How NRL monsters avoided extinction
Rugby league’s monsters have had the last laugh on those who wanted to run them out of the game, the biggest of them all reveals how.
Eels
Salary cap scandal a finals nail for Eels?
Parramatta is pushing to qualify for its first grand final in more than a decade and the last thing they need is this off-field distraction.
Secret shame of the ‘slimy’ Eels
He ran Parra for 30 years, but Denis Fitzgerald, never liked the team’s logo and even planned club mergers just to ditch the famous eel.
NRL comes clean on finals controversy
The NRL’s head of football has addressed a number of controversial incidents from the first week of this year’s finals series.
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Eels teen recruit stars in Panthers thumping
Parramatta young gun Dylan Brown has proven he is the man to play five-eighth after excelling in the Eels’ 20-0 trial win over Penrith on Saturday night.
Griffin’s verdict: Big question mark over Eels roster
Former NRL coach Anthony Griffin reviews the Parramatta roster and reveals where the Eels are strong and where they will struggle to match it with the best in the league.
Gutted Gutho vows to repay Parra fans
At the end of last season, some Parramatta players hated going to the local shops. The Eels had run dead-last — and their proud fans didn’t hold back. Clint Gutherson doesn’t want to go through that again.
Eels grant luckless star indefinite leave from NRL
Parramatta’s tough dummy-half Kaysa Pritchard has been granted indefinite leave from rugby league as the Samoan international continues to recover from a shocking spate of injuries.
Arthur’s tactic to fuse youngest spine in the NRL
Brad Arthur will field one of the youngest spine combinations in the competition this year, with the new-look unit desperate to prove that experience isn’t always better than youth.
Rugby shuts door on Hayne
If Jarryd Hayne really is dreaming about switching codes to rugby, he’s in for a rude awakening with union’s strict codes on player conduct blocking any potential code switch.
Eels rookie forced to explain his own ban
Rising Parramatta star Jaeman Salmon has been ordered to deliver a presentation to his Eels teammates on why he’s been suspended from the first round of the season for his drink-driving conviction.
George tells why he brushed Eels fortune
George Burgess turned his back on a $1.4m offer from Parramatta. Now he will show South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett why he’s worth being rewarded with a new contract.
Trial teams: Sharks name quartet of cheapies
SuperCoaches are on high alert after Cronulla named a very SuperCoach-friendly team for their trial against the Sea Eagles.
Roosters backline reshuffle, Titans playmaker must start
Rugby league is back and there is plenty to digest after a big weekend which involved a host of big names, young guns and selection dilemmas — check out what we learned.
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