2017 Parramatta Eels season
2017 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 4th | |||
Play-off result | Semi-finalists (Lost 16–24 vs North Queensland Cowboys, 2nd Semi Final) | |||
World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
Auckland Nines | Semi-finalists (Lost 0–13 vs Penrith Panthers, 1st Semi Final) | |||
2017 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
Points scored | For: 496; against: 457 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Bernie Gurr | |||
Coach | ![]() | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500) TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) | |||
Avg. attendance | 14,346 (Home) 15,288 (Home & Away) 31,956 (Finals Series) | |||
Agg. attendance | 172,156 (Home) 366,909 (Home & Away) 63,913 (Finals Series) | |||
High attendance | 41,287 (16 September vs North Queensland Cowboys, 2nd Semi Final) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | ![]() | |||
Goals | ![]() | |||
Points | ![]() | |||
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The 2017 Parramatta Eels season is the 71st in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Tim Mannah and Beau Scott, they are competing in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership.
Summary
Parramatta started the 2017 season off with victories over Manly and St. George Illawarra before succumbing to four straight losses. In the Easter Monday game against the Wests Tigers, Parramatta trailed the game 16-10 but came back in the second half to win 26-22. At the midway point of the season, Parramatta sat ninth on the table before going on to win nine of their next ten matches to finish fourth and qualify for their first finals series since 2009. The club would go into the finals series without Clinton Gutherson and Bevan French who both suffered season ending injuries.[1]
In week one of the finals, Parramatta narrowly lost 18-16 to Minor Premiers Melbourne in a controversial match at AAMI Park with Melbourne scoring two questionable tries which were not checked by the NRL bunker. With 30 seconds remaining, Melbourne player Will Chambers performed what seemed to be a voluntary tackle which was not penalised by the referee which would have given Parramatta a chance at a penalty goal right in front of the posts to make it 18-18. In week two of the finals, Parramatta hosted North Queensland who had only qualified for the finals due to St. George Illawarra failing to win their final regular season match. North Queensland were also depleted by injuries with star players Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott being ruled out. Parramatta held a 10-6 lead at half-time but suffered a second half capitulation losing 24-16 which ended their season.[2][3][4]
Squad information
- This section lists players who were in Parramatta's first grade squad at any point during the 2017 season
- Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
- Caret symbol indicates player joined mid-season
- Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
Transfers
In:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
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PR | Siosaia Vave | ![]() |
Pre-season | August 2016 | [6] |
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PR | Nathan Brown | ![]() |
Pre-season | September 2016 | [7] |
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CE | George Jennings | ![]() |
Pre-season | September 2016 | [8] |
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FB | Josh Hoffman | ![]() |
Pre-season | October 2016 | [9] |
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CE | Kirisome Auva'a | ![]() |
Pre-season | November 2016 | [10] |
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FE | Will Smith | ![]() |
Pre-season | November 2016 | [10] |
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HB | Jamal Fogarty | ![]() |
Pre-season | November 2016 | [10] |
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SR | Marata Niukore | ![]() |
Pre-season | November 2016 | [10] |
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SR | Jack Morris | Youth | Pre-season | November 2016 | [10] |
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PR | Suaia Matagi | ![]() |
Pre-season | November 2016 | [11] |
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SR | Frank Pritchard | ![]() |
Pre-season | November 2016 | [12] |
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FB | Nathan Davis | ![]() |
Mid-season | March 2017 | [13] |
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FE | Mitchell Moses | ![]() |
Mid-season | May 2017 | [14] |
Out:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | To | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
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SR | Anthony Watmough | Retired | Pre-season | May 2016 | [15] |
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FB | Michael Gordon | ![]() |
Pre-season | June 2016 | [16] |
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CE | Tyrell Fuimaono | ![]() |
Pre-season | August 2016 | [17] |
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HB | Luke Kelly | ![]() |
Pre-season | October 2016 | [18] |
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HB | Mitch Cornish | ![]() |
Pre-season | October 2016 | [19] |
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PR | Danny Wicks | Retired | Pre-season | November 2016 | [20] |
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WG | Vai Toutai | Released | Pre-season | January 2017 | [21] |
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PR | James Hasson | ![]() |
Mid-season | May 2017 | [22] |
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HB | Jamal Fogarty | ![]() |
Mid-season | June 2017 | [23] |
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PR | Alex Twal | ![]() |
Mid-season | June 2017 | [24] |
