Most memorable eels matches

[Joshuatheeel]

Are you thinking of the game against the Warriors at Parra Stadium in '03? I got there a little late, when I got there PJ Marsh was being stretchered off with a neck injury. Parra got ahead early, and then Sione Faumuina played perhaps the best 10 minutes I've ever seen from a backrower, taking the Warriors about 12 in front with about 10 to go. Anyhow, Parra came surging home, and with a minute or two to go, Witt grubbered in goal, it bounces on its point back over Stacey Jones for Parra to score and win. I couldn't leave my seat for a good 5 minutes, I was in absolute shock.

Yeah I think that was the one - we scored three tries in the last ten. I think d wagon scored the final try. It was a bright spot in a dark period for the eels

 

[The Quest For Glory]

One game I remember was 1997 v Sth QLD when Parra won by 50 and Mario Fenech invented the falcon.

 

[The Engineers Room]

I remember a game in 03 where Ronald Prince and Junior Langi combined for a game winner.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I remember a game in 03 where Ronald Prince and Junior Langi combined for a game winner.

Against the Knights or broncos I think?

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

I think you are talking about 2004. Langi just got the ball on the line i think to score the winner V the Knights. Johns and Seage both blew their knees out that night iirc.

 

[DeanPay98]

I saw some footage at some point of Ronald Prince in 2004 at the Eels. He looked pretty handy. Why didn't he make the grade?

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I saw some footage at some point of Ronald Prince in 2004 at the Eels. He looked pretty handy. Why didn't he make the grade?

Most likely the same reason Ben Roberts won't become a nrl regular - to hot and cold. Also he lacked a bit of size.

 

[andy777]

games that i went to that still remeber

the 03 game against the sharks, who can forget scoring 70 points in a game

05 absolutely smashing the dogs at parra stadium

06 vs newcastle we smashed them 40 somethng to 12 .. andrew johns broke the point scoring record but had a sook

06 vs manly when fui knocked out kite and we held on to win, and manly carried on that kite was going to die and got fui suspended for 10 weeks or so

07 fathers day weekend when we smashed the broncos

09 - was the 2nd win on our run to the semis that first hit up were fui barreled ben hannant, basically every game from this game on wards until the gf

2012 our first win of the season vs manly, basically every win last year, iq'd them and kept watching them

 

[Maroubra Eel]

I hope the 2012 wins didn't take up too much of your storage space.

 

[andy777]

I deleted the 2011 wins or else i would of been up shit creek

 

[forward pass]

06 vs newcastle we smashed them 40 somethng to 12 .. andrew johns broke the point scoring record but had a sook

...I am pretty sure Hayne scored 4 tries in that match.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

...I am pretty sure Hayne scored 4 tries in that match.

He did. One was an intercept from a Johns pass.

 

[andy777]

yea he did, and if my memory is correct Riddel was kicking, the famous coach swap year

 

[Sphagnum]

It's not so much an entire game, rather an incident, but how good was the try that McKinnon scored after Barrett started throwing haymakers at PJ back in '05 or '06. I laughed at many a Saints fan after that incident.

There was an all-in brawl in the reserve grade game. I think about 4 blokes got sent off and the crowd, although small at the time, really started to get fired up.

By the time first grade started there was an edge to the atmosphere so St Merge decided to pour cold water all over it by scoring quickly and jumping out to a 14-0 lead (IIRC).

Then Barrett decided to coathanger Marsh. It was the first time I'd ever seen Hindmarsh lose his temper. If all of the players hadn't rushed in, I reckon he would have beat the living sh!t out of Barrett for his dog shot.

The crowd unanimously agreed that Barrett should be sent off and were screaming it at the top of their lungs.

I belive the only reason he didn't at least go to the bin was because Wade McKinnon had picked up the ball whilst the fracas was going on and strode down field under the sticks.

Video ref said green light. Parra went up about 3 gears and smashed the chokers into submission.

I was right on half way about 8 rows back and could hear the punches connecting in the Reserve Grade brawl. Had about 20 beers and fondly remember the first grade game as the best I'd been to. It went from so bad to so good in the space of a minute.