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Hopoate’s Parramatta battle moves to the field
CANTERBURY fullback Will Hopoate’s battle with Parramatta will move from the courtroom to the field when he takes on his former club this Friday.
Eels to unleash ‘little kamikaze’
WITH their hooking stocks hit by injury, Parramatta are set to unleash the fiery Kaysa Pritchard against Canterbury this weekend.
‘Embarrassing’ NRL’s ref justice
AS Bulldogs prop David Klemmer faces a two-week ban, the NRL has been slammed for their handling of players making contact with referees.
Casualty ward: Moylan to miss another week
PENRITH captain Matt Moylan’s season debut is set to be pushed back, while Parramatta has suffered another injury blow after losing Nathan Peats.
Wounded Foran misses Eels training
PARRAMATTA captain Kieran Foran was a no-show at training on Monday as the Eels continue to manage his hamstring injury in the early stages of the season.
Pressure grows for Eels bosses to walk
LEAGUE CENTRAL TV: As the salary cap scandal crisis deepens at Parramatta Eels HQ, Paul Kent and Paul Crawley have called for the board to go so the club can get on with playing football for the fans.
VK’s top 10 things we learned from round two
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NRL Lowdown: Who’s firing and who’s failing?
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Eels bosses risking a points loss
HAVING been heavily criticised over the weekend for failing to answer questions about Parramatta’s salary cap scandal, Eels boss John Boulous broke his silence yesterday via a carefully prepared statement.
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.
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.
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.
Re-live: Eels hold off late finishing Cows
PARRAMATTA have held off a late surge from North Queensland to down the defending premiers 20-16 on Saturday night. Re-live the action here!
Star-studded list of off-contract halfbacks
AT least seven highly paid halfbacks paid $400k - $1.1m are looking for new contracts in 2017. Benji Marshall, in particular, has a fight on his hands after laughing off a $300k extension with the Dragons.
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.
Speed the key in salary cap scandals
THE NRL loves to trumpet the evenness of their competition, but third part agreements aren’t helping one bit writes PAUL KENT.
Are the Warriors the real deal?
LEAGUE CENTRAL TV: James Phelps and Matt Logue discuss the Warriors’ tough test v Brisbane, Kerrod Holland’s dream debut and Parramatta’s continuing salary cap drama.
The one person who got JWH though injury
SPORT CONFIDENTIAL: Jared Waerea-Hargreaves opens up about his daughter, the Tigers legend that was almost an Eel, and the gun player who went soft in the off-seaon.
NRL to scour Eels’ books
WHILE the rest of the rugby league world was watching Thursday night footy, the NRL met with Parramatta to pry open their books.
NRL launches Eels salary cap probe
PART 3: THE Parramatta Eels have been forced to come clean to the NRL following our exposé of a culture of systemic breaches of salary cap rules.
Crawley: Eels must banish lingering stench
THE Eels’ future is always clinging to a tightrope attached to a dodgy past. If salary cap claims recently uncovered are true, people in charge need to walk away.
Cowboys wary of Eels ambush
THE Eels might have lurched towards another crisis but the Cowboys are wary of an ambush at Pirtek Stadium.
Former Eels Emperor offers helping hand
FORMER Parramatta Eels supremo Denis Fitzgerald has offered to make a comeback to help resolve the club’s latest administration and salary cap scandal.
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Hopoate’s Parramatta battle moves to the field
CANTERBURY fullback Will Hopoate’s battle with Parramatta will move from the courtroom to the field when he takes on his former club this Friday.
