The end of January is upon us and less than three weeks remain till the first of the NRL trials. And the focus from the Eels training track at Kellyville today? Footy, footy and then more footy! When the…


The end of January is upon us and less than three weeks remain till the first of the NRL trials. And the focus from the Eels training track at Kellyville today? Footy, footy and then more footy! When the…

After finishing last week with a big opposed session on Thursday morning, and the annual cricket challenge on Thursday afternoon, the Eels hit the training track today fresh off a three day long weekend. Warm ups and sprints commenced this…

Spoiler alert. There will be many positives in this report. If you’re not here for this, it’s best to give today’s post a wide berth. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, the first news is that the…

Following the conclusion of the 2024 preseason and trial schedule, the Parramatta Eels have announced their final squads for the upcoming NSWRL Junior Representative season. This year’s program has been expanded to four grades, with the Lisa Fiaola Cup (under…

Imagine being involved in recruitment and retention at a development club. On the one hand you risk criticism for your club either not producing enough local first grade products or losing young talent to other clubs. On the other hand,…

Your recipe for a productive morning field session at Kellyville. Entrée “Sprints a la Elkin” After warming them up, take the squad through a series of sprints. Some individuals can be placed alongside each other for comparison but most…

This weekend sees the final set of Junior Representative trials before the competition commences in two weeks time. The Lisa Fiaola Cup and the Tarsha Gale Cup squads took to the field on Friday night, whilst the Harold Matthews and…

How do you know that the NRL season is getting closer? How about a training session featuring full contact opposed footy with NRL referees in charge! On arrival at Kellyville today, the sight of the NRL team in their playing…

Good morning to the King! Eels Captain Clint Gutherson took the first significant steps towards a round one return when he hit the field for some opposed work at Kellyfield today. Though wearing the fluoro orange vest indicating no contact,…

It is with many thanks to Parrathruandthru that we present these notes from today’s trials. A medical issue prevents my attendance and our good friend of the Throw is sending these updates. This is also an all day event with…