I might have a wonderful vantage point From The Stands of Bankwest Stadium, but that loss to the Dragons was a tough game to watch. But let’s be very clear about one thing – the sky is not falling in.…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 vs Dragons
Parramatta Eels 12 St George Illawarra 26 There’s not a lot of Good to come out of tonight’s clash, but here’s 5 little things to take away from Round 5: 1. There’s still plenty of games to go, and tonight’s…
Bumpers Up – April 11, 2021: Player Milestones and Player Protection
That long Easter weekend was a true footy feast. Five days of NRL, including our Eels Easter Monday win over the Tigers. Round Four finished and it almost seemed like Round Five was the next day. Here at TCT, Forty…
Stats That Matta – Round 4, 2021: Eels Defeat Tigers
Monday 5th April, 2021 Stadium Australia Attendance: 29,056 VS Eels Scorers: Tries: B. Ferguson x 2, T. Opacic x 2, M. Niukore, I. Papali’i, C. Gutherson Goals: M. Moses 4 from 7 attempts This was far from the perfect…
From The Stands – April 6, 2021: Getting Smart In Recruitment
The Eels victory over the Tigers at Stadium Australia was not pretty but our team are now four from four – a decent start to the year. Across town, those Tigers people aren’t happy – something about being robbed of…
Post Game Grades – Round 4 at Wests Tigers
Parramatta Eels 36 Wests Tigers 22 The Eels managed to both unearth a brand new losing strategy and find a way to ultimately win in their Round 4 clash with the Wests Tigers. The game seemed to come in waves,…
Stats That Matta – Round 3, 2021: Eels Defeat Sharks
Saturday 27th March, 2021 Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 19,236 VS Eels 28 defeated Sharks 4 Eels Scorers: Tries – B. Ferguson x 2, M. Sivo, R. Campbell-Gillard, R. Stone Goals – C. Gutherson 3/5 conversions. C. Gutherson 1/1 penalty goals…
From The Stands – March 29, 2021: That Parra Passion
What value can be placed on the passion supporters have for their club? From the stands I could not help but notice the passion that was on display throughout Saturday night. It was so good to be back in a…
Bumpers Up – March 29, 2021: Contract Extensions, Headache Selections
We’re only three rounds into the 2021 Premiership, and the Eels and the Panthers are the only teams without a loss. At a time when most pundits are lamenting the gap between the competition’s top and bottom clubs, the likes…
Whisky Musings – 2021 Round 3: Sharks Almost Hunted To Extinction In Cursed Round
Round 3 Drink Of Choice – Gentleman Jack Round 3 has been something else. Collectively the NRL had induced some sort of terrible curse upon the entire competition with injuries and general carnage piling up across the six games…