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 | ||||
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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 | Brad Arthur | |||
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 | Semi Radradra (22) | |||
Goals | Clinton Gutherson (49) | |||
Points | 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
Transfers
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Auckland NinesPool table
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Bracket
Matches
Pre-season
Home and away seasonLeague table
Result by roundUpdated to match(es) played on 3 September 2017. Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss Matches
Finals seriesBracket
Matches
Representative call-upsDomestic
InternationalReferences
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