2016 Parramatta Eels season

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.

2016 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank14th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club ChallengeDNQ
Auckland NinesChampions (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
CoachAustralia Brad Arthur
Captain
StadiumPirtek 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
TriesAustralia Bevan French (19)
GoalsAustralia Michael Gordon (71)
PointsAustralia Michael Gordon (162)
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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 due to 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
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2419052563302+26142
2 Canberra Raiders 2417162688456+23239
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) 2417162580404+17639
4 North Queensland Cowboys 2415092584355+22934
5 Brisbane Broncos 2415092554434+12034
6 Penrith Panthers 24140102563463+10032
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102506448+5832
8 Gold Coast Titans 24111122508497+1127
9 Wests Tigers 24110132499607−10826
10 New Zealand Warriors 24100142513601−8824
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24100142341538−19724
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152473549−7622
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2480162454563−10920
14 Parramatta Eels 24130112298324−26181
15 Sydney Roosters 2460182443576−13316
16 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
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers 2418242851382+46942
2 North Queensland Cowboys 2416172770520+25037
3 St George Illawarra Dragons 2415182737545+19235
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2415182670607+6335
5 Sydney Roosters (P) 2414192710642+6833
6 Wests Tigers 2412482680541+13932
7 Parramatta Eels 24140102579562+1732
8 Canberra Raiders 24131102608694-8631
9 Brisbane Broncos 24111122660576+8427
10 Newcastle Knights 24111122589678-8927
11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2491142604694-9023
12 Melbourne Storm 2482142700758-5822
13 Gold Coast Titans 2490152627698-7122
14 New Zealand Warriors 2481152466680-21420
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2470172468742-27418
16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2431202483883-40011

Fixtures

Auckland Nines
Main article: 2016 NRL Auckland Nines
Match No. Home Score Away Match Information
Date and time (Local) Venue Attendance
1 Parramatta Eels 4 – 14 Melbourne Storm Saturday, 6 February, 12:55 PM Eden Park 70,000+ over two days[9]
2 Sydney Roosters 11 – 14 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 6 February, 4:25 PM
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 – 24 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 7 February, 11:00 AM
QF Parramatta Eels 12 – 8 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 7 February, 1:55 PM
SF Parramatta Eels 17 – 8 Melbourne Storm Sunday, 7 February, 4:40 PM
GF Parramatta Eels 22 – 4 New Zealand Warriors Sunday, 7 February, 6:40 AM
Source:[10][11][12][13][14][9]

Pre-season
Match No. Home Score Away Match Information
Date and time (Local) Venue Attendance
1 Parramatta Eels 20 – 20 Gold Coast Titans Saturday, 13 February, 7:40 PM ANZAC Oval 2,405
2 Penrith Panthers 8 – 22 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 20 February, 7:10 PM Pepper Stadium 5,580
Source:[15][16]

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

Players and staff

First grade staff
  • This section lists players who were in Parramatta's first grade squad at any point during the 2016 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Caret symbol indicates player joined mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
Nat. Name Position Joined Signed from
Australia Daniel Alvaro PR 2015 Youth
Australia Mitch Cornish HB / FE / FB 2016 Canberra Raiders
Australia Isaac De Gois HK 2014 Cronulla Sharks
New Zealand Kenny Edwards SR / LK 2013 Southport Tigers
United States Bureta Faraimo WG 2014 Mackay Cutters
Australia John Folau WG / CE 2015 Youth
New Zealand Kieran Foran* HB / FE 2016 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Bevan French FB 2016 Youth
Australia Tyrell Fuimaono CE / SR 2016 Youth
Australia Michael Gordon FB / CE / WG 2016 Cronulla Sharks
Australia David Gower SR / LK / PR 2014 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Clinton Gutherson FB / CE / WG 2016 Manly Sea Eagles
Ireland James Hasson SR / PR 2016 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Michael Jennings CE 2016 Sydney Roosters
Australia Luke Kelly HB / FE / HK 2012 Melbourne Storm
Australia Cameron King HK 2016 North Queensland Cowboys
New Zealand Manu Ma'u SR 2014 Wentworthville Magpies
Australia Tim Mannah PR 2009 Youth
Cook Islands Tepai Moeroa SR 2014 Youth
Australia Ryan Morgan* CE 2011 Youth
Australia Kieren Moss* FB 2016 Penrith Panthers
Australia Cody Nelson SR / FE 2015 Gold Coast Titans
Australia Corey Norman FE / FB 2014 Brisbane Broncos
Australia Rory O'Brien PR 2016 St George Illawarra Dragons
Samoa Junior Paulo* SR / CE 2016 Youth
Australia Nathan Peats* HK / LK 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Australia Kaysa Pritchard HK 2013 Youth
Australia Semi Radradra WG 2013 Youth
Australia Jeff Robson^ HB / FE / HK 2016 New Zealand Warriors
Australia Scott Schulte WG 2016 North Queensland Cowboys
Australia Beau Scott SR / CE 2016 Newcastle Knights
New Zealand Brad Takairangi SR / CE 2015 Gold Coast Titans
Australia Kelepi Tanginoa SR / LK 2016 North Queensland Cowboys
Tonga Peni Terepo PR / SR / LK 2013 Youth
Australia Vai Toutai CE / WG 2013 Youth
Australia Honeti Tuha WG 2016 Newcastle Knights
Australia Alex Twal PR 2016 Youth
Australia Joseph Ualesi SR / LK 2013 Youth
Australia Anthony Watmough SR / LK 2015 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Danny Wicks PR / SR 2015 Unattached
Australia Matthew Woods LK / SR 2016 Wests Tigers

