CHOCOLATE SOLDIER SAYS

THIS WEEK‚„S TIPS: SEA EAGLES, BRONCOS, RAIDERS, EELS, SHARKS, DRAGONS, ROOSTERS, STORM. TALLY: 11

Straight out of left field as Inglis and Taylor trample Eels

Eels 18 Rabbitohs 32

BETWEEN THE LINES

EELS v RABBITOHS Past starts

Eels trying to lure rising Storm star

EELS coach Stephen Kearney has launched his first raid on Melbourne's playing ranks with a written offer to rising star Matt Duffie.

GOLD AND BLUEPRINT

The Parramatta side that takes on Penrith tonight has one big difference compared to 2010 in terms of game plan - this year they‚„ve actually got one. Greg Prichard talks to the players and Jason Taylor analyses the new Eels. Pages 28, 30-31.

We have lift-off

The Hayne plane is flying again ‚€œ and Eels captain Nathan Hindmarsh says the star fullback is ready to reach new heights this season. Greg Prichard reports Pages 22-23

Hayne's strain could be our gain - Kearney

PARRAMATTA coach Stephen Kearney says Jarryd Hayne's enforced lay-off could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the Eels this season.

Storm's late effort not enough to eclipse Parramatta

Parramatta 18 Melbourne 16

Forget Eric The Eel, Meet Stany The Stingray

YOU'VE heard of Eric the Eel. Now you're about to be introduced to one of his good mates, Stany the Stingray. Stany Kempompo Ngangola

Stingray Assumes Eric's Mantle

YOU'VE heard of Eric the Eel. Now you're about to meet one of his good mates, Stany the Stingray.

Eric The Eel Represents The Olympic Ideal

God embraces all, not just the winners, writes Andrew Dodd.

We Can Smell Fear - Hayne

ELECTRIC Eel Jarryd Hayne turned up the voltage for Sunday's grand final qualifier against Melbourne by declaring the Storm were under enormous pressure from the weight of expectation and that Parramatta would target any player who looked like he might be feeling the strain at Telstra Dome.

Eel Slips In To Knights Camp

FORMER Parramatta powerhouse Zeb Taia could make his debut for Newcastle on Friday night against South Sydney at EnergyAustralia Stadium after signing with the Knights yesterday.

Real Eel Deal

Richard Cornish goes bush to taste eel that's flavoured by the creek it swims in.

'that's My Bloke' - A Strategy To Beat Eels

WINGER Jarryd Hayne is one slippery Eel the Dragons will have to watch closely tonight.

Hindmarsh Confident That Eels' Best Is Just A Game Away

THE most electric Eel of them all, Nathan Hindmarsh, says too many Parramatta players are drifting in and out of their games and expecting things to happen instead of making them happen.

Mystery Surrounds Latest Eel Deaths

FOR the second summer in a row scientists are baffled by mass eel deaths in Victoria.

Wins Change Life For Brian

BY his own players' admission, Parramatta coach Brian Smith is someone you either love or hate. And not so long ago, there was a lot of hate for the head Eel.

Three Out Of Four Ain't Bad

It's any one of three for the premiership, says former Eel Andrew Ryan, who still can't watch footage of 2001. Greg Prichard reports.

Genesis To Exodus

As P.G. Wodehouse said, "What is life but a series of sharp corners, round each of which fate lies in wait for us with a stuffed eel skin?" There may be no sharp corners in space (or stuffed eel skins, come to think of it), but the logic is the same. How else to summarise the fate of the space capsule Genesis, which returned to Earth last week after a three-year, $360 million, 3.2 million-kilometre round-trip towards the sun? So far, so expensive, so long, and what happens? The parachute doesn't ...