We'll have full live coverage from 7.30pm. He didn’t have exceptional pace, but his ability to shrug off defenders, stand in tackles and set up his outside men was second to none. Despite having the odd setback including the shocking injury toll to key players the Eels finally came through on their promise and made the finals for the first time since 2009.Although the fans will be disappointed with the way their season ended there will be hope for next season as the squad will benefit immensely from playing in what was for most of the players their first finals series.
Founded in 1947, the club was dominant in the early-to-mid 1980s when they won all four of their premierships, including three in a row in 1981, ’82 and ’83.Not surprisingly, my selections for their all-time greatest XIII feature many names from that 1980s era. After several years of hardships and off-season turmoil, 2017 marked the first year since 2009 that the Parramatta Eels made the finals. After stints at Penrith and Easts, he returned to Parramatta late in his career to play under Steve Edge was already a two-time premiership winner with St George when he joined the Eels in 1980. Slightly built and deceptively elusive, he became a pointscoring machine for Parramatta. Remembered as one of Peter Sterling was a great ballplayer, tactician and organiser, with a brilliant kicking game – and the perfect halves partner for Brett Kenny. He’s very unlucky to miss out, but he was primarily a fullbacki can’t remember seeing Ken Thornett play, and i’m 52…Burt out.
Mitchell Moses will improve again after spending a preseason at the club, whilst the return of Clint Gutherson and Bevan French will add some more pace and skill in the backline.The Eels should be aiming to improve on season 2017 and after finishing in the top four that again should be the target for 2018, except this time the Eels will be smarter and wiser heading into September as they aim to end their 31 year Premiership Drought.
Radradra beat eight players, threw 3 dummies and went through 90 metres almost un-touched to score possibly the best try of his career.Radradra hinted at a possible return to Parramatta once he completes his contract in France and the Eels will no doubt be keen to get him back, fans of all clubs enjoyed watching the Flying Fijian in full flight and they too will be hoping to see him again in the NRL.Since Brad Arthur took over from Ricky Stuart for the 2014 NRL season the Eels have been slowing improving and building from the mess the club was in after consecutive wooden spoons. The Eels qualified for the semi-finals for the first time in 1962 and repeated the feat for the next three seasons. Current NRL winger Semi Radradra is another debatable absentee, but he has only played 68 first grade games and is set to leave the Eels at the end of 2017, so that has ruled him out of selection for me.In the end, I’ve chosen players who had longer careers and/or more success in the blue and gold jersey.
If you don’t pick him you have to go with a winger who was more impacting over a shorter time period, but I’ve gone the other way.Definitely a tough spot. Home Players Players Off Contract 2017.
A tie between Hindmarsh and Peter Wynn to partner Dick Thornett in the second row.Val definitely shouldnt be in the conversation anyone can catch a ball run 10 meters and put it downI agree he was least effective out of the 4 wingers in the finalI was prepared to write a full essay if Holmes was ahead of Mcgillvary.Last week, I had a crack at naming Queensland’s all-time greatest State of ..Well here’s an attempt at mission impossible – picking the greatest Queensl..The Gold Coast Titans are the youngest club in the NRL, having entered the ..The Melbourne Storm are currently in their 20th season in the ARL/NRL after..The New Zealand Warriors entered the ARL/NRL competition in 1995 as the Auc..The NRL’s acquisition of the Immortals concept, and the recent announcement..The quality of any ‘greatest team’ can be measured by the quality of the pl..Last weekend, rugby league legends Johnathan Thurston and Cameron Smith fac..Ahhh, the 1980s – mullets, moustaches, tobacco sponsorship, Rex Mossop, the..If it’s true that defence wins Premierships, we’re declaring this list as t..They may still feel like the newbies of the competition, but with 10 years ..It’s arguably the hardest position on a rugby league field, and so often th..Player movements in the NRL are more rampant than ever, with transfers goin..Momentum plays an undeniable role in the composition and outcome of Rugby L..History suggests that whenever James Maloney switches teams, the fates of t..The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was arguably the most competitive edition o..As fans gear up for the start of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup on October..Was Sunday's ANZAC Test Australia's most significant defeat? Previous Article Racing.
Amazingly, the supremely talented Thornett also represented Australia at the 1960 Olympics in waterpolo.No other player has made more first grade appearances for Parramatta than second-row warhorse Nathan Hindmarsh. Hayne to wing. If you asked Eels fans would they be happy with a top four finish after the ‘year from hell’ that was 2016 I think you would find most would have said yes, but after such a powerful end to the regular season you can’t help but feel Parramatta let themselves down in the Finals.Winning nine of their final ten competition matches had Eels fans dreaming of finally ending their 30 year title drought, but despite a solid effort against the Storm they exited the finals with a ‘meek’ 24-16 loss to North Queensland.It was the story that just wouldn’t go away and finally in mid May the Tigers finally gave in to half-back Mitchell Moses’ request for a mid-season transfer to Parramatta. Numbers only tell part of the tale. Details of Parramatta Eels in the NRL 2017 season.