Parramatta Eels Women

Parramatta Eels
Club information
Full nameParramatta Eels Rugby League Club
Nickname(s)Eels, Parra, Blue and Gold
Colours  Blue
  Gold[1]
Founded4 November 1946 as Parramatta (Club)
27 February 2022 (Women)
Websiteparraeels.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
ChairmanSean McElduff
CoachSteve Georgallis
CompetitionNRL Women's Premiership
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours
Records
Premierships0
Runners-up1 (2022)
Minor premierships0
Wooden spoons1 (2023)
Most capped26 – Abbi Church
Highest try scorer8 – Monique Donovan
Highest points scorer72 – Rachael Pearson

Parramatta Eels Women are a rugby league team, representing the Parramatta region of Sydney. The team is part of the Parramatta Eels club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership. The club announced their first player signings in late June 2021.[2]

Seasons

The Parramatta Eels Women's team entered the National Rugby League Women's Premiership in the postponed 2021 season on 27 February 2022.[3][4]

Season Regular Season Finals Nines Ref
P W D L F A Pts Pos
2021 5 2 0 3 59 93 4 5th — —
2022 5 1 0 4 86 109 2 4th Lost in Grand Final — [5][6]
2023 9 1 0 8 104 310 2 10th — — [7]
2024 9 5 0 4 160 184 10 5th — — [8]

Head-to-head records

Opponent First Meeting P W D L PF PA Win % Share %
Knights 27 Feb 2022 5 1 0 4 61 136 20.00% 30.96%
Dragons 6 Mar 2022 4 0 0 4 36 106 0.00% 25.35%
Titans 13 Mar 2022 4 2 0 2 76 80 50.00% 48.72%
Roosters 20 Mar 2022 5 1 0 4 88 145 20.00% 37.77%
Broncos 27 Mar 2022 4 2 0 2 66 86 50.00% 43.42%
Tigers 23 Jul 2023 2 1 0 1 20 46 50.00% 30.30%
Raiders 20 Aug 2023 2 1 0 1 40 44 50.00% 47.62%
Cowboys 26 Aug 2023 2 2 0 0 36 18 100.00% 66.67%
Sharks 17 Sep 2023 2 0 0 2 22 74 0.00% 22.92%
Totals 27 Feb 2022 30 10 0 20 445 735 33.33% 37.71%

Notes

  • Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
  • Clubs listed in the order than the Eels Women first played them.
  • Last updated: 30 September 2024

Current squad

The team is coached by Steve Georgallis.[9][10]


Jersey numbers in the table reflect the Eels' Round 9 Team List.
Table last updated on 23 December 2024.

J# Player Age Position(s) NRLW Seasons NRLW Stats Origin Tests All
Stars
Debut 2018-23 2024 2025 M T G Pts
1 Abbi Church 26 Fullback 2021 17 9 0 26 5 0 20 — — —
IS Boss Kapua 19 Second-row 2023 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 — — —
13 Breanna Eales — Prop, Lock 2023 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 — — —
6 Cassey Tohi-Hiku 21 Five-eighth, Centre 2022 13 9 0 22 3 0 12 — 2 —
11 Chloe Jackson 20 Second-row 2024 — 8 0 8 0 0 0 — — —
8 Elsie Albert 28 Prop 2020 15 1 9 0 25 5 0 20 — 10 —
IS Kennedy Cherrington 25 Lock, Prop 2020 4 17 6 0 27 5 0 20 3 6 3
10 Madeline Jones 29 Prop, Lock 2023 8 9 0 17 0 0 0 — — —
12 Mahalia Murphy 30 Second-row, Centre 2020 3 9 9 0 21 6 0 24 1 3 4
– Martha Mataele 25 Centre, Wing — — — 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
18 Mia Middleton 21 Wing, Centre 2023 4 R 0 4 0 0 0 — — 1
– Paige Travis 25 Second-row, Lock — — E 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 —
7 Rachael Pearson 31 Halfback 2021 12 6 9 0 27 2 54 117 5 — —
3 Rory Owen 20 Centre 2024 — 9 0 9 5 0 20 — — —
14 Rosemarie Beckett 19 Halfback, Fullback 2023 2 8 0 10 4 0 16 — — —
9 Taneka Todhunter 22 Hooker, Halfback 2023 4 9 0 13 0 0 0 — — 1
15 Tyla Amiatu 20 Prop, Lock 2023 5 8 0 13 2 0 8 — — —
2 Zali Fay 23 Wing 2022 15 9 0 24 6 0 24 — — 3
– Chelsea Makira 20 Hooker — — D 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 —
4 Rosie Kelly 24 Centre 2024 — 9 — 9 1 0 4 — — —
5 Monique Donovan — Wing, Centre 2023 6 9 — 15 8 0 32 — — 2
16 Jade Fonua — Lock 2023 5 9 — 14 0 0 0 — 2 —
17 Lindsay Tui 19 Centre 2022 3 4 — 7 0 0 0 — 4 —
19 Pihuka Berryman-Duff — Five-eighth 2023 9 R — 9 0 0 0 — 4 —
20 Ruby-Jean Kennard-Ellis 21 Prop 2022 11 3 — 14 0 0 0 — — —
21 Kate Fallon 20 Centre — — R — 0 0 0 0 — 1 —
23 Tafao Asaua — Prop 2024 — 2 — 2 0 0 0 — 1 —
– Yasmine Baker — Fullback — — D — 0 0 0 0 — — —
IS Kelsey Clark — Five-eighth 2023 1 H — 1 0 0 0 — — —
IS Rueben Cherrington 21 Hooker, Lock 2022 11 1 — 12 1 0 4 — — —

