Picture this. It’s a deep kick off, the ball is passed to a charging RCG, and the big man puts the pedal to the metal as he collides with four defenders. Boom! They didn’t miss him, nor did he allow…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 1: General Manager Of Football Mark O’Neill Kickstarts Season 2022
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Tip Sheet lights the fuse on a huge season for the Blue & Gold with an exclusive catch-up with Mark O’Neill. The General Manager of Football joins Sixties and…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 24 & 26, 2022: A Lift In Intensity
After the Monday and Wednesday field sessions, I’m already prepared to call this week the most intense of the current preseason. The footy component has increased without diminishing the conditioning work. In fact, players such as Mitch Moses and Isaiah…
Junior Rep Trial Notes: Eels vs Penrith – January 21 and 22, 2022
The Junior Representative season is only two weeks away. This weekend saw the final trials for all clubs as their preseasons reach a conclusion. Unfortunately, like many other areas within the community, Covid impacted the preseason preparations for the elite…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 21, 2022: Room For Improvement
Friday is probably my favourite training day. The players throw on the jerseys and NRL refs are often in attendance. That’s because the end of the week usually means a full contact opposed session. Readers will probably note the absence…
Eels Junior Reps Report – Tarsha Gale and Harold Matts
There’s only three weeks until the commencement of the Junior Representative season, but unfortunately COVID is playing havoc with the scheduled trials. This weekend saw all trials cancelled, including the Eels vs Bulldogs trials set down for Belmore Oval. Consequently,…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 14, 2022: Focus On The Footy
Full contact opposed? I’m here for it! When that serious footy component starts taking over at preseason training, the opening round feels that little bit closer. There was no shortage of highlights today when the full contact opposed work became…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 12, 2022: Pushing The Barriers Of Fatigue
Every year, there’s a point reached in the preseason when the training hits a demanding new level. If today wasn’t that moment, it was definitely the prelude. In a session lasting over two hours, Trent Elkin administered his own version…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 10, 2022: The Countdown Begins
Welcome to the first Eels preseason training report of the 2022 calendar year. If it’s felt like an eternity since the last report, that’s because there’s been more than three weeks between my posts. The sessions held before Christmas are…
Bumpers Up – January 1, 2022: Welcome To The New Year
Happy New Year! If there was the perfect time to turn that greeting into reality, then surely 2022 qualifies for that honour. We don’t have to think too hard to come up with reasons to be negative about what the…