The Parramatta Eels celebrated the 2022 Junior Representative season with a gala night at Oatlands House yesterday. Sixties and myself were on hand to mingle amidst some of the who’s who at the Eels and more importantly enjoy a wonderful…
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,…
Parramatta Eels Junior Rep Presentation Night
The Parramatta Eels Junior Representative season was wrapped up on Wednesday evening with the annual Presentation Night at Oatlands House. Hosted by Austereo’s Amy Goggins, the importance of the event for the club was emphasised by the attendance of Senior…
Parramatta Eels Junior Reps – A Week In The Life
The Parramatta Eels identify as a Development Club. That means that the club’s pathways system, the integral process for developing home grown NRL players, is a priority. It’s likely that not many people, outside of those closely connected to Junior…
Bumpers Up – The Fake, The Fields, The Force, The Footy
Welcome to the first edition of Bumpers Up for 2021. For those unacquainted with this column, expect my take on the latest Eels news, be it from mainstream media or exclusive to TCT. In turn, you can return fire on…
Eels 2021 Junior Reps – Notes From The Penrith Trial
It’s not really footy weather, but with the NSWRL Junior Representative Program due to kick off on February 6, it means January trials. The Eels Harold Matts and SG Ball squads concluded their season preparations with a clash at Windsor…
Parramatta Eels Junior Reps vs Central Coast Roosters – Round 1, 2019
The Junior Representative fixtures kick off today with the Eels Harold Matthews and S G Ball teams travelling away to Wyong’s (Kanwal) Morry Breen Oval to take on the Central Coast Roosters. The action kicks off with the Matts at…
Eels Junior Representative Trial Notes – January 19, 2019
It was a bit of a hike over to Revesby for the Harold Matthews and SG Ball trials versus the Bulldogs, but the surprisingly mild and breezy conditions made for pleasant spectator conditions. Importantly, the players themselves would not be…
The Spotight – Five Grades Assessment
This last week has been tough for everyone associated with Parra, but the footy rolled on with five grades of Parramatta action to attend and report on. My apologies for not including the Tarsha Gale Cup (won 42 to 18…
Parramatta District Representative Trials – Loving The Grassroots Footy
What a day! What a venue! What a crowd! St Pats College at Blacktown was the host for Saturday’s junior rugby league representative trials between the Parramatta Eels and the Penrith Panthers. This was grassroots footy at its finest. With…