My biggest positive out of the whole match was Matt Keating, who produced his absolutely best game at the top level by far. His dummy half work in the first half was absolutely awesome. I'm sad to see Kinga go, but I really do look forward to next ye
Read more…SOURCE: SMH PARRAMATTA captain Nathan Cayless tore his hamstring again only a few minutes into last night's game, but ignored the pain and continued playing rather than leave his team a man short in the biggest game of the year. And Eels superstar Ja
Read more…SOURCE: SMH ''WHEN you look at the Storm at the end of the game and they're whooping it up, you think, 'That could've been us', and it's heartbreaking.'' With those words, Nathan Hindmarsh - Parramatta's engine, in football terms, and their heart and
Read more…For all the cut and thrust of analysis over why the Grand Final went the way it did, I fully agree with Jarryd Hayne's post-game assesment. "I think at the end of the day we probably gave (the Storm) too much respect, in the fact that we didn't play
Read more…SOURCE: TELEGRAPH PARRAMATTA hero Nathan Hindmarsh played the entire finals series with a painful shoulder injury that should have ended his season weeks ago. As he confronted the heartbreak of his second Grand Final loss, Hindmarsh revealed he had t
Read more…SOURCE: SMH PARRAMATTA prop Fuifui Moimoi refused to complain about the crucial call against him last night when he was penalised for holding on to the leg of Storm fullback Billy Slater. Moimoi had decked the dangerous Slater, hitting him around the
Read more…If anyone knows one person on the entire planet who thought Billy Slater was man of the match, then please let me know. Adam Blair was so clearly Melbourne's best player it wasn't funny. I would of copped Cooper Cronk or Ryan Hoffman. I would have ev
Read more…A controversial refereeing decision has cost Parramatta the chance of completing an incredible comeback and left the Melbourne Storm to win the 2009 NRL Grand Final 23 to 16. The Eels hard on the comeback, looked like they would be offered the opport
Read more…Eels CEO Paul Osborne has told media that Nathan Cayless is now "a better than 50-50 chance of playing". "So fingers crossed. He deserves to be playing, making the team."," Osborne was quoted as saying on ABC Online.
Read more…Melbourne Storm players have been given a friendly reminder by a Parramatta fan outside their hotel in Sydney's east that they are in enemy territory for Sunday's NRL grand final. The Storm took a dip at Coogee Beach but were interrupted by a drum-be
Read more…Parramatta chief executive Paul Osborne has admitted Eels prop Fuifui Moimoi has been caught feasting on take-away food just days out from the NRL grand final. Moimoi, a cult figure amongst the blue and gold army, has been one of the driving forces b
Read more…1Eyed Eel casts his one-eye over the Melbourne Storm grand final teamsheet. 1. Billy Slater Showed his true colours when Jarryd dominated the sook last time these two teams played, resorting to dog, niggling actions in a lame attempt to assert some a
Read more…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
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