So I’m sitting at the game with my mate Dan on Friday night, and we’re talking salary cap (obviously). He says to me “I hear Jarryd Hayne wanted to play Rugby in the Olympics this year.” “Probably too late for…
Live Blog – Under 16s National Championship vs Townsville Blackhawks
Follow the game via live updates right here on TCT or catch the official live stream via this link. Following their stirring 16-14 victory over the Newcastle Knights in the Harold Matthews Grand Final, the Parramatta Eels travel to…
Live Blog – Intrust Super Premiership Round 10 vs Canterbury Bulldogs
Join TCT live at 3:00PM for all the action from Belmore as the Magpies look to snap a three game losing streak against the Bulldogs! The Late Mail is in! Following Kaysa Pritchard’s elevation to the first grade squad…
A Tough Loss – The Tale Of Two Teams
It’s always a difficult task to write up a match review after a loss. The circumstances surrounding last night’s defeat make it an even harder assignment. In this instance, I’m going to try to find some balance by examining the…
Tomorrow Night – Where Will You Be?
This is a call to arms. Tomorrow night, in what will be a final-esque atmosphere, our season starts again. If the team has ever needed a packed Pirtek Stadium, tomorrow night is the time. After the fortnight they’ve had, we…
Match Preview – Eels vs Rabbitohs (Round 10)
Date: Friday 13th of May 2016 Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 5:15pm Kick off: 7:50pm (NYC 5:35pm) Head Referee: Ben Cummins Assistant Referee: Chris Sutton Head to head: Played 120, Eels 51, Rabbioths 66, drawn 3 Head to head…
Forum Folly – South Sydney
Forum Folly returns this week and has a look at the Rabbits, a team who are almost in as much trouble as the Eels – almost ! The Rabbits have fallen fast from premiers in 2014 to a team that…
The Salary Cap – Developing a New Model
“We’ve always agreed that the salary cap was meant to be put in place to provide an equal competition, but if these things continue to happen, and it shows that they have happened a number of times over the last…
The Salary Cap – The Challenge Of A Mid Season Release
Let me premise this by stating that I am in no way a salary cap expert. Far from it. However, the furore surrounding Parramatta’s need to be salary cap compliant has generated an enormous amount of debate on both mainstream…
The Salary Cap – Questions Needing an Answer
As the smoke continues to clear from Tuesday’s bombshell announcement, it seems that the fog has now rolled in. As Eels fans, we find ourselves with less answers and more questions. Some of these questions include – How has the…