Key skill where Townsend rivals Thurston
Eyebrows were raised when North Queensland tempted 31-year-old Chad Townsend away from the Shire, but Todd Payten’s faith has been justified.
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Arthur v Hadley: Buzz reveals origins of NRL’s ugliest feud
While Parramatta coach Brad Arthur and broadcastor Ray Hadley have been butting heads for years, PHIL ROTHFIELD reveals two incidents that have reignited the feud.
Eels star racing the clock for career highlight
An Eels star wants to win a premiership before he joins the Super League next season, but he has to overcome a hamstring injury first.
Eels address ‘outside noise’ that threatens to derail season
The Eels have been told to ‘get the hell out of Sydney’ to stop the outside noise from burying their grand final hopes – and they’ve come up with a $100k plan to do just that.
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Arthur praises Parra’s toughness
BRAD Arthur has declared Parramatta’s gutsy victory over North Queensland “the toughest win I have been involved with”.
Paulo confirms Raiders move
PARRAMATTA Eels prop Junior Paulo has confirmed he will move to the Canberra Raiders on a two-year deal.
Foran a ‘week to week’ proposition
PARRAMATTA captain Kieran Foran admits he’s a “week to week” proposition as he continues to manage his troublesome hamstring.
5 things we learned from Eels-Cowboys
THE Cowboys must find a way to keep James Tamou and Ethan Lowe. Here’s five things we learned from Parramatta’s 20-16 win over North Queensland.
Player ratings: ‘Norman gave him a bath’
COREY Norman outclassed his Cowboys opposite, while Johnathan Thurston failed to fire in Parramatta shock win against the premiers. Check out our player ratings.
Cowboys stunned as Eels slip past premiers
NORTH Queensland’s premiership defence took an unexpected stumble as Parramatta produced a vintage ambush to upstage the reigning champions 20-16.
Eels points haul could all be for nothing
THE two competition points the Eels fought so hard to wrench from the NRL premiers on Saturday night could go to waste because of the salary cap scandal.
Eels will need 2005 form to make finals
FEARS the NRL will slug Parramatta with the loss of four competition points over the salary cap scandal means the Eels need to secure their most amount of wins since 2005 just to make the finals.
Arthur left stranded by spineless officials
FOR two and a half years now, Brad Arthur has been the rock at Parramatta, surrounded by a rubble, writes Paul Crawley.
Arthur says Eels will overcome cap scandal
PARRAMATTA coach Brad Arthur is adamant the club can overcome their latest salary cap scandal and perform against the Cowboys.
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