Off season? What off season! There’s certainly no rest for the wicked on TCT. But when it comes to NRL footballers, it’s an eight week break and then the pre-season kicks in with all the good stuff, like conditioning runs.…
The Spotlight – Mutually Beneficial Recruitment
It’s the eve of November 1, and right now the silly season is big on recruitment speculation and small on confirmation. We are learning all about “war chests” and little about rosters. That’s probably fair enough, given that there are…
The Spotlight – The Evolution Of Leadership
What constitutes good leadership? In the world of the NRL, it’s historically been a metric commonly associated with the team captain. “Strong” captains were celebrated as being important components of successful teams. Leaders like Arthur Beetson, Steve Mortimer and Wally…
Editorial – Farewelling Bernie Gurr
The final whistle in Sunday’s Canterbury Cup decider brought a full stop to the Wenty Magpies spectacular late season surge, and in doing so it concluded the Parramatta Eels 2019 football program. Significantly, it also brought us closer to the…
Reaction And Feedback – Potential Eels Signings
Even at the height of finals footy, it seems that the media and the public can’t get enough of player market speculation. In the wonderful soap opera of the NRL, the all too frequent “early release” seems to be dominating…
The Spotlight – It Didn’t Define The Season, It Set The Challenge
When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.” Terry Bradshaw As the dust continues to settle following the Storm’s comprehensive semi-final shut out of the Eels, the formal and informal post mortems are now being…
The Spotlight – Selling The Eels To The Player Market
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the silly season. That first day in November, when players contracted until the end of the following season are suddenly permitted to negotiate with clubs twelve months in advance, is soon to arrive. Of course,…
The Preview – 2019 NRL Semi Final: Eels vs Storm
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019 Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne Kick Off: 7:40pm Referees: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins Head-to-head: Played 36 Eels 13 Storm 22 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $3.00 Storm $1.40 Broadcast: Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Storm 64…
The Spotlight – Flying Under The Radar Or Not Respected?
Prior to the start of the 2019 season, only the most optimistic of Eels fans rated Parramatta a chance of playing finals football. And that was fair enough. On the back of a wooden spoon season, the Blue and Golds…
The Preview – 2019 Elimination Final: Eels vs Broncos
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2019 Venue: Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 4:05pm Referees: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins Head-to-head: Played 58 Eels 22 Broncos 34 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $1.50 Broncos $2.65 Broadcast: Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Broncos…