Welcome to the first edition of “Bumpers Up”. Towards the end of the NRL season, I introduced the “Sixties Mind-Trip” column. The goal was to cover a range of topics from the previous week of footy. It was proving a…
The Spotlight – Painting A Roster Change Picture
Over the past month and a half we’ve been inundated by Eels roster news. Departing players were announced, and newly contracted players have been added in relatively quick time. As Eels fans we collectively thank those leaving the club…
The Tip Sheet – Mark O’Neill (General Manager of Football)
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! Sixties and Forty20 smash the monotony of the off-season this week with a massive sit-down interview with Parramatta Eels’ General Manager of Football Mark O’Neill. Recorded from the heart of…
Eels Pathways Players To Feature In NRL Schoolboys Cup Final
Here at The Cumberland Throw, we’re passionate about pathways rugby league. We attend matches, live blog and report on featured games as we endeavour to update fellow supporters about Parramatta’s programs and the young people making their way in Eels…
The Spotlight – Building A Successful Roster: Evolution or Revolution?
Question time. With the Eels 2021 roster approaching its finalisation, how is the squad looking? Does it look like a successful roster? How is a successful roster created? What defines success? Addressing the latter question first, the simplest definition is…
The Tip Sheet – 2021 Recruitment First Look
The TIp Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! There is no such thing as an off-season when you love your footy and Sixties and Forty20 are all about that business! With the Parramatta Eels linked recently…
The Tip Sheet – 2020 Season Review
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! Back by popular demand (am I really using that term correctly!?), Sixties and Forty20 conduct their own review of the 2020 season for the Parramatta Eels. Starting with…
The Spotlight – “Powerful Lobby Group” AKA Faction
In December 2019, the constitutional reform process for both the Parramatta Eels and the Parramatta Leagues Club was successfully completed when over 90 percent of voting members supported PLC reforms. It should have been achieved within a reasonable time frame,…
The Tip Sheet – 2020 Season Review feat. Bernie Gurr
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! It is time to close to books on the 2020 season for the Parramatta Eels with a season review. Once again Sixties and Forty20 call upon a good…
Sixties Mind-Trip: Mixed Vibrations
What a trip this 2020 season has been. Will it, won’t it? Pledging the moolah. You can’t go, you can apply to go. The euphoria of so many victories, the downer of a finals exit. It was far from primo,…