The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The curtain closes on the regular season this week but not before a spectacular winner-takes-all clash between the Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm. The Tip Sheet previews the playoff for…
From The Stands – A Running Dummy Half Is Gold, Baby. Gold!
I really missed being in the stands watching the Eels take on the Panthers. Though they are our western Sydney rivals, the Panthers are a very good football team and I was looking forward to watching them live to see…
Bumpers Up – April 11, 2021: Player Milestones and Player Protection
That long Easter weekend was a true footy feast. Five days of NRL, including our Eels Easter Monday win over the Tigers. Round Four finished and it almost seemed like Round Five was the next day. Here at TCT, Forty…
The Tip Sheet – Mark O’Neill (General Manager of Football)
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! Sixties and Forty20 smash the monotony of the off-season this week with a massive sit-down interview with Parramatta Eels’ General Manager of Football Mark O’Neill. Recorded from the heart of…
Stats That Matta – Round 19: Eels Defeat Broncos
Round 19 – Friday 18th September 2020 @ Bankwest Stadium Final Score – Eels 26 defeated Broncos 12 It was a very much improved performance from the Eels this past Friday night against the Broncos. After a tryless match against…
From The Stands – What The Critics Won’t Tell You
The Panthers have defeated the Eels, but From The Stands, I was proud of my team. Spoiler alert – unlike some supporters, I will not be burning my jersey or giving up on our chances after that game. I…
From The Stands – Critically Looking Ahead
Anyone who knows me, or knows what I often write about, would understand that when it comes to my Parramatta Eels, I tend to look forward and think glass half full. So therefore I will spend only a little time…
Stats That Matta – Round 16, 2020: Rabbitohs Defeat Eels
Round 16 – Thursday 27th August, 2020 @ Bankwest Stadium Final Score – Eels 0 defeated by Rabbitohs 38 Just like the Eels, I have no answers. However, I do have the numbers to pose some questions! Eels had 43%…
Stats That Matta – Round 15: Eels Defeat Storm
Round 15 – Thursday 20th August, 2020 @ Bankwest Stadium Final Score – Eels 14 defeat Storm 0 With these two sides sitting in the top 3, this clash would ordinarily have people salivating about a potential “game of the…
From The Stands – The Storm’s Hypocrisy
How does that saying go? There’s a first time for everything. I had never once watched the Eels beat the Storm live From The Stands. Never! I have been to Melbourne three times and watched my team score 0 points…