How difficult is it to predict the NRL Premiership winner? Some would suggest that it’s quite simple. They theorise that you can shortlist teams boasting a high number of representative level players and that history supports such a theory. A…
Eels Pre-Season Training – December 3, 2018: G’day Fergs
Welcome aboard Blake Ferguson, This was the predominant message from Monday’s field session. All early signs point to the recruitment of a rugby league professional who will add experience and success to the Eels ranks. Impressively, the big winger was…
Stat Attack – Summer Edition: Unlocking A Key Statistic
At TCT we are fortunate to have a professional NRL statistician, Colmac, as a valued member of our team. Not only does Col provide our weekly Stat Attack posts, he’s also a valuable resource when we’re looking to research player,…
The Spotlight – The Rugby League Media
There’s a question I’d like to pose to our readers. It’s something that’s been a source of internal conflict for me, and no doubt for other supporters. Over recent weeks, the Parramatta Eels have featured regularly across mainstream and social…
The Spotlight – NRL Early Round Scheduling: A Disaster Waiting To Happen?
The early rounds of the 2019 NRL draw will again feature weekend matches with afternoon kick offs. Accordingly, the possibility exists that games could take place in heatwave conditions. With the lucrative broadcast deals determining match times, we seem to…
The Spotlight – The Big Grand Final Omission
Is NRL Grand Final Day everything you want it to be as the Game’s showcase event of the year? This post is being written during the Intrust Super State Championship Grand Final so it’s not sitting in judgement of the…
The Preview – Eels vs Roosters (2019 Grand Final)
Match Day Discussion Date: Sunday, 6th October, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 7:20 pm AEST Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Ashley Klein Head-to-head: Played 133, Eels 64 Roosters 64 Drawn 5 Odds: Eels $1.85 Roosters…
The Spotlight – Selecting The Eels General Manager Of Football
(The end of this post has been updated regarding the impending announcement of Mark O’Neill and the replies are now reflective of this – Sixties) With the Eels now four weeks into their off-season, and the start of the pre-season…
The Review We Had to Have – Part 2
THE REVIEW WE HAD TO HAVE – PART 2 I stated in part one of ‘The Review We Had to Have’ that the well-educated Eels fan was unlikely to learn anything that they didn’t already know, particularly when it came…
From The Stands – Excuse Free Zone
“He deserves to…he is better than this…I can’t believe…” Enough of the excuses! I know a review into our season is being conducted and I accept far greater footy minds will understand what went wrong in terms of the football…