The Parramatta Eels are on the road to start the 2023 Junior Representative season as they travel to the Central Coast to take on the Sydney Roosters in the Harold Matthews and SG Ball and their Indigenous Academy in the…
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The preseason approaches its zenith just as the Junior Representatives kick off and The Tip Sheet is all hands on deck. Sixties and Forty20 return to break down all the…
The 2023 classes in the Tarsha Gale, Harold Matthews and SG Ball were finalised last week and each squad was presented with their offical playing jerseys this week ahead of their season opening road trip to the Central Coast. Receiving…
Last week I was asked about the realistic standard of the NRL team, given that the opposed work is against mostly NSW Cup players. Perhaps there’s a false sense of how well the NRL team was performing? All NRL…
The 2023 Parramatta Eels Junior pathways program continued on Friday night with three Development Squad matches staged under lights at Kellyville Park. Kicking off with an Under 16s game at 5:30, and two Under 15s games thereafter, each clash pitted…
How much do we love celebrating the very occasional try scoring feats of our favourite moustachioed prop, Reagan Campbell-Gillard? Big Reg was in the thick of the action today, running great lines and backing up offloads. The reward for…
Since returning from the World Cup, Will Penisini has enjoyed what I consider to be his most impressive pre-season. He’s looked strong and assured in his training, and has consistently made the right decisions in both attack and defence…
The Parramatta Eels took on the Penrith Panthers across four grades over two days at Windsor last weekend. Proceedings kicked off on Friday night with the 16s Development Squad and Tarsha Gale teams taking the field. This was followed on…
Regular visitors to The Cumberland Throw would be well aware of the impression that Josh Hodgson has made at Eels training this preseason. From my perspective, his vision, leadership and play has been a revelation. As ridiculous as it sounds…
A wise man said to me, “what most people call the preseason, I call the audition”. If ever that applies to a season then it’s this year for the Eels, especially when it comes to filling the holes in the…