No time for a long preamble. I was only part way through this post when the proverbial about a certain winger hit the fan. My devices are blowing up right now. Time to jump in – bumpers up! Lomax…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – November 14, 2025: Fridays Mean Defence
I spent a bit of time trying to decide how to write this session up. One of the first decisions is always how to report on what the team is doing that isn’t giving anything away in terms of intellectual…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – November 11, 2025: Rapid Fire Session As Stars Are Near A Return
As the players and staff hit the training track on Tuesday, a few of them let me know that it was a big session coming up. They weren’t wrong. Given that there were only around a dozen players out on…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – November 10, 2025: Preparing For Success
Week two of the Eels preseason has commenced and that should mean the return of more players. A little bit of digging revealed that those players are expected on Wednesday. That said, I did spot Matt Doorey at the C…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – November 8, 2025: Da Silva Lining Up
Friday. The end of week one of Eels preseason training. The first item on the reporting agenda is the return of Tallyn Da Silva. I’ve been inundated by messages about the former Tiger, and given that the Eels currently only…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – November 7, 2025: Interested Spectators
They aren’t due back yet, but a couple of interested spectators were at Kellyville today. Strolling onto the training track in their civvies, Bailey Simonsson and Luca Moretti watched on from the sideline as the squad went through their paces,…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training Report – November 4, 2025: A Point To Prove
Reflecting back on yesterday, the overall impression was the positivity of the coaching staff and the unity and bonds of the players. Given that many of those on the training track have come through pathways teams together, that shouldn’t have…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – November 3, 2025: New Sensations
Does it feel like there’s been no off-season? Given the Ashes tour and Pacific Championships, have been building since season’s end, it’s been wall to wall football and I’m not complaining. As I set about writing up the report of…
Bumpers Up – October 5, 2025: Grand Final Edition
Grand final day has arrived, and though there are no Eels teams involved, it’s still a big day on the calendar for all footy fans. It’s quite incredible to think that the Storm are playing their 11th grand final in…
Bumpers Up – September 29, 2025: Eels Season Reflections
The season might be over for the Eels, but it feels like there’s barely enough time, or space, in one column to wrap things up. Reflecting back on the season was something that we particularly enjoyed doing with Bernie Gurr…