What value do the governors of rugby league in Australia place on the traditions of our great game? How much do they care about the massive football nursery outside of metropolitan Sydney? There are legitimate questions to be asked of…
Cowboys Analysis – Competitive Advantage
Townsville. If ever there’s a place the Eels hate to play, it’s Townsville. In fact it weren’t for a game played almost 7 years ago to the day (Round 7, Friday 23rd April, 2010) the Blue and Gold of Parramatta…
Navigating The Unexpected – The Folly Of Being An NRL Coach
The theatre that is rugby league. The NRL is blessed with wall to wall drama and as we all know, the best drama results from the unexpected. In our great game, it’s rare for a week to ever pass without…
An Eels Easter – A Supporter’s Four Day Odyssey
“You unlock this door with the key of loyalty. Beyond it is another dimension – a dimension of hope, a dimension of resilience, a dimension of faith. You’re moving into a land of both joy and challenges, of good times…
Whiskey Musings – Round 7: Easter Monday drought breaker; Eels stumble, teeter on the abyss before resurrecting their Top 8 aspirations
Round 7 Drink of Choice – Bundaberg Rum Master Distillers’ Collection (Limited Release – 2014) Like today’s game; raw and crude at first, probably not worth the price of entry – but with a surprisingly pleasant finish. Double shots all…
First Quarter Review – Round 1 Through To 6
Welcome to the first of four regular season installments (and hopefully a post-season edition!) where I will break down the respective seasons of our NRL, ISP and NYC squads across the course of 6-game brackets (following the bye schedule in the…
The Importance Of Winning – Without Being Captain Obvious
“Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is…
Round Table – The Moses Miracle
Well, what an afternoon that was. In case you missed it, here’s how Jimmy Hooper broke the story. I’d like to think the The Cumberland Throw is abreast of most things coming out of Eels Central, but I must admit…
Spotlight: Round 1 – Mannah Makes His Mark (Again!)
Early on in the pre-season, I posed the question “Mannah or Machine?”. Having watched Tim Mannah go about his preparations for a number of seasons, I thought I had a handle on his work ethic. This year, I reckon he…
A Positioning Statement: Hooker
If you haven’t read the landing page first, make sure you start here before reading this article HOOKER The hooker plays a vital role in the commencement of sets in modern day rugby league. Each play stems from the play-the-ball…