Greetings fellow Eels fans, what an exciting time it is for the club at the moment! As we prepare to kick off our 80th season in Las Vegas next year, we have a new CEO, a new dynamic prop forward…
Off The Cumberland Fence Special Series, The Greatest – Part 9: Lock Forward
So we have made it to the end of this series and to finish things off, we have last but not least, the lock forwards. Like being the last player in to pack the scrum, the locks are going…
Off The Cumberland Fence Special Series, The Greatest – Part 8: Hooker
I have been stewing over the very difficult topic of naming Parramatta’s greatest ever hookers of the last 50 years. The topic was made even more difficult by the fact that the club’s two most capped hookers (John McMartin &…
Team List Tuesday – The Award Winners
This week’s team list is close to the creme de la creme of Eels players from the last 50 years. To qualify for a place in this team, the players needed to receive an end of season award measured against…
Team List Tuesday – Star Eels Who Played Less Than Ten Games
This week I’m naming a “best of” team with a difference. It comprises players who played less than ten top grade games for the Eels. Apart from not considering any player currently under contract, there are no provisos with this…
BankWest Stadium – The New Home For My Eels Memories
Without question, I dedicate too much of my life to the Eels. I’m fairly certain I can blame my father for starting it. Going with him to Cumberland in the 1960s as a very young kid was ground zero. I…
Remembering John McMartin
Back in February 2018, the passing of John McMartin did not receive acknowledgement on TCT. It may be almost 12 months later, but it’s important for an Eels supporter site to pay tribute to the contributions made to the Parramatta…
Vale Arch Brown
The Cumberland Throw were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Arch Brown, player number 231 for the Parramatta Eels. Arch was a goal kicking winger blessed with exceptional pace. He was a prized signature for the Eels after…
Eels Team List Nostalgia – The Unheralded
It’s the bye week, and with the Eels only featuring in lower grade matches I’ve decided to take a sabbatical from the here and now and take a buggy ride down memory lane. And what better way to do so…
Parra Pete’s Eels History – Easter Footy Flashback
Late last year TCT were fortunate in securing historical contributions from Parra Pete, a regular correspondent in the media during the 1960s. Pete has quite a scrapbook on the Eels, and a wealth of memories about the heady days of…