Parramatta Eels touchdown on home soil after eight-day training camp in Seattle The Parramatta Eels training in Seattle. THE Parramatta Eels have returned to Sydney following an eight-day training camp in Seattle, tired but happy with the work done and bonding of the team. "Its good to be back after a pretty big eight days,"" said Darcy Lussick this morning. With a few new faces in our squad, the trip was perfect in bringing us together both at training and spending time with each other in another country. "I think we'll be a stronger group for it."" Touching down at Sydney airport this morning, the team will recover from a gruelling 18-hour flight before continuing their pre-season training. The Parramatta Eels visited the Boys and Girls clubs of King County as part of a charity event in the US. "It was a worthwhile trip, certainly different to your average week in pre season,"" said Isaac De Gois today. But we were conscious of making sure our training was the priority and we did that. I really enjoyed training in the top class facilities that Seattle had to offer. Now we have to continue the hard work at home over the next six to seven weeks before Christmas. According to head coach Brad Arthur, the club's time in the States has been a beneficial bonding experience, particularly for the new faces which include Anthony Watmough, Richie Fa'aoso, Beau Champion and Brad Takaraingi. Bureta Faraimo, Ryan Morgan and Joseph Paulo at the NFL Seahawks v NY Giants game. It was also an important stepping stone to help the club move on from the Jarryd Hayne era which has been the focus of so much attention in recent weeks. "The culture that Arthur and his coaching staff have worked hard to implement will stand us in good stead next year," Tim Mannah said before they left the States. Bureta Faraimo takes a selfie with young kids at a charity event in Seattle. As a team we're leaving the Jarryd Hayne talk behind us and focusing on 2015. Arthur has already made clear his intentions to make Will Hopoate the club's No 1 next season to reward him for the impressive developments he has made in the last 12 months. That said, the Eels coach still has $600,000 at his disposal following the departure of Hayne as the cash spent on Watmough, Takaraingi, Champion, Robinson, Fa'aoso and Danny Wicks had been determined prior to the full-back's departure. Originally published as Eels slip into Sydney after Seattle trip