Parramatta Eels 20 – NQ Cowboys 16 The Good: The savagery of our defence. Brutal might be the most apt description. Other nominees for the descriptive award include punishing; rushing; aggressive; consistent and murderous. It would have been great to watch on TV,…
At TCT, we’ve spent a large chunk of summer watching Parramatta’s pre-season training. The football department are now reasonably familiar with our ugly mugs as we’ve run a rule over the demanding conditioning and skills development expected of a professional…
The dust has settled and the high expectations of an opening round win have been sadly dashed. It’s never much fun walking away from a home match after a disappointing loss, but there are some positives to consider. Resilience Make…
Parramatta Eels 4 – Brisbane Broncos 17 The Good: It’s funny to say about a loss, but the scoreline. Losing both your halves and then losing to maybe the best team in the comp by 13? It could have been much worse.…
Parramatta Eels 22 – Penrith Panthers 8 The Good: Our aggression in defence. At times it felt unfair. The Bad: The amount of penalties we conceded. Ridiculous. The X-Factor: The on again off again element of the rain reminded…
This post will briefly examine each Parramatta match up during the Auckland Nines Tournament. The post will be updated and edited after each game. Match 1 vs Melbourne Storm Eels 4 – Storm 14 Not a great start in a disjointed…