Hello torture, my old friend…. It’s November, and that means it’s time for the Eels pre-season training reports to kick in. And to clarify – these reports aren’t making comparisons to other clubs and their preparations. Every NRL squad will…
The Spotlight – The New Breed: Monitoring Emerging Eels
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, a golden era of junior talent helped to deliver a series of premierships for the Eels. A production line of players from the Parramatta development system should have delivered similar results in…
The Spotlight – Anchoring Our Home, Building Our Future
Today the Parramatta Eels finally confirmed that the new Western Sydney Stadium would be their home ground from 2019 onwards. Though few doubted that this would be the outcome of the robust negotiations, it was still welcome news when Bernie…
The Tip Sheet – Episode 9: Max Donnelly, PLC Chairman
Direct Link In the wake of the all-encompassing review of the Football Department and with a crucial Leagues Club Annual General Meeting looming, The Cumberland Throw sat down with Parramatta Leagues Club Chairman Max Donnelly to talk all…
The Football Review – Thoughts and Analysis
After a long and exhaustive process, the findings from the Parramatta Eels Football review have finally been released. Like all Eels supporters, The Cumberland Throw have been speculating about what we could expect, with Clint devoting two extensive posts to…
Vale Arch Brown
The Cumberland Throw were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Arch Brown, player number 231 for the Parramatta Eels. Arch was a goal kicking winger blessed with exceptional pace. He was a prized signature for the Eels after…
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…
Parra Season Statistics – Annus Horribilis By Numbers
Well what a diabolical season that was. After so much anticipation following a top 4 finish in 2017, Parramatta played out a very poor 2018 with no rhyme nor reason as to why things went wrong. But what about where…