Notes:

  • The following players were signed on a Development contract for 2024
    • Aaliyah Haumono (Parramatta Eels, U19 8 games in 2024)
    • Chelsea Makira
    • Yasmine Baker

The Parramatta Eels announced player signings in several instalments from November 2024.[11][12][13][14]


Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 30 September 2024.

Most Games for the Eels

Most Tries for the Eels

Most Points for the Eels (20+)

Player 2024 Club M T G FG Points
Rachael Pearson 15 1 34 0 72
Tayla Preston 6 1 15 0 34
Monique Donovan 15 8 0 0 32
Zali Fay 24 6 0 0 24
Mahalia Murphy 18 6 0 0 24
Simaima Taufa 12 5 0 0 20
Kimberley Hunt 7 5 0 0 20
Abbi Church 26 5 0 0 20
Kennedy Cherrington 23 5 0 0 20
Rory Owen 9 5 0 0 20

Most Points in a Season (16+)

Player Season M T G FG Points
Rachael Pearson 2024 9 1 22 0 48
Tayla Preston 2022 6 1 15 0 34
Rachael Pearson 2023 6 0 12 0 24
Monique Donovan 2024 9 5 0 0 20
Kimberley Hunt 2023 7 5 0 0 20
Rory Owen 2024 9 5 0 0 20
Maddie Studdon 2021 5 1 7 1 19
Simaima Taufa 2022 7 4 0 0 16
Rosemarie Beckett 2024 8 4 0 0 16

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
14 24—10 Sydney Roosters Suncorp Stadium 25 Sep 2022
14 20—6 North Queensland Cowboys Totally Workwear Stadium 11 Aug 2024

Biggest losing margins

Margin Score Opponent Venue Date
50 6—56 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GIO Stadium 17 Sep 2023
34 4—38 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 27 Mar 2022
34 4—38 Newcastle Knights CommBank Stadium 6 Aug 2023
34 12—46 Sydney Roosters Industree Group Stadium 3 Sep 2023

Most consecutive wins

  • 2 — (18 September 2022 — 25 September 2022)
  • 2 — (11 August 2024 — 18 August 2024)
  • 2 — (8 September 2024 — 15 September 2024)

Most consecutive losses

  • 6 — (20 March 2022 — 10 September 2022)
  • 6 — (2 October 2022, and 23 July 2023 to 20 August 2023)

Players

The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Eels.
Table last updated: 30 September 2024.

