NRL Team List The NRL is just under a month away which means it is time for trials! Traditionally the preseason hit out against Penrith has been Parramatta’s serious tune-up game ahead of Round 1 but 2023 has switched…
Parramatta Eels Round 1 Team List – Final Prediction
Back on October 24 last year I had a crack at predicting the Eels Round 1 team list. Not one metre of preseason conditioning had been run at that stage, but what NRL fan doesn’t enjoy trying to tip who’ll…
The Tip Sheet – 2023 Ep 02: Talking Junior Representatives With Nathan Brown
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The preseason approaches its zenith just as the Junior Representatives kick off and The Tip Sheet is all hands on deck. Sixties and Forty20 return to break down all the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 30, 2023: Opposed Standards
Last week I was asked about the realistic standard of the NRL team, given that the opposed work is against mostly NSW Cup players. Perhaps there’s a false sense of how well the NRL team was performing? All NRL…
Eels Pre-Season Training Report – January 27, 2023: RCG The Try Scoring Freak
How much do we love celebrating the very occasional try scoring feats of our favourite moustachioed prop, Reagan Campbell-Gillard? Big Reg was in the thick of the action today, running great lines and backing up offloads. The reward for…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 25, 2023: Will Penisini Owns It
Since returning from the World Cup, Will Penisini has enjoyed what I consider to be his most impressive pre-season. He’s looked strong and assured in his training, and has consistently made the right decisions in both attack and defence…
Junior Reps Third Trial Notes – January 20 & 21, 2023: Eels vs Panthers
The Parramatta Eels took on the Penrith Panthers across four grades over two days at Windsor last weekend. Proceedings kicked off on Friday night with the 16s Development Squad and Tarsha Gale teams taking the field. This was followed on…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 23, 2023: Hodgson Is Human After All
Regular visitors to The Cumberland Throw would be well aware of the impression that Josh Hodgson has made at Eels training this preseason. From my perspective, his vision, leadership and play has been a revelation. As ridiculous as it sounds…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 16 to 20, 2023: Who Passes The Audition?
A wise man said to me, “what most people call the preseason, I call the audition”. If ever that applies to a season then it’s this year for the Eels, especially when it comes to filling the holes in the…
The Tip Sheet – 2023 Ep 01: Salary Cap Saga Enters New Year, New Rules Changes Set To Shake NRL Up
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Tip Sheet launches into 2023 with a serious look at the salary cap stalemate embroiling the code across both the NRL and NRLW. Sixties and Forty20 are joined by…