I’m going to begin my report today with an apology. I spent far too much time talking today, and not nearly enough time watching the blokes go through their paces. My observations will therefore be brief and probably not as…
Eels’ Recruitment Complete – The Value of Brad Arthur
The impending addition of Michael Jennings to the Parramatta roster for 2016 will complete an impressive recruitment drive by the Eels. Make no mistake, the confirmation of Jennings is merely a formality and the classy centre will be joining the…
Eels Pre-season Training – Week 2 Overview and Opinion
As we moved into the second week of the new year, my expectations from Week 1 came into focus. I’ve been chomping at the bit to get a glimpse of the attacking combinations forming at the club and I finished…
Eels Pre-Season Training – The Team Heats Up (January 14, 2016)
Sweltering conditions again greeted the Parramatta squad as the team assembled at Old Saleyards for an early morning field session. Despite the oppressive heat, the players tackled their work in tremendous spirit. Conditioning and Skills The conditioning involved sets of…
Eels Pre-season Training – Combinations Forming (January 12, 2016)
With no respite from yesterday’s heat, the full squad engaged in a field session that focussed on combinations. Today’s observed conditioning work (apart from the blokes working hard on the sideline) basically encompassed a series of warm up and leg…
Eels Pre-season Training – Semi’s Back (January 11, 2016)
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.…
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…