Order Player Eels First Appearance
M T G FG Pts Game Date Opponent
1 Simaima Taufa 12 5 0 0 20 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
2 Botille Vette-Welsh 5 1 0 0 4 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
3 Taina Naividi 5 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
4 Tiana Penitani 10 4 0 0 16 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
5 Jocephy Daniels 3 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
6 Rikeya Horne 11 3 0 0 12 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
7 Sereana Naitokatoka 4 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
8 Maddie Studdon 5 1 7 1 19 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
9 Kennedy Cherrington 23 5 0 0 20 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
10 Nita Maynard 4 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
11 Tommaya Kelly-Sines 4 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
12 Jade Etherden 2 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
13 Ellie Johnston 12 2 0 0 8 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
14 Filomina Hanisi 12 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
15 Seli Mailangi 12 1 0 0 4 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
16 Therese Aiton 2 0 0 0 0 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
17 Abbi Church 26 5 0 0 20 1 27 Feb 2022 Knights
18 Christian Pio 11 2 0 0 8 2 6 Mar 2022 Dragons
19 Jamie-Anne Wright 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 Mar 2022 Dragons
20 Emily Curtain 3 1 0 0 4 3 13 Mar 2022 Titans
21 Christine Pauli 2 0 0 0 0 4 20 Mar 2022 Roosters
22 Gayle Broughton 7 1 0 0 4 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
23 Tess Staines 3 1 0 0 4 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
24 Brooke-Morgan Walker 1 0 2 0 4 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
25 Losana Lutu 1 0 0 0 0 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
26 Vanessa Foliaki 7 1 0 0 4 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
27 Najvada George 6 0 0 0 0 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
28 Brooke Anderson 5 1 0 0 4 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
29 Rima Butler 5 1 0 0 4 6 20 Aug 2022 Roosters
30 Zali Fay 24 6 0 0 24 7 28 Aug 2022 Dragons
31 Tayla Preston 6 1 15 0 34 7 28 Aug 2022 Dragons
32 Ashleigh Quinlan 6 1 0 0 4 7 28 Aug 2022 Dragons
33 Ruby-Jean Kennard-Ellis 14 0 0 0 0 7 28 Aug 2022 Dragons
34 Rueben Cherrington 12 1 0 0 4 8 4 Sep 2022 Knights
35 Cassey Tohi-Hiku 22 3 0 0 12 9 10 Sep 2022 Titans
36 Mahalia Murphy 18 6 0 0 24 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
37 Shontelle Stowers 2 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
38 Pihuka Berryman-Duff 9 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
39 Amelia Huakau 9 1 0 0 4 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
40 Jade Fonua 14 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
41 Madeline Jones 17 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
42 Talesha O'Neill 9 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
43 Shannon Muru 4 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
44 Monique Donovan 15 8 0 0 32 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
45 Capri Paekau 5 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
46 Kyra Simon 3 0 0 0 0 13 23 Jul 2023 Wests Tigers
47 Rosemarie Beckett 10 4 0 0 16 14 29 Jul 2023 Dragons
48 Nakia Davis-Welsh 2 0 0 0 0 14 29 Jul 2023 Dragons
49 Kimberley Hunt 7 5 0 0 20 15 6 Aug 2023 Knights
50 Kelsey Clark 1 0 0 0 0 15 6 Aug 2023 Knights
51 Rachael Pearson 15 1 34 0 72 16 12 Aug 2023 Broncos
52 Elsie Albert 10 2 0 0 8 16 12 Aug 2023 Broncos
53 Tyla Amiatu 13 2 0 0 8 16 12 Aug 2023 Broncos
54 Taneka Todhunter 13 0 0 0 0 18 20 Aug 2023 Raiders
55 Lindsay Tui 7 0 0 0 0 18 26 Aug 2023 Cowboys
56 Boss Kapua 5 0 0 0 0 19 26 Aug 2023 Cowboys
57 Rory Owen 9 5 0 0 20 22 27 Jul 2024 Broncos
58 Rosie Kelly 9 1 0 0 4 22 27 Jul 2024 Broncos
59 Chloe Jackson 8 0 0 0 0 23 4 Aug 2024 Sharks
60 Tafao Asaua 2 0 0 0 0 25 18 Aug 2024 Wests Tigers
61 Breanna Eales 4 0 0 0 0 25 18 Aug 2024 Wests Tigers

References

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