Friday Footy. You gotta love it! A solid chunk of opposed work looked to be on the agenda when I arrived at Saleyards today. The referees were in attendance, with Russell Smith supervising, and the players were going through their…

There’s the rare occasion when I should simply record a one word expletive and present that as my training report. Today was a case in point. I rocked up to Old Saleyards this morning confident that I’d be watching a…

For Eels supporters right now, there might just be no greater feeling than slamming that door shut on 2018. It feels more finite to hit the new year and shove last season into the dumpster to which it belongs. Day…

Incredibly, this is the final pre-season training report for 2018. As you read this, the players are beginning their well-deserved holidays. Normally, the week of work ends with a big Friday session. This final week concluded on Thursday. And in…

Over the course of the Parramatta Eels pre-season, the challenge falls upon me to find a different angle for each report. I try to look for something that I haven’t reported on before, or maybe focus my attention on a…

Once again, this Wednesday’s report will be a mixture of the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions. Tuesday is a light workload day and wouldn’t really justify a dedicated post, but some feedback from it does provide a greater picture of some…

If you wanted to stay warm and dry, Old Saleyards was not the ideal place to be this morning. A TCT aquatic vehicle was almost required to venture down to Eels training on a day when I had to double…