Author : Craig Hawkins & parraeels.com.au

Eels Well Placed For Finals Football

The Eels Junior Representative teams recorded three wins from four starts over the weekend, with the results leaving all teams in contention for finals football with just two rounds remaining.

On Saturday, the Harold Matthews and SG Ball Cup teams registered strong victories over the Wests Magpies, with the SG Ball side maintaining their undefeated record.

Meanwhile, the Lisa Fiaola and Tarsha Gale sides had mixed success against the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday.

The Gale team returned to the winners list when they proved too strong for Wests. Unfortunately, a loss to the Tigers ended the Eels unbeaten run in the Lisa Fiaola Cup.

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Harold Matthews Cup

The Eels Harold Matthews Cup team produced a remarkable defensive effort to overcome the Magpies in a tight contest at Lidcombe Oval on Saturday.

Christopher Moala posted the first Eels try when a right side shift inside Wests red zone saw him accelerate past his opposite to touch down near the corner post.

Soon after, Cobi McCloskey went very close to adding the second when he was tackled into touch in-goal.

Following that near try, the Eels defence stood firm against multiple sets in their red zone.

They reaped the benefits of their resilience in their next possession when they drove play down to the Magpies quarter.

Talen Risati, Samuel Polley and Riley Davis combined in an outside/inside play that sent Davis on his way to the line for a converted try.

An inspirational period of defence from the Eels followed once more, as Wests set up camp in the Eels red zone for the next ten minutes.

With just seconds remaining before the break, the Eels had the opportunity to play it safe in their final possession of the half. Instead, they moved the ball to Talen Risati in a bold right side attacking play.

Talen cut through the defence before linking with Cobi McCloskey who then threw an inside pass to Riley Davis who out sprinted the cover defenders to score.

The conversion took the Eels out to a 16 point lead at the break, which was a remarkable scoreline given the possession and territorial advantage enjoyed by the Magpies.

When play resumed in the second half, the Magpies were able to convert their opportunities into points, scoring twice in the first ten minutes.

Now only six points in arrears they continued to apply red zone pressure, with the Eels scramble defence somehow holding them out.

The Eels finally regained the ascendancy on the back of a penalty which allowed them to advance play deep into Wests territory. Once in the red zone, they used the full width of the field in a right side shift that opened the space for Christopher Moala to score.

Parra put the game to bed five minutes later when left centre Cyrus Bloomfield scooped up a loose ball forty metres out and skipped to the right side of the field.

He then linked with Samuel Polley and Christopher Moala before the final pass found Cobi McCloskey for the try.

The 24 to 10 victory was a crucial result for the Eels, leaving them on the cusp of the top eight with two rounds remaining.

They return to Eric Tweedale Stadium next week to take on the Central Coast Roosters.

Eels 24 (Tries: Christopher Moala 2, Riley Davis 2, Cobi McCloskey; Goals: Talen Risati 2) defeated Magpies 10.

SG Ball Cup

The Eels consolidated their place at the top of the SG Ball ladder when they overpowered the Magpies at Lidcombe Oval on Saturday.

Ryda Talagi scored the first of the Eels six tries when he took a hit up inside the Magpies quarter and spun out of the clutches of defenders to ground the ball on the line.

Some extraordinary unstructured play then produced the Eels second try.

After chasing and catching a wide bomb on the Wests quarter line, Aidan Kebourian rolled an offload along the ground to supports.

Quick hands fed the ball to the right to Cameron Bamblett who then kicked the ball back to the left for Aidan Kebourian to regather and dive over in the corner.

Lincoln Fletcher made it consecutive sideline conversions to take the Eels out to a 12 point lead after 14 minutes.

The Magpies struck back with an unconverted try in the right corner, but the Eels were able to establish a commanding lead by scoring two further tries before the break.

Aidan Kebourian grabbed his second try of the match when Lorenzo Talataina and Cameron Bamblett combined to send him over out wide.

Lorenzo Talataina then did it all himself as he stepped and weaved his way through defenders on a thirty metre run to the posts.

