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1981 Parramatta Eels season
NSWRFL Rank	3rd
Play-off result	Premiers
1981 record	Wins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 7
Points scored	For: 398; against: 246
Team information
Coach	Jack Gibson
Captain	Steve Edge
Stadium	Cumberland Oval
Avg. attendance	11,330
High attendance	18,449 (30 August vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Round 22)
Top scorers
Tries	Steve Ella (14) Brett Kenny
Goals	Mick Cronin (82)
Points	Mick Cronin (182)
← 1980 List of seasons 1982 →

The 1981 Parramatta Eels season was the 35th in the club's history. Coached by Jack Gibson and captained by Steve Edge, they competed in the 1981 NSWRFL Premiership.^[1]

1981 NSWRFL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	22	16	0	6	385	225	+160	32
2	Newtown Jets	22	14	2	6	326	268	+58	30
3	Parramatta Eels	22	14	1	7	398	246	+152	29
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	22	13	1	8	339	337	+2	27
5	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	22	12	2	8	350	317	+33	26
6	Western Suburbs Magpies	22	11	1	10	311	352	-41	23
7	North Sydney Bears	22	9	0	13	322	355	-33	18
8	St. George Dragons	22	8	1	13	320	399	-79	17
9	South Sydney Rabbitohs	22	8	1	13	322	423	-101	17
10	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	22	8	0	14	340	344	-4	16
11	Penrith Panthers	22	8	0	14	305	350	-45	16
12	Balmain Tigers	22	6	1	15	293	395	-102	13