2016 Parramatta Eels season

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2016 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank14th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club Challenge DNQ
Auckland Nines Champions (Won 22–4 vs New Zealand Warriors, Grand Final *)
2016 recordWins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 298; against: 324
Team information
CEOJohn Boulous
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Arthur
Captain
Stadium Pirtek Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg. attendance13,929 (Home)
16,739 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance167,144 (Home)
401,740 (Home & Away)
High attendance31,815 (24 March vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 9)
Top scorers
Tries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bevan French (19)
Goals Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Gordon (71)
Points Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Gordon (162)
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The 2016 Parramatta Eels season was the 70th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Kieran Foran and Tim Mannah, they competed in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership.

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Summary

Prior to the start of the 2016 NRL season, the Parramatta club faced the prospect with starting the season on -4 points due to salary cap indiscretions in 2015, however the NRL was satisfied with governance changes at Parramatta and no points were deducted. [1]

Parramatta started the season with a 17-4 loss against the previous years runners up in Brisbane. The club would win their following three matches in a row including a 20-16 victory over the reigning premiers North Queensland. On 3 May 2016, NRL CEO Todd Greenberg announced that the club would be docked the twelve competition points they have accrued so far this season, as well as fined $1 million and stripped of the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines title it won in February. [2] In addition, the NRL also announced that the Parramatta club would not be able to accrue any further competition points until they fell under the salary cap, which they were reported to be $500,000. [3] Five officials, including chairman Steve Sharp, deputy chairman Tom Issa, director Peter Serrao, chief executive John Boulous and football manager Daniel Anderson, were also sacked. [4]

On 9 July 2016, after over two months of club officials contesting the preliminary penalties, Parramatta were handed their punishment with the addition of their for/against points tally accumulated from rounds 1-9 being deducted. At the time of the points deduction, Parramatta sat just outside the top four on the table. [5] Although the points deduction had been handed down, Parramatta were still mathematically able to make the finals if they could win 12 of their remaining 15 games. The first match after Parramatta were stripped of the competition points was against South Sydney at Parramatta Stadium. Parramatta would narrowly lose the match 22-20. It was around this time that star recruit Kieran Foran was released by the club having just played nine games for personal reasons and multiple off-field issues. [6] [7]

On 29 August 2016, Parramatta played their final ever game in the top grade at Parramatta Stadium against St. George Illawarra as it had been announced earlier the club would move into a new ground which would later be known as the Western Sydney Stadium. Parramatta would win the game 30-18 with Bevan French scoring a hat-trick. Parramatta finished the season with a 40-18 victory over the New Zealand Warriors to finish 14th on the table. [8]

Standings

National Rugby League

2016 NRL season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2419052563302+26142
2 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2417162688456+23239
3 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P)2417162580404+17639
4 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2415092584355+22934
5 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2415092554434+12034
6 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24140102563463+10032
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102506448+5832
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24111122508497+1127
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24110132499607−10826
10 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24100142513601−8824
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24100142341538−19724
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152473549−7622
13 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2480162454563−10920
14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24130112298324−26181
15 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2460182443576−13316
16 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2411222305800−4957

1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

National Youth Competition

2016 NYC season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2418242851382+46942
2 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2416172770520+25037
3 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 2415182737545+19235
4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2415182670607+6335
5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (P)2414192710642+6833
6 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2412482680541+13932
7 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24140102579562+1732
8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24131102608694-8631
9 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24111122660576+8427
10 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24111122589678-8927
11 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2491142604694-9023
12 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2482142700758-5822
13 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2490152627698-7122
14 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2481152466680-21420
15 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2470172468742-27418
16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2431202483883-40011

Fixtures

Auckland Nines

Match No.HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and time (Local)VenueAttendance
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 4 – 14 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Saturday, 6 February, 12:55 PM Eden Park 70,000+ over two days [9]
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 11 – 14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday, 6 February, 4:25 PM
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 – 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 7 February, 11:00 AM
QF Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 12 – 8 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Sunday, 7 February, 1:55 PM
SF Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 17 – 8 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Sunday, 7 February, 4:40 PM
GF Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 22 – 4 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 7 February, 6:40 AM
Source: [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [9]

