Well at least Parramatta are consistent. Once again, the Eels were able to come up with just a solitary try and even in awful wet conditions that just was never going to be enough as they slumped to a 35 to 6 defeat against New Zealand.
The match st
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.
BlueNgold makes a very good point in this blog about the issue of culture.
Timana Tahu slandered Knights players as "rednecks" according to Rugby League Week, during the emotion-charged Round 15 clash at Energy Australia Stadium.
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
Read more…While I will reserve final judgement until I see what roster we end up with for next year, I have lost much faith in our administrator's recruitment decisions.
Was anybody else embarrassed by our cheerleader's outfits on the weekend?
There will be no so-called crisis meeting between the club and Jarryd Hayne after his manager and The Daily Telegraph managed to create headlines over Daniel Anderson's post-match commentary.
While readers of 1Eyed Eel were treated to genuine scoops
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.
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.
Tim Mannah is likely playing for a spot in the NSW State of Origin team, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting he is at the top of the list of prospects that the Blues selectors are considering for game three inclusion.
Mannah told the Herald tha
Tom Humble will start in the five-eighth position with Kris Keating shifting back to the interchange as coach Daniel Anderson seeks answers to his side's last start defeat against Newcastle.
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
Read more…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.
This is the play that killed us.
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.
Before you all go and commit hari-kari,
I haven't given up on Morts making a good number seven but on a night tonight, he just can't run the show.
