What a week! The announcement of Parra’s inclusion in the 2021 NRLW Premiership was soon followed by an eventful win over the Tigers, including that “moment” between Gutho and Moses. Now we have a couple of unexpected team list inclusions…
Bumpers Up – June 10, 2021: Paying The Price For Turning The Corner?
There’s rarely a shortage of topics to consider when creating content for a supporter site such as The Cumberland Throw. Everyone has an opinion about the team’s form, the worth of individual players, the credentials of the coaching staff, or…
Bumpers Up – May 31, 2021: There’s The Good And The Not So Good
Isn’t it terrific to be an Eels supporter! Just when we think that everything is smooth sailing, and we’re one big happy family, a couple of losses soon has us all pointing fingers at coaches, players, administrators and even fellow…
Indigenous Round, Parramatta Style: Ngalawa – Welcome To PARRAdise
The 2021 NRL Indigenous Round is being staged next week as the NRL and its16 clubs set out to honour and recognise the role of the Indigenous community and its athletes in our great game. The Eels have decided to…
Bumpers Up – May 13, 2021: Finding The Bliss In Ignorance
Did anyone notice that Parra won a game of football last Friday night? It was a seriously good performance, strangling the Roosters out of the game by dominating both territory and possession. In doing so, the Eels got a four…
Bumpers Up – April 26, 2021: Matto Returns And Matts Reach The Grand Final
How good is the winning feeling! Victories are there to be enjoyed – so go on Eels supporters, let your hair down just a little. Every season there’s the journey and the destination. Maybe the end point hasn’t been…
Bumpers Up – April 19, 2021: Valuing Stability And Composure
“All around this chaos and madness, Can’t help feeling nothing more than sadness“ Those lines from the Cold Chisel song, When The War Is Over, used to apply to the Eels. Fortunately the stability that now exists, from Club Directors through…
The Spotlight – April 13, 2021: Can We Suspend The Match Review Committee?
News has just broken that Dylan Brown has taken an early guilty plea for a crusher tackle and will serve a one week suspension. Cue my outrage! Three short weeks ago there was a media furore surrounding Felice Kaufusi’s tackle…
Bumpers Up – April 11, 2021: Player Milestones and Player Protection
That long Easter weekend was a true footy feast. Five days of NRL, including our Eels Easter Monday win over the Tigers. Round Four finished and it almost seemed like Round Five was the next day. Here at TCT, Forty…
Bumpers Up – March 29, 2021: Contract Extensions, Headache Selections
We’re only three rounds into the 2021 Premiership, and the Eels and the Panthers are the only teams without a loss. At a time when most pundits are lamenting the gap between the competition’s top and bottom clubs, the likes…