2022 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 4th | |||
Play-off result | Runners-up (Lost 12–28 vs Penrith Panthers, Grand Final) | |||
World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
2022 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
Points scored | For: 608; against: 489 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Jim Sarantinos | |||
Coach | Brad Arthur | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | CommBank Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) | |||
Avg. attendance | 20,015 (Home) 19,966 (Home & Away) 39,696 (Finals Series) | |||
Agg. attendance | 240,185 (Home) 479,180 (Home & Away) 158,784 (Finals Series) | |||
High attendance | 29,134 (16 September vs Canberra Raiders, 1st Semi-final) | |||
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The 2022 Parramatta Eels season was the 76th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo, they competed in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership.[1]
Summary
Parramatta finished the 2022 regular season in fourth place. The season saw a club record membership tally of 34,264.[2] Along the way, the club defeated Penrith the defending premiers twice, the first of which was a 22–20 victory at Penrith Stadium which ended their long winning streak at the ground. The club also defeated Melbourne both home and away. Although the club finished within the top four, many pundits and experts wrote off Parramatta's premiership chances. In week one of the finals, Parramatta were beaten 27-8 by Penrith with Mitchell Moses being taken off injured in the second half. The following week in the elimination final, Parramatta comfortably defeated Canberra 40–4. This would set up a preliminary final meeting against North Queensland in Townsville. Parramatta headed into the game as outsiders but pulled off one of the biggest upsets in 2022 and NRL finals history defeating North Queensland 24–20. In the 2022 NRL Grand Final, Parramatta played against fellow Western Sydney club Penrith. Parramatta would go into the half-time break 18-0 down and would eventually lose 28–12 with Clinton Gutherson and Jake Arthur scoring Parramatta's tries.[3][4][5]
Squad information
The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2022 NRL season.[6]
Transfers
In:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HK | Mitch Rein | Gold Coast Titans | Pre-season | October 2021 | [7] | |
WG | Bailey Simonsson | Canberra Raiders | Pre-season | December 2021 | [8] | |
FB | Josh Tuipulotu | Youth | Pre-season | December 2021 | ||
PR | Ofahiki Ogden | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season | February 2022 | [9] |
Out:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | To | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
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WG | Blake Ferguson | Green Rockets Tokatsu (rugby union) | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | |
HK | Joey Lussick | St Helens | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | |
WG | Michael Oldfield | Southport Tigers | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | |
PR | Sam Hughes | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | |
FE | Will Smith | Gold Coast Titans | Pre-season | October 2021 | [11] | |
LK | Keegan Hipgrave | Retirement | Pre-season | November 2021 | [12] |
Pre-season
20 February 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 22–26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Parramatta | |
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: TBA[13] |
26 February 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 0–36 | Parramatta Eels | Penrith | |
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Report | Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: TBA[14] Referee: Ben Cummins |
Home and away season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 |
2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 573 | 364 | +209 | 38 |
3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 633 | 361 | +272 | 36 |
4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 608 | 489 | +119 | 34 |
5 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 657 | 410 | +247 | 32 |
6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 635 | 434 | +201 | 32 |
7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 30 |
8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 524 | 461 | +63 | 30 |
9 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 514 | 550 | −36 | 28 |
