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2009 wasn't really their fault though. They had to play against a team that was $1M over the salary cap.I’m still trying to keep a lid on it, these blokes have let me down far too often.
Good to be playing exciting Rugby though and set ourselves up nicely
Yeah I've noticed some games at Suncorp we've had a few thousand fans in over the yearsI'm in Hobart but was born in Sydney and have supported Parra since 1976. Lived in Brisbane from 1981 to 1998 and ******* tens of thousands of Eels fans up there. Games on the Goldy are almost home games given the noise our fans make there. Sometimes like that at Suncorp too, especially in 2017 when Semi scored 4 and the boys put 50 on the Donkeys.
Team is barely going at the moment but 3 wins out of the last 4 while playing poorly is a very good sign.
Yeah, Adelaide based supporter here but when my Grandparents moved from the UK to Australia in the 50’s they settled in the Mt Druitt region initially and so Parramatta were the the local side and he started following them religiously and he was a member for many years in which I attended games with him. The funny thing is Mum became a Balmain supporter and my youngest brother is a mad Chooks member who pre Covid had attended nearly every Easts game home and away for about the last 5 yearsIs it just me, or does Parra seem to have a few interstate fans in here like myself?
Not many Sydney/GWS posters across the 4 pages, like only 3-4
My aunt lived around the Parramatta area for over 20 years, so whenever I went up there for holidays every couple of years we'd go out for tea, or hit up Westfield there or somethingYeah, Adelaide based supporter here but when my Grandparents moved from the UK to Australia in the 50’s they settled in the Mt Druitt region initially and so Parramatta were the the local side and he started following them religiously and he was a member for many years in which I attended games with him. The funny thing is Mum became a Balmain supporter and my youngest brother is a mad Chooks member who pre Covid had attended nearly every Easts game home and away for about the last 5 years
I think Parra are very popular in QLD due to glory years in the 80s and being successful every one jumped on board before the broncos come in 1988 and it become nsw & qld club competition.Yeah I've noticed some games at Suncorp we've had a few thousand fans in over the years
I think Parra are very popular in QLD due to glory years in the 80s and being successful every one jumped on board before the broncos come in 1988 and it become nsw & qld club competition.
A lot of Sydneysiders who move up to qld to live as well probably go as they only see them once a year.
And Parra is the most popular nrl team outside of possibly souths.
Imagine if they havent gone 34 years without winning one as well. I thought they would have lost a generation of fans but popular as ever
Pretty true there they were the 3 certainties as a kid.Brisbane by far the most popular. But yes of the Sydney sides Parra would be close.
I had a soft spot for the eels as a kid because they were so routinely ordinary. But as I got to know a lot of their more parochial fans their ongoing failures , along with those of St George (2010 excepted), have provided me with so much mirth. There have basically been three certainties that I grew up with in rugby league - that Parra would continually underwhelm even when it looked like they could not possibly fail (see 2001), St George would always find a way to choke (again with the exception of when they beat us in 2010 and to be fair were far and away the best team in the comp), and Cronulla would never win anything and thus supply a never-ending stream of trophy cabinet jokes for all my Sharks fan brethren. Curse you 2016
Pretty true there they were the 3 certainties as a kid.
And as a parra fan since i was 6 and being a season ticket holder since then in 2000 when my nan got me a season ticket and going to nearly every home game for 20 years. It has been nothing but pain and disappointment especially at finals time. I can feel it already everyone just waiting for us to choke.
I was there in 2001 at the GF as a 7 year old thinking we would play in the grand final every year. As we broke every possible record and it would be just the same next year not understanding how hard it is to win a comp. And 20 years later still haven't seen us win one and its my greatest fear in life is never seeing them win a comp
Its why i wont believe it until i see it. As 2005 was another choke. And 2009 was just plain unlucky losing to a team that were found 6 months later over the cap.
I do appreciate and become jealous at the same time when teams like the sharks and dragons broke their droughts. Hoping to experience the same joy one day.
And same in the AFL when the Dogs and richmond broke their droughts in recent years
Melbourne and st kilda are the only 2 with a longer drought than Parramatta in aussie sport atm.
I thought we were midtable in terms of fans (talking from a Sydney/NSW pov), yeah I knew the Rabbitohs were popular, but thought successful sides like Manly and the Chooks would have more fansI think Parra are very popular in QLD due to glory years in the 80s and being successful every one jumped on board before the broncos come in 1988 and it become nsw & qld club competition.
A lot of Sydneysiders who move up to qld to live as well probably go as they only see them once a year.
And Parra is the most popular nrl team outside of possibly souths.
Imagine if they havent gone 34 years without winning one as well. I thought they would have lost a generation of fans but popular as ever
Yeah Dyl could be anythingBoth your Browns are such good players.
2016 eliteBrisbane by far the most popular. But yes of the Sydney sides Parra would be close.
I had a soft spot for the eels as a kid because they were so routinely ordinary. But as I got to know a lot of their more parochial fans their ongoing failures , along with those of St George (2010 excepted), have provided me with so much mirth. There have basically been three certainties that I grew up with in rugby league - that Parra would continually underwhelm even when it looked like they could not possibly fail (see 2001), St George would always find a way to choke (again with the exception of when they beat us in 2010 and to be fair were far and away the best team in the comp), and Cronulla would never win anything and thus supply a never-ending stream of trophy cabinet jokes for all my Sharks fan brethren. Curse you 2016
Yeah they got the jump on us that day IIRC, we clawed back into it, but they held onIf you work hard enough you can cheapen any other team's success and I try to do that with St George fans when they brag - "Ok two teams, well done on combining two whole clubs and winning 1 premiership in 21 years."
That 2001 grand final was one of the great ambushes. I don't think to this day Newcastle are given enough credit for that performance, they actual had a really good roster.
knights and tigers are my favourite non roosters teams to watch. Play real entertaining footyYeah they got the jump on us that day IIRC, we clawed back into it, but they held on
I don't mind the Knights, they play a good brand, have some exciting players atm. Feel they're on an upwards trajectory atm.