2016 Parramatta Eels season

2016 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank 14th
Play-off result N/A
2016 record Wins: 13; Draws: 0; Losses: 11
Points scored For: 298; Against: 324
Team information
CEO John Boulous
Coach Brad Arthur
Captain
Stadium Pirtek Stadium, ANZ Stadium
High. Attend. 31,815 (vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 9)
Top scorers
Tries Bevan French (19)
Goals Michael Gordon (71)
Points Michael Gordon (162)
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The 2016 Parramatta Eels season is the 70th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur, they are competing in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership.

Fixtures

Auckland Nines

Pool stage

Waiheke Pool
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/ Pts
Parramatta Eels 32014236+64
Melbourne Storm 32013942−34
Sydney Roosters 31025035+152
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31023755−182

Finals

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Parramatta Eels 12
Newcastle Knights 8
Parramatta Eels 17
Melbourne Storm 8
Melbourne Storm 14
North Queensland 6
Parramatta Eels 22
New Zealand Warriors 4
New Zealand Warriors 16
Canberra Raiders 8
New Zealand Warriors 22
Gold Coast Titans 4
Manly Sea Eagles 4
Gold Coast Titans 24

Trial matches

Trial Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue (Broadcaster) Attendance
1 Parramatta Eels 20 – 20 Gold Coast Titans 13 February 2016, 7:40pm ANZAC Oval (Not televised) 2,405
2 Penrith Panthers 8 – 22 Parramatta Eels 20 February 2016, 7:10pm Pepper Stadium (Fox Sports) 5,580

Regular season

Main article: 2016 NRL season
Round Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (Local) Venue (Broadcaster) Attendance
1 Parramatta Eels 4 – 17 Brisbane Broncos 3 Mar 2016, 8:05PM Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 17,324
2 Parramatta Eels 20 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys 12 Mar 2016, 7:30PM Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 12,194
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 – 20 Parramatta Eels 18 Mar 2016, 8:05PM ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 30,018
4 Wests Tigers 0 – 8 Parramatta Eels 28 Mar 2016, 4:00PM ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports) 36,112
5 Parramatta Eels 18 – 20 Penrith Panthers 3 Apr 2016, 4:00PM Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 15,600
6 Parramatta Eels 36 – 6 Canberra Raiders 9 Apr 2016, 3:00PM Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 12,947
7 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 – 22 Parramatta Eels 14 Apr 2016, 7:50PM Brookvale Oval (Nine Network) 14,633
8 North Queensland Cowboys 32 – 16 Parramatta Eels 23 Apr 2016, 7:30PM 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports) 19,308
9 Parramatta Eels 20 – 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29 Apr 2016, 7:50PM ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 31,815
10 Parramatta Eels 20 – 22 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 May 2016, 7:50PM Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 16,013
11 Parramatta Eels 6 – 18 Melbourne Storm 23 May 2016, 7:00PM Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 8,941
12 Newcastle Knights 18 – 20 Parramatta Eels 30 May 2016, 7:00PM Hunter Stadium (Fox Sports) 12,856
Bye Round
14 Parramatta Eels 22 – 12 Gold Coast Titans 11 Jun 2016, 5:30PM TIO Stadium (Fox Sports) 7,722
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 – 30 Parramatta Eels 17 Jun 2016, 7:50PM ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) 11,860
Bye Round
17 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 34 – 24 Parramatta Eels 2 Jul 2016, 7:30PM Southern Cross Group Stadium (Fox Sports) 19,124
18 Parramatta Eels 22 – 18 Sydney Roosters 8 Jul 2016, 7:50PM Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 8,464
19 Penrith Panthers 22 – 18 Parramatta Eels 17 Jul 2016, 4:00PM Pepper Stadium (Nine Network) 15,251
20 Gold Coast Titans 34 – 14 Parramatta Eels 23 Jul 2016, 5:30PM Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports) 15,273
21 Parramatta Eels 8 – 23 Wests Tigers 30 Jul 2016, 5:00PM ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports) 14,428
22 Parramatta Eels 10 – 9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 5 Aug 2016, 7:50PM Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) 8,143
23 Brisbane Broncos 38 – 16 Parramatta Eels 12 Aug 2016, 7:50PM Suncorp Stadium (Nine Network) 30,189
24 Canberra Raiders 28 – 18 Parramatta Eels 21 Aug 2016, 1:30PM GIO Stadium (Fox Sports) 18,825
25 Parramatta Eels 30 – 18 St. George Illawarra Dragons 29 Aug 2016, 7:00PM Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) 13,553
26 New Zealand Warriors 18 – 40 Parramatta Eels 4 Sep 2016, 3:30PM Mt Smart Stadium (Nine Network) 11,129

