Parramatta Eels 20 – Newcastle Knights 18 The Good: We won. Despite a bad-day-in-Bosnia like injury toll, we somehow ended up with more points than the Newcastle Knights at the end of 80 minutes. I’m still in disbelief. Our defensive…
A Much Needed Win – At What Cost?
Distance and schedule kept me at home for this match, and I’m not sure the old ticker would have survived the live venue experience. Those two points have been hard to come by lately and it looked like being more…
Knights Analysis – Enjoyment & Opportunity
Hands up if you need a pulse check? An understandable notion given the events of the last month. Every other day seems to present a new twist and turn in the narrative of the rugby league soap opera that is…
Match Preview – Knights vs Eels (Round 12)
Date: Monday 30th of May Venue: Hunter Stadium Gates Open: 4:30pm Kick off: 7:00pm (NYC U20s 4:45) Head Referee: Henry Perenara Assistant Referee: Gavin Reynolds Head to head: Played 47, Knights 26, Eels 20, drawn 1 Head to head…
Mission Impossible? – Not Even Thinking About It!
Hands up if you’ve been doing it tough as a Parra fan! I think we’re all feeling the same and tonight’s game didn’t make it any easier. It’s time to stop thinking about any equation. I don’t think it’s doing…
Storm Analysis – Overcoming Stigma & Gamesmanship
I’ve mentioned this a couple of times now, but I’ve never been more proud to be an Eels supporter. You would think that given everything that’s transpired recently that this would be akin to publicly uttering the name ‘Voldemort’ in…
Match Preview – Eels vs Storm (Round 11)
Date: Monday 23rd of May Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 5:30pm Kick off: 7:00pm Head Referee: Ashley Klein Assistant Referee: Adam Gee Head to head: Played 30, Eels 12, Storm 18, drawn 0 Head to head odds: Eels ($…
Defining Moments? – Let’s Call This A Defining Season!
We have only just reached round 11 of this year’s premiership and already 2016 is unlike any season in the history of the Parramatta Eels. It’s likely that all Parra fans would love to have a crystal ball that could…
Stat Attack: Season So Far By the Numbers
Well after 10 rounds and a few questions from our readers at TCT, I would like to post some stats on how we are going so far in this year’s competition against all the other teams. Hopefully this can draw…
Eric Grothe Snr Interview – Part 1
The Cumberland Throw yet again had the pleasure of visiting another legend of our great club, this time, the man widely regarded as the best winger of all time, Eric Grothe Snr. Now before anyone pipes up and says “hey…