The two sobering questions Parramatta can’t answer
Opinion
NRL 2021

The two sobering questions Parramatta can’t answer

The Parra narrative has changed. Brad Arthur and his team are floundering ... and the problem for the Eels is there’s no easy fix.

  • byAndrew Webster

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Four losses in a row and now an extra day off:Arthur gives awful Eels a break

Four losses in a row and now an extra day off:Arthur gives awful Eels a break

While debate continues to rage about the coach’s position,Parramatta’s chief executive said worrying about the future is ‘pointless’ as he reached out to Eels fans.

  • byAdam Pengilly andSarah Keoghan
Blank canvas the perfect platform for colourful finish as Raiders edge Eels in thriller
Eels 10 Raiders 12
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Blank canvas the perfect platform for colourful finish as Raiders edge Eels in thriller

For the first time in almost three years,an NRL game featured a scoreless first half as the Raiders continued a late charge before the finals.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘I will be asking questions’:Barrett fumes as Eels chase down Dogs
Eels 36 Bulldogs 10
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‘I will be asking questions’:Barrett fumes as Eels chase down Dogs

For the first 45 minutes,Parramatta were in danger of providing one of the upsets of the season. Then they turned on a second-half blitz to polish off the wooden spoon contenders.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Moses twists knife into Tigers as Eels defy sin-bins to hammer rivals
Eels 40 Tigers 12
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Moses twists knife into Tigers as Eels defy sin-bins to hammer rivals

Mitchell Moses walked out on the Tigers and has been walking over his old club ever since as the Eels inched closer to the top of the NRL ladder.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Robinson fumes at ‘incompetent’ officials after horror Hutchison injury
Eels 31 Roosters 18
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Robinson fumes at ‘incompetent’ officials after horror Hutchison injury

The three-time premiership-winning Roosters coach pulled no punches after the club’s injury crisis deepened when their five-eighth was clattered by Dylan Brown’s knees.

  • byAdam Pengilly