EELS coach Daniel Anderson concedes his team's offload addiction has reached "negligent" proportions - but the dangerous habit won't be broken come Sunday afternoon. Hot-potato passing is undoubtedly the risky flavour of Parramatta's resurgence, with
Read more…PARRAMATTA captain Nathan Cayless has turned to former Sydney Roosters champion Luke Ricketson for advice on how best to deal with the hamstring injury he sustained last Friday night which threatens to derail his grand final dream. A veteran of 301 g
Read more…1Eyed Eel looks at each of the mighty Eels in this special Grand Final edition teamsheet 1. Jarryd Hayne The best player in the world lines up at fullback for the Eels. The Storm doesn't know where he's going to pop up on Sunday, hell, neither do we.
Read more…If you can't get to the game, then this might be a great option http://www.parraeels.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=20563&premier-nathan-rees-announces-parramatta-live-site Premier Nathan Rees, Former Lord Mayor of Parramatta and Minister f
Read more…The NRL has knocked on the head Kevin Kingston's offer to give back his match payments from this year in order to help the Parramatta Eels retain him for next year. David Gallop was quoted by The Daily Telegraph as saying: "It's a generous offer and
Read more…Nathan Cayless will undergo a fitness test on Saturday that will either put paid to his season or prove his fitness. "I'll have a fitness test on Saturday and I'll (either) re-tear it then, that's what the test is going to be, or I'll get through it
Read more…Be Honest. That's the motto that has taken the Parramatta Eels from Zeroes to Heroes, Feleti Mateo has told the Herald. ''When I hear the boys start shouting it, I know I want to go into another gear,'' Mateo was quoted as saying. ''Be Honest - we're
Read more…It was only last week that Peter Mortimer was hinting that Daniel Mortimer would not think of signing a contract until mid-way through next year and that a move to the Bulldogs was a distinct possibility. However, swept up in the euphoria of the Eel'
Read more…Jeff Robson and Daniel Mortimer will be the most inexperienced halves pairing to have ever led their side to a Grand Final victory if they win. The Herald noted SportsData had identifed that the 38 NRL appearances leaves them well-short of the 54 top
Read more…Parramatta's Polynesian players have talked about the special bond they have and how special a Grand Final victory would be to share with each other. The Daily Telegraph noted that 10 of the Eel's 28 man squad were of Islander-heritage, including Jar
Read more…Just a quick blog to let you know of some minor site changes I've made. I added a new Blog category called Media Reports. So if you post a link to a story appearing in the media, please file it under this category. You can then click through to see a
Read more…Read this story about some of the traumas he's been through with his family. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/big-fuis-devotion-to-his-brave-little-angel/story-e6frfgbo-1225780938054
Read more…Nathan Hindmarsh is back in rep contention, with Australian coach Tim Sheens telling the Herald that the Eels second-rower would have been in the Kangaroos train-on squad had Parramatta lost on the weekend. ''If Parramatta had been eliminated from th
Read more…Daniel Mortimer was let go from the Storm's junior recruitment program, with a combination of "logistics" and the fact that he was so small, resulting in Mortimer falling through Melbourne's grasp and into the hands of the Eels. In a report in the He
Read more…Jarryd Hayne and Matt Keating are both free to play in the Grand Final after both were charged with grade one offences. As a result, both can put forward early guilty pleas and will not accrue the 100 points that would see them miss the Grand Final.
Read more…PARRAMATTA back-rower Ben Smith has revealed he almost quit rugby league last year due to chronic knee injuries. After spending the majority of his career in the centres, Smith has reinvented himself as a forward in recent seasons. The 24-year-old ha
Read more…NATHAN HINDMARSH needs just one word to describe what an elusive grand final win would mean to him: everything. The closest the 30-year-old has come was in 2001, when Parramatta lost the ''unloseable'' grand final to Newcastle. ''The last time we wer
Read more…ERIC GROTHE has confirmed next weekend's grand final could be his last game for Parramatta. Grothe is contracted to the Eels next season but the club has given him permission to explore opportunities elsewhere. The Eels are under salary cap pressure
Read more…3 - Moimoi 2 - Smith 1 - Hindmarsh .5 Inu .4 Robson .3 Mortimer .2 Ahh bugger it, just give em all a point
Read more…Paul Kent wrote a nice piece today in the Tele about the Eel emblem. I concur wholeheartedly, I think its one of the most unique mascots in the world and I would have been up in arms if anyone every tried to change it. Full story here: http://www.new
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