Another match, another loss. I found Thursday night’s clash with the Roosters hard to watch. Though I could praise Parra’s ability to keep getting back into the game, the reality is the Eels have put themselves into a situation which…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 vs Roosters
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round five 2023 clash with the Sydney Roosters
Opinion: Could Carty Be The Short Term Centre Solution?
The fallout from the Eels loss to the Roosters will be the two match suspension of Bailey Simonsson. For a team on a publicly stated mission of looking for an outside back, this might be a mini crisis on the…
The Spotlight – March 30, 2023: Stop Holding Fans To Ransom
I thought we were over this garbage, but once again Peter V’landys is “posturing” to move the NRL grand final away from Sydney should suburban grounds not receive government funding for upgrades. Enough is enough! I don’t care whether the…
From The Stands – March 28, 2023: Congratulations
Victory over the Panthers did not come easy, and that’s exactly what was expected. It even required the Eels to overcome the deflating sight of Junior being sin binned followed by Cleary kicking one of the code’s greatest ever field…
Bumpers Up – March 27, 2023: Singing Some Praises
How good is winning? After three weeks of being near enough but not good enough, our NRL team finally found a victory against the toughest of all opponents. Walking out of CommBank Stadium with a spring in the step rather…
Post Game Grades – Round 4 vs Panthers
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round four 2023 clash with the Penrith Panthers.
From The Stands – March 20, 2023: Matching The Panthers
It should come as no surprise that I was frustrated by what happened on the field last Thursday night. No doubt there will be many supporters and even the players themselves who feel similarly. At the top of my…
Post Game Grades – Round 3 vs Sea Eagles
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round three 2023 clash with the Manly Sea Eagles.
The Spotlight – March 13, 2023: It Can Be Done
“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” – Vince Lombardi Could there be a better start to the NRL season…