Date: Monday, 22 April, 2019 Venue: BankWest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 4pm Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 39 Eels 21 Tigers 15 Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $1.85 Tigers $2.00 Broadcast: Foxtel Last Four Encounters: Eels…
The Spotlight – This Home Is Where Our Heart Is
Just this week Parramatta CEO, Bernie Gurr took aim at some upstart comments made by interim Tigers CEO, Simon Cook. As the two teams prepared to do battle in the opening game at BankWest Stadium, Cook was quoted as saying,…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 5: That’s Not A Stadium, This Is A Stadium
Gutho’s contract, the loss to the Raiders and the BankWest gates open to the public – these are the major talking points from the past seven days. But, without ignoring the importance of re-signing the inspirational “King”, I’ve decided to…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 4, 2019: Somebody Clone Me
What a strange week. It seems incongruous to report feeling frustrated in a week which delivered great results, but that’s exactly how the past seven days in PARRAdise impacted me. The Eels club were scattered far and wide in their…
Canterbury Cup Round 4 – The French Perfection: Magpies Hammer Jets
Extremely warm conditions were the order of the day at Ringrose Park as Wenty were taking on the winless Jets. Late withdrawals from the Sharks NRL team resulted in a few changes to the Newtown line up, whereas Wenty were…
The Preview – Round 4, 2019: Eels vs Sharks
Date: Saturday, 6th April, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 7:35pm Head Referee: Chris Sutton Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 92 Eels 42 Sharks 48 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $2.00 Sharks $1.85 Broadcast: Foxtel Last Four…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 3: Losing Isn’t Impressive, But It Won’t Hurt
The first loss of the year. Is it good news or bad? Can we even answer that question before the Eels take on the Sharks this week? There seems to be universal consensus that the Eels matched it with the…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 2: Managing The Media
As an Eels supporter site, The Cumberland Throw has become part of the NRL social media family. First and foremost, we are Parramatta supporters, so when the time comes to report or comment on issues in the club, we are…
The Preview – Round 3, 2019: Eels vs Roosters
Date: Friday, 29 March, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 7:55pm Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Peter Gough Head-to-head: Played 147 Roosters 76. Eels 65 Drawn 6 Odds: Eels $3.00 Roosters $1.40 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine Last…
The Preview – Round 2, 2019: Eels vs Bulldogs
Date: Sunday, 24th March, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 4:05pm Head Referee: Ben Cummins Assistant Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Head-to-head: Played 156 Bulldogs 83 Eels 66 Drawn 7 Odds: Bulldogs $2.15 Eels $1.73 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine Last…