The Parra Cave Podcast

Its Magic Round and the Eels travel to Brisbane to take on the Sharks in the first game of the weekend at 6pm Friday May 2. I was lucky enough to be invited onto the ET Stand podcast a Cronulla Sharks fans podcast to give my thoughts as a opposition fan about the Eels and this current game ahead of us. Thankyou for the opportunity.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magic Round 2025 edition is upon us. 8 games at Suncorp Stadium in what looks like the best Magic Round draw ever. Eels v Sharks kick it off and other games include Warriors v Cowboys, Panthers v Broncos and Storm v Raiders. Who will Ella and I tip in these ones? All brought to you by Assure Strata Reports on Instagram and Buddy Oldman Masters Boxer on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Anzac Round in the NRL saw some cracking games but also the most sin bins in any round in the history of the NRL with 18. What did you make of the sin bins and also the games well I go through each one with my little takes on each game and my thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its Round 8 of the NRL and its a very special round being Anzac Round. The traditional Anzac Day game between the Roosters and Dragons is always a cracker and this year it will be no different. 3 games on Anzac Day which is great. Hear Troys thoughts as he goes through each game and discusses the ins and outs and makes a tip. Will you follow Troys tips? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

The Eels get the chocolates over the Tigers in the traditional Easter Monday game at Commbank Stadium in front of 26,000 fans. Mitchell Moses returns from injury to play a starring role along with young kid Sam Tuivaiti who scored his first NRL try. I go through the moments of the match, some player stats and just my general thoughts of what was a great game of rugby league. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Its the Easter Monday clash we've been waiting for. The Eels are desperate to climb off the bottom of the ladder with Mitchell Moses back in action returning from injury, while the Tigers face a big test after a week full of Galvin contract drama. Will Parra rise at home even though they are the away team or will the Tigers take the Easter chocolates? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Its Round 7 of the NRL and its Easter Footy upon us with some traditional Easter games being played. The high flying Bulldogs take on the Rabbitohs in a Good Friday traditional clash as well as the traditional Easter Monday game between the Tigers and Eels at Commbank Stadium. Hear Troys thoughts as he goes through each game and discusses the ins and outs and makes a tip. Will you follow Troys tip...

Round 6 saw some upset wins by the Tigers, Roosters and Dolphins as well some interstate games in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Hear my thoughts as I run through each of the 8 games played this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was the Eels last trip to Darwin in the Northern Territory and the farewell did not go to plan with the Raiders winning 50-12 at TIO Stadium. I go through the match we some key moments spoke about, along with players performances, some stats on the game and where the Eels go from here ahead of their Easter Monday game v Tigers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story continues Alan Shortall Part 2 More about Alan's refereeing career in the NRL, common league questions and personality questions and much more. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its the Eels last game in the Northern Territory in Darwin and they take on the Raiders for the 3rd time up there. The Eels got their first win of the season last week v Dragons and the Raiders got a win v Sharks at home in Canberra. Hear me as I go through some stats of both clubs, team line ups and I give some predictions as well of the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Shortall was a former referee in the NRL officiating in 239 NRL games and in total spent 21 years at the NRL in numerous roles. Today he is the general manager of Elite refereeing for both the Elite Mens and Womens programs at Football Australia. In the chat we talk about Alan's love for rugby league, how he got involved in rugby league and why he became a referee, his refereeing career and s...

Round 6 of the NRL sees no in Sydney NRL games with a double header in Perth, the Eels travel to Darwin, a game in Melbourne and also Newcastle. Will this change things when it comes to tipping? Listen to Ella and I as we go through our tips for each game for Round 6. Proudly brought to you by Assure Strata Reports on Instagram and Buddy Oldman Masters Boxer on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Hear my thoughts as I run through the games of Round 5 which saw 2 teams who hadnt won a game all year get wins the Eels and Dolphins. But there were some cracking gams like the Rabbits v Roosters game, Panthers v Cowboys game and the Bulldogs v Knights game but every game reviewed by me myself and I. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All week it was about Zac Lomax playing his old club and King Gutho returning to Commbank Stadium in different colours. How did it go well lets just say that Zac Lomax was the hero of the day kicking the winning field goal in golden point extra time to give the Eels a 23-22 win their first of the season. Hear myself go through the game with moments, team and player stats and much more. See omnystu...

Join me and the guys from the Mad Dragons Vodcast Big T and Jesse as we preview the Eels taking on the Dragons at Commbank Stadium in Round 5 action. Before the chat with the guys I go through some stats of players and results and famous games between these two clubs before the guys hit me with some hard hitting questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 510 features Ari Dogan founder of Gripz Socks but also a massive Parramatta Eels fan as well. during the chat we talk about his support for the Eels from over the years such as favourite players, games, moments and more. Also we talk about his business Gripz Socks which you can find at www.gripzsock.com.au and if you use the discount code PARRACAVE you will save 10% on your purchase. See omnyst...

Ella is back once again to join me for the tipping podcast and its Round 5 of the NRL and some cracking games coming up. How did you go last week and will you follow our tips? Ella got 5/8 last and was one of the highest tippers. Roosters v Rabbitohs, Eels v Dragons and Titans v Dolphins are just some of the games to look forward to this weekend. This podcast all brought to you by Assure Strata Re...

Former guest and rugby league lover and commentator Elliott Lovejoy from Triple M NRL Qld joins me for a review of the Round 4 action from over the weekend. We go through all 8 games starting with Souths v Panther and ending with Tigers v Warriors and everything in between giving our thoughts and comments about each game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Eels travelled to Brookvale Oval to take on the Manly Sea Eagles after a week of contract drama with DCE and the Eels looking for their first win of the season. The Sea Eagles prevailed 26-12 which sees them in second spot on the ladder and the Eels in 17th place. Hear my thoughts as a Parra fan about the game, moments and players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Part 2 of the interview with Pero so its back to the fans and members series and with the Wests Tigers going so well at them moment why not get a Wests Tigers fan on so today I have Pero from the Put a Line Through Pod joining me for a chat. We chat about his support for the Balmain Tigers and the Wests Tigers, favourite players, favourite games and moments, teams he loves the Tigers playing...

Its the old rivals the Parramatta Eels taking on the Manly Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park in Round 4 of the NRL. Two old rivals with the Sea Eagles going into this game as favourites after 2 wins and the Eels after 3 losses. The Sea Eagles hold the advantage at 4 Pines Park but will it be enough to hold off the Eels especially after the DCE contract drama? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Back to the fans and members series and with the Wests Tigers going so well at them moment why not get a Wests Tigers fan on so today I have Pero from the Put a Line Through Pod joining me for a chat. We chat about his support for the Balmain Tigers and the Wests Tigers, favourite players, favourite games and moments, teams he loves the Tigers playing against, being on a podcast and much more. Giv...

Ella and I are back with our tips for Round 4 in the NRL. A better week in tipping for myself and Ella but once again some hard games to tip this round with some cracking games. Who will we tip this week and how many will we get right and will you follow our tips? All brought to you by Assure Strata Reports and Buddy Oldman Masters Boxer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No special guest this week to review the games but there some cracking games this week in the NRL which one was your favourite game to watch? I go through each and every game and give my thoughts about it from fans point of view in my NRL round review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.