Coaching staff
  • This section lists members of staff who were in Parramatta's first grade squad at any point during the 2016 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nat. Name
Head coach Australia Brad Arthur
Assistant coach Australia Peter Gentle
Assistant coach Australia Steve Murphy
Chief Medical Officer Australia Dr Louis Shidiak
Physical Performance Manager Australia Paul Devlin
Strength coach Australia Jarrod Wade
Contact Coach Australia Brett O’Farrell
Head Trainer Australia Craig Sultana
Assistant NRL Strength and Conditioning Coach Australia Nathan Beutel
NYC Head of Strength and Conditioning
Video analyst Australia Craig Crossman
NSW Cup Head Coach and Development Coach Australia Joey Grima
Under 20's Head Coach Australia Luke Burt

Transfers

In:

Nat. Pos. Name From Ref.
AustraliaHBMitch Cornish Canberra Raiders[18][19]
New ZealandFEKieran Foran Manly Sea Eagles[20]
AustraliaFBMichael Gordon Cronulla Sharks[21]
Republic of IrelandPRJames Hasson Manly Sea Eagles[22]
AustraliaHKCameron King North Queensland Cowboys[23]
AustraliaFBKieren Moss Penrith Panthers
AustraliaPRRory O'Brien St George Illawarra Dragons[24]
AustraliaSRBeau Scott Newcastle Knights[25]
AustraliaSRKelepi Tanginoa North Queensland Cowboys[18]
AustraliaCEScott Schulte North Queensland Cowboys[18]
AustraliaFBClinton Gutherson Manly Sea Eagles[26]
AustraliaSRMatthew Woods Wests Tigers[26]
AustraliaCEMichael Jennings Sydney Roosters[21]
AustraliaPRAlex TwalYouth
AustraliaFBBevan FrenchYouth[27]
AustraliaCETyrell FuimaonoYouth
AustraliaHBJeff Robson (mid-season) New Zealand Warriors[28]

Out:

Nat. Pos. Name To Ref.
AustraliaCEBeau ChampionRetired[29]
EnglandCEBen Crooks Castleford Tigers[30]
New ZealandHBZach Dockar-Clay Penrith Panthers[31]
TongaPRRichard Fa'aosoRetired
FijiSRFabian Goodall Manly Sea Eagles
FijiSRTui KamikamicaRugby union
AustraliaPRDarcy Lussick Manly Sea Eagles
AustraliaFERyan Matterson Sydney Roosters[32]
AustraliaFEAdam Quinlan St. Helens[33]
LebanonFBReece RobinsonRugby union[34]
AustraliaHBChris Sandow Warrington Wolves[35]
United StatesLKJoseph Paulo Cronulla Sharks[36][37]
New ZealandSRJosh Aloiai Wests Tigers[38]
AustraliaWGHalauafu Lavaka Manly Sea Eagles
Cook IslandsPREric Newbigging Illawarra Cutters[39]
SamoaSRPauli Pauli Newcastle Knights[40]
AustraliaCERyan Morgan (mid-season) Melbourne Storm[41]
AustraliaFBKieren Moss (mid-season) Bradford Bulls[42]
SamoaSRJunior Paulo (mid-season) Canberra Raiders[43]
AustraliaHKNathan Peats (mid-season) Gold Coast Titans[44]
New ZealandFEKieran Foran (mid-season)Released[45]

Representative call-ups

Domestic
Player Team Call-up
Semi Radradra World All Stars 2016 All Stars Match
Beau Scott World All Stars 2016 All Stars Match
Clinton Gutherson NSW City 2016 City vs Country Origin
Nathan Peats NSW City 2016 City vs Country Origin
Michael Jennings New South Wales 2016 State of Origin Series

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

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