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
Read more…TIMANA TAHU might not have yet put pen to paper to play for the Eels next year but he's played an indelible role in the club's charge towards a shock grand final victory, helping to get the best out of centre Krisnan Inu. Eels chief Paul Osborne said
Read more…The NRL have announced they will review the Jarryd Hayne and Matt Keating incidents at 11am today to make a decision as to whether either player has a case to answer for.
Read more…Just who rugby league's greatest fullback is will be answered in the NRL grand final when superstars Billy Slater and Jarryd Hayne go head to head. Melbourne dynamo Slater steered his side into their fourth successive grand final with tries in both h
Read more…I've got to say, I'm somewhat surprised that a few of the Dogs fans I know are supporting the Storm in the Grand Final. Is it just me, or would you have been cheering on the Dogs had we lost? Maybe, its just my hatred of the Storm but I'm actually qu
Read more…AT THE beginning of the season Daniel Mortimer, just 79 kilograms wringing wet, was pitted against a battle-scarred cage fighter weighing 50kg more. He was out-matched and out-muscled but the Parramatta conditioning team were impressed with their roo
Read more…PARRAMATTA skipper Nathan Cayless has fresh hope of taking his place in next Sunday's grand final after scans yesterday revealed his hamstring injury was not as bad as first thought. Coach Daniel Anderson rolled the dice and won by playing injured du
Read more…I WAS wrong about Daniel Mortimer and I don't mind admitting it. When I started working with him last December, I thought he was 18 months away from being ready for NRL football. I told Eels coach Daniel Anderson as much. At the time, he didn't disag
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