The Wests Tigers are having one of those weeks that makes you sit back and think “gee, glad that isn’t us.” Actually the Wests Tigers are having one of those decades. The off-field performances make the on-field efforts look decent,…
The Spotlight – April 8, 2023: Could Lewis Be Right About Jake Arthur?
“Jake’s pretty tall, he’s a big boy already. But as he puts some more size on, I think he’ll be a really nice ball-playing lock” Has NSW Origin great Luke Lewis just foretold the future of Jake Arthur? Writing about…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg Round 6 Parramatta Eels vs Wests Tigers
The long weekend of footy begins with the Jersey Flegg as the Parramatta Eels travel to Lidcombe Oval to take on the Wests Tigers. The Eels have been on a roll in the Flegg over the last three weeks, playing…
From The Stands – April 4, 2023: Control What We Can And Just Get It Done
Another match, another loss. I found Thursday night’s clash with the Roosters hard to watch. Though I could praise Parra’s ability to keep getting back into the game, the reality is the Eels have put themselves into a situation which…
Junior Reps Live – Tarsha Gale Cup Round 9: Eels vs Bulldogs
This is a last minute change of time and venue from what was originally another change of day, time and venue. After yesterdays results the Eels are already guaranteed a place in the finals, so today is about determining where…
Post Game Grades – Round 5 vs Roosters
The Cumberland Throw’s patented, award winning post game grades for the Parramatta Eels’ round five 2023 clash with the Sydney Roosters
Opinion: Could Carty Be The Short Term Centre Solution?
The fallout from the Eels loss to the Roosters will be the two match suspension of Bailey Simonsson. For a team on a publicly stated mission of looking for an outside back, this might be a mini crisis on the…
The Preview – Round 5, 2023: Eels vs Roosters
It’s very funny that the Sydney Roosters are so upset about a young kid they poached and bent over backwards to support abandoning them for rugby union, because the Roosters are very much the rugby union of rugby league. Propped…
From The Stands – March 28, 2023: Congratulations
Victory over the Panthers did not come easy, and that’s exactly what was expected. It even required the Eels to overcome the deflating sight of Junior being sin binned followed by Cleary kicking one of the code’s greatest ever field…
Bumpers Up – March 27, 2023: Singing Some Praises
How good is winning? After three weeks of being near enough but not good enough, our NRL team finally found a victory against the toughest of all opponents. Walking out of CommBank Stadium with a spring in the step rather…