Tears flowed everywhere you looked on Friday night as Joash Papalii lived out a childhood dream by running out for his beloved Parramatta Eels.
Martin Gabor
There were hopes Zac Lomax would be back this week for the Eels, but the club is taking a cautious approach with his foot injury that leaves him with just one match to impress NSW selectors.
Eels fans will have to wait a little longer to see Mitch Moses and Zac Lomax on the field together, with the club ruling out an early return for their star recruit.
Parramatta looked a completely different team with Mitchell Moses calling the shots and one player in particular returned to his best on Easter Monday.
Mitchell Moses was expected to make his season debut at Magic Round, but the club has revealed that the timeline could change.
Mitchell Moses won’t be able to swoop in and save the Eels, with the star halfback revealing his foot injury will keep him out for longer than first thought.
Dylan Brown copped a bit from his Parramatta teammates about his record-setting new contract and revealed a special family plan as his priority.
Dylan Brown has been urged to take control of Parramatta’s attack, with an Immortal worried about how the Eels star will handle the pressure headed his way.
Storm coach Craig Bellamy will demand a better ‘attitude’ in defence from a Melbourne side hoping to extend its run of success in NRL round-one games.
Marco Monteverde
Life for new Parramatta coach Jason Ryles just got harder with some serious injury news for his captain.
News Corp Australia
The Eels have locked in their most important player on a monster new deal, with their focus now shifting to trying to keep their other star playmaker.
Zac Lomax is a week away from making his club debut with the Eels, but it’s not the only new thing in his life.
Isaiah Iongi had a couple of classy moments last week, but Eels coach Jason Ryles has warned fans to be patient in his first year in charge.
Jason Ryles has addressed growing concerns that Dylan Brown could leave the Eels as deadline day approaches.
Mitch Moses has only been captain for a couple of days, but he faces his first major test and it’s all to do with his powers of persuasion.
After new coach Jason Ryles squeezed out long-time Parramatta captain Clint Gutherson, the club has turned to arguably its best player as captain.
Jason Ryles swatted away the flies and handled his first major press conference with ease as the new Eels coach discussed all the key issues facing his club.
Mitch Moses can’t wait to jump back on the rollercoaster next year after one of the wildest rides in 2024 for him and his club.
Zac Lomax has opened up on why he left the Dragons to join Parramatta, what position he wants to play next year and why Ben Hunt’s critics have missed the mark.
Jason Ryles will have a familiar face in the coaching box next year after he finalised his assistants for 2025, including one of his former teammates and mentors.
Trent Barrett has praised his players for remaining committed, with more reports that a high-profile star could leave at the end of the year.
The focus at Parramatta has been on the future of Mitchell Moses and fill-in coach Trent Barrett made his feelings on the matter clear.
An ugly accusation has taken the gloss of the Eels’ first win in six matches, which puts the Warriors’ season on life support.
Matt Cleary
The future of several Parramatta stars remains clouded, with reports incoming coach Jason Ryles will look to make changes to the roster.