10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 469 | 569 | −100 | 26 |
11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 490 | 595 | −105 | 20 |
12 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 383 | 575 | −192 | 16 |
13 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 455 | 660 | −205 | 14 |
14 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 372 | 662 | −290 | 14 |
15 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 408 | 700 | −292 | 14 |
16 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 352 | 679 | −327 | 10 |
Result by round
Matches
Round 1: 13 March 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 32–28 | Gold Coast Titans | Parramatta | |
16:05 AEDT |
Tries: Russell 3', 7', 33' Lane 18' Blake 28' Goals: Moses 6/8 9', 30', 33', 66 pen', 71 pen', 79 pen' |
Report Details |
Tries: Sami 10', 41' Kelly 23', 37' Clark 35' Goals: Sexton 4/5 12', 25', 36', 43' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 18,211 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 2: 19 March 2022 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 18–16 | Parramatta Eels | Cronulla | |
17:30 AEDT |
Tries: Mulitalo 11' Katoa 28' Tracey 57' Wilton 79' Goals: Hynes 1/4 80' |
Report Details |
Tries: Moses 39' Mahoney 62' Goals: Gutherson 4/4 40', 49 pen', 54 pen', 63' |
Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 11,459 Referee: Peter Gough |
Round 3: 26 March 2022 | Melbourne Storm | 24–28 (g.p.) | Parramatta Eels | Melbourne | |
15:30 AEDT |
Tries: B. Smith 11' Meaney 37', 43' Papenhuyzen 75' Goals: Papenhuyzen 4/4 13', 38', 44', 76' |
Report Details |
Tries: Gutherson 17' Blake 33' Opacic 58' Stone 70', 81' Goals: Moses 4/4 19', 34', 60', 72' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,691 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 4: 3 April 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 48–14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Parramatta | |
18:15 AEST |
Tries: D. Brown 6' Moses 16', 75' N. Brown 43' Mahoney 50' Gutherson 52' Blake 59', 67' Goals: Moses 8/8 7', 18', 44', 51', 54', 60', 69', 76' |
Report Details |
Tries: Bird 34' Sims 70' Goals: Lomax 3/3 35', 40 pen', 71' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 19,711 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 5: 9 April 2022 | Gold Coast Titans | 20–26 | Parramatta Eels | Gold Coast | |
19:35 AEST |
Tries: Sami 51' Clark 59' Fifita 66' Marzhew 74' Goals: Sexton 2/4 61', 68' |
Report Details |
Tries: Gutherson 18', 32' Simonsson 25' Matterson 46' D. Brown 71' Goals: Moses 3/5 33', 47', 72' Sin bin: Paulo 61' to 71' |
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 14,478 Referee: Peter Gough |
Round 6: 17 April 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 20–21 | Wests Tigers | Parramatta | |
16:00 AEST |
Tries: Gutherson 13' Papali'i 34' Mahoney 51' Niukore 68' Goals: Moses 2/4 15', 52' |
Report Details |
Tries: Leilua 10' Nofoaluma 22', 25' Maumalo 48' Goals: Brooks 1/3 11' Hastings 1/1 50' Field goals: Hastings 79' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 28,366 Referee: Chris Butler |
Round 7: 24 April 2022 | Newcastle Knights | 2–39 | Parramatta Eels | Newcastle | |
14:00 AEST |
Goals: Clifford 1/1 8 pen' |
Report Details |
Tries: Lane 11' Perham 29' D. Brown 45' Papali'i 57', 66' Penisini 71' Goals: Moses 7/8 12', 31', 37 pen', 46', 51 pen', 59', 72' Field goals: Moses 79' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 25,169 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 8: 30 April 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 4–35 | North Queensland Cowboys | Darwin | |
19:05 ACST |
Tries: Perham 63' Goals: Moses 0/1 |
Report Details |
Tries: Feldt 30', 37', 57' Dearden 74' Tabuai-Fidow 77' Drinkwater 78' Goals: Holmes 5/7 16 pen', 32', 38', 78', 79' Field goals: Holmes 39' |
Stadium: TIO Stadium Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 9: 6 May 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 20–22 | Parramatta Eels | Penrith | |
19:55 AEST |
Tries: Edwards 4' May 38', 53' Leniu 77' Goals: Cleary 2/4 6', 78' |
Report Details |
Tries: Gutherson 15' Mahoney 26' Matterson 66' D. Brown 69' Goals: Moses 3/4 27', 67', 70' |
Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 21,348 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 10: 15 May 2022 | Sydney Roosters | 31–24 | Parramatta Eels | Brisbane | |
16:05 AEST |
Tries: Waerea-Hargreaves 3' Tedesco 12' Walker 24' Sua'ali'i 43', 61' Goals: Walker 5/7 4', 13', 16 pen', 26', 73' Field goals: Walker 39' |