At 22 to 4, the Eels hit the sheds in complete control, and they went on with the job after the break by adding two more tries.

Lincoln Fletcher scored the first of these in the 47th minute when he ran off a pass from Lorenzo Talataina inside the Wests quarter and outpaced the defence to the corner.

He then registered his second try of the match by combining with Max Popo on a play to the right of the ruck.

The Magpies posted a converted try in the final ten minutes to take their score to double figures, but the Eels still ran out comfortable winners to continue their undefeated record.

The Eels return to Eric Tweedale Stadium next Saturday when they face the North Sydney Bears.

Eels 34 ( Tries: Aidan Kebourian 2, Lincoln Fletcher 2, Ryda Talagi, Lorenzo Talataina; Goals: Lincoln Fletcher 5) defeated Magpies 10.

Lisa Fiaola Cup

The Eels Lisa Fiaola Cup team lost their undefeated status when they fell to the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday.

Early on, the team was on track to continue their winning ways when they posted the opening two tries of the match.

Temieke Withers crossed first when she feigned to pass in front of the posts, then evaded the Tigers defence in a sharp fifteen metre dash to the line.

Leonia Vei was next to score after the Eels created a period of sustained pressure inside the Tigers red zone.

After taking the first pass off the ruck, Vei stepped and powered her way through defenders in a twenty metre charge to the posts.

With Bailey Ma-Chong adding the extras for both tries, the Eels had established a 12 to nil lead after twenty minutes.

Unfortunately for Parra that lead was short lived as they conceded two tries late in the first half. With the scores locked at the break, it was the Tigers who took all of the momentum into the sheds.

The Tigers were on a roll and went on to establish their dominance by adding the first three tries of the second half.

They found their rhythm in attack and Parra’s indiscretions and errors gifted them far too much territory and possession.

A sixteen point lead was going to be difficult to run down, though the Eels did reduce the margin to ten points when Mitszy Cairns cut through the Tigers goal line defence to score her side’s third try.

However the Tigers had the final say when they crossed just before the siren.

Following that loss, the Eels remain in third place on the ladder.

They’ll be looking to return to the winners list when they face the Steelers this week at Eric Tweedale Stadium.

Tigers 34 defeated Eels 18 (Tries: Temieke Withers, Leonia Vei, Mitszy Cairns; Goals: Bailey Ma-Chong 3).

Tarsha Gale Cup

The Eels Tarsha Gale team ended a short losing streak when they overcame a spirited Tigers side at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday.

A line break by Tess McWilliams set the platform for the Eels first try when her run took play to the Tigers quarter line.

From there, Taylah Falaniko charged on to a pass from Khyliah Gray, before brushing aside defenders on her way to planting the ball between the posts.

The remainder of the first half became an arm wrestle between the quarter lines, with neither team gaining the ascendancy. As a consequence the score remained at six to nil when half time was called.

Though just the lone try was scored in the first stanza, five more were added after the break.

The first of these came after just five minutes when Avena Racoma Ngata was tackled just short of the right corner post and Mariah Fasavalu-Faamausili dived over from dummy half.

Wests struck back ten minutes later when their prop broke free of Eels defenders to score next to the posts, and with the Eels lead reduced to four points it was game on.

Tess McWilliams was denied a try in the Eels next possession when the ref ruled that she knocked on when grounding the ball in-goal, but it mattered little when Ava Jones scored from dummy half soon after.

Following the kick off, the Eels extended their lead when Khyliah Gray and Matoisha Kalepo combined in a left side shift to send Jessamine Aloalii on a sprint to the corner.

Though the Tigers brought it back to a ten point game with a try in the final seconds, it was the Eels who registered a much needed victory to move to third place on the ladder.

The Eels return to Eric Tweedale Stadium next Saturday when they face the Steelers in the penultimate match of the regular rounds.

Eels 20 ( Tries: Taylah Falaniko, Mariah Fasavalu-Faamausili, Ava Jones, Jessamine Aloalii; Goals: Dallis Graham-Withell 2).

