This is the day that I’ve been waiting to report. The day when both Maika Sivo and Blake Ferguson stamped their presence on an Eels session. What do we want from our wingers? Energy, power and metres in the kick…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 15, 2021: Junior and Browny Return To Dunster Double
The plan: the most demanding session thus far this preseason. The method: based on a no excuses philosophy The outcome: goals met With warm ups complete, word filtered through to us that this could be a big session for…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 13, 2021: The King Has Spoken
“The hard work’s the easy work.” So sayeth King Gutho. After yesterday’s lighter field session, the squad was building into today’s conditioning when Mitch Moses turned to Gutho to enquire about the times he was running. After supplying the requested…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 11, 2021: The “Reagal“ Returns
Can you smell what’s cooking? Yeah, the weather is warm, there’s plenty of beach time left in this summer, but the footy season is getting closer. The signal for that today came with the return of Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Clint…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 6, 2021: Here Comes Some Boom
Nobody gets out of the 1.2km fitness test! Not even if you’re one of the best-conditioned athletes in the club, your name is Dylan Brown and you were exempted from Monday’s session. With his team mates calling out “Byron” the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 4 and 5, 2021: Fergo Returns
How was your Christmas and New Year? If you’re anything like me, the combination of wet weather and COVID restrictions made for a fairly quiet festive break. For the players, two weeks away from organised preseason training came a…
Bryce Cartwright – Eels Seek Bonanza From Low Risk Gamble
Few recent signings have triggered the mix of reactions quite like the Eels acquisition of Bryce Cartwright. From the overjoyed to the disappointed and even the “time to delete my social media posts”, most Eels supporters have openly expressed their…
The Eels Roster – A Further Analysis
Recently, I’ve written and spoken about the evolution of Parramatta’s NRL roster. In doing so, the changes since 2017 have been referenced. However, there’s an amazing statistic that I seem to have overlooked. Only two players from the current squad…
It’s TCT’s Fifth Birthday!
Woohoo!! Go TCT, it’s your birthday…. Hard to believe, but today is indeed our 5th birthday. On December 24, 2015, The Cumberland Throw was launched. Though we knew the website would offer a point of difference, there was obviously a…
Bumpers Up – Christmas Edition: Trials, Farewells, Partnerships
Christmas is almost upon us, but that hasn’t stopped the Eels world from turning. So forget the old red and green decorations, there’s Blue and Gold to add to your tree this week. Announcements have literally arrived on a…