Report Details |
Tries: Papali'i 8', 47' Moses 49' Matterson 57' Goals: Moses 4/4 10', 48', 51', 59' Sin bin: Opacic 15' to 25' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 43,401 Referee: Adam Gee |
Round 11: 20 May 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 22–20 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Parramatta | |
19:55 AEST |
Tries: Perham 17', 29' Opacic 59' Penisini 77' Goals: Moses 3/4 31', 60', 78' Sin bin: Moses 39' to 49' |
Report Details |
Tries: Garrick 13', 50' Tuipulotu 21' Harper 43' Goals: Garrick 2/4 15', 22' Sin bin: Keppie 72' to 80' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Ben Cummins |
Round 12: 29 May 2022 | Canberra Raiders | 20–28 | Parramatta Eels | Canberra | |
16:05 AEST |
Tries: Kris 8', 35' Whitehead 20' Goals: Fogarty 4/4 9', 22', 36', 43 pen' |
Report Details |
Tries: Penisini 11' D. Brown 16', 65' Simonsson 27', 53' Goals: Moses 4/5 13', 18', 55', 67' |
Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 16,244 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 14: 13 June 2022 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 34–4 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Olympic Park | |
16:00 AEST |
Tries: Addo-Carr 6', 47', 52' Averillo 14', 72' Kiraz 26' Goals: Burton 5/6 16', 28', 48', 54', 73' |
Report Details |
Tries: Penisini 67' Goals: Moses 0/1 |
Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 20,184 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 15: 18 June 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 26–16 | Sydney Roosters | Parramatta | |
19:35 AEST |
Tries: D. Brown 7' Papali'i 17' Gutherson 20' Sivo 31' Mahoney 33' Goals: Moses 3/5 8', 18', 35' |
Report Details |
Tries: Sua'ali'i 3', 47' Tupouniua 26' Goals: Walker 2/3 5', 27' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 21,757 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 16: 2 July 2022 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 30–12 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Olympic Park | |
19:35 AEST |
Tries: Johnston 3', 39' Arrow 16' Paulo 60' Cook 65' Goals: L. Mitchell 5/5 5', 18', 40', 62', 66' |
Report Details |
Tries: Gutherson 21', 72' Goals: Moses 2/2 22', 73' |
Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 10,102 Referee: Ben Cummins |
Round 17: 9 July 2022 | Wests Tigers | 20–28 | Parramatta Eels | Leichhardt | |
19:35 AEST |
Tries: Brown 15' Laurie 25' Nofoaluma 70', 74' Goals: Doueihi 2/4 17', 26' Sin bin: Matamua 31' to 41' |
Report Details |
Tries: Campbell-Gillard 30' Sivo 37' Mahoney 39' Moses 42' Papali'i 67' Goals: Moses 4/5 31', 40', 44', 69' |
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 13,214 Referee: Chris Butler |
Round 18: 15 July 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 28–18 | New Zealand Warriors | Parramatta | |
19:55 AEST |
Tries: Blake 11', 21' Papali'i 53' Gutherson 56' Sivo 67' Goals: Moses 4/5 23', 55', 57', 68' |
Report Details |
Tries: Montoya 32' Kosi 75' Murchie 78' Goals: Johnson 3/3 34', 76', 78' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,279 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 19: 21 July 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 14–36 | Brisbane Broncos | Parramatta | |
19:50 AEST |
Tries: Sivo 4', 52' Blake 37' Goals: Moses 1/3 38' Sin bin: Penisini 31' to 41' |
Report Details |
Tries: Oates 10', 41' Haas 19' Riki 22' Capewell 32' Reynolds 69' Goals: Reynolds 6/6 12', 21', 24', 34', 42', 71' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,017 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 20: 29 July 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 34–10 | Penrith Panthers | Parramatta | |
19:55 AEST |
Tries: Papali'i 10' Sivo 14', 77' Mahoney 18', 26' Gutherson 34' Goals: Moses 5/6 12', 15', 19', 28', 35' |
Report Details |
Tries: O'Sullivan 6' Martin 62' Goals: Cleary 0/1 O'Sullivan 1/1 63' Sent off: Cleary 17' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,912 Referee: Todd Smith |
Round 21: 5 August 2022 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20–36 | Parramatta Eels | Brookvale | |
19:55 AEST |
Tries: Koula 20' Saab 28' Tuipulotu 44' Goals: Garrick 4/5 22', 24 pen', 30', 52 pen' |
Report Details |
Tries: Sivo 2', 8' Opacic 33' Blake 55' Gutherson 61' Penisini 68' D. Brown 71' Goals: Gutherson 4/7 35', 63', 69', 73' |
Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 22: 12 August 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 0–26 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Parramatta | |
