The 2017 Parramatta Eels season is the 71st in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Tim Mannah and Beau Scott, they are competing in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership.
Summary Parramatta started the 2017 season off with victories over Manly and St. George Illawarra before succumbing to four straight losses. In the Easter Monday game against the Wests Tigers, Parramatta trailed the game 16-10 but came back in the second half to win 26-22. At the midway point of the season, Parramatta sat ninth on the table before going on to win nine of their next ten matches to finish fourth and qualify for their first finals series since 2009. The club would go into the finals series without Clinton Gutherson and Bevan French who both suffered season ending injuries.
In week one of the finals, Parramatta narrowly lost 18-16 to Minor Premiers Melbourne in a controversial match at AAMI Park with Melbourne scoring two questionable tries which were not checked by the NRL bunker. With 30 seconds remaining, Melbourne player Will Chambers performed what seemed to be a voluntary tackle which was not penalised by the referee which would have given Parramatta a chance at a penalty goal right in front of the posts to make it 18-18. In week two of the finals, Parramatta hosted North Queensland who had only qualified for the finals due to St. George Illawarra failing to win their final regular season match. North Queensland were also depleted by injuries with star players Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott being ruled out. Parramatta held a 10-6 lead at half-time but suffered a second half capitulation losing 24-16 which ended their season.
Squad information
This section lists players who were in Parramatta's first grade squad at any point during the 2017 season Asterisks indicates player left mid-season Caret symbol indicates player joined mid-season Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
Name Position Date of birth (age) Joined Signed from Daniel Alvaro PR 2015 Youth Kirisome Auva'a CE 2017 South Sydney Rabbitohs Nathan Brown PR / SR / LK 2017 South Sydney Rabbitohs Troy Dargan HB 2017 Youth Nathan Davis^ FB / CE / WG 2017 Gold Coast Titans Isaac De Gois HK 2014 Cronulla Sharks Kenny Edwards SR / LK 2013 Southport Tigers Bureta Faraimo* WG 2014 Mackay Cutters Jamal Fogarty* HB 2017 Burleigh Bears John Folau WG / CE 2015 Youth Bevan French FB 2016 Youth David Gower SR / LK / PR 2014 Manly Sea Eagles Clinton Gutherson FB / CE / WG 2016 Manly Sea Eagles James Hasson* SR / PR 2016 Manly Sea Eagles Josh Hoffman FB / CE / WG / FE 2017 Gold Coast Titans George Jennings CE / WG 2017 Penrith Panthers Michael Jennings CE 2016 Sydney Roosters Cameron King HK 2016 North Queensland Cowboys Manu Ma'u SR 2014 Wentworthville Magpies Tim Mannah PR 2009 Youth Suaia Matagi PR 2017 Penrith Panthers Tepai Moeroa SR 2014 Youth Jack Morris SR 2017 Youth Mitchell Moses^ HB 2017 Wests Tigers Cody Nelson SR / FE 2015 Gold Coast Titans Marata Niukore SR / CE 2017 New Zealand Warriors Corey Norman FE / FB 2014 Brisbane Broncos Rory O'Brien PR 2016 St George Illawarra Dragons Frank Pritchard SR 2017 Hull FC Kaysa Pritchard HK 2013 Youth Semi Radradra WG 2013 Youth Jeff Robson HB / FE / HK 2016 New Zealand Warriors Scott Schulte WG 2016 North Queensland Cowboys Beau Scott SR / CE 2016 Newcastle Knights Will Smith FE / FB / CE 2017 Penrith Panthers Brad Takairangi SR / CE 2015 Gold Coast Titans Kelepi Tanginoa* SR / LK 2016 North Queensland Cowboys Peni Terepo PR / SR / LK 2013 Youth Honeti Tuha WG 2016 Newcastle Knights Alex Twal* PR 2016 Youth Joseph Ualesi SR / LK 2013 Youth Siosaia Vave PR 2017 Manly Sea Eagles Matthew Woods LK / SR 2016 Wests Tigers Source:
Transfers
In: Name From Transfer window Date PR Siosaia Vave Manly Sea Eagles Pre-season August 2016 PR Nathan Brown South Sydney Rabbitohs Pre-season September 2016 CE George Jennings Penrith Panthers Pre-season September 2016 FB Josh Hoffman Gold Coast Titans Pre-season October 2016 CE Kirisome Auva'a South Sydney Rabbitohs Pre-season November 2016 FE Will Smith Penrith Panthers Pre-season November 2016 HB Jamal Fogarty Burleigh Bears Pre-season November 2016 SR Marata Niukore New Zealand Warriors Pre-season November 2016 SR Jack Morris Youth Pre-season November 2016 PR Suaia Matagi Penrith Panthers Pre-season November 2016 SR Frank Pritchard Hull FC Pre-season November 2016 FB Nathan Davis Gold Coast Titans Mid-season March 2017 FE Mitchell Moses Wests Tigers Mid-season May 2017
Out: Name To Transfer window Date SR Anthony Watmough Retired Pre-season May 2016 FB Michael Gordon Sydney Roosters Pre-season June 2016 CE Tyrell Fuimaono South Sydney Rabbitohs Pre-season August 2016 HB Luke Kelly South Sydney Rabbitohs Pre-season October 2016 HB Mitch Cornish Sydney Roosters Pre-season October 2016 PR Danny Wicks Retired Pre-season November 2016 WG Vai Toutai Released Pre-season January 2017 PR James Hasson Salford Red Devils Mid-season May 2017 HB Jamal Fogarty Gold Coast Titans Mid-season June 2017 PR Alex Twal Wests Tigers Mid-season June 2017 WG Bureta Faraimo New Zealand Warriors Mid-season June 2017 SR Kelepi Tanginoa Manly Sea Eagles Mid-season June 2017
Auckland Nines
Pool table
Bracket
Matches Match No.HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and time (Local)VenueAttendance 1 St George Illawarra Dragons 11 – 32 Parramatta EelsSaturday, 4 February, 12:50 PMEden Park22,000 2 New Zealand Warriors 0 – 17 Parramatta EelsSaturday, 4 February, 5:10 PM 3 Manly Sea Eagles 12 – 17 Parramatta EelsSunday, 5 February, 11:25 AM Parramatta Eels 17 – 0 Gold Coast TitansSunday, 5 February, 2:20 PM Penrith Panthers 13 – 0 Parramatta EelsSunday, 5 February, 4:40 PM Did not qualify Source:
