2020 Parramatta Eels season

2020 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank3rd
Play-off resultSemi-finalists (Lost 24–38 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 2nd Semi Final)
World Club ChallengeDNQ
NRL NinesSemi-finalists (Lost 6–8 vs St. George Illawarra Dragons, 1st Semi Final)
2020 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 392; against: 288
Team information
CEOJim Sarantinos
CoachAustralia Brad Arthur
Captain
StadiumBankwest Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
Avg. attendance6,176 (Home)
4,736 (Home & Away)
15,374 (Finals Series)
Agg. attendance61,764 (Home)
94,724 (Home & Away)
30,748 (Finals Series)
High attendance21,363 (12 March vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 1)
Top scorers
TriesFiji Maika Sivo (15)
GoalsLebanon Mitchell Moses (56)
PointsLebanon 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

2020 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
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

Main article: 2020 NRL Nines
Match no. Home Score Away Match information
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
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

Main article: 2020 NRL season results
Round Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (local) Venue Attendance
1 Parramatta Eels 8 – 2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Thursday, 12 March, 8:05 pm Bankwest Stadium 21,363
2 Gold Coast Titans 6 – 46 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 22 March, 6:15 pm Cbus Super Stadium 0a
3 Brisbane Broncos 6 – 34 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 28 May, 7:50 pm Suncorp Stadium 0a
4 Parramatta Eels 19 – 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Saturday, 6 June, 5:30 pm Bankwest Stadium 0a
5 Parramatta Eels 16 – 10 Penrith Panthers Friday, 12 June, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium 507
6 Sydney Roosters 24 – 10 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 20 June, 7:35 pm Bankwest Stadium 579
7 Parramatta Eels 25 – 24 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 27 June, 7:35 pm Bankwest Stadium 560
8 Parramatta Eels 42 – 4 North Queensland Cowboys Friday, 3 July, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium 6,730
9 Newcastle Knights 4 – 10 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 12 July, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium 6,980
10 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 22 – 18 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 18 July, 7:35 pm Lottoland 2,021
11 Parramatta Eels 26 – 16 Wests Tigers Thursday, 23 July, 7:50 pm Bankwest Stadium 6,403
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 – 18 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 2 August, 2:00 pm ANZ Stadium 5,775
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 – 14 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 9 August, 4:05 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 1,714
14 Parramatta Eels 12 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Friday, 14 August, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium 6,290
15 Parramatta Eels 14 – 0 Melbourne Storm Thursday, 20 August, 7:50 pm Bankwest Stadium 6,282
16 Parramatta Eels 0 – 38 South Sydney Rabbitohs Thursday, 27 August, 7:50 pm Bankwest Stadium 7,012
17 New Zealand Warriors 18 – 24 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 6 September, 4:05 pm Central Coast Stadium 4,577
18 Penrith Panthers 20 – 2 Parramatta Eels Friday, 11 September, 7:55 pm Panthers Stadium 3,955
19 Parramatta Eels 26 – 12 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 18 September, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium 6,617
20 Wests Tigers 24 – 28 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 26 September, 7:35 pm Bankwest Stadium 7,359
Source:[12]

Notes: a^ From round 2 to round 4, all matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Finals series

Main article: 2020 NRL Finals Series
Round Home Score Away Match information
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]

Parramatta Eels
Top 30 squad Extended squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 14 August 2020
Source(s): Eels Team Profiles


Transfers

In:

Nat. Pos. Name From Transfer window Date Ref.
Australia PR Reagan Campbell-Gillard Penrith Panthers Pre-season September 2019 [15]
Australia SR Ryan Matterson Wests Tigers Pre-season November 2019 [16]
Australia PR Sam Hughes Youth Pre-season November 2019 [17]
Australia HK Kyle Schneider Youth Pre-season November 2019 [17]
Australia HK Rhys Davies Youth Pre-season February 2020 [18]
New Zealand FB Watson Heleta Western Suburbs Magpies Pre-season February 2020 [18]
Australia FE Jai Field St. George Illawarra Dragons Mid-season May 2020 [19]
Australia FB Jordan Rankin Huddersfield Giants Mid-season June 2020 [20]

Out:

Nat. Pos. Name To Transfer window Date Ref.
Cook Islands SR Tepai Moeroa NSW Waratahs (rugby union) Pre-season July 2019 [21]
Tonga SR Manu Ma’u Hull F.C. Pre-season July 2019 [22]
Lebanon PR Tim Mannah Retired Pre-season September 2019 [23]
New Zealand HK Matt McIlwrick Retired Pre-season November 2019
New Zealand WG Greg Leleisiuao Gold Coast Titans Pre-season January 2020 [24]
Fiji SR Salesi Fainga'a Western Suburbs Magpies Pre-season February 2020 [25]
New Zealand FB Josh Hoffman Townsville Blackhawks Pre-season February 2020 [26]
Australia WG Ethan Parry Released Mid-season May 2020 [19]

References

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  13. ^ "NRL opening round going ahead as PM declares ban on public gatherings". National Rugby League. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  14. ^ "Teams".
  15. ^ "Reagan Campbell-Gillard signs with the Eels". Parramatta Eels. September 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ryan Matterson agrees to terms with Parramatta Eels". Parramatta Eels. November 7, 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Eels Development players and young faces join 2020 pre-season". Parramatta Eels. November 20, 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Eels upgrade Rhys Davies to top 30 squad". Parramatta Eels. February 11, 2020.
  19. ^ a b Cotton, Ben (May 25, 2020). "Eels release winger Ethan Parry, sign former Dragons utility Jai Field". Zero Tackle.
  20. ^ Caiafa, Alex (June 19, 2020). "Parramatta Eels to sign former Hull FC playmaker Jordan Rankin". Zero Tackle.
  21. ^ "Waratahs sign former schoolboy and Eels forward Tepai Moeroa". www.rugby.com.au.
  22. ^ "Hull FC sign Manu Ma'u from NRL's Paramatta Eels". Sky Sports.
  23. ^ Pascuzzi, Ben (September 30, 2019). "Tim Mannah announces retirement but will remain an Eel". Zero Tackle.
  24. ^ Cotton, Ben (January 10, 2020). "Titans make two signings". Zero Tackle.
  25. ^ "2020 Canterbury Cup NSW Team - Western Suburbs Magpies". www.westsmagpies.com.au.
  26. ^ "Hoffman strengthens Blackhawks squad". Queensland Rugby League. February 18, 2020.