19:55 AEST |
Report Details |
Tries: Walker 4', 69' Thompson 12' Johnston 26', 55' Goals: L. Mitchell 3/5 5', 56', 70' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 22,958 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 23: 20 August 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 42–6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Parramatta | |
15:00 AEST |
Tries: Penisini 10' Blake 14', 78' Sivo 34' Matterson 45' Opacic 48' D. Brown 61', 65' Goals: Moses 5/8 11', 16', 46', 62', 66' |
Report Details |
Tries: Schoupp 28' Goals: Burton 1/2 5 pen' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,451 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Round 24: 25 August 2022 | Brisbane Broncos | 6–53 | Parramatta Eels | Brisbane | |
19:50 AEST |
Tries: Lee 29' Goals: Staggs 1/1 31' |
Report Details |
Tries: Sivo 10' Opacic 16', 77' Gutherson 18', 36' Moses 26' Papali'i 65' Penisini 68' Blake 79' Goals: Moses 8/9 11', 17', 20', 28', 38', 67', 70', 80' Field goals: Moses 39' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 30,371 Referee: Grant Atkins |
Round 25: 1 September 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 22–14 | Melbourne Storm | Parramatta | |
19:50 AEST |
Tries: D. Brown 12' Penisini 43' Sivo 60' Goals: Moses 5/5 14', 30 pen', 44', 62', 71 pen' |
Report Details |
Tries: H. Grant 66' Meaney 76' Nofoaluma 78' Goals: Meaney 1/2 76' Munster 0/1 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 23,758 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Finals series
Bracket
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
9 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Penrith Panthers | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 16 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
Parramatta Eels | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 September – Melbourne | Canberra Raiders | 4 | 24 September – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Melbourne Storm | 20 | Penrith Panthers | 32 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Canberra Raiders | 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 12 | 2 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||
Penrith Panthers | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 September – Sydney | 23 September – Townsville | Parramatta Eels | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Sydney Roosters | 14 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | |||||||||||||||
7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 30 | 17 September – Sydney | Parramatta Eels | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 September – Sydney | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
Matches
QEF: 9 September 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 27–8 | Parramatta Eels | Penrith | |
19:50 AEST |
Tries: To'o 15', 51' Edwards 59' Fisher-Harris 61' Goals: Cleary 5/5 16', 53', 60', 63', 78 pen' Field goals: Cleary 37' Sin bin: May 11' to 21' |
Report Details |
Tries: Kaufusi 28' Goals: Moses 2/2 29', 46 pen' |
Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 21,863 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
SF: 16 September 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 40–4 | Canberra Raiders | Parramatta | |
19:50 AEST |
Tries: Penisini 6' Opacic 14' Blake 19' Paulo 23' Moses 45' Niukore 70', 79' Goals: Moses 6/8 7', 21', 25', 47', 72', 75 pen' |
Report Details |
Tries: Savage 28' Goals: Fogarty 0/1 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 29,134 Referee: Ashley Klein |
PF: 23 September 2022 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20–24 | Parramatta Eels | Townsville | |
19:50 AEST |
Tries: Cotter 11' Leilua 25' Taulagi 52' Goals: Holmes 4/5 13', 38 pen', 49 pen', 54' Sin bin: Taumalolo 15' to 25' |
Report Details |
Tries: Penisini 6' Campbell-Gillard 18', 57' Sivo 64' Goals: Moses 4/4 8', 19', 58', 65' |
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 25,372 Referee: Grant Atkins |
GF: 2 October 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 28–12 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney Olympic Park | |
19:30 AEDT |
Tries: Crichton 10' To'o 17', 45' Sorensen 27' Staines 58' Goals: Cleary 4/6 12', 21 pen', 28', 60' |
Report Details |
Tries: Gutherson 76' Arthur 77' Goals: Moses 2/2 76', 78' |
Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 82,415 Referee: Ashley Klein |
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