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2015 Parramatta Eels season

The 2015 Parramatta Eels season is the 69th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and captained by Tim Mannah, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership.

2015 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank12th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club ChallengeDNQ
Auckland NinesSemi-finalists (Lost 6–37 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 1st Semi Final)
2015 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 448; against: 573
Team information
CEOScott Seward
John Boulous (Interim)
CoachAustralia Brad Arthur
Captain
StadiumPirtek Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg. attendance14,699 (Home)
15,384 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance176,385 (Home)
369,214 (Home & Away)
High attendance35,510 (6 April vs Wests Tigers, Round 5)
Top scorers
TriesFiji Semi Radradra (24)
GoalsAustralia Chris Sandow (33)
PointsFiji Semi Radradra (88)
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Summary

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Before the start of the 2015 season, the club were hit with the news that star player Jarryd Hayne would be terminating his contract in order to pursue a career in the NFL. However, in the opening round of the season, Parramatta recorded an impressive 42-12 victory over Manly. The club would only go on to win a further two games and by round 11 sat bottom of the table. During the losing streak, Parramatta suffered narrow losses including the round 10 defeat against the New Zealand Warriors in golden point extra-time. Parramatta lost the match 17-13 with Luke Kelly missing three conversion attempts including one right next to the uprights.[1][2][3]

In round 13 of the competition, Parramatta lead North Queensland 30-6 with 20 minutes left to play but would go on to lose 36-30 after North Queensland scored five tries in 12 minutes. Parramatta recovered by then winning three games in succession to lift them away from last place. Parramatta would win two of their remaining eight matches to finish 12th. Towards the end of the season, winger Semi Radradra broke the clubs most tries in a season record with 24 tries.[4][5]

Standings

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National Rugby League

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2015 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Sydney Roosters 24 18 0 6 2 591 300 +291 40
2   Brisbane Broncos 24 17 0 7 2 574 379 +195 38
3   North Queensland Cowboys (P) 24 17 0 7 2 587 454 +133 38
4   Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 467 348 +119 32
5   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 522 480 +42 32
6   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 469 476 −7 32
7   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 13 0 11 2 465 467 −2 30
8   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 2 435 408 +27 28
9   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 0 13 2 458 492 −34 26
10   Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 577 569 +8 24
11   Penrith Panthers 24 9 0 15 2 399 477 −78 22
12   Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 448 573 −125 22
13   New Zealand Warriors 24 9 0 15 2 445 588 −143 22
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 439 636 −197 22
15   Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 487 562 −75 20
16   Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 458 612 −154 20

National Youth Competition

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2015 NYC season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Penrith Panthers (P) 24 20 0 4 2 772 434 +338 44
2   North Queensland Cowboys 24 19 1 4 2 923 450 +473 43
3   Brisbane Broncos 24 17 1 6 2 833 570 +263 39
4   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 13 3 8 2 696 568 +128 33
5   Wests Tigers 24 12 1 11 2 712 598 +114 29
6   Sydney Roosters 24 12 1 11 2 731 668 +63 29
7   New Zealand Warriors 24 11 2 11 2 654 562 +92 28
8   Canberra Raiders 24 12 0 12 2 646 811 -165 28
9   Melbourne Storm 24 10 1 13 2 588 743 -155 25
10   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 9 2 13 2 580 623 -43 24
11   Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 539 776 -237 24
12   Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 596 687 -91 22
13   Parramatta Eels 24 8 2 14 2 541 752 -151 22
14   St George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 2 574 716 -142 20
15   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 7 2 15 2 481 762 -281 20
16   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 6 2 16 2 528 674 -146 18

Fixtures

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Auckland Nines

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Main article: 2015 NRL Auckland Nines

