Round 2 NRLW 2021 (Deferred) Premiership DRAGONS 10 Defeated Eels 0 It was another triple header in the NRLW today, this time down south in Wollongong. And once again it was the Eels drawn to play the home team…
Bumpers Up – March 6, 2022: SupportIng Is What We All Do Best
I started this column looking to find a diversion from the gloom that seems all pervasive right now. The incessant rainfall and dark skies have been with us for weeks on end to the extent that the gloom is both…
Stats That Matta – NRLW Round 1: Eels Defeat Knights
February 27, 2022 McDonald Jones Stadium Eels 13 defeated Knights 12 In their wildest dreams, the NRL could not have orchestrated a better conclusion to Sunday’s NRLW triple header at McDonald Jones Stadium. History was always going to be…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 28, 2022: Awards And Predictions
The trials are now done and so the preseason comes to an end. Regular visitors to TCT would have noted that the training reports have recently been conspicuous by their absence. There are reasons behind that. Frankly, the conditions have…
The Spotlight – February 27, 2022: Eels Trial Takes
How much can we take out of the 36 point demolition of an under strength Panthers in a preseason trial? Obviously, it was sweet, if for nothing other than the reaction of the Penrith supporters in the dilapidated stands around…
The Preview – 2022 Pre-season edition: Eels vs Panthers
Sometimes you’re the hammer, and sometimes you’re the nail. While the Parramatta starting side certainly hammered St George-Illawarra in the early stages last weekend, ultimately the Eels ended up the nail as they suffered the only real loss you can…
Bumpers Up – February 22, 2022: Riding That Eels Rollercoaster
It’s been an eventful few days in Parradise. Though times are rarely uneventful in the Blue and Golden West, emotions have just run the full gamut in the space of little more than 72 hours. Firstly, we had the…
The Preview – 2022 Pre-Season Edition: Eels vs Dragons
How sweet it is, the taste of footy in February. While the dedicated have been able to watch the occasional blurry, badly commentated NRL trial over the last few years via streaming, 2022 marks the first time Fox Sports has…
Bumpers Up – February 16, 2022: The Footy’s Back!
It’s been a while hasn’t it! Over six weeks have passed since the last Bumpers Up column, and though there’s been no shortage of news in rugby league land, time has been a precious commodity. Now that I have your…