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…
The Spotlight – May 6, 2024: Eels Team List Tuesday, You Make The Call
This season is fast becoming one that all Eels supporters would rather forget. Now Round 10 presents arguably the most challenging Team List Tuesday for at least the last six seasons. Everybody is aware of the limitations to the selection…
Bumpers Up – April 29, 2024: The Blue And Gold Blues
Being three and five after round eight is not the end of the NRL world, but in 2024 it sure feels that way for Eels supporters. Sure, we can look at Souths and the Titans and think, “glad that’s not…