Hey Parra fans, I hope you’re all well. With Remembrance Day upon us and the Eels’ 80th birthday celebrations approaching, I thought the off-season presented a fitting opportunity to delve into the National Archives and explore the lives of our…
TCT Golden Point – 17 October 2026 – What’s in a Name? The Chiefs, the Courts and the Question of Coexistence
Hey Parra fans! This week’s TCT Golden Point examines the legal dispute between New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC), the governing body responsible for the NRL. Specifically, this analysis examines the competing arguments, the Australian…
TCT Golden Point – 2 October 2026 – Fit to Play and Fit for Purpose: Balancing Courage Culture, Player Welfare, and Proportionate Responsibility
Hey Parra Fans, This TCT Golden Point examines Phoenix Crossland’s hip-drop tackle and Nathan Cleary’s injury as more than a single disciplinary incident. It considers the event through a broader player-welfare lens, recognising the need for accountability and proportionate consequences…
TCT Golden Point – 14 September 2026 -A Season of F-Words, a Lifetime of Blue and Gold
Hey Parra fans, welcome to the TCT Golden Point season review. There’s no analysis or rehashing of concepts that few people would naturally connect to rugby league this time — just some reflection, a little reminiscing, and a bit of…
TCT Golden Point – 28 August 2026 – Beyond The Blame Game Series – Part 3: Test the Solution, Learn from the Result
Hey Parra fans, welcome to Part 3 of the Beyond the Blame Game series — and thank you for your patience while life briefly called me elsewhere. It’s good to be back. This week, we take the potential issues identified…
TCT Golden Point – 17 August 2026 – Beyond the Blame Game Series – Part 2: Challenge the System
Hey Parra fans, welcome to Part 2 of the TCT Golden Point Beyond the Blame Game Series: Challenge the System. Otherwise known as the summarised version of pages 21-40 of the original 2am novella. Let’s get straight into it. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…
TCT Golden Point – 09 August 2026 – Beyond the Blame Game Series – Part 1: Ask Why?
Hey Parra fans, and welcome to the first TCT Golden Point series; Beyond the Blame Game; where I’m going to try to dissect some of the popular current topics of discussion among Parramatta supporters by looking beyond the obvious symptoms…
TCT Golden Point – 27 July 2026 – Challenging Biases and Cynicism: Perceptions and Opinions v. Data and Evidence
Hey Parra fans, This week my still optimistic yet growingly cynical, data-driven curiosity is taking readers on a numerical journey that attempts to heal my frustrations, challenge my biases and decode my fan fatigue regarding the season thus far. To…
TCT Golden Point – 18 July 2026 – Beyond the Team List: Building Organisational Capability for Premiership Success
Hey Parra Fans, This week I am continuing on from the recent recruitment discussion and looking at: the correlation between organisational capability and premiership success through the lens of three well established organisational frameworks: Organisational Ambidexterity, Dynamic Capabilities, and The Theory…
TCT Golden Point – 10 July 2026 – The Deal is Done, What’s in it for us? And The Great Governance Goose Chase
Hey Parra Fans, what a week it’s been! My multi-generational inherited disdain has been positively bolstered by Sundays upset; the State of Origin left us gasping for air regardless of what side you’re on, and the recruitment discussions at Parramatta…