Compiling these training reports over an entire preseason has its challenging days. It is, after all, a long period of time to cover a similar activity – getting fit and preparing for a football season. And there’s a philosophy to…
Jakob & The Beanstalk – Can The Son Of Arthur Reach The Summit?
There are giant expectations on his shoulders but Jakob Arthur is ascending towards first grade with a single-minded determination worthy of any fairy tale hero. Everyone knows the story about Jack & The Beanstalk. Jack, a destitute country lad,…
Bumpers Up – The Fake, The Fields, The Force, The Footy
Welcome to the first edition of Bumpers Up for 2021. For those unacquainted with this column, expect my take on the latest Eels news, be it from mainstream media or exclusive to TCT. In turn, you can return fire on…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 1, 2021: Fergo You Freak!
Spoiler alert. If you’re not a Blake Ferguson fan, this report is not for you. The effusive praise to follow will leave you questioning my objectivity. That’s fair enough. It is, after all, just training. Nonetheless, I reckon I’m a…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 29, 2021: Friday Footy Palooza
What would you do if it was the back half of the preseason, your squad was very fit, and you wanted to keep them physically and mentally fresh? I reckon the solution was a session henceforth referred to as “Friday…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 26 & 27, 2021: Junior And Marata On The Rampage
Is there anything in rugby league more beautiful than watching the big blokes ripping it up on the footy field? Though the aforementioned question is, in my mind, rhetorical, I’d have no shortage of punters echoing my sentiments based…
Eels 2021 Junior Reps – Notes From The Penrith Trial
It’s not really footy weather, but with the NSWRL Junior Representative Program due to kick off on February 6, it means January trials. The Eels Harold Matts and SG Ball squads concluded their season preparations with a clash at Windsor…
Eels Pre-season Training – January 22, 2021: This Is Serious Mum
The heat was on at Kellyville on Friday morning ladies and gentlemen, and that’s not a reference to the uncomfortable weather conditions. As we march towards, well, March, we knew that the sessions were only going to ramp up. And…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 18, 2021: Fergo And Sivo Star
This is the day that I’ve been waiting to report. The day when both Maika Sivo and Blake Ferguson stamped their presence on an Eels session. What do we want from our wingers? Energy, power and metres in the kick…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 15, 2021: Junior and Browny Return To Dunster Double
The plan: the most demanding session thus far this preseason. The method: based on a no excuses philosophy The outcome: goals met With warm ups complete, word filtered through to us that this could be a big session for…