When it comes to Eels training, nothing beats a good old opposed session. If you’re passionate about the blue and gold, watching two teams of Parra players slog it out on the footy field makes the pre-season pass a little…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 15, 2018: Staking Claims
Was it really January 15 today? The atypical cooler conditions were certainly a welcome respite for footballers who’ve been slogging it out in the usual heat of the Sydney summer weather. Nonetheless, this conditioning/opposed session lasted just on two hours…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 12, 2018: French Is Best
Another day. Another opposed session. You could be forgiven for thinking “here we go, more of the same.” However, you’d be wrong. This was a vastly different opposed session with a result reflective of the different approach. The attack was…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 11, 2018: Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Are you a diehard Eels supporter? Over the tennis, cricket, A League? Is the off-season too long? Hanging out for your footy? If you found yourself nodding to any or all of the above questions, then Old Saleyards was the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 8, 2018: Big Blokes Bring It!
The temperature wasn’t quite 47.3C but it was uncomfortable enough for BA to note that we had to be diehards to be watching training today. To say that the players earn their coin on days like this is an understatement.…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 5, 2018: Getting Serious
A full squad in attendance. A field marked out in corridors. Players in fine voice. Today it truly felt as if the coming season was in sight. Let’s name it football Friday. Here’s why: Opposed Work To clarify, this was…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 4, 2018: Thursday Equals Tuesday (Minus Hills)
What a difference a day makes! Twenty-four hours earlier, the media were virtually elbowing each other for sideline space to score vision of Jarryd Hayne’s first day back in the blue and gold. Today, I was one of only two…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 3, 2018: Standing Room Only
Imagine rocking up for your first day of work and being confronted by a swarm of media filming and reporting on every move you make. This is what returning Eel Jarryd Hayne faced today. That’s not to say that it…
The New Year’s ImPARRAtive – Extending Arthur’s Contract
The year is coming to a close and as a Parramatta Eels fan, you’re probably well pleased with the team’s performance in 2017 and the direction the club is taking. And it’s hard to argue with that. The first NRL…
NRL TPA Solution – Replace Perception With Transparency
“Salary Cap Cheating” “Salary Sombreros” Whether or not it’s appropriate to question or accuse “successful” clubs of cheating the cap or receiving favourable treatment from the NRL, the indisputable fact is that fans have this perception. It’s a perception which…