Parramatta Eels 32 Gold Coast Titans 28 Well hello there. Observant folk may have already noticed that this grades isn’t from your usual “Grades Guy”, the irreplaceable Mitch, who has, in many ways, been replaced. In reality, Mitch’s…
Crystal Ball – Top 8 Predictions: Season 2022
At The Cumberland Throw, we don’t mind being known for our passion for rugby league and the Parramatta Eels. Consequently, we spend plenty of time thinking about what’s going to happen each season. Just like previous years, the 2022 instalment…
Stats That Matta – NRLW Round 2: Dragons Defeat Eels
Round 2 NRLW 2021 (Deferred) Premiership DRAGONS 10 Defeated Eels 0 It was another triple header in the NRLW today, this time down south in Wollongong. And once again it was the Eels drawn to play the home team…
Bumpers Up – March 6, 2022: SupportIng Is What We All Do Best
I started this column looking to find a diversion from the gloom that seems all pervasive right now. The incessant rainfall and dark skies have been with us for weeks on end to the extent that the gloom is both…
Stats That Matta – NRLW Round 1: Eels Defeat Knights
February 27, 2022 McDonald Jones Stadium Eels 13 defeated Knights 12 In their wildest dreams, the NRL could not have orchestrated a better conclusion to Sunday’s NRLW triple header at McDonald Jones Stadium. History was always going to be…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 28, 2022: Awards And Predictions
The trials are now done and so the preseason comes to an end. Regular visitors to TCT would have noted that the training reports have recently been conspicuous by their absence. There are reasons behind that. Frankly, the conditions have…
The Spotlight – February 27, 2022: Eels Trial Takes
How much can we take out of the 36 point demolition of an under strength Panthers in a preseason trial? Obviously, it was sweet, if for nothing other than the reaction of the Penrith supporters in the dilapidated stands around…
Bumpers Up – February 22, 2022: Riding That Eels Rollercoaster
It’s been an eventful few days in Parradise. Though times are rarely uneventful in the Blue and Golden West, emotions have just run the full gamut in the space of little more than 72 hours. Firstly, we had the…
Bumpers Up – February 16, 2022: The Footy’s Back!
It’s been a while hasn’t it! Over six weeks have passed since the last Bumpers Up column, and though there’s been no shortage of news in rugby league land, time has been a precious commodity. Now that I have your…