NRL Team List Round 21, Friday 8:00pm, CommBank Stadium For an injury riddled Eels team, the assignment doesn’t get much tougher than facing the might of the Melbourne Storm. The Victorian/Queensland team looks likely to welcome back the mercurial…
The Spotlight – July 17, 2024: A Tweak Or An Overhaul For The Eels 2025 Roster?
Now that Jason Ryles has been appointed as the head coach for the Parramatta Eels on a four year contract from 2025, the focus has turned to the decisions to be made about the Eels roster. Recent reports have suggested…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg & NSW Cup Round 19: Eels vs Warriors
Eels lower grade action comes to you from Lidcombe Oval today. The Eels are now on the fringes of the top 6 in NSW Cup and today can go a long way towards determining their finals hopes. A loss would…
Live Blog – Harvey Norman Womens Round 2: Eels vs Dragons
Live Blog – Round 18 Jersey Flegg Cup 2024: Eels Vs Rabbitohs
Jersey Flegg action comes to you from Kellyville today. After losing the first seven games of the season, Parra had hit a rich vein of form up until their round 16 clash with the ladder leading Raiders. They dominated that…
Eels NRLW & HNWP Pre-Season Training – June 28, 2024: Opposed Session
The NRLW preseason is around the halfway point, which is the ideal time for me to visit team training at Eric Tweedale Stadium. A longer preseason for all teams is a feature of the expanded NRLW premiership, giving teams the…
The Spotlight – June 25, 2024: Extracting A Positive From 2024
It’s time to be blunt. Right now, the Eels main goal for 2024 appears to be avoiding the wooden spoon. Any hopes of the season extending beyond the regular rounds were finally extinguished with the Eels second half collapses to…
Bumpers Up – June 20, 2024: A Focus On The Future
The Eels head into an NRL bye this weekend, and it might seem like the ideal point in looking at what’s going wrong in 2024. To be honest, I’ve already done more than my share of that. It’s filled my…
Bumpers Up – June 3, 2024: Contracts, Contracts And Even More Contracts
The Eels have bounced back to the winners list and it’s no surprise that it coincided with the return of Moses and Gutherson. Whether the team can parlay the victory over the Sharks into a run of wins remains to…
Vale: Ron “Thirsty” Lynch – Eels Hall Of Fame Player
The Cumberland Throw is saddened to learn of the passing of Eels legend, Ron Lynch. Born in 1939, Ron grew up in the NSW country town of Young. After moving to Forbes for work, he came to prominence in rugby…