Channel 9’s R-rated live TV blooper
Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney accidentally dropped an F-bomb during Channel 9’s live coverage of NRL finals.
Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney accidentally dropped an F-bomb during Channel 9’s live coverage of NRL finals.
The 2001 Parramatta Eels are a mysterious team. The greatest to never win? Perhaps. But their legacy is greater than their record-breaking feats or grand final loss, writes NICK CAMPTON.
‘I guarantee there wouldn’t be a side that would beat Melbourne the way we did.’ And with that statement, one of Parramatta’s staunchest critics is on board with the club’s bid to end their long title drought.
The NRL’s continued push to improve player safety, a Parramatta veteran’s code swap and the Waratahs circle a goalkicking Sea Eagle.
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Coming off contract at the end of 2019, Brad Arthur is aware another year of failure could cost him his job, but the Eels coach says it’s no different to any other season.
It was a steaming 37 degrees in Sydney on Tuesday, and in just 48 hours’ time, some of the NRL’s biggest stars will be back playing the first rugby league match of this season.
With the Rabbitohs escaping punishment over the lewd texting scandal, and varied penalties for Greg Inglis, Ben Barba and Matt Lodge, the NRL Integrity Unit has been asked for a consistency report.
For the first time in 71 years, three proud and powerful Sydney clubs face the ignominy of starting this season as favourites for the dreaded wooden spoon.
Canberra fans will have to wait before they get a glimpse of a new halves combination, while the Eels are set to give game time to up-and-comer Dylan Brown as pre-season action kicks off.
As the NRL season rapidly approaches, several clubs have dummy-half dilemmas to solve. But thanks to an up and coming dynamo, Parramatta fans have much to look forward to.
For a bloke who cruelly had his promising NRL career cut short, Adam Ritson is admirably calm and cheerful. There’s only one topic in rugby league that riles him.
Parramatta’s Manu Ma’u is part man, part metal. His Eels teammates call him The Tongan Terminator. Ma’u needed three plates inserted into the right side of his face to hold it together after a tackle went horribly wrong during the Pacific Test last June.
A last place finish with just six wins on the board isn’t the sort of season you’d want to remember. But Mitch Moses has vowed he will use the hurt of Parramatta’s wooden spoon for good.
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