Home and away season

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Main article: 2015 NRL season results
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and time (Local) Venue (Broadcaster) Attendance
1   Parramatta Eels 42 – 12   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 6 March 2015, 7:45pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 18,718
2   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32 – 12   Parramatta Eels 13 March 2015, 7:35pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 28,876
3   New Zealand Warriors 29 – 16   Parramatta Eels 21 March 2015, 5:00pm Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports) 14,112
4   Parramatta Eels 29 – 16   South Sydney Rabbitohs 27 March 2015, 7:35pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 15,562
5   Parramatta Eels 6 – 22   Wests Tigers 6 April 2015, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports) 35,510
6   Parramatta Eels 16 – 38   Gold Coast Titans 11 April 2015, 3:00pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 11,136
7   Newcastle Knights 22 – 28   Parramatta Eels 19 April 2015, 4:00pm Hunter Stadium (Nine Network) 16,953
8   Brisbane Broncos 28 – 16   Parramatta Eels 25 April 2015, 8:00pm Suncorp Stadium (Fox Sports) 34,398
9   Parramatta Eels 10 – 28   Melbourne Storm 10 May 2015, 4:00pm Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 10,505
10   Parramatta Eels 13 – 17   New Zealand Warriors 16 May 2015, 3:00pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 11,152
11   South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 – 12   Parramatta Eels 22 May 2015, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 11,658
12   Penrith Panthers 20 – 26   Parramatta Eels 29 May 2015, 7:45pm Pepper Stadium (Nine Network) 17,821
13   Parramatta Eels 30 – 36   North Queensland Cowboys 8 June 2015, 7:00pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 9,812
14   Melbourne Storm 22 – 26   Parramatta Eels 15 June 2015, 7:00pm AAMI Park (Fox Sports) 10,128
Bye Round
16   Parramatta Eels 16 – 12   St. George Illawarra Dragons 27 June 2015, 7:30pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 15,046
17   Wests Tigers 16 – 28   Parramatta Eels 6 July 2015, 7:00pm ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports) 15,347
Bye Round
19   Parramatta Eels 4 – 28   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 17 July 2015, 7:35pm ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 17,082
20   North Queensland Cowboys 46 – 4   Parramatta Eels 27 July 2015, 7:00pm 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports) 13,767
21   Gold Coast Titans 24 – 14   Parramatta Eels 3 August 2015, 7:00pm Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports) 7,495
22   Parramatta Eels 10 – 4   Penrith Panthers 8 August 2015, 7:00pm TIO Stadium (Fox Sports) 8,340
23  Sydney Roosters 28 – 18   Parramatta Eels 15 August 2015, 7:30pm Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports) 11,255
24   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16 – 20   Parramatta Eels 23 August 2015, 4:00pm Brookvale Oval (Nine Network) 11,018
25   Parramatta Eels 28 – 35   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 29 August 2015, 3:00pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 11,778
26   Parramatta Eels 24 – 28   Canberra Raiders 6 September 2015, 2:00pm Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 10,515
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Players and staff

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Parramatta Eels – 2015 squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Peter Gentle (assistant)
  • Steve Murphy (assistant)
  • Paul Devlin (strength and conditioning)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (gk) Goal kicker
  •   Injured

Updated: 27 September 2014
Source(s): Eels Squad 2015


Transfers

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In:

Nat. Pos. Name From Ref.
  HK Isaac De Gois   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
  CE Beau Champion   South Sydney Rabbitohs [6]
  CE Ben Crooks   Hull F.C. [7]
  SR Cody Nelson   Gold Coast Titans [8]
  CE Brad Takairangi   Gold Coast Titans [9]
  SR Anthony Watmough   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles [10]
  FB Reece Robinson   Canberra Raiders [11]
  FB Adam Quinlan   St George Illawarra Dragons

Out:

Nat. Pos. Name To Ref.
  SR Daniel Harrison   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
  LK Brenden Santi   Wests Tigers
  CE Jacob Loko   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs [12]
  HB Liam Foran   London Broncos [13]
  CE Willie Tonga   Catalans Dragons
  WG Ken Sio   Hull Kingston Rovers [14]
  SR Kelepi Tanginoa   North Queensland Cowboys [15]
  FB Jarryd Hayne San Francisco 49ers (NFL)
  FB Evander Cummins   Redcliffe Dolphins
  SR Lorenzo Ma'afu   Townsville Blackhawks [16]
  PR Mitchell Allgood   Hull Kingston Rovers [17]
  PR Lee Mossop   Wigan Warriors [18]
  FB Justin Hunt   St George Illawarra Dragons
  PR Fuifui Moimoi   Leigh Centurions
  FE Api Pewhairangi   New Zealand Warriors
  SR Ben Smith Retired

References

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  1. ^ "Parramatta Eels 13 New Zealand Warriors 17". nothingbutleague.com. 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Eels 2015 season review". www.nrl.com. 7 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Radradra breaks Ella's 33-year-old club record". www.fijitimes.com.
  4. ^ Coppinger, Mike (15 September 2015). "Jarryd Hayne's NFL debut: solid, if not spectacular, after a nightmare start". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "North Queensland Cowboys beat Parramatta Eels 36-30 in incredible NRL comeback". ABC News. 8 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Beau Champion signs with Eels for 2015". Smh.com.au. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  7. ^ Andrew Hendrie (2014-09-20). "Parramatta Eels sign English centre Ben Crooks for the next two seasons". Rippa.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  8. ^ "Parramatta Eels Sign Gold Coast Titans Cody Nelson | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  9. ^ "Eels announce five signings for 2015 | NRL". Zerotackle.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  10. ^ "Manly release Anthony Watmough; sign Willie Mason and Feleti Mateo". Smh.com.au. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  11. ^ Lee Gaskin (2014-10-15). "Canberra Raiders outside back Reece Robinson replaces Jarryd Hayne at Parramatta Eels". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs Sign Loko". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-07-03. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  13. ^ "Liam Foran signs with London Broncos | SBS News". Sbs.com.au. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  14. ^ "Ken Sio | Hull Kingston Rovers | Super League". Zerotackle.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  15. ^ "Tanginoa to join the". Cowboys.com.au. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  16. ^ "BLACKHAWKS ANNOUNCE 10 NEW SIGNINGS". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  17. ^ "Super League: Hull KR sign Parramatta prop Mitchell Allgood | Rugby League News". Skysports.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  18. ^ "Eels Release Lee Mossop". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-11-11. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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