It is not the custom of The Cumberland Throw to paste content from other media sources on this website. However, the media coverage of the Merit Selection Proposal initiated by one of our co-founders, Chris Losco, necessitates the provision of…
Board Merit Selection – The Losco Proposal Moves Ahead
It is with great pride that The Cumberland Throw announces that the petition calling for an EGM was today accepted by Bevan Paul on behalf of the Parramatta Leagues Club. This means that Merit Selection for the Parramatta Board moves…
The Future – It Begins Now With This Proposal
The message of this post is critical. It is a message that needs to be communicated to as many Eels members/fans as possible. For TCT to publish this post should be your barometer as to how important we consider current…
D-Day – The NRL Hands Down Salary Cap Breach Penalty
Today at 11:30 am the Parramatta Eels and their fans officially learned their fate. We’ve lost all our competition points to date (12) and now have an incredibly small chance of making the finals this season. We’ve been stripped of…
What An Effort – A New Entry In My Top 10!
After supporting the mighty Parramatta Eels for 50 years, I’ve tucked away a rich catalog of favourite matches in the old memory bank. Four premiership winning years and an unbelievable run in 2009 feature strongly in my list of top…
Eels Contract Extensions – Alvaro, Pritchard and Twal
The future stocks in the Parramatta Eels forward pack just got a little brighter with the announcement of contract extensions for a trio of our brightest and most promising forwards, Daniel Alvaro, Kaysa Pritchard and Alex Twal. Daniel,…
Post Game Grades – Final Trial
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…
TCT Live @ Penrith!
Following up on our coverage of the Newcastle trials, The Cumberland Throw will be bringing you all three Penrith trials live tomorrow. With the cobwebs dusted off from all the gear and settings last week, hopefully we can avoid the…
Eels Name Strong Team For Penrith Trial
Brad Arthur has pulled no punches in today’s team announcement. Key recruits Kieran Foran, Michael Jennings, Michael Gordon, Beau Scott are all named to start against the Panthers while fellow newcomer Clinton Gutherson will get a chance to lock down…
The Four Points – Where Are We Heading?
The founders of The Cumberland Throw are passionate about football and the Parramatta Eels. This pre-season has been an exciting time for the Blue and Gold Army. Incredible recruitment, a new stadium on the way and a victory in the…