Did the NRL Nines nail its unofficial mission statement – whetting your appetite for the season ahead? Whether or not it was a success, the Perth event is done and dusted and has now moved into that rear-view mirror, rapidly disappearing…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 5, 2020: Coaches Edition
In the final round of the 2019 season, Fox League, the NRL and the Eels collaborated to provide punters with an inner sanctum experience with Brad Arthur. Viewers were provided with a glimpse of BA’s relationship and communication with players,…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 3, 2020: The Big Guns Shine
You know it’s getting close to the season when I cease to report on any of the conditioning component of the pre-season training session. Blue vs Gold football action was the dominant feature as the Eels kicked off the new…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 31, 2020: Fire Up!
Fire up! I’m not sure whether that instruction was given this morning, but you could be forgiven for thinking that it was. It was no place for orange shirts out there in what a highly competitive, heavy hitting, opposed session.…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 29, 2020: A (B)Reed Apart
For the most part, the current pre-season reports have not shone too much of the spotlight on a vital member of the Eels spine – Reed Mahoney. Perhaps you’re wondering whether I’ve deliberately had him flying under the radar, or…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 24, 2020: A Hard Day’s Morning
Sometimes a training session doesn’t go as planned. The ball goes down a bit too much, passes don’t find the mark, and the team just doesn’t seem to be on the same page. If it was possible, I’d insert vision…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 18 & 20, 2020: You Want Footy, You Got It!
Is too much footy ever enough? No doubt all teams are warming into the season with an increase in opposed work. For a regular at Eels training like myself, it’s almost as good as being at the footy. And the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 17, 2020: Precipitation And Exhortations
There was probably a time, long ago in most people’s lives, when sport wasn’t called off because of a little rain. If you’re like me, playing footy on a drenched track as a kid was one of life’s great joys.…