It was a weekend of mixed emotions. That simple statement probably sums up my Eels supporter reflections this Monday. In sport, outside of a significant injury (see Brett Morris), there are few things more gut wrenching than a grand final…
Bumpers Up – April 26, 2021: Matto Returns And Matts Reach The Grand Final
How good is the winning feeling! Victories are there to be enjoyed – so go on Eels supporters, let your hair down just a little. Every season there’s the journey and the destination. Maybe the end point hasn’t been…
Bumpers Up – April 19, 2021: Valuing Stability And Composure
“All around this chaos and madness, Can’t help feeling nothing more than sadness“ Those lines from the Cold Chisel song, When The War Is Over, used to apply to the Eels. Fortunately the stability that now exists, from Club Directors through…
The Spotlight – April 13, 2021: Can We Suspend The Match Review Committee?
News has just broken that Dylan Brown has taken an early guilty plea for a crusher tackle and will serve a one week suspension. Cue my outrage! Three short weeks ago there was a media furore surrounding Felice Kaufusi’s tackle…
Bumpers Up – April 11, 2021: Player Milestones and Player Protection
That long Easter weekend was a true footy feast. Five days of NRL, including our Eels Easter Monday win over the Tigers. Round Four finished and it almost seemed like Round Five was the next day. Here at TCT, Forty…
Bumpers Up – March 29, 2021: Contract Extensions, Headache Selections
We’re only three rounds into the 2021 Premiership, and the Eels and the Panthers are the only teams without a loss. At a time when most pundits are lamenting the gap between the competition’s top and bottom clubs, the likes…
The Tip Sheet Live (Special Edit) – Brett Kenny: Parramatta‘s Immortal
As part of our recent “Live from Parra Leagues” edition of The Tip Sheet, we were privileged to interview Eels legend, Brett Kenny. That word “legend” is often overused when reflecting on the careers of past players, but in…
Bumpers Up – March 20, 2021: Eels Winning, Officials Sinning
There’s an old saying about a week being a long time in rugby league. People refer to that hackneyed phrase because so much can change in that time, and it often does. Then again some things don’t change – like…
Parramatta Eels Junior Reps – A Week In The Life
The Parramatta Eels identify as a Development Club. That means that the club’s pathways system, the integral process for developing home grown NRL players, is a priority. It’s likely that not many people, outside of those closely connected to Junior…
Bumpers Up – March 14, 2021: Parra Papa And The Season Opener
What a week! Could we, as Parramatta supporters, expect anything less than the roller coaster of emotions that charged headlong at us in the eventful Round One action against the Broncos? Social media went into meltdown during the Eels…