Parramatta – is there an NRL club name as readily recognised for its link to Aboriginal people? Taken as an anglicised version of Burramatta, its meaning refers to either “Place of the eels” or “place where the eels lie”. The…
Eels Training – 8th May: The Carnivals Are Over
With the Representative Weekend now behind them, all NRL clubs will be returning their focus to this weekend’s premiership clashes. No doubt league lovers have enjoyed the carnival atmosphere from the Pacific Tests and the City/Country clash, but the reality…
Cowboys Analysis – Competitive Advantage
Townsville. If ever there’s a place the Eels hate to play, it’s Townsville. In fact it weren’t for a game played almost 7 years ago to the day (Round 7, Friday 23rd April, 2010) the Blue and Gold of Parramatta…
Panthers Analysis – Who Wants It EVEN More?
Exhale Blue and Gold Army, our team is in the winner’s circle again, albeit for now. Following a come from behind victory over the under siege Wests Tigers are boys enter the Penrith game this afternoon with a bit of…
Match Preview – Eels vs Panthers (Round 8)
Date: Saturday 22nd of April Venue: ANZ Stadium Gates Open: 12:30 pm Kick off: 3:00 pm (NYC 12:40) Head Referee: Gavin Badger Assistant Referee: Jon Stone Head to head: Played 93, Eels 55, Panthers 37, Drawn 1 Head to…
An Eels Easter – A Supporter’s Four Day Odyssey
“You unlock this door with the key of loyalty. Beyond it is another dimension – a dimension of hope, a dimension of resilience, a dimension of faith. You’re moving into a land of both joy and challenges, of good times…
Tigers Analysis – Who Wants It More?
A spirited effort last start against the Kieran Foran led Warriors wasn’t enough for our boys to steal victory across the Tasman in Round 6, which now leaves our Eels boys 2-4 heading into the annual Easter Monday clash with…
Stat Attack Preview – Round 7: Eels vs Tigers
Here we are again. One day away from Easter Monday and the tradition continues with a big Easter showdown between the Eels and Tigers. This game always draws a big crowd and I can’t see this game being any different.…
Parra Pete’s Eels History – Easter Footy Flashback
Late last year TCT were fortunate in securing historical contributions from Parra Pete, a regular correspondent in the media during the 1960s. Pete has quite a scrapbook on the Eels, and a wealth of memories about the heady days of…
Stat Attack Review – Round 6: Eels vs Warriors
Eels 10 defeated by Warriors 22 Crowd: 13,526 Well this game was both positive and negative. The positive was that we started better and played better than the past few weeks. The unfortunate negative was our game management. In my…