Was the Eels victory over the Bulldogs a season re-boot? There was a “start of the season” feel in the stands last Sunday. Everything about the game reminded me why I love the footy, especially watching it live. The early…
Post Game Grades – Round 7 vs Bulldogs
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 7 2023 clash with the Canterbury Bulldogs
The Preview – Round 7, 2023: Eels vs Bulldogs
In a season where we made a grand final and put on one of the great Eels victories in the qualifier, my favourite memory of 2022 may be watching dejected Bulldogs fans streaming out of CommBank Stadium shortly after halftime…
Bumpers Up – April 13, 2023: Enjoy Any Victory
How good is winning! I don’t care that the Eels weren’t “pretty” in defeating the Tigers. Any victory was far better than the alternative. From a selfish perspective, it’s much easier creating site content after a successful weekend. As a…
From The Stands – April 12, 2023: Eels vs Dogs = Genuine Football Rivalry
Let’s get past Easter Monday’s match with the Tigers. It was a strange game to take in live, but the Eels got exactly what was needed – two competition points, and no major injuries or suspensions. Call it an ugly…
Post Game Grades – Round 6 vs Tigers
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 6 2023 clash with the Wests Tigers
The Preview – Round 6, 2023: Eels vs Tigers
The Wests Tigers are having one of those weeks that makes you sit back and think “gee, glad that isn’t us.” Actually the Wests Tigers are having one of those decades. The off-field performances make the on-field efforts look decent,…
From The Stands – April 4, 2023: Control What We Can And Just Get It Done
Another match, another loss. I found Thursday night’s clash with the Roosters hard to watch. Though I could praise Parra’s ability to keep getting back into the game, the reality is the Eels have put themselves into a situation which…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 vs Roosters
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round five 2023 clash with the Sydney Roosters
Opinion: Could Carty Be The Short Term Centre Solution?
The fallout from the Eels loss to the Roosters will be the two match suspension of Bailey Simonsson. For a team on a publicly stated mission of looking for an outside back, this might be a mini crisis on the…