The theme of this season has been potential that doesn’t keep its promise. The Eels, struggling to find a win this season, are on the road to Canberra for their clash with a firing Raiders squad. The Raiders sit in…
NRLW Preview – Round 2, 2023: Dragons vs Eels
The Eels and Dragons are chasing their first two points of the season after struggling in their opening round clashes last weekend. Against the Knights, the Dragons came up short despite giving supporters cause for optimism through the impressive performances…
NRLW Preview – Round 1, 2023: Eels vs Tigers
The NRLW season is about to start! With the last season finishing in October, we’re all ready for play to begin in 2023. The Eels impressed in the trial, going toe to toe with the Dragons and winning 18 to…
Bumpers Up – June 27, 2023: Carty, Sivo, Asi, Origin And Other Musings
Normally I hate bye weeks. I miss the footy and watching other NRL teams run around just doesn’t cut it. This year is different. With so many player absences impacting Parra’s 2023 campaign, I’m happy that the players are getting…
Parramatta Eels NRLW: The 2023 Roster Reboot
The expanded NRLW season is around the corner and the full rosters for each club have been confirmed. Four teams will be making their debut, with the competition due to commence on the 22nd of July. What can be expected this…
Bumpers Up – May 12, 2023: The Optimistic Issue
There’s a corny, old line that some supporters might reference about the Eels this week – it’s not the end of the world but you can see it from here. Or rather, it’s not the end of the season but…
Bumpers Up – December 24, 2022: Merry Christmas & Happy Birthday Edition
Christmas Eve is a special time for The Cumberland Throw. It marks the date that we first announced our arrival as a dedicated Parramatta Eels supporter site. Our birthday! A late December launch came after months of meeting, planning, website…
Bumpers Up – October 10, 2022: Grand Final Fallout
The dust has only just settled on a fortnight that the Eels club and its supporters will not soon forget. If Grand Final week was not enough for you, the news and fallout from the following seven days should have…
Live Blog – 2022 Ken Thornett Medal
The season didn’t quite the way our NRL and NRLW squads dreamed it would but it is time to close the books on their wonderful journeys in 2022. The Ken Thornett Medal celebrates their accomplishments alongside those of the NSW…
Go You Mighty Eels!
Last Friday night, as the final siren signalled the Eels progress to the 2022 Grand Final, I screamed an expletive of joy, then wept tears of the same. Strangers were hugging, their emotions on display for the world to see.…