Another Nines tournament, another couple of finals appearances. The Eels are quickly becoming a Nines powerhouse, with the club making the finals in every edition of the competition so far, winning the final in 2016.
Parramatta came into the tourname
Read more…I'm an unabashed fan of the NRL Nines as a concept. It's fast, free-flowing, easy to watch, entertaining and draws in new markets which rugby league is going to need if it wants to expand.
The initial version of the Nines they unleashed in Auckland w
Read more…Parramatta have named a strong squad to contest the 2020 Perth NRL Nines.
While there are some concerns with playing stars such as Mitchell Moses, the inclusion of those players indicates the club intends to try and win the competition.
Blake Ferguson
Brad Takairangi
Clint Gutherson (c)
David Gower
George Jennings
Haze Dunster
Jaeman Salmon
Junior Paulo
Maika Sivo
Marata Niukore
Mitch Moses
Oregon Kaufusi
Ray Stone
Rhys Davies
Ryan Matterson
Shaun Lane
Stefano Utoikamanu
Will Smith
Parramatta Eels winger Maika Sivo will be free to play pending the outcome of his court date on February 17.
The Fijian will therefore be available to travel to Perth for the NRL Nines across February 14-15.
Meanwhile Panthers half Tyrone May will be
Read more…Who among the Eels junior ranks is going to make their mark on first grade this season? There is a lot of competition for spots this season, particularly amongst the forwards, so who is going to lay down a challenge this season and take on the season
Read more…Rugby league is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, despite what many of the local rugby league journos would have you believe.
However, it is now beginning to look at infiltrating some of the toughest markets in the world, including the
Read more…As has long been discussed in rugby league circles, certain clubs such as Parramatta, Penrith, Brisbane and even the Dragons, are often seen as development clubs. Brisbane are at an advantage as they are a one team town and any club wishing to poach
Read more…If you were to compile the best Parramatta team from all the squads fielded in the last 20 years, who would you choose?
The rules are simple. Every player must have played for the Eels between 2000-2019. You must have a recognised goal kicker. Player
Read more…With the appointment of Andrew Johns, the Eels now have a specialist spine coach whose only job is to improve that small group of players.
It's a system other NRL clubs have begun employing in the past two decades, but something that has not been wid
Read more…I posted a mid-season review earlier in the year and thought it only right that I round that out with a full season review.
Ladder Position: 5
Wins: 14
Losses: 10
Points: 30
Byes: 1
Overall mark: B
Following their disastrous 2018 season, not much was
Read more…The Melbourne Storm are one of the most consistent sides the game has seen. Nine finals series in 10 years this decade, four grand finals and two premierships. All whilst dealing with a generational change amongst their playing group.
But they aren’t
Read more…Parramatta's 58 point steamrolling of the Broncos on Sunday afternoon broke a number of records; largest win in finals history, largest win over the Broncos, largest win at Bankwest stadium, equal most tries scored in a finals match.
The Eels well an
Read more…Australia lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test at Edgbaston and drawing at Lord's.
The Aussies will be without former captain and the best batsman in the world after Steve Smith was ruled out with concussion following a Jofra Archer bounc
Read more…So I've been tossing up if I was going to post this but decided to given this is obviously taking up a lot of my free time.
A month ago my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. He's a healthy baby boy who has brought much happiness and
Read more…The Eels seem to be clearing the decks this season with a number of 100 game veterans being allowed to look elsewhere.
Already announced to be leaving are backrowers Manu Ma'u and Tepai Moeroa. Manu will be heading to the UK Super League while Moero
Read more…After 15 rounds the Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers are equal on competition points but are separated by 51 for and against points.
In round 16 the Tigers will face a depleted but still dangerous Roosters while the Eels will enjoy their bye weekend.
Read more…1. Clint Gutherson (c)
2. Maika Sivo
3. Brad Takairangi
4. Josh Hoffman
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Dylan Brown
7. Mitch Moses
8. Kane Evans
9. Reed Mahoney
10. Junior Paulo
11. Shaun Lane
12. Manu Ma’u
13. Nathan Brown
Interchange
14. Jaeman Salmon
15. Peni Terepo
16. Dav
Seeing as today is Team List Tuesday I figured we'll see who can guess BA's 21 man squad for this week's clash against the Raiders. Simple post your 1-21 in the comments below. Here's mine:
1. Gutherson
2. Sivo
3. Jennings
4. Hoffman
5. Ferguson
6. D
Read more…If there's one thing the best sporting sides have, it's balance. In any sport, a well-balanced team is going to perform well consistently over a side with one or two brilliant players and the rest being mediocre.
In Rugby, you see it in the All Black
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