On a sunny Sunday afternoon, season 2025 comes to an end for the Parramatta Eels. This has been a conflicting year for Parramatta fans; undoubtedly the future looks bright, but that has been cold comfort in some fairly uninspired performances…
Off The Cumberland Fence Special Series, The Greatest – Part 9: Lock Forward
So we have made it to the end of this series and to finish things off, we have last but not least, the lock forwards. Like being the last player in to pack the scrum, the locks are going…
From The Stands – September 3, 2025: Let’s Finish On A High
I love my Eels but the truth was ten weeks ago I was looking forward to the season ending. I could see our team was trying, but it felt like a long path full of speed humps and stop signs.…
Post Game Grades – Round 25 vs Roosters
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round 25 2025 clash with the Sydney Roosters
The Preview – Round 25, 2025: Eels vs Roosters
Last week’s insipid performance was about it for me for season 2025, and the remaining weeks are going through the motions before hope can officially spring for 2026. It has been a brutal year, punctuated only by the belief that…
From The Stands – August 20, 2025: Parra Needs A Killer Instinct
“They wanted it more!” I normally despise using these words, but from the outset on Saturday night that sporting cliche was certainly true for the Rabbitohs. From the stands, they absolutely looked like they wanted it more. One team wanting…
The Preview – Round 24, 2025: Eels vs Rabbitohs
The Eels didn’t do it the easy way, but they got the job done last weekend and put a slither of distance between themselves and the spoon race with a victory over North Queensland. The “easy way” doesn’t compute for…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg & NSW Cup Round 24, 2025: Eels vs Sharks/Jets
The James Hardie Centre of Excellence at Kellyville is the venue for a lower grades double header as the Eels host the Sharks and their feeder club, the Newtown Jets, in Round 24 of the Jersey Flegg Cup and…
The Preview – Round 23, 2025: Eels vs Cowboys
The Eels emerged from their stroll down murderer’s row all the wiser with experience and clutching a single upset victory over Brisbane, but now they need to turn the lessons of noble losses into some wins against the fellow dregs…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg Cup Round 23, 2025: Eels vs Storm
In a match which could secure their finals berth, the fifth-placed Eels take on the top of the table Storm at Kellyville. The clash will be a home-coming for Storm half Dylan Brettle, a Rouse Hill Rhinos junior and 2024…