Mascots come from all walks of life, but the one thing that binds them is the love of the game. You’re going to sweat and have fun doing it.” Marissa Chiarello as Sparkles the Eel for the Parramatta Eels. “You’d be amazed how much I sweat,” says Cahill, who does daily hill sprints and swims regularly. I gave him a bit of a backhander and he grabbed my [mascot’s] head – it actually bounced off onto the turf. There’s just this electricity, especially at this time of the year [finals season].” Robert Shook, the Melbourne Storm mascot.