1 GF loss does not make a career!! One Trick and Turd 2023!!

In 2001, they would have reached 80 points if they got 42 in the first half. Mind you the first half these current guys were sure good.

That turd coach doesnt have any idea how to motivate, so the Eels have zero killer instinct.

In 2001 many games were over at halftime just like the Dolphins game on the weekend. I enjoy those type of games, you can relax and enjoy the second half. It was quite amazing Eels scoring 42 points by halftime.

EELS FORM TEAM OF THE COMP AFTER STUNNING RESURGENCE

It’s been quite the turnaround from the Parramatta Eels.

Six weeks ago, last year’s runners-up were languishing towards the bottom of the ladder, having won just four games from 11. They were also one of the worst defensive units in the competition.

At that stage, it had so far been a season of near misses and close results, but coaches and players were confident that things would soon take a turn in their favour – and it has.

Parra have since won five straight games and have remarkably improved from 14th position at the end of Round 11 to be 5th as of the completion of Round 17.

In that span, the Eels have tightened up the screws, letting in just 13.6 points a game and key players like Clinton Gutherson and Mitchell Moses playing inspired footy.

One thing that has stayed the same this season has been their electric attack, and the favourable trend on Saturday when the club recorded a 77-year first against the Dolphins.

The Eels’ 42 first half points was the most in the club’s history. They would only add six more points in the second half, but their 48 for the match would take Parramatta’s 2023 total to 440.

That figure is a whopping 52 points ahead of the second-highest scoring team (Rabbitohs).

With the Eels seemingly getting their defence sorted, they are a scary prospect for any side to face at the moment.

Moses, three nights off a solid performance for the Blues in State of Origin Game II, passed 1000 career points during the Dolphins’ rout. The halfback credited his teammates for bouncing back after a disappointing start to the season.

“We weren’t happy with how we started the year obviously but now it’s the first time we have won five straight in a very long time,” Moses told Lara Pitt on Fox League post-game.

“We weren’t too far off though and now we’ve been putting together some good performances and hopefully we can continue that for the rest of the year.”

Eels coach Brad Arthur also expressed how “proud” he was of his side over the past few weeks as they prepare for some “big games” coming up.

“We’ve won five in a row, we haven’t done that at the club in my time,” Arthur said after Saturday’s win.

“We were in a bit of a hole at the start of the year... So to turn it around and win five straight in this comp is a good effort.

“We have some big games coming up.

“I was proud of the boys for not losing their nerve over the past five weeks, and we’ve stuck to what we want to do and the style of footy we want to play and we’ve come out the other side of it.”