With an extensive list of players off contract in 2016, a busy year looms for Brad Arthur, Daniel Anderson and Ian Schubert. Placing players on one year deals will naturally produce such a circumstance and it may yet be the…
2016 Auckland Nines Preview – Who Will Win?
Welcome to the start of the footy season It’s that time of the year again, the cricket bats and tennis racquets have been put away until next summer and the footies are out – yes the footy season is…
Development Pathways – A New Approach
During the pre-season, the focus of our attention has been the demanding preparation of the NRL squad – and rightly so. After all, few people remember which club wins lower grade and junior rep titles. However, the elite pathways developed…
The Proszenko Article
At TCT we make no apologies for our positive view of the club. However, we will not be guilty of burying our head in the sand. In this instance we will offer an opinion that is based on some core…
Who and Why? Your guide to the Eels Auckland 9’s Squad
He may have been in the media for the wrong reasons the past week, but it was less than a month ago Mitchell Pearce highlighted an often overlooked aspect to achieving success at the Auckland 9’s. Speaking with Roosters Media,…
Pride and Respect – Part of the New Culture
After reading through the comments posted by supporters who joined me over summer at Eels training, I’ve had reason to reflect on the noticeable difference in culture which has emerged in recent seasons. Having had the opportunity to witness these…
Forty’s First Look – Holden Cup
With the amazing pre-season work of sixtiesboy winding down it came as a wonderful opportunity for me to get an early look at our Holden Cup squad as they ran opposed to our full-time first grade squad on Australia Day.…
The Auckland 9s – Sixties Predicts
We won’t have to wait too long until the 9s are named. I’ll go out on a limb and try to pick an 18 man squad: The Stars Norman and Radradra The Training Standouts Tanginoa, Cornish, King and Nelson The…
A Quick Look at the Salary Cap – Part 4
Hope you’ve enjoyed this quick look at the salary cap. Obviously with something so detailed and wide reaching, there’s no way I can cover it, even in an over extended, unnecessarily long 4 part series. Nonetheless, I hope you’ve had…
A Quick Look at the Salary Cap – Part 3
At the end of Part 2, I asked you to consider the salary cap strategy implemented by the Parramatta Eels, both in 2014-2015 seasons, and more importantly what it might look like this season. This is what I hope to…