“We are living the dream playing for the Parramatta Eels” With those words spoken by Simaima Taufa, the Parramatta Eels NRLW team placed a huge an exclamation mark on the end of a most impressive training session, staged for the…
Eels Junior Reps Report – Tarsha Gale and Harold Matts
There’s only three weeks until the commencement of the Junior Representative season, but unfortunately COVID is playing havoc with the scheduled trials. This weekend saw all trials cancelled, including the Eels vs Bulldogs trials set down for Belmore Oval. Consequently,…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 12, 2022: Pushing The Barriers Of Fatigue
Every year, there’s a point reached in the preseason when the training hits a demanding new level. If today wasn’t that moment, it was definitely the prelude. In a session lasting over two hours, Trent Elkin administered his own version…
Bumpers Up – January 1, 2022: Welcome To The New Year
Happy New Year! If there was the perfect time to turn that greeting into reality, then surely 2022 qualifies for that honour. We don’t have to think too hard to come up with reasons to be negative about what the…
The Spotlight – Omicron And Rugby League
There’s an elephant in the rugby league room and it goes by the name of Omicron. The latest variant in the COVID pandemic is wreaking havoc across Australia with NSW “leading the way” after hitting 5 digit numbers of infections…
Bumpers Up – December 22, 2021: Santa vs The Grinch
Which festive season character is having the greatest influence on the Eels? During this pre-Christmas period it’s felt like the visits from Santa and the Grinch have been so frequent that there must be some type of loyalty program in…
Instant Reaction – Junior Paulo Re-Signs Until End Of 2026
Junior Paulo Extends till 2026 The Parramatta Eels are happy to announce that we have re-signed front-row forward Junior Paulo on a four-year contract extension until the end of the 2026 season. Making his NSW Origin debut in…
Bumpers Up – December 14, 2021: How’s The Ledger Looking?
Last week was one of the better weeks for our mighty Eels. Four Eels were officially welcomed to the club, albeit with one not arriving until 2023. More on that later. So where does that leave Parra? Can we declare…
Eels Preseason Training – December 13, 2021: New Subject Or New King?
It was a toss of a coin for the biggest news to emerge from Eels training today. Was it the arrival of recent recruits or the potential dethroning of a reigning monarch? Let’s begin with the first sighting of Bailey…
Eels Preseason Training – December 10, 2021: Bringing The Boom
Fridays are my favourite day of the preseason weeks. There’s a healthy mix of conditioning via M runs and defence line movement, and a touch of footy skills with various games. More notably, the squad has been bringing the boom…