Pre-season

Match No.HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and time (Local)VenueAttendance
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20 – 20 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 13 February, 7:40 PMANZAC Oval2,405
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 8 – 22 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday, 20 February, 7:10 PM Pepper Stadium 5,580
Source: [15] [16]

Home and away season

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and time (Local)VenueAttendance
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 4 – 17 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 3 Mar 2016, 8:05PM Pirtek Stadium 17,324
2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20 – 16 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 12 Mar 2016, 7:30PM Pirtek Stadium 12,194
3 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 – 20 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18 Mar 2016, 8:05PM ANZ Stadium 30,018
4 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 0 – 8 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 28 Mar 2016, 4:00PM ANZ Stadium 36,112
5 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18 – 20 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 3 Apr 2016, 4:00PM Pirtek Stadium 15,600
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 36 – 6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 9 Apr 2016, 3:00PM Pirtek Stadium 12,947
7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 – 22 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 14 Apr 2016, 7:50PM Brookvale Oval 14,633
8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 32 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 Apr 2016, 7:30PM 1300SMILES Stadium 19,308
9 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29 Apr 2016, 7:50PM ANZ Stadium 31,815
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20 – 22 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 May 2016, 7:50PM Pirtek Stadium 16,013
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 6 – 18 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 23 May 2016, 7:00PM Pirtek Stadium 8,941
12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 18 – 20 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30 May 2016, 7:00PM Hunter Stadium 12,856
Bye Round
14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 22 – 12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 11 Jun 2016, 5:30PM TIO Stadium 7,722
15 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 – 30 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 17 Jun 2016, 7:50PM ANZ Stadium 11,860
Bye Round
17 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 34 – 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2 Jul 2016, 7:30PM Southern Cross Group Stadium 19,124
18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 22 – 18 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 8 Jul 2016, 7:50PM Pirtek Stadium 8,464
19 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 22 – 18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 17 Jul 2016, 4:00PM Pepper Stadium 15,251
20 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 34 – 14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 23 Jul 2016, 5:30PM Cbus Super Stadium 15,273
21 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 8 – 23 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PM ANZ Stadium 14,428
22 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 – 9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 5 Aug 2016, 7:50PM Pirtek Stadium 8,143
23 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 38 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 12 Aug 2016, 7:50PM Suncorp Stadium 30,189
24 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 28 – 18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 21 Aug 2016, 1:30PM GIO Stadium 18,825
25 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30 – 18 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 Aug 2016, 7:00PM Pirtek Stadium 13,553
26 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 18 – 40 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 4 Sep 2016, 3:30PM Mt Smart Stadium 11,129
Source: [17]

Players and staff

First grade staff

Nat.NamePositionJoinedSigned from
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Alvaro PR 2015Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Cornish HB / FE / FB 2016 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isaac De Gois HK 2014 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kenny Edwards SR / LK 2013 Southport Tigers
Flag of the United States.svg Bureta Faraimo WG 2014 Mackay Cutters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Folau WG / CE 2015Youth
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kieran Foran* HB / FE 2016 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bevan French FB 2016Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyrell Fuimaono CE / SR 2016Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Gordon FB / CE / WG 2016 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gower SR / LK / PR 2014 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clinton Gutherson FB / CE / WG 2016 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Four Provinces Flag.svg James Hasson SR / PR 2016 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Jennings CE 2016 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Kelly HB / FE / HK 2012 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron King HK 2016 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Flag of New Zealand.svg Manu Ma'u SR 2014 Wentworthville Magpies
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Mannah PR 2009Youth
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tepai Moeroa SR 2014Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Morgan* CE 2011Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kieren Moss* FB 2016 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Nelson SR / FE 2015 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Norman FE / FB 2014 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rory O'Brien PR 2016 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
Flag of Samoa.svg Junior Paulo* SR / CE 2016Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Peats* HK / LK 2014 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaysa Pritchard HK 2013Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Semi Radradra WG 2013Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Robson^ HB / FE / HK 2016 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Schulte WG 2016 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beau Scott SR / CE 2016 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brad Takairangi SR / CE 2015 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelepi Tanginoa SR / LK 2016 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Flag of Tonga.svg Peni Terepo PR / SR / LK 2013Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vai Toutai CE / WG 2013Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Honeti Tuha WG 2016 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Twal PR 2016Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Ualesi SR / LK 2013Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Watmough SR / LK 2015 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Wicks PR / SR 2015Unattached
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Woods LK / SR 2016 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers

