2017 Parramatta Eels season

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.

2017 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank4th
Play-off resultSemi-finalists (Lost 16–24 vs North Queensland Cowboys, 2nd Semi Final)
World Club ChallengeDNQ
Auckland NinesSemi-finalists (Lost 0–13 vs Penrith Panthers, 1st Semi Final)
2017 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 496; against: 457
Team information
CEOBernie Gurr
CoachAustralia Brad Arthur
Captain
StadiumANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg. attendance14,346 (Home)
15,288 (Home & Away)
31,956 (Finals Series)
Agg. attendance172,156 (Home)
366,909 (Home & Away)
63,913 (Finals Series)
High attendance41,287 (16 September vs North Queensland Cowboys, 2nd Semi Final)
Top scorers
TriesFiji Semi Radradra (22)
GoalsAustralia Clinton Gutherson (49)
PointsAustralia Clinton Gutherson (142)
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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
Nat. Name Position Date of birth (age) Joined Signed from
Australia Daniel Alvaro PR 2015 Youth
Samoa Kirisome Auva'a CE 2017 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Australia Nathan Brown PR / SR / LK 2017 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Australia Troy Dargan HB 2017 Youth
Australia Nathan Davis^ FB / CE / WG 2017 Gold Coast Titans
Portugal 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 Jamal Fogarty* HB 2017 Burleigh Bears
Tonga John Folau WG / CE 2015 Youth
Australia Bevan French FB 2016 Youth
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
New Zealand Josh Hoffman FB / CE / WG / FE 2017 Gold Coast Titans
Australia George Jennings CE / WG 2017 Penrith Panthers
Tonga Michael Jennings CE 2016 Sydney Roosters
Australia Cameron King HK 2016 North Queensland Cowboys
New Zealand Manu Ma'u SR 2014 Wentworthville Magpies
Australia Tim Mannah PR 2009 Youth
Samoa Suaia Matagi PR 2017 Penrith Panthers
Australia Tepai Moeroa SR 2014 Youth
Australia Jack Morris SR 2017 Youth
Australia Mitchell Moses^ HB 2017 Wests Tigers
Australia Cody Nelson SR / FE 2015 Gold Coast Titans
Cook Islands Marata Niukore SR / CE 2017 New Zealand Warriors
Australia Corey Norman FE / FB 2014 Brisbane Broncos
Australia Rory O'Brien PR 2016 St George Illawarra Dragons
Samoa Frank Pritchard SR 2017 Hull FC
Samoa 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
Australia Will Smith FE / FB / CE 2017 Penrith Panthers
Cook Islands 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 Honeti Tuha WG 2016 Newcastle Knights
Australia Alex Twal* PR 2016 Youth
Australia Joseph Ualesi SR / LK 2013 Youth
Tonga Siosaia Vave PR 2017 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Matthew Woods LK / SR 2016 Wests Tigers
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