2020 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 3rd | |||
Play-off result | Semi-finalists (Lost 24–38 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 2nd Semi Final) | |||
World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
NRL Nines | Semi-finalists (Lost 6–8 vs St. George Illawarra Dragons, 1st Semi Final) | |||
2020 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 5 | |||
Points scored | For: 392; against: 288 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Jim Sarantinos | |||
Coach | Brad Arthur | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Bankwest Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) | |||
Avg. attendance | 6,176 (Home) 4,736 (Home & Away) 15,374 (Finals Series) | |||
Agg. attendance | 61,764 (Home) 94,724 (Home & Away) 30,748 (Finals Series) | |||
High attendance | 21,363 (12 March vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 1) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Maika Sivo (15) | |||
Goals | Mitchell Moses (56) | |||
Points | Mitchell Moses (125) | |||
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The 2020 Parramatta Eels season was the 74th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and captained by Clinton Gutherson, they competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership.[1]
Summary
Parramatta started the 2020 season in fine form winning eight of their opening ten matches to sit first on the competition table. At the end of the 2020 regular season, Parramatta finished third, their best end to a season since 2005. In the qualifying final, Parramatta once again had to face Melbourne. After leading 12-0 early on in the game, Parramatta would lose 36-24. The following week in the elimination final, Parramatta went into half-time with a 18-8 lead over South Sydney but a second half capitulation which included Mitchell Moses missing a penalty goal directly in front of the posts which lead to a Souths try saw Parramatta lose 38-24 ending their season. [2][3]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Penrith Panthers | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37 |
2 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 534 | 276 | +258 | 32 |
3 | Parramatta Eels | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 288 | +104 | 30 |
4 | Sydney Roosters | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 552 | 322 | +230 | 28 |
5 | Canberra Raiders | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 317 | +128 | 28 |
6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 521 | 352 | +169 | 24 |
7 | Newcastle Knights | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 421 | 374 | +47 | 23 |
8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 20 |
9 | Gold Coast Titans | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 463 | −117 | 18 |
10 | New Zealand Warriors | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 458 | −115 | 16 |
11 | Wests Tigers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 440 | 505 | −65 | 14 |
12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 452 | −74 | 14 |
13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 375 | 509 | −134 | 14 |
14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | −152 | 10 |
15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 504 | −222 | 6 |
16 | Brisbane Broncos | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6 |
Fixtures
NRL Nines
Match no. | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 13 – 10 | Parramatta Eels | Friday, 14 February, 5:20 pm | HBF Park | 10,128 | |||||
2 | Parramatta Eels | 15 – 7 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 15 February, 12:25 pm | 14,739 | ||||||
QF | Newcastle Knights | 7 – 14 | Parramatta Eels | Saturday, 15 February, 2:40 pm | |||||||
SF | Parramatta Eels | 6 – 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Saturday, 15 February, 5:20 pm | |||||||
GF | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
Source:[4][5][6][7] |
Pre-season
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
1 | Parramatta Eels | 24 – 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Friday, 21 February, 7:00 pm | Ringrose Park | ||||||
2 | Penrith Panthers | 22 – 22 | Parramatta Eels | Saturday, 29 February, 4:00 pm | Bega Recreation Ground | 4,867 | |||||
Source:[8][9][10][11] |
Home and away season
Notes: a^ From round 2 to round 4, all matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Finals series
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||
QF | Melbourne Storm | 36 – 24 | Parramatta Eels | Saturday, 3 October, 7:50 pm | Suncorp Stadium | 16,238 | |||
SF | Parramatta Eels | 24 – 38 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday, 10 October, 7:50 pm | Bankwest Stadium | 14,510 | |||
Source:[12] |
Players and staff
The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2020 NRL season as of 14 August 2020.[14]
Transfers
In:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
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PR | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | Penrith Panthers | Pre-season | September 2019 | [15] | |
SR | Ryan Matterson | Wests Tigers | Pre-season | November 2019 | [16] | |
PR | Sam Hughes | Youth | Pre-season | November 2019 | [17] | |
HK | Kyle Schneider | Youth | Pre-season | November 2019 | [17] | |
HK | Rhys Davies | Youth | Pre-season | February 2020 | [18] | |
FB | Watson Heleta | Western Suburbs Magpies | Pre-season | February 2020 | [18] | |
FE | Jai Field | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Mid-season | May 2020 | [19] | |
FB | Jordan Rankin | Huddersfield Giants | Mid-season | June 2020 | [20] |
Out:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | To | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
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SR | Tepai Moeroa | NSW Waratahs (rugby union) | Pre-season | July 2019 | [21] | |
SR | Manu Ma’u | Hull F.C. | Pre-season | July 2019 | [22] | |
PR | Tim Mannah | Retired | Pre-season | September 2019 | [23] | |
HK | Matt McIlwrick | Retired | Pre-season | November 2019 | ||
WG | Greg Leleisiuao | Gold Coast Titans | Pre-season | January 2020 | [24] | |
SR | Salesi Fainga'a | Western Suburbs Magpies | Pre-season | February 2020 | [25] | |
FB | Josh Hoffman | Townsville Blackhawks | Pre-season | February 2020 | [26] | |
WG | Ethan Parry | Released | Mid-season | May 2020 | [19] |
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- ^ "NRL opening round going ahead as PM declares ban on public gatherings". National Rugby League. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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- ^ "Reagan Campbell-Gillard signs with the Eels". Parramatta Eels. September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Matterson agrees to terms with Parramatta Eels". Parramatta Eels. November 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Eels Development players and young faces join 2020 pre-season". Parramatta Eels. November 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Eels upgrade Rhys Davies to top 30 squad". Parramatta Eels. February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Cotton, Ben (May 25, 2020). "Eels release winger Ethan Parry, sign former Dragons utility Jai Field". Zero Tackle.
- ^ Caiafa, Alex (June 19, 2020). "Parramatta Eels to sign former Hull FC playmaker Jordan Rankin". Zero Tackle.
- ^ "Waratahs sign former schoolboy and Eels forward Tepai Moeroa". www.rugby.com.au.
- ^ "Hull FC sign Manu Ma'u from NRL's Paramatta Eels". Sky Sports.
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- ^ Cotton, Ben (January 10, 2020). "Titans make two signings". Zero Tackle.
- ^ "2020 Canterbury Cup NSW Team - Western Suburbs Magpies". www.westsmagpies.com.au.
- ^ "Hoffman strengthens Blackhawks squad". Queensland Rugby League. February 18, 2020.