained downed on mercilessly on the not-so-sunny Gold Coast, and obviously there has been a lot of activity on the site while I've been away. 


Firstly, lots of new people joining the site so wel

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Round one stays at Parra

Media Release from the club:


The Pirtek Parramatta Eels will be playing their Round 1 blockbuster against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Parramatta Stadium after the club and Stadium Trust failed to reach an agreement to move the match to ANZ St

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Trial: Eels vs Roosters Live

Parramatta take on the Roosters today at Blue Tongue Stadium with moderators Daneel and Slaytanic providing live coverage from the ground.


FULL TIME SCORE - Roosters 40 Eels 14

FIRST HALF
11m Try to Minichiello off Carney kick
14m Try to Pearce
17m

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Eels thrashed in final trial

The Parramatta Eels have been well beaten by a resurgent Sydney Roosters going down 40 to 14 after conceding 28 points in a poor second half.


The Roosters were fielding a near full-strength side while the Eels had a host of stars missing. While Tima

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Eels name Roosters squad

Timana Tahu and Nathan Hindmarsh have both been named to take on the Roosters in this Saturday's trial on the central coast.

It will be the first time Tahu has turned out for the Eels since re-joining the club, as he has been serving out a suspensi

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Uncontested bombs

Daniel Anderson has never asked for my coaching advice, but I'm going to give it to him any way. It's my site and I'll vent if I want to.


WTF is the go with uncontested bombs? Every couple of weeks, I await from my slumber in a cold sweat screaming

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R1 Side Looking Pretty Set IMO

I'm willing to go out on a limb and say this will be the Eels 17 for Round One unless something surprising happens at Gosford


1. Hayne 
2. Grothe 
3. Reddy 
4. Tahu 
5. Burt
6. Mortimer 
7. Keating 
8. Cayless 
9. Keating 
10. Poore 
11. Hindmarsh 

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Trial Report: Eels vs Panthers

Eels fans shouldn't panic despite the fact that the side went down 32 to 12 in front of a sizable crowd of 11,000+ fans at CUA Stadium.

Parramatta never found they're rhythm after dropping way too much ball throughout the contest. And while it was p

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Injury update

Pirtek Parramatta Eels back-rower Ben Smith will learn the full extent of his cheekbone injury this Wednesday when he visits a facial specialist. Smith picked up the injury in the Eels’ trial against the Penrith Panthers over the weekend and will mis

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Player Report: Panthers trial

1. Jarryd Hayne

Looked pretty disinterested the whole night. Fumble led to second try, cruised around the park, had no-interest in contesting bombs that weren't near him. Came off late in the first half I think and wasn't seen again in second half.

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Eels Junior Results

Just wanting to point to our massive junior wins this weeks. 


Harold Matthews won 74 to 6, that's on top of their 42 to nil win last week. 

And SG Ball won 50 to 12 after having a narrow loss to the Bulldogs in round one - that was the grand final

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Hugh replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Dogs now heavy favourites for Galvin.
"depending on which cap Anasta is wearing (media or doggies) , im not sure why he would be in favour of the Galvin signing -
Doggies are trying to build a champion team, not a team full of champions like the Bronco's, who potentially have 1 chef too…"
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Axel replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Dogs now heavy favourites for Galvin.
"Anasta's performance on 360 last night night was disgraceful. His bias towards Benji and the tigers , and his hatred for Moses are clouding his judgement to the extent that he blamed Galvin for losing them the game last week when he dropped the ball…"
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Poppa replied to SuperEel 22's discussion Parramatta Eels officially open the world’s largest rugby league Centre of Excellence
"I'm surprised you know someone that bought a brand new car Taddy, have you explained how many families.he could have fed by buying one that operates with a combustion engine.
I don't know you new age socialists have no thoughts for us victimised…"
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Poppa replied to SuperEel 22's discussion Parramatta Eels officially open the world’s largest rugby league Centre of Excellence
"Handy little Brain's trust there, Gibson, Edge, Stirling......Fongy will be disappointed to see Sharpe that close to the brainy ones! Must have been very early in the "piece" looks like Stirlo's balls haven't dropped yet."
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