The shock suspension of centre Michael Jennings has stunned the NRL world. The longer term ramifications for him and the Eels will play out and be covered by the media in the coming days and weeks. More immediately, the…
The Spotlight – Stefano’s JETS Star Pathway To An Eels Debut
On Sunday, Stefano Utoikamanu becomes Eels player number 807. As with many young debutants, few punters have had the opportunity to watch him live, and only some of his journey has been told. TCT has covered his past footballing…
The Spotlight – Junior Paulo: Beauty In The Eyes Of Eels Beholders
Strength without agility is a mere mass.” Fernando Pessoa What an imposing football sight is the Eels’ Junior Paulo! Opponents know that any collision will be an unpleasant encounter. Defenders who try to wrap their arms around him and wrestle…
The Spotlight – Dylan Brown
How easy would it be to board the Dylan Brown hype train? After the praise for his debut season, and the accolades for what he’s produced in 2020, some would suggest that the locomotive has already departed the station with…
NRL Nines 2020 – Eels Squad Announcement and Analysis
Here we go NRL and Parra Eels tragics! The 2020 Club Nines kicks off in Perth this Friday, and for many of us the first serious top grade action of the season can’t come soon enough. The Parramatta squad has…
Rookie Watch – Sam Hughes
In the first instalment of the 2020 Rookie Watch series we took a look at one of the most promising front-row prospects for the Parramatta Eels in David Hollis. It is only fitting that his running mate in the engine…
Rookie Watch – David Hollis
Dylan Brown, Reed Mahoney, Maika Sivo, Marata Niukore, Oregon Kaufusi, Jaeman Salmon, Ray Stone and Ethan Parry. As Larry David would say, the list of rookies blooded by the Eels in recent times is pretty, pretty, pretty good. So good…
Ryan Matterson – Elite Workhorse Or Impact Forward?
When the Eels finally confirmed 25 year old Ryan Matterson’s signature in early November, there were sighs of relief that the Eels had finally filled the glaring roster hole created by the departure of Manu Ma’u. Manu had been a…
Reagan Reigniting – Finding The Old Reg, Unleashing The New
Changing clubs via a five year deal is a massive gamble. It might even verge on the absurd when it involves gaining an early release from a recently signed long term contract with the team that’s been your home for just…
David Gower – The Clubman Who Demands Selection
In a bygone era, our wonderful code of rugby league was littered with clubmen. For the uninitiated, these were players who, regardless of what grade they were selected in, became club stalwarts giving their all for the team. Many were…