Ahh….round one of the NRL Season at Pirtek Stadium. Does it get any more exciting than this? I can already see the sea of blue and gold amidst the smell of deep heat and mid-strength beer, as the sounds of…
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 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.…