Today’s report includes feedback on the last two sessions at Kellyville. The rationale is simple. Thursday was the Member Appreciation Day open training and signing event. The training was a little lighter than usual, and from my perspective there was…
Welcome to the second weekend of Eels Junior Rep trial matches. Each season the team plays three trial matches before kicking off the season at the start of February. The weather has been kind with cooler conditions. Hopefully it’s similar…
Tuesday was the annual Fox League promo shooting day. The broadcaster’s drone was working overtime capturing images that are compressed into just a few seconds on the rugby league channel’s season promotions. To think that these hours of filming take…
Conditions to start this week could not have been any different to what was faced last week. Gone were the forty degree temperatures. In their place was clouds and drizzle in what could easily be called a chill. But…
A Saturday training session on a day where the temperature was expected to hit 43 degrees. To be honest, I was questioning my own sanity in attending. To those concerned about such conditions, just know that all NRL clubs follow…
The question most fans were asking me earlier this week was whether Brian Kelly had arrived. Eels media provided a quick response to the Blue and Gold Army yesterday with images of the former Titan at his first day of…
Tuesday’s field session was a step up on Monday in terms of both the combinations and the loading. After warm ups the rest of the session was a combination of working on a particular attacking shape or two, both with…
Before launching into today’s training session, let’s address the Eels confirmation of their acquisition of Brian Kelly. Turning 30 in 2026, Kelly brings 190 games of NRL backline experience across stints at Manly and the Gold Coast. Joining the Eels…
Happy New Year and welcome to the first issue of Bumpers Up for 2026. Now that we’ve moved into January the countdown truly begins for the upcoming season. At this time last year, we were realistically optimistic. It was a…
What happens in a session when the squad don’t deliver what the coaches want? Let’s just say they don’t gloss over it. I’ve written in the past that mistakes aren’t a problem in a session. It was the same for…