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Eels Junior Reps Teams Round 1

The Parramatta Eels’ team lists for Round 1 of the SG Ball Cup, Harold Matthews Cup and Tarsha Gale Cup have been revealed.

All three grades will face the Roosters at Morry Breen Oval on the Central Coast, beginning with the Harold Matthews side at 10:30am, followed by SG Ball at 12pm and Tarsha Gale at 1:30pm.

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Junior Reps Team Lists: Round 1

SG Ball Cup

1 Apa Twidle
2 Cody Parry
3 Richard Penisini
4 Devonte Vaivala
5 Mohamed Alameddine
6 Ethan Sanders
7 Josh Lynn
8 Sam Tuivaiti
9 Matt Arthur
10 Lance Fualema
11 William Lewis
12 Dom DeStradis
13 Charlie Guymer (c)
14 Pat Spence
15 Sebastian Piukala
16 Lebron Tuala
17 Raf DeStradis
18 Sam Squire

Parramatta Eeels 2022 Harold Matthews Cup Team (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

Harold Matthews Cup

1 Corey Leigh
2 Dom Farrugia
3 Lucius Muliga
4 Josh Patrick
5 Lorima Rokosuka
6 Brandon Navarro
7 Lorenzo Taliatana
8 Mikayel Tito
9 Zaidas Muagututia
10 Ocean Vaivela
11 Jordan Uta
12 Jezaiah Funa-luta (c)
13 Tyson Sangalang
14 Lachlan Coinakis
15 Anthony Abdow
16 Junior Siale
17 Maison Ong
18 Jack Nicholas

Tarsha Gale Cup

1 Debbie Doueihi (c)
2 Alysha Bell
3 Caitlin Peadon
4 Lindsay Tui
5 Hayley Bell
6 Charlotte Cawthorne
7 Tallara Bamblett
8 Laila Dimech
9 Ashlee Pottinger (c)
10 Kanye Maru-Mulu
11 Kalisi Mahe
12 Kyanna Lokeni
13 Makaah Darcy
14 Kasey Quye
15 Mele Akau’ola Laula
16 Nella Lima
17 Serah Poloaalii
19 Leila Black

Game Day Schedule

Venue: Morry Breen Oval, Central Coast

Harold Matthews: 10:30 am 

SG Ball: 12:00 pm

Tarsha Gale: 1:30 pm

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Super Saturday – A Massive Day Of Eels Pathways Trials

It was a massive day on Saturday for Parramatta’s junior pathways with action aplenty at two venues.

The Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Tarsha Gale squads took the field against the Raiders in Goulburn.

Quite a number of players were rested from the hit out across the Matts and Ball teams, and supporters would be aware that key players in the Ball were not available as they have been training with the NRL and Flegg squads.

Furthermore, only 21 Tarsha Gale players were used in their trial as compared to around 33 for the Raiders.

Despite a couple of injuries it was a very positive first run for the Tarsha Gale squad. An 8 tries to 1 victory gave coach Ryan Walker plenty to smile about.

In attack, the completion rate on yardage sets was high and the number of tries speaks for itself.

In defence, the team was aiming for a strong attitude towards first contact and they delivered on that with the only Raiders try coming late in the match. My thanks to Ryan for this feedback.

In the Harold Matts, the squad dished out an injury free 12 tries to 2 thumping of the Raiders.

All up, ten players were absent, with the Raiders also resting some. Those who took the field were instructed to work on their push, marker pressure, kick chase and kick pressure.

The consequence of such a comprehensive victory was some selection headaches for coach Chris Howard.

Fortunately they have two more trials to sort out their round one team. My thanks to Chris for his feedback.

It was a narrow five tries to four loss for the Eels SG Ball team in the closest trial of the day. Something like 9 players were absent due to spending the pre-Christmas period training with the NRL and Jersey Flegg squads.

According to “Mark In The Stands”, the game got a bit scrappy and Parra fell behind five tries to two, before adding the final two tries.

Whilst these clashes were taking place in Goulburn, I made the much shorter drive to Westmead to catch the internal trials in the Under 14, 15 and 16 Development squads.

