2008 Parramatta Eels season

2008 Parramatta Eels season
2008 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank	11th
Play-off result	DNQ
World Club Challenge	DNQ
2008 record	Wins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scored	For: 501; against: 547
Team information
CEO	Denis Fitzgerald
Coach	Michael Hagan
Captain	Nathan Cayless;
Stadium	Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741); ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
Avg. attendance	13,528 (Home); 16,300 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance	162,335 (Home); 391,195 (Home & Away)
High attendance	25,065 (15 March vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 1)
Top scorers
Tries	Joel Reddy (12)
Goals	Luke Burt (62)
Points	Luke Burt (169)

The 2008 Parramatta Eels season was the 62nd in the club's history. Coached by Michael Hagan and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2008 Telstra Premiership.

Summary

After being billed at premiership contenders by several prominent betting agencies, including TAB SportsBet, the Parramatta Eels failed to impress in the 2008, a season that could only be described as a huge disappointment. The Eels finished 11th in an inconsistent season marred by Jarryd Hayne's controversial shooting incident in the pre-season. Despite the poor performance by Parramatta, CEO Denis Fitzgerald stressed that Michael Hagan's position as club coach was not in danger. Michael Hagan resigned as coach on 21 October 2008, citing family and health reasons for his decision.

Standings

National Rugby League

2008 NRL season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm	24	17	0	7	2	584	282	+302	38
2	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P)	24	17	0	7	2	645	355	+290	38
3	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	17	0	7	2	451	384	+67	38
4	Sydney Roosters	24	15	0	9	2	511	446	+65	34
5	Brisbane Broncos	24	14	1	9	2	560	452	+108	33
6	Canberra Raiders	24	13	0	11	2	640	527	+113	30
7	St George Illawarra Dragons	24	13	0	11	2	489	378	+111	30
8	New Zealand Warriors	24	13	0	11	2	502	567	-65	30
9	Newcastle Knights	24	12	0	12	2	516	486	+30	28
10	Wests Tigers	24	11	0	13	2	528	560	-32	26
11	Parramatta Eels	24	11	0	13	2	501	547	-46	26
12	Penrith Panthers	24	10	1	13	2	504	611	-107	25
13	Gold Coast Titans	24	10	0	14	2	476	586	-110	24
14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	8	0	16	2	453	666	-213	20
15	North Queensland Cowboys	24	5	0	19	2	474	638	-164	14
16	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	5	0	19	2	433	782	-349	14

National Youth Competition

2008 Toyota Cup season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Canberra Raiders (P)	24	18	0	6	2	744	581	+163	40
2	Brisbane Broncos	24	15	1	8	2	684	476	+208	35
3	New Zealand Warriors	24	14	3	7	2	721	533	+188	35
4	Penrith Panthers	24	15	1	8	2	692	583	+109	35
5	Parramatta Eels	24	14	3	7	2	578	564	+14	35
6	St George Illawarra Dragons	24	13	2	9	2	561	520	+41	32
7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	12	3	9	2	711	587	+124	31
8	Gold Coast Titans	24	13	1	10	2	686	567	+119	31
9	Wests Tigers	24	13	0	11	2	620	623	-3	30
10	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	11	2	11	2	618	584	+34	28
11	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	11	0	13	2	519	532	-13	26
12	Newcastle Knights	24	8	1	15	2	526	630	-104	21
13	Melbourne Storm	24	8	1	15	2	512	638	-126	21
14	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	6	1	17	2	394	666	-272	17
15	Sydney Roosters	24	6	0	18	2	480	721	-241	16
16	North Queensland Cowboys	24	4	3	17	2	455	696	-241	15

Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2008 NRL season as of 31 August 2008.

No.	Position	Player
585	PR	Nathan Cayless (c)
595	SR	Nathan Hindmarsh
601	LK	Daniel Wagon
602	FB	Luke Burt
608	WG	Eric Grothe jr.
617	SR	Chad Robinson
665	PR	Fuifui Moimoi
673	LK	Feleti Mateo
674	CE	Ben Smith
676	HK	Mark Riddell
683	CE	Joel Reddy
685	PR	Josh Cordoba

No.	Position	Player
690	CE	Jarryd Hayne
691	FE	Brett Finch
692	SR	Todd Lowrie
695	WG	Krisnan Inu
696	SR	Junior Paulo
697	SR	Weller Hauraki
698	CE	Taulima Tautai
699	SR	Joe Galuvao
700	HK	Matt Keating
701	SR	Brendan Oake
702	FE	Kris Keating
	HK	Anthony Mitchell

Transfers

In:

Player	Previous Club	Years Signed	Until the End of
Joe Galuvao	Souths	2	2009

Out:

Player	Notes
Blake Green	Cronulla Sharks
Aaron Cannings	Gold Coast Titans
Richard Fa'aoso	Newcastle Knights
Peter John Marsh	Brisbane Broncos
Justin Tsoulos	Bulldogs
Zeb Taia	Mid Season to Newcastle Knights
Timana Tahu	Rugby Union
Ian Hindmarsh	Retired

Awards

Michael Cronin Clubman of the Year Award: Krisnan Inu[1]
Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Nathan Hindmarsh
Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Matthew Keating
Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Taulima Tautai

References

"Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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[1] "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.