Jason Ryles is ushering in a new era for the Eels - even if the result didn't go the right way tonight - and so too is The Tip Sheet stepping into the bold world of tomorrow today as the podcast now brings you bona fide talking heads! Let us know what you think of the new format and help us catch all the gremlins that come with the new territory.

It wasn't pretty and they certainly didn't come away with the win but crucially for the Parramatta Eels - they avoided any sort of serious injury in their 30-18 loss to the Wests Tigers. The Tip Sheet unpacks a rather messy affair from the Blue & Gold in a game where they were drowned out by errors and set restarts. Sixties and Forty20 point to some individual defensive lapses and the general struggles to complete sets as key teaching tape before looking at the positives to come from the final trial game.

Isaiah Iongi was certainly on such positive with the 21-year-old custodian scoring a sizzling solo try before laying on a four-pointer for Sean Russell. The boys also laud the efforts of Will Penisini, Jack Williams, J'maine Hopgood, Luca Moretti and Ryley Smith in proof that it wasn't all bad for the Eels at Leichardt.