Parramatta slipped in the wet against the Broncos going down 18 to six, in a match which highlighted a strong defensive commitment but just as starkly some glaring attacking deficiencies.
Any analysis of this game has to recognise that the Eels did
Parramatta went down tonight to Brisbane 18 to six in our season opener at a soggy Parramatta Stadium.
The Eels actually led six to nil at half-time after a brave defensive performance in the opening 40 minutes. Chris Sandow couldn’t have started his
Read more…Clearly, I have a higher opinion of Matt Keating than 90 per cent of Eel’s supporters. While I like to consider myself a reasonable judge of footballers, I’m open to the suggestion that given I’ve been following him since his junior days and have alw
Read more…For all the changes in Rugby League, I adhere to one simple mantra - halves win football games.
Based on where these two teams finished last year, pre-season form and probably even their respective overall squads, Parramatta don’t look a great chance
Read more…From the club:
Scans confirmed Pirtek Parramatta Eels forward Ben Smith required surgery for his damaged pectoral muscle suffered in last weekend’s trial match against Penrith.
Smith underwent surgery today and is expected to be sidelined for an e
Read more…Early reports from the trial suggest that Jarryd Hayne, Tim Mannah, Ben Smith and maybe Matt Keating may have sustained injuries. Hayne was carried from the field, with what looks like a knee injury. We'll use this thread to keep track of any injury
Read more…For me the most interesting selection this week is Fuifui Moimoi starting from the bench, and I think it's possible that my long-held desire to see Moimoi as a rampaging second rower just might be set to come to fruition.
Right now, Stephen Kearney
Read more…Pirtek Parramatta Eels captain Nathan Hindmarsh and fullback Jarryd Hayne have both been named to take on the Panthers in the Club’s second and final trial this Friday night at Centrebet Stadium.
After a solid showing in last week’s trial against t
Read more…During the off-season, I've been a little more relaxed in terms of what comments we've allowed on the site, however now that we're kicking into the football season proper, I want to flag that I'm going to be more aggressively deleting comments and bl
Read more…From the official site:
Pirtek Parramatta Eels coach Steve Kearney said there's plenty to build on from tonight's trial loss to th
Read more…The Wests Tigers beat the Parramatta Eels 20 points to 12 tonight to win the Sean Burns Memorial Shield trial match at Gosford's Bluetongue Stadium.
However, it should be noted that as well as missing Reni Maitua and Willie Tonga, who were both not n
Read more…If there is one player, I expect to have his breakthrough season and establish himself as a player of the highest order this year, it is Justin Horo.
There has always been a lot to like about Justin Horo. In particular, he has always had the ability
Read more…In today’s NRL environment, intelligently managing your salary cap is imperative for success and I always view how a team manages it’s wingers and being a critical part of this.
It wasn’t long ago that Parramatta had arguably the best wing pair in th
Read more…In part three of 1Eyed's coverage of the Fan Forum, we look at the questions that were asked, mainly of Stephen Kearney in regard to the club's roster.We haven't included audio in this blog, due to the Q & A format, but we've quoted extensively to tr
Read more…I know a lot of long-time members in particular are always interested in the site stats, and I've only just had a look at the full-year stats for 2011 so I thought I'd share them.
The site was visited on over a million (1,090,000) occasions last yea
Read more…One of my main priorities for the site this season is to really encourage and foster quality Rugby League discussion.
One of the things I'd like to do is get some sort of competition going, where we recognise a 'Top Blogger' during a certain time pe
Read more…1Eyed Eel commences his in-depth season preview going through the strengths and weaknesses of the fullback squad, starting with the fullback position.
At NRL level, the most precious commodity on a football field is space. With space, you have the o
Read more…Over the next week, 1Eyed Eel will bring you all the news and views shared by Stephen Kearney, Luke Burt and Peter Nolan at Friday night's Fan Forum. We start with a look at last year's season and how that has flowed into the pre-season
Asked what th
Read more…Parramatta has no significant injuries concerns coming out of tonight's match against the Wests Tigers.
Both Mitchell Allgood and Chris Sandow suffered concussions. No other injuries were considered serious.
Read more…There may be a few positions for players to tussle over, but at this point you can take from the Fan Forum that Stephen Kearney has a pretty good idea what his top 17 is going to look like already. You can probably expect Parramatta’s first 17 for 20
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