Pre-season RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and time (Local)VenueAttendance 1 Parramatta Eels 18 – 30 Gold Coast TitansSaturday, 11 February, 7:30 PMANZAC Oval 2,207 2 Penrith Panthers 18 – 6 Parramatta EelsSaturday, 18 February, 7:10 PMPenrith Stadium Source:
Home and away season
League table
Result by round
Matches
RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and time (Local)VenueAttendance 1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12 – 20 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 5 March, 4:00 PM Lottoland 11,318 2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 34 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 12 March, 6:30 PM WIN Stadium 16,023 3 Gold Coast Titans 26 – 14 Parramatta Eels Friday, 17 March, 8:05 PM Cbus Super Stadium 11,612 4 Parramatta Eels 6 – 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 25 March, 7:00 PM ANZ Stadium 17,003 5 Canberra Raiders 30 – 18 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 1 April, 5:30 PM GIO Stadium 17,653 6 New Zealand Warriors 22 – 10 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 9 April, 1:30 PM Mt Smart Stadium 13,526 7 Parramatta Eels 26 – 22 Wests Tigers Monday, 17 April, 3:30 PM ANZ Stadium 28,249 8 Parramatta Eels 18 – 12 Penrith Panthers Saturday, 22 April, 3:00 PM ANZ Stadium 14,070 9 North Queensland Cowboys 6 – 26 Parramatta Eels Friday, 28 April, 8:05 PM 1300SMILES Stadium 10,594 10 Sydney Roosters 48 – 10 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 14 May, 3:00 PM Allianz Stadium 10,467 11 Parramatta Eels 16 – 22 Canberra Raiders Saturday, 20 May, 7:30 PM ANZ Stadium 10,074 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 – 22 Parramatta Eels Friday, 26 May, 7:50 PM ANZ Stadium 14,218 13 Parramatta Eels 32 – 24 New Zealand Warriors Friday, 2 June, 7:50 PM ANZ Stadium 9,489 14 Parramatta Eels 6 – 32 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 10 June, 7:30 PM TIO Stadium 11,968 15 Parramatta Eels 24 – 10 St George-Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 18 June, 4:00 PM ANZ Stadium 13,559Bye Round 17 Parramatta Eels 13 – 12 (gp) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Thursday, 29 June, 7:50 PM ANZ Stadium 14,061 18 Melbourne Storm 6 – 22 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 8 July, 7:30 PM AAMI Park 13,593Bye Round 20 Wests Tigers 16 – 17 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 23 July, 4:00 PM ANZ Stadium 30,901 21 Parramatta Eels 28 – 14 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 28 July, 7:50 PM ANZ Stadium 12,182 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4 – 20 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 3 August, 7:50 PM ANZ Stadium 12,137 23 Parramatta Eels 10 – 29 Newcastle Knights Friday, 11 August, 6:00 PM ANZ Stadium 13,141 24 Parramatta Eels 30 – 8 Gold Coast Titans Thursday, 17 August, 7:50 PM ANZ Stadium 6,826 25 Brisbane Broncos 34 – 52 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 24 August, 7:50 PM Suncorp Stadium 29,058 26 Parramatta Eels 22 – 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 1 September, 7:50 PM ANZ Stadium 21,533 Source:
Finals series
Bracket
Matches FinalHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and time (Local)VenueAttendance Melbourne Storm 18 – 16 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 9 September, 4:10 PM AAMI Park 22,626 Parramatta Eels 16 – 24 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 16 September, 7:40 PM ANZ Stadium 41,287 Source:
Representative call-ups
Domestic Player Team Call-up Date Bevan French Indigenous All Stars 2017 All Stars Match February 2017 Tepai Moeroa World All Stars 2017 All Stars Match February 2017 Clinton Gutherson NSW City 2017 City vs Country Origin May 2017 David Gower NSW City 2017 City vs Country Origin May 2017 Daniel Alvaro NSW Country 2017 City vs Country Origin May 2017
International Player Country Call-up Date Marata Niukore Cook Islands 2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests May 2017 Suaia Matagi Samoa 2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests May 2017 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Kaysa Pritchard Samoa 2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests May 2017 Siosaia Vave Tonga 2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests May 2017 Michael Jennings Tonga 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Manu Ma'u Tonga 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Peni Terepo Tonga 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Brad Takairangi New Zealand 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Daniel Alvaro Italy 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Nathan Brown Italy 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Frank Pritchard Samoa 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Salesi Fainga'a (NYC player) Fiji 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Anthony Layoun (NYC player) Lebanon 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Tim Mannah Lebanon 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017 Mitchell Moses Lebanon 2017 Rugby League World Cup October 2017
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