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The Eels face down a magical Storm in Round 11 as they travel to Suncorp Stadium as underdogs to take on Craig Bellamy and his troops. The Tip Sheet previews the big game as Sixties and Forty20 breakdown the danger men as well as the opportunities for the Eels this week.

Suncorp isn't the only host of a festival of footy this weekend. North Sydney Oval is putting on a show in the NSW Cup and the Eels are looking to continue their midseason surge as they face the Magpies. What does Parramatta need to go in order to continue their climb up the ladder this week?

Sixties has jam packed the docket for this week's news edition of The Tip Sheet...and that doesn't even manage to cover everything as Magic Round mania sets in across the code.

The boys cover a busy week in Parradise with the latest on Blaize Talagi, the weekend results and hot news from Team List Tuesday. Who has made the cut against the Storm on Sunday and did 'BA' get it right across the board?

Another weekend of close results in the NRL means a spicy Round 10 wrap up and the boys look at all the controversial calls and tight finishes. Controversy found its way to the officials once again on the back of the questionable Harry Grant sin-bin - where exactly is the game trending?

David Fifita has backflipped and Forty jumps in from the editing floor to quickly comment on the crazy turn of events while once again there are ugly claims of racist fans abusing Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker.

The show closes out with a temperature gauge on Magic Round and whether the boys are still feeling the magic.

Steve Georgallis joins The Tip Sheet once again to chat to Sixties and Forty20 about the conclusion of the Junior Representatives as well as the NRLW as they approach their 2024 preseason.

With three teams bowing out of the first week of the finals, the show looks at what lessons were learned including the difference in nature between the regular season and the finals. The Tarsha Gale missed the postseason but will have a number of player progressing through the development pipeline as Steve reveals who will be making the jump this year.

Abbi Church is the latest core retention for the NRLW and Steve discusses what she brings to the team before providing a small update to how the squad is travelling as they prepare to enter the preseason in the coming weeks.

For the second game running the Parramatta Eels rattled the cages of their highly touted opposition. Brad Arthur and his troops had the Broncos well and truly on the backfoot with an aggressive game plan that picked apart Brisbane's edges. Alas, as with the loss to Manly...a string of individual lapses proved costly as the Broncos ran out 30-14 victors.

Sixties and Forty20 put on the snorkels and dive into the breakdown of a thoroughly entertaining, if frustrating, result that saw plenty of players deliver positive performances. Dylan Brown, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and J'maine Hopgood stood up among the senior players while all eyes were glued on rookie sensation Blaize Talagi as he put an early error behind him to electrify the crowd.

Can Blaize Talagi and Ethan Sanders guide the Eels to an improbable victory over the Brisbane Broncos? Sixties and Forty20 put their rainjackets on as they preview what looks to be a wet and wild weekend for the Parramatta Eels.

The preview starts with the Jersey Flegg on Saturday as they travel to AAMI Park to take on the Melbourne Storm. Parramatta blew a chance to topple the Storm a month ago but now enter Round 10 with consecutive victories under their belt. They are on the hunt for a third straight win and the boys are tipping them to get it done.

It is much the same in the NSW Cup where the Eels look to continue a midseason build after a tumultuous start to the year. They face the Bears, the team they broke their winless drought against four weeks ago on Sunday afternoon at North Sydney Oval.

Friday night sees the odds stacked against the Eels as they host the Brisbane Broncos. With no Clinton Gutherson and no Mitchell Moses the Eels are without their heart and soul but will have to battle on regardless. Can Dylan Brown steer the Blue & Gold to an almighty upset with aid from young guns Talagi and Sanders?

Clint is back for this week's news podcast as The Tip Sheet jumps into a massive Team List Tuesday that is missing both Clinton Gutherson and Mitchell Moses.

Blaize Talagi has been named to the coveted #1 jersey but the news comes at the same time as a breaking story that the young Eel will go to the open market. What does this mean for the club and who are the real threats to Parramatta when it comes to keeping their young star?

The club debuted its 2024 indigenous jersey, styled around the rugby league story of J'maine Hopgood. The boys share their thoughts and look at the unofficial alternate strip. The rest of the Eels' news focuses on a new corporate partner, the Flegg getting a win in Fiji, new female pathways and a change to the NRL board of directors.

The Round 9 NRL wrap yielded some close games and very controversial calls as the show breaks down all of the action. Aidan Sezer wasn't sinbinned but is copping a 4-week ban for a hip-drop-adjacent tackle. Was it the right call or is the NRL back to its inconsistent worst?

The biggest flow on from the wrap up is the criticism leveled at officials following a dreadful round of calls. Kasey Badger has been the primary target of abuse and The Tip Sheet breaks down what is fair game and where lines have been crossed.

There is a massive player transaction on the horizon as both the Penrith Panthers and Sydney Roosters hunt the signature of David Fifita. The Titans' backrower has a clause in his contract to void the next two years of his deal if he opts out by Round 10 and the two Sydney powerhouses are hungry to boost their stocks with the game breaker.