2019 Parramatta Eels season

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2019 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultSemi-finalists (Lost 0–32 vs Melbourne Storm, 1st Semi Final)
World Club Challenge DNQ
2019 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 533; against: 473
Team information
CEOBernie Gurr
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Arthur
Captain
Stadium Bankwest Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg. attendance18,396 (Home)
18,686 (Home & Away)
25,194 (Finals Series)
Agg. attendance220,757 (Home)
448,464 (Home & Away)
50,387 (Finals Series)
High attendance29,372 (15 September vs Brisbane Broncos, 1st Elimination Final)
Top scorers
Tries Flag of Fiji.svg Maika Sivo (22)
Goals Flag of Lebanon.svg Mitchell Moses (92)
Points Flag of Lebanon.svg Mitchell Moses (201)
  2018 List of seasons 2020  

The 2019 Parramatta Eels season was the 73rd in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and captained by Clinton Gutherson, they competed in the NRL's 2019 Telstra Premiership. [1]

Contents

Summary

Before the start of the 2019 NRL season, Parramatta were predicted by many to finish towards the bottom of the table or claim another wooden spoon. The club started off the year with back to back victories over Penrith and arch rivals Canterbury-Bankstown. In round 6 of the 2019 NRL season, Parramatta played their first game at the new Western Sydney Stadium against the Wests Tigers and ran out 51–6 winners in front of a sold-out crowd. [2] [3]

In round 9 against Melbourne, Parramatta suffered one of their worst ever defeats losing 64–10 at Suncorp Stadium. In the aftermath of the defeat, coach Brad Arthur and the players were placed under intense scrutiny but just a week after the loss, Arthur was given a two-year contract extension by the Parramatta board. The club would then go on to lose against North Queensland and last placed Penrith in the coming weeks. [4] [5]

Between round 12 and round 22 of the 2019 season, Parramatta would go on to win eight of their ten games. In round 22 against the Gold Coast Titans, Parramatta qualified for the 2019 finals series with a 36–12 victory at Cbus Super Stadium. [6]

At the end of the 2019 regular season, Parramatta finished fifth on the table. In the elimination final against Brisbane, Parramatta won the match 58–0 at the new Western Sydney Stadium. The victory was the biggest finals win in history, eclipsing Newtown's 55–7 win over St. George in 1944. The match was also Parramatta's biggest win over Brisbane and Brisbane's worst ever loss since entering the competition in 1988. [7] The following week against Melbourne in the elimination semi final, Parramatta were defeated 32–0 at AAMI Park which ended their season. The loss against Melbourne was also the sixth time Parramatta had been defeated by Melbourne in a finals game since 1999. [8]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2420041631300+33142
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2417071627363+26436
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2416081521417+10434
4 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2415091524374+15032
5 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24140101533473+6030
6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140101496446+5030
7 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24120121514464+5026
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24111121432489−5725
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24110131475486−1124
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24110131413474−6124
11 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24100141485522−3722
12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24100141326477−15122
13 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2491141433574−14121
14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2490151378500−12220
15 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2480161427575−14818
16 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2440201370651−28110

Fixtures

Pre-season

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and time (Local)VenueAttendance
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20 – 22 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Friday, 15 February, 7:00 pmSt Marys Leagues Stadium
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 0 – 20 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday, 2 March, 7:00 pm Panthers Stadium 6,339
Source: [9] [10]

Home and away season

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and time (Local)VenueAttendance
1 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 12 – 20 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday 17 March, 4:05 pm Panthers Stadium 12,604
2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 – 36 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 24 March, 4:05 pm ANZ Stadium 20,134
3 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18 – 32 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Friday, 29 March, 7:55 pm ANZ Stadium 13,367
4 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 – 12 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 6 April, 7:35 pm ANZ Stadium 11,185
5 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 19 – 0 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 14 April, 6:10 pm GIO Stadium 16,059
6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 51 – 6 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Monday, 22 April, 4:00 pm Bankwest Stadium 29,047
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 28 – 14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 28 April, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium 19,604
8 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 32 – 18 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 5 May, 4:05 pm Bankwest Stadium 25,872
9 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 64 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday, 11 May, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium 41,612
10 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 17 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday, 18 May, 5:30 pm 1300SMILES Stadium 12,493
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 10 – 16 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Thursday, 23 May, 7:50 pm Bankwest Stadium 16,228
12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 26 – 14 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 31 May, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium 21,645
13 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 42 – 22 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday, 8 June, 5:30 pm Shark Park 12,386
14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 38 – 10 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Saturday, 15 June, 7:35 pm Bankwest Stadium 16,854
15 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 22 – 16 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Saturday, 29 June, 7:35 pm TIO Stadium 5,391
16Bye Round
17 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 18 – 30 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 14 July, 4:05 pm Bankwest Stadium 24,125
18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 36 – 24 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 21 July, 4:05 pm Lottoland 15,245
19 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 – 22 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Saturday, 27 July, 3:00 pm Bankwest Stadium 17,392
20 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 4 – 12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sunday, 4 August, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 9,645
21 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20 – 14 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Saturday, 10 August, 6:30 pm Bankwest Stadium 20,671
22 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 12 – 36 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Friday, 16 August, 6:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium 10,780
23 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 6 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Thursday, 22 August, 7:50 pm Bankwest Stadium 18,071
24 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 17 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Friday, 30 August, 7:55 pm Suncorp Stadium 33,020
25 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 32 – 16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Friday, 6 September, 6:00 pm Bankwest Stadium 25,034
Source: [11]

Finals series

FinalHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and time (Local)VenueAttendance
EF Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 58 – 0 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Sunday, 15 September, 4:00 pm Bankwest Stadium 29,372
SF Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 32 – 0 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Saturday, 21 September, 5:30 pm AAMI Park 21,015
Source: [11]

Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2019 NRL season as of 28 July 2019. [12]

Parramatta Eels
Top 30 squadExtended squadCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 28 July 2019
Source(s): Eels Team Profiles

Transfers

In:

Nat.Pos.NameFromTransfer windowDateRef.
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dylan Brown YouthPre-season
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Davey Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks Pre-seasonOctober 2018 [13]
Flag of Fiji.svg Salesi Fainga'a YouthPre-season
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Ferguson Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Pre-season
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Lane Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Pre-seasonOctober 2018 [13]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ethan Parry YouthPre-season
Flag of Samoa.svg Junior Paulo Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Pre-season [14]
Flag of Fiji.svg Maika Sivo Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Pre-seasonOctober 2018 [13]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stefano Utoikamanu YouthPre-season
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew McIlwrick South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Mid-seasonMarch 2019
Flag of Fiji.svg Waqa Blake Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Mid-seasonJune 2019

Out:

Nat.Pos.NameToTransfer windowDateRef.
Flag of Samoa.svg Kirisome Auva'a RetiredPre-season [15]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron King Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Pre-season [16]
Flag of Samoa.svg Suaia Matagi Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants Pre-season [17]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Norman St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons Pre-seasonDecember 2018 [18]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beau Scott RetiredPre-season [19]
Flag of Tonga.svg Tony Williams Northern Eagles colours.svg Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Pre-season
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Davis ReleasedPre-season
Flag of Fiji.svg Jarryd Hayne ReleasedPre-season
Flag of Tonga.svg Siosaia Vave Ireland colours.svg St Marys Saints Pre-season
Flag of Samoa.svg Kaysa Pritchard RetiredMid-seasonJune 2019
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bevan French Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Mid-seasonJuly 2019

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