Confession time. After the recent loss to the Dolphins, I genuinely hit the wall as a supporter. It wasn’t a case of giving it away, that’s impossible when you have Blue and Gold in your blood. But the last shreds…
Post Game Grades – Round 11 vs Knights
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 11 2025 clash with the Newcastle Knights
From The Stands – May 12, 2025: Please Don’t Expect Blind Patience
Last Thursday night at CommBank Stadium was a surreal experience, but not in a good way. It was flat, so very flat and so unlike our normal home game experience. As much as the Eels tried to activate supporters, there…
Off The Cumberland Fence Special Series, The Greatest – Part 7: Second Row Forwards
We are getting towards the end of this series which reflects on Parramatta’s greatest players of the last 50 years by position, however there are still a couple of very important positions to cover. Today the focus is on second…
Post Game Grades – Round 7 vs Tigers
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 7 2025 clash with the Wests Tigers
Bumpers Up – April 18, 2025: The Farewell Issue
This is a traditionally busy time of the year for me on TCT, so my apologies for not posting a recent Bumpers Up column. And yes, I need a new feature image! Pre-season training reports became a four to five…
Off The Cumberland Fence: The Ten Commandments Of Being A Rugby League Fan
First of all, Happy Easter to all of those that celebrate. As we enter the upcoming Easter long weekend, what better time than now to appropriate the Ten Commandments into a “helpful” guide/series of directives for how Rugby League fans…
Off The Cumberland Fence – Tracking A Parra Fan’s Mood Index
The last six months of being a Parramatta fan has been tempestuous to say the least. To try and capture my emotions as a Parramatta supporter during this turbulent period, I have created this handy 3D Bar graph to demonstrate…
From The Stands – April 9, 2025: A Game Of Patience?
When you build a team you have a choice to make. Do you opt for the short term option – build it rapidly and get quick results that are built on weak foundations that could disintegrate under pressure? Do you…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 vs Dragons
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 5 2025 clash with the St George Illawarra Dragons