2008 Parramatta Eels season

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2008 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank11th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club Challenge DNQ
2008 recordWins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 501; against: 547
Team information
CEO Denis Fitzgerald
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Hagan
Captain
Stadium Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
Avg. attendance13,528 (Home)
16,300 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance162,335 (Home)
391,195 (Home & Away)
High attendance25,065 (15 March vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 1)
Top scorers
Tries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Reddy (12)
Goals Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Burt (62)
Points Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Burt (169)
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The 2008 Parramatta Eels season was the 62nd in the club's history. Coached by Michael Hagan and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2008 Telstra Premiership.

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Summary

After being billed at premiership contenders by several prominent betting agencies, including TAB SportsBet[ citation needed ], the Parramatta Eels failed to impress in the 2008, a season that could only be described as a huge disappointment. The Eels finished 11th in an inconsistent season marred by Jarryd Hayne's controversial shooting incident in the pre-season. Despite the poor performance by Parramatta, CEO Denis Fitzgerald stressed that Michael Hagan's position as club coach was not in danger. Michael Hagan resigned as coach on 21 October 2008, citing family and health reasons for his decision.

Standings

National Rugby League

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2417072584282+30238
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P)2417072645355+29038
3 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2417072451384+6738
4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2415092511446+6534
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2414192560452+10833
6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24130112640527+11330
7 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24130112489378+11130
8 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24130112502567-6530
9 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24120122516486+3028
10 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24110132528560-3226
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24110132501547-4626
12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24101132504611-10725
13 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24100142476586-11024
14 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2480162453666-21320
15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2450192474638-16414
16 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2450192433782-34914

National Youth Competition

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders (P)2418062744581+16340
2 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2415182684476+20835
3 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2414372721533+18835
4 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2415182692583+10935
5 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2414372578564+1435
6 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 2413292561520+4132
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2412392711587+12431
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24131102686567+11931
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24130112620623-330
10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24112112618584+3428
11 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24110132519532-1326
12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2481152526630-10421
13 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2481152512638-12621
14 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2461172394666-27217
15 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2460182480721-24116
16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2443172455696-24115

Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2008 NRL season as of 31 August 2008.

No.PositionPlayer

585 Nathan Cayless PR (c)595 Nathan Hindmarsh SR 601 Daniel Wagon LK 602 Luke Burt FB 608 Eric Grothe WG jr. 617 Chad Robinson SR 665 Fuifui Moimoi PR 673 Feleti Mateo LK 674 Ben Smith CE 676 Mark Riddell HK 683 Joel Reddy CE 685 Josh Cordoba PR

No.PositionPlayer

690 Jarryd Hayne CE 691 Brett Finch FE 692 Todd Lowrie SR 695 Krisnan Inu WG 696 Junior Paulo SR 697 Weller Hauraki SR 698 Taulima Tautai CE 699 Joe Galuvao SR 700 Matt Keating HK 701 Brendan Oake SR 702 Kris Keating FE Anthony Mitchell HK

Transfers

In:

PlayerPrevious ClubYears SignedUntil the End of
Joe GaluvaoSouths22009

Out:

PlayerNotes
Blake GreenCronulla Sharks
Aaron CanningsGold Coast Titans
Richard Fa'aosoNewcastle Knights
Peter John MarshBrisbane Broncos
Justin TsoulosBulldogs
Zeb TaiaMid Season to Newcastle Knights
Timana TahuRugby Union
Ian HindmarshRetired

Awards

References

  1. "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.