A Saturday training session on a day where the temperature was expected to hit 43 degrees. To be honest, I was questioning my own sanity in attending. To those concerned about such conditions, just know that all NRL clubs follow…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – January 8, 2026: Kelly Arrives, Goal Kickers Aim To Improve
The question most fans were asking me earlier this week was whether Brian Kelly had arrived. Eels media provided a quick response to the Blue and Gold Army yesterday with images of the former Titan at his first day of…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – January 5, 2026: Kelly Signs, Broncos Test Battle
Before launching into today’s training session, let’s address the Eels confirmation of their acquisition of Brian Kelly. Turning 30 in 2026, Kelly brings 190 games of NRL backline experience across stints at Manly and the Gold Coast. Joining the Eels…
Bumpers Up – January 4, 2026: Eels New Year News
Happy New Year and welcome to the first issue of Bumpers Up for 2026. Now that we’ve moved into January the countdown truly begins for the upcoming season. At this time last year, we were realistically optimistic. It was a…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – December 20, 2025: Ryles Fires Up
What happens in a session when the squad don’t deliver what the coaches want? Let’s just say they don’t gloss over it. I’ve written in the past that mistakes aren’t a problem in a session. It was the same for…
The Inevitable Eels Team List Post – Round One Team Prediction
What team list will Eels supporters be reading come round one in 2026? Pay no attention to mainstream media speculation. At least one journo recently read a typo on the NRL website as gospel and had the Eels extending Haze…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – December 18, 2025: Russell, Samrani, Williams
“The Cumberland Throw! Where were ya? You missed the start of the session!” With those words from Nathan Brown still ringing in my ears, the follow up inquisition from Scott Wisemantel had me concerned that I’d be spinning the punishment…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – December 16, 2025: Get That Footy Into Ya!
“Hey Throw, you’ll enjoy today, plenty of footy.” With that greeting I knew the session was going to offer plenty. After warm ups there was some tackling of bump pads and also defensive footwork drills, but from there on it…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – December 15, 2025: The Nines Shine As Pezet Also Stars
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve now entered the last week of training before the Christmas break. The good news is that Eels remain undefeated at the top of the ladder. (Yeah, we share that honour with 16 other teams…
Eels 2026 Pre-Season Training – December 13, 2025: Special Eels Club Event Plus Opposed Session
By now, many of you will have seen the Eels media coverage of their male pathways club training on Saturday. Every grade from Harold Matthews to NRL trained together in a session that covered attack and defence drills, followed by…