The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! Clinton Gutherson is out for 5 weeks but Mitchell Moses could be back for Magic Round. Mixed tidings dominate the headlines for the Blue & Gold this week as Sixties…
From The Stands – May 1, 2024: Tough Times Call For Tough Selection Calls
“The big test in football is how a captain leads under conditions of adversity.” Of course these are not my words, but the words spoken by the great Jack Gibson. I believe that in a football team you have two…
Bumpers Up – April 29, 2024: The Blue And Gold Blues
Being three and five after round eight is not the end of the NRL world, but in 2024 it sure feels that way for Eels supporters. Sure, we can look at Souths and the Titans and think, “glad that’s not…
The Tip Sheet – 2024 Ep 38: Manic Plays & Missed Tackles, The Key Moments That Cost Parra
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Parramatta Eels had the Manly Sea Eagles on the ropes in Round 8 before a series of individual lapses from missed tackles to outright manic moments with Maika Sivo…
Post Game Grades – Round 8 vs Sea Eagles
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 8 2024 clash with the Manly Sea Eagles.
The Preview – Round 8, 2024: Eels vs Sea Eagles
Not really looking forward to this one to be honest. Writing the preview or watching the game, I’m not feeling the Parramatta Eels after the embarrassment of last week. Traditionally only two results are possible here: a bounceback upset for…
The Tip Sheet – 2024 Ep 37: Undermanned & Under Siege, Can The Eels Bounce Back Against Manly?
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! It has been a brutal week for the Parramatta Eels following their second half rout at the hands of the Dolphins in Round 7. They now get the chance to…
The Tip Sheet – 2024 Ep 36: Sanders To Debut Against Sea Eagles
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! Ethan Sanders has been named to debut against the Manly Sea Eagles on Friday as The Tip Sheet covers the looming debut of the talented playmaker. Sixties, Forty20 and Clint…
Team List Tuesday – Colonel Sanders’ First Stand Edition
NRL Team List Round 8, Friday 8:00PM, 4 Pines Park Part-time footballers. Brad Arthur’s scathing assessment of his team in the wake of their capitulation to the Dolphins in Darwin has set the stage for an explosive Team List…
From The Stands – April 22, 2024: Time To Care Like The Fans Do
I honestly find it very easy to know what to write about each week or should I say most weeks. When I watch the game something always stands out. It’s usually a moment, or a few moments, in a match…