Incoming Parramatta coach Jason Ryles will revolutionise Clint Gutherson’s role in 2025 – including stints in the forward pack – as the Eels captain prepares to become an NRL free agent.
Parramatta coach Jason Ryles has vowed to limit the option clauses that threaten to turn the Eels’ roster into a salary cap minefield. BRENT READ and MICHAEL CARAYANNIS drop the microscope over Parramatta’s top-30 and junior nursery.
Parramatta have gone nearly 40 years without a premiership but Jason Ryles is embracing drinking from rugby league’s poisoned chalice. The incoming coach reveals how he’ll change the Eels his way – and his missed opportunity with the Dragons.
Departing Parramatta prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard has left a rival NRL coach furious after a stunning decision left his career up in the air.
The decision to appoint Stephen Crichton as skipper of the Bulldogs earlier this year raised some eyebrows, but now the triple premiership winner might just be the most influential captain in the NRL.
An NRL star is being praised for a classy act towards a rival player in a scary moment that silenced the stadium.
The Parramatta Eels have floored fans and commentators with a genius captain’s challenge that Andrew Voss said was “a bit of history”.
NSW Blues coach Michael Maguire has reportedly ruled himself out of contention for the vacant Eels head coaching job.
NSW coach Michael Maguire has pulled out of the race for Parramatta’s vacant head coaching role, saying his primary focus is leading the state for the next couple of years.
Queensland assistant coach Josh Hannay is one of the lead contenders for Parramatta’s head coaching position, but would like a deeper understanding of the inner-workings of the club. Plus, MATTY JOHNS rates every man in the running.
A Parramatta junior, Haumole Olakau’atu only ever wanted to play for the Eels, but faced rejection after rejection. Now he’ll make his NSW debut as a Manly star instead.
Parramatta powers-that-be have begun organising interviews for the vacant head coaching role, with three high-profile assistants and a former Wallabies coach leading the pack. See the full list of candidates.
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