It’s a privilege for TCT to bring you this special photo of Brad Arthur and his boys celebrating the Eels’ victory at the Auckland Nines Tournament. BA has created a real sense of family within the football department and the…
New Stadium – Second Focus Group Feedback
Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the second focus group to discuss the Western Sydney Stadium. As you may have seen from Sixties post a couple of weeks ago, the Eels and the Wanderers were…
Eels Territory Trial – An Interesting Squad
Following the success at the Auckland Nines, the Eels have named a strong squad to take on the Titans in the Northern Territory this Saturday night. Although experienced players such as Watmough, Wicks, Norman, Radradra, Ma’u, Peats, Gower, Foran, Gordon,…
Forty’s First Look – District Representatives
While our first grade squad is still celebrating the spoils of a superb Auckland Nines’ campaign, our Harold Matthews and SG Balls squads are gearing up for their opening round of competition this upcoming weekend. In light of this I…
After The Nines – BA’s Thoughts (And Mine)
After listening to the Brad Arthur interview on Triple M’s Rush Hour (click here for Podcast), a number of features of the Eels Football Department became clearer. Camaraderie BA was very entertaining in his description of Corey Norman – “it’s…
Auckland Nines – Match Reports
This post will briefly examine each Parramatta match up during the Auckland Nines Tournament. The post will be updated and edited after each game. Match 1 vs Melbourne Storm Eels 4 – Storm 14 Not a great start in a disjointed…
Off Contract Players – What Factors Could Determine A Contract At The Eels?
With an extensive list of players off contract in 2016, a busy year looms for Brad Arthur, Daniel Anderson and Ian Schubert. Placing players on one year deals will naturally produce such a circumstance and it may yet be the…
2016 Auckland Nines Preview – Who Will Win?
Welcome to the start of the footy season It’s that time of the year again, the cricket bats and tennis racquets have been put away until next summer and the footies are out – yes the footy season is…
Development Pathways – A New Approach
During the pre-season, the focus of our attention has been the demanding preparation of the NRL squad – and rightly so. After all, few people remember which club wins lower grade and junior rep titles. However, the elite pathways developed…
(R)Eel History – Part 1
Thanks to the generous work of a particularly dedicated fan of the Blue & Gold who sent these clippings to The Cumberland Throw we are now able to share with you all some fascinating slices of the storied history of…