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…
New Stadium – Second Focus Group Feedback
Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the second focus group to discuss the Western Sydney Stadium. As you may have seen from Sixties post a couple of weeks ago, the Eels and the Wanderers were…
Eels Announce Nines Squad
Boom five-eighth Corey Norman will skipper the Parramatta Eels in the third edition of the Auckland Nines. Norman will lead a squad that features 16 players with first grade experience headlined by the the two-time Dally M winger of the year…
The New Stadium – Focus Group Feedback
The new Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney Stadium) is due to begin construction after the conclusion of the 2016 NRL season. It will take approximately 2 years to build. Naturally, this is great news for both Parramatta Eels and WSW fans.…
Rumour – Eels To Land Michael Jennings?
The rumoured move of Michael Jennings to Parramatta is perhaps one of the strongest pieces of “mail” going around this pre-season. From our perspective here at TCT, two facts are noteworthy. Firstly, Parramatta have not made any comment on the…
Welcome to The Cumberland Throw
What is The Cumberland Throw? The Cumberland Throw is a fan project that brings together four passionate Blue & Gold supporters and centralises their digital contributions. Gameday previews, in-depth interviews, post game reflections and live updates of lower grade…