The pre-season is over, the first Eels team list for the 2025 season is about to drop, so it’s time for me to post my summer training wrap and make a couple of predictions. As most readers would be aware,…
Instant Reaction – Eels Upgrade Richie Penisini & Ryley Smith
The Parramatta Eels have followed up their announcement of the Mitchell Moses contract extension with today’s news of the upgrade to the contracts of both Richie Penisini and Ryley Smith. Penisini was previously on a Development Contract and has now…
Instant Reaction – Mitch Moses Extends To 2029
The Eels and Mitch Moses have agreed to a contract extension to 2029, effectively ensuring that the Parramatta captain will spend the remainder of his career wearing the Blue and Gold. In signing the deal, both parties will avoid future…
Final Prediction: Eels Round One Team List
Round Zero, the Vegas event, is upon us this weekend, and for our Eels that means that the wait for Round One Team List Tuesday is down to five days. For the duration of summer, Eels supporters have been bombarded…
Eels Rookie Watch 2025: The Backs
We all got a little lost in the sauce that is the Preseason Challenge but with a big win over the Knights and a narrow defeat against the Tigers in the books it is time to finish off our look…
Off The Cumberland Fence Special Series, The Greatest – Part 5: Halfback
After a little bit of a break, we return to discuss the halfbacks. Full disclosure, the reason for the gap between articles was that I was waiting for the trials to finish to see if Ronald Volkman could potentially squeeze…
The Weekend Wrap – Valentines Victors
The Weekend Wrap gets its first new addition! The Monday review has been purely comprised of the Junior Representatives thus far but on Friday night we got our first slice of NRL action with the preseason trial against the Newcastle…
Off The Cumberland Fence Special Series, The Greatest – Part 4: Five-Eighth
Let’s talk about the five-eighth position. The pivot, the stand-off, or in Rugby Union terms, the fly half. One of two primary playmaking positions on the field, almost all of the best Parramatta teams in history have coincided with having…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 7, 2025: Joash Moment Epitomises The Eels Pre-Season
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, fellow Eels footy faithfuls, it’s difficult to believe but the Eels NRL preseason has officially come to an end. It only feels like a few short weeks since the task of bringing together a…
Eels Preseason Training – February 6, 2025: Drown Out The Cicadas!
“Kick it to the seagulls.” Remember that classic cryptic one liner from Jack Gibson to instruct players to kick the ball into undefended spaces? After yesterday’s session, I have my own cryptic reminder for the team. “Drown out the cicadas!”…