With the Mercury pushing towards 40 degrees, the Parramatta squad took to the training paddock for an energy sapping 2 hour field session. Importantly, today’s training featured the return of Semi Radradra after his extended Christmas leave, in addition to…
Eels Pre-season Training – Week 1 Overview and Opinion
Over these first three weeks of 2016 training, I will attempt to cover as much of the field work as I can. My aim will be to provide a description of the type of preparation that the team is undertaking…
Eels Pre-season Training – Gaining Momentum (January 7, 2016)
Under brighter skies, the Eels continued their first week of training for the year with an extended field session at the Saleyards Complex. In a session commencing at around 11:30 and lasting nearly three hours, there was much to report.…
Rumour – Eels To Land Michael Jennings?
The rumoured move of Michael Jennings to Parramatta is perhaps one of the strongest pieces of “mail” going around this pre-season. From our perspective here at TCT, two facts are noteworthy. Firstly, Parramatta have not made any comment on the…
Eels Pre-Season Training – Wild Weather (January 5, 2016)
In truly atrocious conditions, the Parramatta Eels took to the training paddock for their second day of training in 2016. The details for the early morning session were as follows: Skills and Sprints In rotational groups the players firstly alternated…
Eels Pre-Season Training Report – Happy New Year (January 4, 2016)
The players returned to a wet Old Saleyards Reserve for the first training session of 2016. The structure of the morning training was as follows: 8am – Fitness – Beep tests and timed 1.2km run 11:30am : Skills session Observations…
Eels Hookers – Who Will Rise?
Is it by circumstance or design that the four Eels hookers in 2016 are only contracted for one year? That’s right; Nathan Peats, Isaac De Gois, Kaysa Pritchard and Cameron King are on the last year of their current deal…
Club Culture – Does it Equate To Belief?
With 2015 behind us, and the serious business of the 2016 Premiership campaign about to dawn, I find myself believing that success for the Parramatta Eels can be a reality in the near future. Please allow me a little latitude here.…
The Centre Question
Here’s what we believe at TCT: Lafai and Hiku – there was a genuine interest but the prices became well above their genuine value. Firstly, there wasn’t going to be a bidding war from Parra. Secondly, when figures start to…
Peter Wynn Interview – Part 4
The Cumberland Throw’s inaugural interview . This first interview is with Eels legend Peter Wynn. In the fourth and final part, Peter discusses player reunions, his thoughts on the modern game and Parramatta’s chances in season 2016. Video Credits. Camera…