Auva'a is ineligible until the following Sunday against St George Illawarra as a result of the 12-match suspension handed to him for a second strike of the code's illicit drugs policy.

The days of factionalism are over at Parramatta after the club announced a new board of directors to replace the ones sacked by the government.

It is not just history that is flogged off when a sponsor buys naming rights to a ground; it is the present, too, because in sport, where so many of us live in the past, there is no difference.

Parramatta will on Friday officially enter a new era hen a new football board is unveiled, leaving Brad Arthur's ambitious side unencumbered by the factionalism and scandal that has engulfed the Eels this decade.

Parramatta superstar Corey Norman has had to live with the regret of a night out that he knows cost him the honour of captaining the club he's grown to love. Michael Chammas reports.

Penrith prop Sam McKendry has suffered a suspected serious knee injury in his comeback from an ACL reconstruction during the Panthers' 18-6 NRL trial win over Parramatta.

Frank Pritchard is already enjoying the benefits of becoming an Eel.

​NRL boss Todd Greenberg has empathised with Parramatta fans hurting over the decision to allow Kieran Foran back to the game in round three.

NRL star Semi Radradra​ allegedly told a pastor "I used my hands on her" after punching his partner during an argument at their home.

With 17 days remaining until the start of the 2017 NRL season, Michael Chammas looks at pre-season form and the big questions confronting your club.

Three late tries have sparked Gold Coast to a 24-18 comeback victory over Parramatta in their NRL trial in Alice Springs.

The football field is an outlet of expression for Suaia Matagi, but it's when he's performing to a more intimate audience that you truly appreciate his journey to the NRL.

Toulon are keeping a close eye on the Parramatta winger's Monday court appearance for domestic violence, saying it's a "very serious issue" that could impact his future at the glamour rugby club.

Parramatta has somehow emerged from the salary cap scandal with a war chest, but Clint Gutherson reckons there's no need to spend it on a new playmaker.

Former Parramatta Eels football manager Jason Irvine has been charged over the salary cap scandal at the NRL club.

Hayne's pursuit of an NFL career in 2015 was considered one of the biggest sporting achievements by an Australian athlete.

Parramatta great Peter Sterling predicts NRL trial matches could be a thing of the past as the game's elite face an excruciating 10-month slog in 2017.

Parramatta have fined Peni Terepo $15,000 and suspended him from the first three matches of the NRL season after the prop was convicted of careless driving in New Zealand.

Peni Terepo has become the latest Parramatta player to run into trouble off the field after failing to inform the club he was involved in a drunken car crash.