Eels fans making the journey to Magic Round has often felt like when Dad made you pick out your own switch from the backyard, but this year is going to be different, I feel it. The return of Mitch Moses…
The Tip Sheet – 2025 Ep 43: Junior Reps Mania & The Sin Bin XVIII
What a week ahead for the Parramatta Eels! Not only are the NRL squad hunting a break through back-to-back win against the Cronulla Sharks in Magic Round, there are three – yes THREE – Junior Representative squads fighting for glory…
Team List Tuesday – Magic Round & Grand Finals Edition
NRL Team List Round 9, Friday 6:00PM, Suncorp Stadium A single enforced change and a jersey swap are the most notable features of Jason Ryles’ Round 9 team sheet. Charlie Guymer will answer the call to replace the suspended Kelma Tuilagi…
Off The Cumberland Fence Special Series, The Greatest – Part 7: Second Row Forwards
We are getting towards the end of this series which reflects on Parramatta’s greatest players of the last 50 years by position, however there are still a couple of very important positions to cover. Today the focus is on second…
From The Stands – April 23, 2025: Team First
A week is like a lifetime in footy. It can take you from the depths of frustration, anger and despair to unbridled joy and renewed belief. And it was exactly that kind of ride that we were taken on following…
Post Game Grades – Round 7 vs Tigers
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 7 2025 clash with the Wests Tigers
The Preview – Round 7, 2025: Eels vs Tigers
While I may have my holidays mixed up, this Easter I’m going to be thankful for a week of off-field insanity that has left me with zero room to focus on the performance of the Parramatta Eels. Last week was…
Bumpers Up – April 18, 2025: The Farewell Issue
This is a traditionally busy time of the year for me on TCT, so my apologies for not posting a recent Bumpers Up column. And yes, I need a new feature image! Pre-season training reports became a four to five…
Off The Cumberland Fence: The Ten Commandments Of Being A Rugby League Fan
First of all, Happy Easter to all of those that celebrate. As we enter the upcoming Easter long weekend, what better time than now to appropriate the Ten Commandments into a “helpful” guide/series of directives for how Rugby League fans…
The Preview – Round 6, 2025: Eels vs Raiders
Happy Darwin is Done day to all who celebrate, and given that the audience here should be almost entirely Eels fans (with maybe a few stray, curious Raiders dropping by; hello Raiders fans, always had a soft spot for you…