Episodes
00.50 - Thoughts on how the NRL is handling the coronavirus pandemic 02.05 - How mentally tough the NRL's suspension would be for the players 04.15 - Advice for NRL players on how to deal with the current climate 05.50 - How Wynn dealt with setbacks during his career 07.00 - Thoughts on the NRL being the first sport set to return 07.50 - How will the players cope with being isolated in the proposed 'bubble' 08.20 - The potential of the 2020 Parramatta Eels team 09.25 - Wynn's 'all time' Parra...
Published 05/01/20
Published 04/10/20
01.00 - NRL return date announced 02.00 - Life in isolation 02.45 - Training in isolation 03.20 - Thoughts about playing the season out with no crowds 05.00 - Do they like the idea of a split competition? 06.00 - Reflect on 1 year anniversary of Bankwest Stadium opening 07.20 - The success of the game against Tigers 07.50 - Maika's memory of the game 08.45 - Eels lethal left edge 10.00 - How Jenko has helped Maika develop in his first year 11.20 - Stories from Jenko and Maika being...
Published 04/10/20
00.50 - NRL uncertainty over coronavirus 01.50 - Importance of the NRL continuing to be played 02.25 - NRL's role in supporting the community during uncertain times 04.00 - How the Eels are dealing with the suspension of Canterbury Cup and Jersey Flegg competitions 05.10 - David Gower's final year of playing? 05.50 - Importance of player and staff wellbeing at this time 09.10 - David Gower's career in a nutshell 10.45 - Career highs 12.25 - Role of Gower's family support 14.20 - Fan questions
Published 03/19/20
00.25 - First captain's run of 2020 00.59 - Kicking off the NRL season 02.35 - Premiership hype 04.05 - Browny's competitive edge 04.45 - Bolstered forward pack 06.10 - Bad start to the 2019 season 08.50 - Playing at Bankwest Stadium 12.40 - Being the best team in 2020 13.40 - Playing representative football in 2020 15.10 - Fan questions
Published 03/12/20
01.30 - Becoming Eels CEO 03.00 - Work background before the Eels 04.30 - Jim's love of all sport 05.00 - Why Jim didn't initially want/apply for CEO job 06.00 - Jim's health scares 08.00 - Keeping a work life balance as Eels CEO 09.50 - Who is Jim Sarantinos outside of work? 12.00 - Jim's knowledge of the NRL 14.25 - Key club goals 16.33 - Creating good club culture and visiting Bega for the bushfires 17.45 - Dealing with off-field controversies 20.20 - The role of fans for the Eels...
Published 03/05/20
00.35 - Getting married 02.35 - Pre-season training 03.30 - Losing Canterbury Cup grand final 05.00 - NRL Nines, Perth 08.10 - 2020 Goals 09.45 - Trial game against Panthers in Bega 10.15 - Fan questions
Published 02/26/20
00.41 - Reflecting on 2019 Season 01.00 - Pressure to perform in the NRL 01.35 - Family expectations 02.43 - 2020 goals 03.40 - Competitions of the Eels forwards in 2020 04.20 - Mental battle of pre-season 05.30 - Getting back to playing trials footy 07.00 - Younger footy days 08.40 - Buying a house for his parents 11.30 - Fan questions
Published 02/13/20
00.30 - Pre-season training 03.00 - Fitness after off-season 04.10 - New training facility in Kellyville 04.45 - Moving to Sydney for NRL career 05.30 - Living in the Eels house 06.35 - Reed's dad the Eels fan 07.40 - Securing starting spot in Eels team 09.35 - Feeling in the team ahead of 2020 season 10.57 - A memorable 21st birthday 12.45 - Fan questions
Published 01/31/20
00.27 - Pre-season update 03.45 - Growing up and early days of football 05.10 - Junior footy mates in the NRL 07.20 - Asking for release from Eels to go to Canberra 10.00 - Signing with Canberra 11.00 - Moving forward from off-field incidents 12.12 - Returning to the Eels in 2019 13.45 - On being the hardest player to tackle in the NRL 14.15 - Life after football 15.03 - Thoughts on the 2019 season 18.45 - Fan questions
Published 01/14/20
Back to pre-season (00.26) Reflecting on the 2019 NRL season (01.24) Living with teammate Andrew Davey (03.20) Moving around to NRL clubs (05.35) Junior footy years (06.20) On becoming a professional NRL player (09.26) On making his NRL debut (10.01) Remembering his debut game (13.03) Year's highlight (15.12) On the feeling of scoring tries (16.25) Dealing with unwanted media attention (16.50) Staying with the Parramatta Eels (18.30) Career goals (20.40) Fan questions (21.20)
Published 12/09/19
Reflecting on the year (0.45) Earlier years (2.00) Learning he would make his NRL debut (4.00) First NRL game (5.20) On being heralded as NRL's next big thing (6.45) Being sidelined with back injury (8.15) Returning to playing NRL (10.50) On returning to form (11.50) Future career goals (13.35) Fan questions (14.50)
Published 11/22/19
Ethan Parry: 2020 pre-season (00.50) Making his NRL debut (1.30) His upbringing (07.24) On being scouted by the Eels as a junior (09.00) On playing up through the Eels junior ranks (11.23) On injury setbacks (16.28) Ethan's brother also signed with the Eels (18.06) Fun fan questions (22.52)
Published 11/18/19
Dylan Brown: Brown talks about his upbringing (0:47) Making the decision to come to Parramatta as a 15 year old (1:30) Reflecting on the decision to play rugby league (2:14) His support network (3:40) His first NRL pre-season (4:55) Trying to rise to the standard of training alongside NRL players (5:35) Players he looked up to growing up and who he wants to base his game around (6:28) How he reacted to his name being in the newspaper on replacing Shaun Johnson at the Warriors...
Published 01/31/19
Clint Gutherson: Gutherson talks off-season break (0:50)Pre-season training and looking forward to the trials (2:03)Looking forward to the year ahead (3:30)Young players stepping up into the full time squad creating competition (4:05)The addition of Blake Ferguson to the Eels backline (5:43)Insight into a young Gutherson and his childhood (6:26)Making his NRL debut (8:10)Support from the Blue & Gold Army (9:22)Where does he see his best position on the field (10:26)Dealing with two season...
Published 01/16/19
Daniel Alvaro:The pain of pre-season (0:40)Review of the 2018 season (2:00)Updates on Junior Paulo and Shuan Lane joining the Eels (3:06)Alvaro as a young rugby league player and how family shaped him as a young footballer (3:45)Selection for Queensland U18's Origin and where his state loyalty lies (5:15)Making his NRL debut, his approach to his first game and running out on the field (6:50)What has he done with his debut jersey (9:48)Claiming the Ken Thornett Medal (10:28)Playing for Head...
Published 12/28/18
David Gower: Excitement for pre-season being set by the tone of 2018 results (0:37) His mindset for another pre-season (1:20) Re-signing in the off-season and organising an off the field role with the Eels (2:17) The challenge and reward of getting to 100 NRL career matches (4:11) Gower as a young player getting into rugby league (5:50) The lead in to his NRL debut match (7:40) His first NRL try (8:29) Stadiums he loves to play at (9:26) The best trash talker in the NRL (10:50) Quick fire...
Published 12/11/18