Over the course of the Parramatta Eels pre-season, the challenge falls upon me to find a different angle for each report. I try to look for something that I haven’t reported on before, or maybe focus my attention on a…

Once again, this Wednesday’s report will be a mixture of the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions. Tuesday is a light workload day and wouldn’t really justify a dedicated post, but some feedback from it does provide a greater picture of some…

If you wanted to stay warm and dry, Old Saleyards was not the ideal place to be this morning. A TCT aquatic vehicle was almost required to venture down to Eels training on a day when I had to double…

The team’s down on the scoreboard. The opposition has had repeat sets on your line. They earn another drop out. How do you handle it? The ball finally comes your way. You get to the kick. How good is your…

I was thinking of beginning this report with an anecdote about today’s weather. This would involve a recount of how the gales blew over the observation stand at Old Saleyards, so the filming had to be captured from on top…

Have you ever been pushed to your physical limits? Some readers might know exactly what that feels like. Many might not. Today there must have been a number of Eels players who could answer that question. This was two hours…