To give some idea of the scale of the operation, 142 players from 16 different Parramatta District Junior Clubs were involved.

Each age squad had allocated coaches, trainers, equipment manager and team manager.

Matches were played simultaneously throughout the morning on both of the Marist Brothers fields, with each game broken into 20 minute thirds.

Players were expected to turn up in full Eels training uniform, including caps.

Teams wore different Parra jerseys from recent years, with the colours either predominantly blue or predominantly gold.

Players wore the shorts and socks of their junior clubs, highlighting the multitude of Parramatta Junior Rugby League Clubs represented.

Blue vs Gold

I watched the matches on the “upper” field which involved the older age groups – 15s and 16s.

Rather than naming individuals which would be unfair on the basis of one internal trial, I can report that the standard of football was actually higher than I expected.

The forward clashes that I witnessed were quite physical as the boys looked to win the ruck for their team.

There are some big units coming through the pathways and the collisions were evidence that they didn’t hold back.

Trials like this are an interesting watch because young players have the temptation of wanting to impress and take as many runs as they can.

However, there were enough players sticking to a team and role ethos for the staff to gauge attitudes as well as ability.

The spine have a tough job in these games. They handle the ball the most, but if they don’t give sufficient opportunities to their outside men, they won’t do themselves any favours.

Fortunately the spine did quite a decent job in the teams and I thought a couple of them showed quite a bit of promise.

Consequently there were some exciting plays executed on wide shifts.

My highlights both came from long range intercepts/turn overs of possession. One was shut down with an outstanding chase. The other resulted in a try with pace on display from the scorer.

My congratulations to those responsible for staging the trial given the logistics and the pathways staffing required across both Goulburn and Westmead.

I’d also like to give a shout out to the players for the tough, competitive footy that was played in the right spirit, and to the families in attendance for the respectful way that they supported their boys.

Finally, given the number of players involved and the spread of junior clubs represented, I’m confident that Parra is looking to cast their net right across their catchment area.

There will always be talent that goes elsewhere, but having such extensive investment in Development squads can only be a good thing. Opening up such opportunities is essential in minimising the loss of talented young players to other systems.

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From next season, Parramatta and Canterbury will combine all ages and divisions from the U13’s up in a combined Parramatta and Canterbury Competition.

Western Sydney Districts join Forces to continue growing the Game in 2022

During the last few seasons, the 20’s to A Grades plus the U14 – U18 girls have been playing in this format. It has provided a wider level of competition across these age groups and as a result, it has seen these age groups grow in numbers.

Last season, albeit only for a few games, the U15 Division 1 boys’ teams across the 3 districts of Parramatta, Canterbury & Western Suburbs combined, prior to the suspension of all competitions due to COVID, the feedback received from all teams was that they enjoyed the opportunity to do this.

With the Western Suburbs district moving to participate with Group 6 in 2022, we have looked at a way to strengthen the game across both, the Canterbury and Parramatta districts.

The U13s up in all divisions will play in the newly combined format and the season will run over 14 rounds.

The regular season will commence from the last weekend in April as below:

Friday night 29th April – U18 Boys

Saturday 30th April – U13 through to U16 (including U14, U16 & U18 Girls)
Sunday 1st May – U20 through to A Grades and Open Women’s

Grading nominations will need to be lodged by Monday 11th April and Re-grading will take place on Monday 6th June after round 6.

All competitions from the U13s up will play in a top 5 format over 4 weekends. These will be in the gala-day style format, where one venue will host the whole age group from division 3 to division 1. The Grand finals will be played over the weekend of 9-11 of September 2022. Further details will be shared with all regarding this prior to the commencement of round 1.

As per all competitions over the past few seasons, they will be governed under NSWRL Conference Competition Handbook and the NSW Community Rugby League Association Policy & Procedures Manual.

These can be found on the below link.

https://www.nswrl.com.au/about/documents/community

U6 to U12 competitions will remain separate to each district and season information will issue from the junior leagues in due course.

We look forward to the game growing and going from strength to strength with the hope of playing a full season of Rugby League in 2022.

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