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.…
The NRLW Preview – Round 5, 2022: Eels vs Broncos
The relatively fledgling nature of the NRLW means it is still prone to throw out some truly bizarre playoff scenarios. Whereas in the NRL we often scoff when a team limps into the finals on the back of 12-win (or…
Bumpers Up – September 6, 2022: NRL Drops The Ball
At a time when all of the focus should be on the tremendous finals footy which lies ahead, the NRL has made one of the most bizarre decisions in recent memory. The deferred suspension of Taylan May has all but…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 73: Top 4 Beckons For Eels If They Brave The Storm
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The curtain closes on the regular season this week but not before a spectacular winner-takes-all clash between the Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm. The Tip Sheet previews the playoff for…
Bumpers Up – August 15, 2022: The Season Of Frustration
Welcome to Parradise circa 2022. Take care where you walk, as you will be required to take two steps forward followed immediately by one extended step backwards. In this land of the Blue and Gold, we believe in making things…
Bumpers Up – March 28, 2022: The Celebration, The Pain and The Outrage
What a week to be an Eels supporter. The highs and lows of following our great club were never better exemplified than the events of the last seven or eight days. On the field we’ve suffered through the last minute…