Last week the Parramatta Eels shifted their training base to a camp at Shelley Beach on the NSW Central Coast. TCT correspondent Mitchy was able to swing by for their field work at Mingara to bring you this training report.…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 25 – Catch the Coach
Sorry this report is a day late, but as 60’s indicated, we have had troubles with our hosting provider. Our usual viewers would have seen the site has been down for a couple of days. You probably also saw the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 24 – Thursday With Bernie
With apologies for our recent site issues (out of our control), we present Thursday’s training report: Much cooler conditions prevailed for today’s training. After the heat of the last week or so, you can guarantee that the players appreciated the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 22 – All Aboard the Guthbus
Hi everyone, Sorry this is 24 hours late – I had to finish off the Cowboys blog before 60’s and Miatch beat me to death. They are hard task masters those two. I rocked up to Old Saleyards just after the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 21: Some Like It Hot
It was hot and hot early today at the Old Saleyards, with the boys well underway in sweltering conditions by the time I made it down to training at about 8:30 this morning. It was my first appearance at Parra pre-season today,…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 18: The Heat Is On!
Oppressive conditions greeted the Eels at Old Saleyards this morning in a session openly described as the toughest yet. Of course the players weren’t the only ones braving the conditions, as both Geoff and Chris applied the sunscreen and zinc…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 17 – Corey Carves It!
It was a really intense skills session today and both Chris and Geoff were in attendance as the entire Eels squad went through their paces. After initially beginning their work as two distinct groups, backs and forwards, the squad came…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 15 – Skills Maketh The Player
It was a day of innovative skill development at Old Saleyards today and TCT correspondent, Geoff, was there to catch most of the interesting drills. The introduction of opposed work, even in an abbreviated form, continues to reinforce our opinion…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 14 – Semi Arrives
It was an early start to the field session as the Eels hit the training paddock under cool, windy conditions. In a session that involved plenty of conditioning work, the main talking point was the high profile return of a…
Eels Pre-Season Training – November 12 – The Weekend Review
A lazy weekend. Its a great time to reflect on the week that’s been and no doubt Brad Arthur and his staff would be reviewing how the squad looks after their first fortnight together. For this author, the last two…