Coaching staff

PositionNat.Name
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Arthur
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Gentle
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Murphy
Chief Medical Officer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dr Louis Shidiak
Physical Performance Manager Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Devlin
Strength coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrod Wade
Contact Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett O’Farrell
Head Trainer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Sultana
Assistant NRL Strength and Conditioning Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Beutel
NYC Head of Strength and Conditioning
Video analyst Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Crossman
NSW Cup Head Coach and Development Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Grima
Under 20's Head Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Burt

Transfers

In:

Nat.Pos.NameFromRef.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HB Mitch Cornish Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders [18] [19]
Flag of New Zealand.svg FE Kieran Foran Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles [20]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg FB Michael Gordon Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks [21]
Flag of Ireland.svg PR James Hasson Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles [22]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HK Cameron King North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys [23]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg FB Kieren Moss Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR Rory O'Brien St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons [24]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Beau Scott Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights [25]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Kelepi Tanginoa North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys [18]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Scott Schulte North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys [18]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg FB Clinton Gutherson Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles [26]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg SR Matthew Woods Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers [26]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Michael Jennings Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters [21]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR Alex Twal Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg FB Bevan French Youth [27]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Tyrell Fuimaono Youth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HB Jeff Robson (mid-season) Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors [28]

Out:

Nat.Pos.NameToRef.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Beau Champion Retired [29]
Flag of England.svg CE Ben Crooks Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers [30]
Flag of New Zealand.svg HB Zach Dockar-Clay Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers [31]
Flag of Tonga.svg PR Richard Fa'aoso Retired
Flag of Fiji.svg SR Fabian Goodall Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Flag of Fiji.svg SR Tui Kamikamica Rugby union
Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR Darcy Lussick Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg FE Ryan Matterson Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters [32]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg FE Adam Quinlan Saintscolours.svg St. Helens [33]
Flag of Lebanon.svg FB Reece Robinson Rugby union [34]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HB Chris Sandow Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves [35]
Flag of the United States.svg LK Joseph Paulo Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks [36] [37]
Flag of New Zealand.svg SR Josh Aloiai Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers [38]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg WG Halauafu Lavaka Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg PR Eric Newbigging Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Cutters [39]
Flag of Samoa.svg SR Pauli Pauli Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights [40]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg CE Ryan Morgan (mid-season) Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm [41]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg FB Kieren Moss (mid-season) Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls [42]
Flag of Samoa.svg SR Junior Paulo (mid-season) Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders [43]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HK Nathan Peats (mid-season) Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans [44]
Flag of New Zealand.svg FE Kieran Foran (mid-season)Released [45]

Representative call-ups

Domestic

PlayerTeamCall-up
Semi Radradra World All Stars 2016 All Stars Match
Beau Scott World All Stars 2016 All Stars Match
Clinton Gutherson City colours.svg NSW City 2016 City vs Country Origin
Nathan Peats City colours.svg NSW City 2016 City vs Country Origin
Michael Jennings New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales 2016 State of Origin Series

International

PlayerTeamCall-up
Semi Radradra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2016 Anzac Test
Manu Ma'u Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2016 Anzac Test
Brad Takairangi (18th man) Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2016 Anzac Test
Vai Toutai Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 2016 Pacific Test
Peni Terepo Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 2016 Pacific Test
Junior Paulo Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 2016 Pacific Test
Kaysa Pritchard Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 2016 Pacific Test
Kaysa Pritchard Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa v Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji, 8 October 2016
Manu Ma'u Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand v Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia, 15 October 2016
Manu Ma'u Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2016 Four Nations
James Hasson Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 2017 World Cup Qualifiers

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