After a brief recess, it’s back to business for the Eels pre-season training blog. With the team training specifically for their Canberra trial last week, I suspended my reports. The annual school blitz has been on the agenda this week,…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 11, 2019: Maika-ing It Interesting
What is it that all NRL clubs hope to have with their roster? Obviously you want your players in form, but first and foremost you’d like to have everyone available. Today, the Eels took another step towards that goal with…
Eels Pre-Season Training – February 4 & 5, 2019: Trial Week Edition
The wait is finally over for many of the squad. The first of the pre-season trials will take place this Thursday at Ringrose Park, and the players involved are champing at the bit. It’s also a significant event for our…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 30, 2019: First Trial Looming
The long weekend is now in the rear view mirror. Parents are rejoicing with schools open for the new year. Supermarkets are stocking up for Easter. All the road signs are indicating that the footy season is getting closer. Can…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 25, 2019: Eels Return To Richie Benaud Oval
This season the Parramatta Eels will be returning to their spiritual home – Cumberland Oval/BankWest Stadium. Today, it was another return to the past as the Eels gathered on the hallowed fields of Richie Benaud Oval. The event had been…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 23, 2019: Thanks… But No Thanks
In a recent interview, Tepai made reference to how many “Malcolms” the squad have been completing at training. “Malcolms”? These strangely named conditioning drills have the players running different intervals, hitting the ground frequently during the run. Imagine a middle…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 21, 2019: Digging Deep
Expectations. We all have expectations about how the Eels will fare every season, and this year will be no different. Last year our expectations of success were dashed faster than an NRL player’s “home movie” goes viral. We can look…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 18, 2019: The Present And The Future
I’m not going to waste any of your reading time describing the conditions at training today. Every single one of you knows what Sydney is like right now. But despite the oppressive heat, this was a true footy Friday. After…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 16, 2019: Respect
It’s a very uncomfortable existence dealing with the furnace that is western Sydney this week. For the Parramatta Eels, it was so hot at Saleyards I wasn’t sure whether they were training for the Premiership or for that place down…
Eels Pre-Season Training – January 14, 2019: Paulo Lane
Over the course of the pre-season I’ve been staying tight lipped in my comments about Junior Paulo. There’s been the odd bit of praise here and there, but generally it’s been presented as a low key return. Today, in a…