The Parra Cave Podcast

The Eels went down 16-8 to the Bulldogs at Commbank Stadium in their Round 3 clash. Hear my thoughts about the game from a fans point of view. A much improved effort from the Eels but still not where they want to be. I go through moments and stats and my thoughts on players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story continues with Ryan Hoffman with part 2 of the interview. In this part we talk about the 2009 GF v Parra, the salary cap drama in 2010, playing in England and then NZ with the NZ Warriors and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its the old rivals the Parramatta Eels taking on the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs at Commbank Stadium in Round 3 of the NRL. Two old rivals with the Bulldogs going into this game as favourites after 2 wins and the Eels after 2 losses. The Eels hold the advantage at Commbank Stadium but will it be enough to stop the Bulldogs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 498 Part 1 features Ryan Hoffman former professional rugby league player with the Melbourne Storm, Wigan Warriors, NZ Warriors, NSW State of Origin and Australian Kangaroos. During the chat we talk about the early days growing up, rugby league heroes, representing Australia as a schoolboy in rugby league, getting to the Melbourne Storm and the first grand final he played in for the Storm in 200...

Ella and I are back with our tips for Round 3 in the NRL. After a tipsters nightmare last week where there were form reversals from the Roosters, Tigers and Warriors especially. 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.

Mark Geyer joins me to review Round 2 of the NRL in which we saw some cracking games of footy including some upsets making it very hard for tippers to get a perfect round of tipping. Penrith v Roosters was probably the game of the round but Raiders v Broncos was a good game along with the Tigers who won against the Eels at Commbank Stadium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tigers travelled to Commbank Stadium for their clash with the home side the Parramatta Eels. Both teams last start losers and it was the Tigers who came out on top 32-6. Hear my thoughts about the game, players in the game and also where to for the Parramatta Eels for Round 3. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 494 is part 2 of the interview that features former NRL and Super League player Jesse Sene-Lefao. Jesse played in the NRL for Manly and Cronulla and in the Super League played for the Castleford Tigers, Featherstone Rovers and the Sheffield Eagles. Jesse is also a Mental Health, Mindset and Resilience advocate and the founder of the Talk Your Walk Foundation. You can check out the foundation at...

Special Guest Pero from the Line Through Pod joins me for this preview of the Eels v Tigers game at Commbank Stadium in Round 2 of the NRL. Pero is a massive Tigers fan so always great to get a opposition fans view of the game so we run through the team line ups, key players, the bench, give score predictions, first try scorer predictions and a bold prediction each. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Ep 492 features former NRL and Super League player Jesse Sene-Lefao. Jesse played in the NRL for Manly and Cronulla and in the Super League played for the Castleford Tigers, Featherstone Rovers and the Sheffield Eagles. Jesse is also a Mental Health, Mindset and Resilience advocate and the founder of the Talk Your Walk Foundation. You can check out the foundation at www.talkyourwalk.co.uk See omny...

Ella and I are back again to give our tips and I give my thoughts on all of the Round 2 action. Back to a normal weekend of rugby league with no split rounds so cant wait. Another 8 games to tip and watch. Have you joined the tipping comp yet? Link is in my Instagram page bio. Check this out and follow our tips if you dare we have a few different but which ones? See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

A new show coming to you weekly where I and sometimes rugby league fans will go through the round that was in the NRL. I go through each game that was played and give my thoughts as a fan watching on as I watch most games if not every game live either at the ground or on tv. This week its just myself going through each game which we had some high scores and some close encounters. See omnystudio.co...

Dylan Brown has signed a 10 year $1.4 million dollar a year contract with the Newcastle Knights.  I as a Parramatta fan have my thoughts about this with Troys Take as I chat and give my thoughts on this massive contract bombshell news that dropped Monday evening. Let me know your thoughts on this contract are you disappointed as a Parra fan Dylan is leaving? See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

One very disappointed Eels fan doing a gameday review of the Eels v Storm in Round 1 of the NRL. The Eels lost 56-18 down in Melbourne and as a fan I give my thoughts about the game and Eels players and chuck in a few stats as well. Onto Round 2 now v Tigers at Commbank Stadium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Melbourne premiership winner Ryan Hoffman joins me to do a gameday preview of the Round 1 clash between the Melbourne Storm and the Parramatta Eels. We go through key players for both sides, does Jason Ryles have an advantage having worked at the Storm previously, the key to winning the game for both teams as well as giving our predictions of the score, first try scorer and a bold predictio...

Troys Take returns for 2025 and I give my thoughts about the NRL and Las Vegas in 2025. Everything from the NRL games, tv ratings, should the games be cut back to 3, 2026 Las Vegas teams and more. Hear my thoughts as a fan from abroad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Round 1 continues this week in the NRL with the remaining six games to finish off the round. Ella and I go through our tips and the games to complete the round with me giving some thoughts about the games with some new signings making their first official appearances for their new clubs. The Tipping podcast brought to you by Assure Strata Reports find them on Instagram and Buddy Oldman Masters Box...

The footy is back so Ella and I are back with the tipping podcast proudly brought to you by Assure Strata Reports and Buddy Oldman Masters Boxer proud sponsors of the 2025 Parra Cave Podcast tipping competition. Its Las Vegas rugby league time again with 4 games on including one international Women's game, one English Superleague game and 2 NRL games to kick off the NRL season. I go through the 2...

The story continues with this weeks guest Elliott Lovejoy. We chat about the selection headaches for NSW in State of Origin so early out a interesting listener question about golf working with Ben Hannant on radio what Elliott might have done if not for radio common personality questions and much much more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back the fans and members series where I interview fans of the greatest game of all rugby league. Today it with a mad rugby league fan and commentator Mr Elliott Lovejoy. Elliott is a Newcastle Knights fan and also does the sideline eye for Triple M NRL in QLD as well as the Dead Set Legends show on Triple M Gold Coast with Ben Hannant. But we dive into how Elliott fell in love with the game, fav...

I jump on the Ruck Infringement podcast with Joey and we give our thoughts of the 2025 NRL for the Parramatta Eels. We chat about the ins/outs for 2025 Predicted 1-17 Supercoach/Fantasy relevance Team Finish in 2025 Who will be the dynamite player in 2025 for the Eels Also available on Youtube via the Ruck Infringement Youtube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Eels travelled to take on the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval in their second trial of the year. The Tigers ran out winners 30-18 in the game but hear my thoughts about the game from a fans perspective. Round 1 is only 13 days away where the Eels take on the Storm in Melbourne March 9th at 4.05pm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of the interview with Jim Wilson we talk about his late sister Rebecca Wilson who was heavily involved and a fan of rugby league, Grand Final entertainment and what Jim thinks it should be, one unique thing people don't know about Jim, what path Jim would have went down if not the journalistic path and could Australia host a football/soccer World Cup and much much more.   See omnyst...

Late in January I sat down and had a chat with Lehroy from Big Lez's League and did a season preview of the Parramatta Eels in 2025. We chatted about the ins and outs, coach Jason Ryles and both gave our predictions as to where Parra would finish in 2025. Be sure to give Big Lez's League a follow on Instagram and wherever you get your podcasts from. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Back to the interview style podcast and this week I chat to a guest who has been in the media both in radio and TV for over 30 years but is a massive rugby league fan and that is Mr Jim Wilson. Working at channel 7 and also 2gb radio and also Jim is a Gold Coast Titans ambassador but has been reporting and watching rugby league for a long time so has some great stories involving rugby league that...