There’s no prizes for guessing that Eels supporters are sick and tired of losing. A premiership drought that’s stretched beyond 30 years is nothing to be content with and, given the expectations leading into 2018, a winless first five rounds…
From The Stands – Key Players Stepping Up
I had a lot of questions after our round 4 loss. The surprise is that after another loss, the list is quite a deal shorter. I will leave those alone for this week. Naturally, there are still concerns. Discipline with…
Stat Attack Review – Round 5: Panthers Defeat Eels
EELS – 6 (Tries: G. Jennings. Goals: M. Moses 1 from 1) Defeated by PANTHERS – 12 (Tries: J. Mansour. Goals: J. Maloney 4 from 4) ANZ Stadium Crowd: 10,061 Glass half full – we are getting better slowly. Trying…
Team List Tuesday – The Risen King Edition
Ye Olde NRL Team List Gather round folks, huddle close to the hearth and take in what little warmth there be to share. Times be awful dark I tells you, a man can hardly take a brisk step forwards…
Whisky Musings – Round 5: Parity Breeds Opportunity
Round 5 Drink Of Choice – Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 Something that has become increasingly apparent as I transition through my second year of post-game musings on TCT is that it is eminently easier to bang out a review…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 vs Penrith
Parramatta Eels 6 Penrith Panthers 12 The Good: We looked really, really good in the trial at Maitland. Fine. The effort today was really, really good, we got plenty of penalties (12 to the Panthers’ 11) and for the first…
Panthers Analysis – Back to Basics
After falling to 0-4 in the opening month of the competition, I don’t think there were many experts or Eels fans who would have anticipated this start to the 2018 campaign. The blue and gold looked to have taken two…
The Spotlight – Training vs Performance
As TCT readers might have noticed, I don’t write much in the way of training reports during the season proper. Obviously, the training shifts to specific match preparation and the associated skills, drills and opposed work. It would be counterintuitive…
Match Day Discussion – Eels vs Panthers (Round 5)
Date: Sunday 8th of April Venue: ANZ Stadium Kick off: 4:10pm Head Referee: Henry Perenara Assistant Referee: Jon Stone Head to head: Played 47, Panthers 23, Eels 23, drawn 1 Head to head odds: Panthers ($1.60), Eels ($2.41) Broadcast: Live…
Referees’ Tip Sheet – A “Parrady” (Updated 2018 Edition)
Zero wins, the worst penalty differential in the NRL, and Parra sit anchored to the bottom of the table. Is that the referees fault? No. Far from it. To believe that would be to foolishly ignore the Eels poor football…