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WG | Bureta Faraimo | ![]() |
Mid-season | June 2017 | [25] |
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SR | Kelepi Tanginoa | ![]() |
Mid-season | June 2017 | [25] |
Auckland Nines
Pool table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 0 |
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 13 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 15 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 21 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 25 |
Matches
Match No. | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||||
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Date and time (Local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
1 | ![]() |
11 – 32 | ![]() |
Saturday, 4 February, 12:50 PM | Eden Park | 22,000 | |||||
2 | ![]() |
0 – 17 | ![]() |
Saturday, 4 February, 5:10 PM | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
12 – 17 | ![]() |
Sunday, 5 February, 11:25 AM | |||||||
QF | ![]() |
17 – 0 | ![]() |
Sunday, 5 February, 2:20 PM | |||||||
SF | ![]() |
13 – 0 | ![]() |
Sunday, 5 February, 4:40 PM | |||||||
GF | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
Source:[26][27] |
Pre-season
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||||
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Date and time (Local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
1 | ![]() |
18 – 30 | ![]() |
Saturday, 11 February, 7:30 PM | ANZAC Oval | 2,207 | |||||
2 | ![]() |
18 – 6 | ![]() |
Saturday, 18 February, 7:10 PM | Penrith Stadium | ||||||
Source:[28][29] |
Home and away season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 428 | 648 | −220 | 14 |
Result by round
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||||
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Date and time (Local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
1 | ![]() |
12 – 20 | ![]() |
Sunday, 5 March, 4:00 PM | Lottoland | 11,318 | |||||
2 | ![]() |
16 – 34 | ![]() |
Sunday, 12 March, 6:30 PM | WIN Stadium | 16,023 | |||||
3 | ![]() |
26 – 14[30] | ![]() |
Friday, 17 March, 8:05 PM | Cbus Super Stadium | 11,612[31] | |||||
4 | ![]() |
6 – 20 | ![]() |
Saturday, 25 March, 7:00 PM | ANZ Stadium | 17,003 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
30 – 18 | ![]() |
Saturday, 1 April, 5:30 PM | GIO Stadium | 17,653 | |||||
6 | ![]() |
22 – 10 | ![]() |
Sunday, 9 April, 1:30 PM | Mt Smart Stadium | 13,526 | |||||
7 | ![]() |
26 – 22 | ![]() |
Monday, 17 April, 3:30 PM | ANZ Stadium | 28,249 | |||||
8 | ![]() |
18 – 12 | ![]() |
Saturday, 22 April, 3:00 PM | ANZ Stadium | 14,070 | |||||
9 | ![]() |
6 – 26 | ![]() |
Friday, 28 April, 8:05 PM | 1300SMILES Stadium | 10,594 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
48 – 10 | ![]() |
Sunday, 14 May, 3:00 PM | Allianz Stadium | 10,467 | |||||
11 | ![]() |
16 – 22 | ![]() |
Saturday, 20 May, 7:30 PM | ANZ Stadium | 10,074 | |||||
12 | ![]() |
16 – 22 | ![]() |
Friday, 26 May, 7:50 PM | ANZ Stadium | 14,218 | |||||
13 | ![]() |
32 – 24 | ![]() |
Friday, 2 June, 7:50 PM | ANZ Stadium | 9,489 | |||||
14 | ![]() |
6 – 32 | ![]() |
Saturday, 10 June, 7:30 PM | TIO Stadium | 11,968 | |||||
15 | ![]() |
24 – 10 | ![]() |
Sunday, 18 June, 4:00 PM | ANZ Stadium | 13,559 | |||||
Bye Round | |||||||||||
17 | ![]() |
13 – 12 (gp) | ![]() |
Thursday, 29 June, 7:50 PM | ANZ Stadium | 14,061 | |||||
18 | ![]() |
6 – 22 | ![]() |
Saturday, 8 July, 7:30 PM | AAMI Park | 13,593 | |||||
Bye Round | |||||||||||
20 | ![]() |
16 – 17 | ![]() |
Sunday, 23 July, 4:00 PM | ANZ Stadium | 30,901 | |||||
21 | ![]() |
28 – 14 | ![]() |
Friday, 28 July, 7:50 PM | ANZ Stadium | 12,182 | |||||
22 | ![]() |
4 – 20 | ![]() |
Thursday, 3 August, 7:50 PM | ANZ Stadium | 12,137 | |||||
23 | ![]() |
10 – 29 | ![]() |
Friday, 11 August, 6:00 PM | ANZ Stadium | 13,141 | |||||
24 | ![]() |
30 – 8 | ![]() |
Thursday, 17 August, 7:50 PM | ANZ Stadium | 6,826 | |||||
25 | ![]() |
34 – 52 | ![]() |
Thursday, 24 August, 7:50 PM | Suncorp Stadium | 29,058 | |||||
26 | ![]() |
22 – 16 | ![]() |
Friday, 1 September, 7:50 PM | ANZ Stadium | 21,533 | |||||
Source:[5] |
Finals series
Bracket
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
9 September – Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 16 | 16 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
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10 September – Sydney | ![]() | 24 | 22 September – Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 30 | |||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 September – Sydney | 23 September – Sydney | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 16 | |||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 22 | 15 September – Brisbane | ![]() | 29 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 September – Sydney | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
Matches
Final | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||||
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Date and time (Local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
QF1 | ![]() |
18 – 16 | ![]() |
Saturday, 9 September, 4:10 PM | AAMI Park | 22,626 | |||||
SF1 | ![]() |
16 – 24 | ![]() |
Saturday, 16 September, 7:40 PM | ANZ Stadium | 41,287 | |||||
Source:[5] |
Representative call-ups
Domestic
Player | Team | Call-up | Date | Ref. |
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Bevan French | Indigenous All Stars | 2017 All Stars Match | February 2017 | |
Tepai Moeroa | World All Stars | 2017 All Stars Match | February 2017 | |
Clinton Gutherson | ![]() |
2017 City vs Country Origin | May 2017 | |
David Gower | ![]() |
2017 City vs Country Origin | May 2017 | |
Daniel Alvaro | ![]() |
2017 City vs Country Origin | May 2017 |
International
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