Parramatta Eels

Improving Parra: Carige, quidditch and capital punishment

by Aleks Duric - May 22nd 2012 @ 10:05am

The powers that be have tasked me with the job of improving Parra’s flagging fan-base, and without resorting to public flogging, stoning, hanging or hotsaucing. Being a card-carrying member of the blue and gold army, I came up with five tips to boost the base. 1. Give ‘em Parramattitude In 2001 the Eels marketing brains [...]

Kearney exclusive: How Parra will beat the Bye

by Kris Swales - May 18th 2012 @ 2:11am

Stung by a poll on the official NRL website which saw his Parramatta Eels overwhelmingly tipped to lose to perennial easybeats the Bye, Stephen Kearney has revealed exclusively how the Eels will triumph this weekend. Kearney broke camp from an unspecified location to talk to The Roar, meeting us at a Kings Cross kebab house [...]

Five things we learned from round 10

by Andrew Tilley - May 16th 2012 @ 8:45am

What did we learn from round ten of the 2012 NRL Season? Here’s the five big points, starting with the Cronulla Sharks. The Sharks are the real deal Despite their best start to a season in a number of years – missing inspirational leader Paul Gallen and playing the undefeated Melbourne Storm seemed like a [...]

Does club membership make you a true fan?

by brumbies2003 - May 16th 2012 @ 1:13am

Over the last two years, we have seen some interesting times for Australian rugby and NRL teams, especially when things aren’t going to plan on the field. Management seems to have decided that players and coaches must hold Q&A sessions in front of the membership, who then grill the team on why they are not [...]

So close yet so far for Parramatta

by The Crowd - May 15th 2012 @ 12:30am

It has been 26 years since Parramatta won a premiership. 1986 was the year, the Eels defeating their arch nemesis Canterbury-Bankstown in the only ever try-less grand final. Theirs is not the only drought. The Sharks are yet to win a premiership after 49 years in the competition. The Bears (if they’re granted re-entry) have [...]

NRL misery continues for Parramatta

by AAP - May 14th 2012 @ 7:06am

Canberra Raiders vs Parramatta Eels: NRL live scores

by The Roar - May 13th 2012 @ 12:15pm

It’s 13th hosting 16th this afternoon when the Canberra Raiders host the Parramatta Eels, with both sides desperate for a much-needed victory. We’ll have live scores from the kick-off at 2.00pm AEST. After an encouraging start last Friday night in which they led the Bulldogs 12-4, the Eels capitulated horribly to finishing up losing 44-12. [...]

Eels and Blues share that losing feeling across the codes

by Danelle Mouat - May 12th 2012 @ 2:41am

At the ten-match mark in their respective seasons, the NRL’s Parramatta Eels and Super Rugby’s Auckland based Blues found themselves in very similar positions. With just one win from nine outings, the Eels made headlines this week when they were made to front an AGM of 300 irate members. While the club have claimed the [...]

WIZ: A message to Sandow: Run, Chris, Run

by Gary Freeman - May 11th 2012 @ 8:15am

As a former Eels player myself, I’ve been following recent developments at the club with great interest. While there have been glimpses of what they can produce in certain games, there is a distinct lack of intensity in much of what they do. They seem to drop off in intensity at key moments, too, which [...]

Fan forums a waste of time for everyone

by Chris Chard - May 11th 2012 @ 2:01am

A question doing the rounds in the sports world this week is whether under-performing professional footy players should have to front up to hostile fans and members at arranged fan forums. The simple answer, is no. The more dramatic answer, no no no no no no no! Honestly, Parramatta, what were you thinking? This is [...]