Eels Blogs

Api won't be happy

The NSWRL are far from impressed, saying that Api has damaged the organisation. There will be a board meeting next week to discuss further sanctions.. There is a fair chance that Api will never be picked for NSW again. Fair enough I say.

Roosters hitting their strides

Albeit knights were horrible 

We'll do it the hard way

What is it with my sporting teams and doing everything the hard way?

Win the Champions League in regular time? Nah, we'll go down 0-3 then come back to 3-3 and win on penalties.

Finish inside the top four comfortably? Nah, what about a 95th minute wi

What is our best team for finals + Small Review of Game

1. Gutho

2. Sivo

3. Penisini / W Blake

4. Opacic

5. Fergo / Dunster

6. D Brown

7. Moses

8. RCG

9. Mahoney

10. Paulo

11. Matterson

12. Papali'i

13. N Brown

14. Cartwright

15. Kaufusi

16. Lane

17. Niukore

18. W Smith

19. Dunster / Fergo 

20. Makatoa

21. Hipgrave

Firstly, J

Gagai to Knights

3  year deal from next year

Covid , is a @#$%

Be good for family and friend's  , please 

R19 v Raiders: Squeaky Bum Time

Tomorrow night, someone's bubble will be pricked. To use a Sir Alex Ferguson coined phrase, the Eels are approaching "Squeaky Bum Time". The Raiders, too.

The Eels need to keeping winning to give themselves some chance of staying in the historically-c

A Survival Guide for Parra Fans & Living Better....this one's for you Brissy

After decades of false dawns, we Parra fans guard our optomism and dare not make bold predictions or elevate our expectations too high until we see absolute proof.

At 53 I've finally learned how to survive as a Parra fan and for anyone feeling shitty

Head start

The NRL has cracked down on high shots but what about running the ball up and head butting people? Justin Olam deadset ran up and gave that cowboy a Glasgow kiss. It's not only in defence you can whack a dude in the head! Very dangerous.

Ferg-Stay or Ferg-Go?

Stay for mine. I think he earnt his place in the starting squad last night.

His tackle bust to kick for Dylan's try was first class. True he was poor in defence earlier in the season, but we need some spark and he certainly provided that. 

Who is our attacking coach

Our attack would not trouble a country group side can anyone tell me who our attacking coach is.If its johns hes laughing all the way to the bank,Whats he getting paid for

What did you think of Will “Willy” Penisini ?

With limited opportunities I thought it was a solid debut 

The Greatest Myth in Rugby League is the Parramatta Forward pack

So often this pack gets all the media praise but as soon as they play a team that takes it to them they crumble.

Yes J Arthur has his faults but he's not the reason the game is going this way it's our forwards who are getting rolled

5 one out hit ups and kick is the only game plan Arthur can come up with?

The players get smashed running one out, especially in our own half .. and we do it every week. Nothing wrong with our effort and the forwards get smashed every week ... but when will Arhur realise it won't win a comp? 

That no try was dubious but Sivo 1st try shouldn't of been

Dylan was in front of the kicker and came I to the play how the bunker missed that is anyones guess.

Rapana led with his knees but didn't contact the head if Gutho did the same at the other end I'd expect the same outcome.

We were out muscled out enth

Last ‘Try’

From the rule book:

Is where a defender does not use, or attempt to use, his arms (including his hands) to tackle or otherwise take hold of the opposing player and the contact is forceful. It will be considered misconduct, if any player affects a tack

Get Well Soon Mitch

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the coaches son is an absolute handbreak on the attack . Give him some time to develop and to learn his trade away from NRL game day Brad  ffs. The 7 games NSW Cup experience ain't it. 

How the rules become rorted

Two rule changes have been made that are simply unnecessary and and are wrecking the game.

The first is the new strip rule which is being tactically manipulated where players release in a tackle just before the strip occurs. 

The 2nd players signing wi

Blake will be back and firing

I totally agreed with the decision to drop Fergo as his positional play in D was atrocious but I reckon BA bringing him back now may be a master stroke. This will be his last games with Parra and maybe in the nrl and m I expect him to fire in the lea

The perception of an NRL coach, are the fans expectations warranted or naive?

There are 3 inevitabilities in life, death, taxes and someone abusing BA on this site. Added to that is the point that a lot of the abuse stems from added expectation that is evolved from an NRL team who are going into their 4th finals appearance in