In a recent interview, Tepai made reference to how many “Malcolms” the squad have been completing at training. “Malcolms”? These strangely named conditioning drills have the players running different intervals, hitting the ground frequently during the run. Imagine a middle…
Expectations. We all have expectations about how the Eels will fare every season, and this year will be no different. Last year our expectations of success were dashed faster than an NRL player’s “home movie” goes viral. We can look…
I’m not going to waste any of your reading time describing the conditions at training today. Every single one of you knows what Sydney is like right now. But despite the oppressive heat, this was a true footy Friday. After…
It’s a very uncomfortable existence dealing with the furnace that is western Sydney this week. For the Parramatta Eels, it was so hot at Saleyards I wasn’t sure whether they were training for the Premiership or for that place down…
Over the course of the pre-season I’ve been staying tight lipped in my comments about Junior Paulo. There’s been the odd bit of praise here and there, but generally it’s been presented as a low key return. Today, in a…
Friday Footy. You gotta love it! A solid chunk of opposed work looked to be on the agenda when I arrived at Saleyards today. The referees were in attendance, with Russell Smith supervising, and the players were going through their…
There’s the rare occasion when I should simply record a one word expletive and present that as my training report. Today was a case in point. I rocked up to Old Saleyards this morning confident that I’d be watching a…