Players and staff

First grade squad

  • This section lists players who were in Parramatta's first grade squad at any point during the 2016 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Caret symbol indicates player joined mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
Nat. Name Position Joined Signed from
Australia Daniel Alvaro PR 2015 Youth
Australia Mitch Cornish HB / FE / FB 2016 Canberra Raiders
Portugal Isaac De Gois HK 2014 Cronulla Sharks
New Zealand Kenny Edwards SR / LK 2013 Southport Tigers
United States Bureta Faraimo WG 2014 Mackay Cutters
Tonga John Folau WG / CE 2015 Youth
New Zealand Kieran Foran* HB / FE 2016 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Bevan French FB 2016 Youth
Australia Tyrell Fuimaono CE / SR 2016 Youth
Australia Michael Gordon FB / CE / WG 2016 Cronulla Sharks
Australia David Gower SR / LK / PR 2014 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Clinton Gutherson FB / CE / WG 2016 Manly Sea Eagles
Republic of Ireland James Hasson SR / PR 2016 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Michael Jennings CE 2016 Sydney Roosters
Australia Luke Kelly HB / FE / HK 2012 Melbourne Storm
Australia Cameron King HK 2016 North Queensland Cowboys
New Zealand Manu Ma'u SR 2014 Wentworthville Magpies
Australia Tim Mannah PR 2009 Youth
Cook Islands Tepai Moeroa SR 2014 Youth
Australia Ryan Morgan* CE 2011 Youth
Australia Kieren Moss* FB 2016 Penrith Panthers
Australia Cody Nelson SR / FE 2015 Gold Coast Titans
Australia Corey Norman FE / FB 2014 Brisbane Broncos
Australia Rory O'Brien PR 2016 St George Illawarra Dragons
Samoa Junior Paulo* SR / CE 2016 Youth
Australia Nathan Peats* HK / LK 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Samoa Kaysa Pritchard HK 2013 Youth
Australia Semi Radradra WG 2013 Youth
Australia Jeff Robson^ HB / FE / HK 2016 New Zealand Warriors
Australia Scott Schulte WG 2016 North Queensland Cowboys
Australia Beau Scott SR / CE 2016 Newcastle Knights
New Zealand Brad Takairangi SR / CE 2015 Gold Coast Titans
Australia Kelepi Tanginoa SR / LK 2016 North Queensland Cowboys
Tonga Peni Terepo PR / SR / LK 2013 Youth
Tonga Vai Toutai CE / WG 2013 Youth
Australia Honeti Tuha WG 2016 Newcastle Knights
Australia Alex Twal PR 2016 Youth
Australia Joseph Ualesi SR / LK 2013 Youth
Australia Anthony Watmough SR / LK 2015 Manly Sea Eagles
Australia Danny Wicks PR / SR 2015 Unattached
Australia Matthew Woods LK / SR 2016 Wests Tigers

Coaching staff

Position Nat. Name
Head Coach Australia Brad Arthur
Assistant Coach Australia Peter Gentle
Assistant Coach Australia Steve Murphy
Chief Medical Officer Australia Dr Louis Shidiak
Physical Performance Manager Australia Paul Devlin
Strength Coach Australia Jarrod Wade
Contact Coach Australia Brett O’Farrell
Head Trainer Australia Craig Sultana
Assistant NRL Strength and Conditioning Coach Australia Nathan Beutel
NYC Head of Strength and Conditioning
Video Analyst Australia Craig Crossman
NSW Cup Head Coach and Development Coach Australia Joey Grima
Under 20's Head Coach Australia Luke Burt

Transfers

In:

Nat. Pos. Name From Ref.
Australia HB Mitch Cornish Canberra Raiders
New Zealand FE Kieran Foran Manly Sea Eagles [1]
Australia FB Michael Gordon Cronulla Sharks [2]
Republic of Ireland PR James Hasson Manly Sea Eagles
Australia HK Cameron King North Queensland Cowboys
Australia FB Kieren Moss Penrith Panthers
Australia PR Rory O'Brien St George Illawarra Dragons
Australia SR Beau Scott Newcastle Knights
Australia SR Kelepi Tanginoa North Queensland Cowboys
Australia CE Scott Schulte North Queensland Cowboys
Australia FB Clinton Gutherson Manly Sea Eagles
Australia SR Matthew Woods Wests Tigers
Australia CE Michael Jennings Sydney Roosters [2]
Australia PR Alex Twal Youth
Australia FB Bevan French Youth
Australia CE Tyrell Fuimaono Youth
Australia HB Jeff Robson (mid-season) New Zealand Warriors

Out:

Nat. Pos. Name To Ref.
Australia CE Beau Champion Retired
England CE Ben Crooks Castleford Tigers
New Zealand HB Zach Dockar-Clay Penrith Panthers
Tonga PR Richard Fa'aoso Retired
Fiji SR Fabian Goodall Manly Sea Eagles
Fiji SR Tui Kamikamica Rugby union
Australia PR Darcy Lussick Manly Sea Eagles
Australia FE Ryan Matterson Sydney Roosters
Australia FE Adam Quinlan St Helens RFC
Lebanon FB Reece Robinson Rugby union
Australia HB Chris Sandow Warrington Wolves
United States LK Joseph Paulo Cronulla Sharks
New Zealand SR Josh Aloiai Wests Tigers
Australia WG Halauafu Lavaka Manly Sea Eagles
Cook Islands PR Eric Newbigging Illawarra Cutters [3]
Samoa SR Pauli Pauli Newcastle Knights [4]
Australia CE Ryan Morgan (mid-season) Melbourne Storm
Australia FB Kieren Moss (mid-season) Bradford Bulls
Samoa SR Junior Paulo (mid-season) Canberra Raiders
Australia HK Nathan Peats (mid-season) Gold Coast Titans
New Zealand FE Kieran Foran (mid-season) Released

Representative call-ups

Domestic

Pos. Player Team Call-up
WG Semi Radradra World All Stars 2016 All Stars Match
SR Beau Scott World All Stars 2016 All Stars Match
FB Clinton Gutherson NSW City 2016 City vs Country Origin
HK Nathan Peats NSW City 2016 City vs Country Origin
CE Michael Jennings New South Wales 2016 State of Origin Series

International

Pos. Player Team Call-up
WG Semi Radradra Australia Australia 2016 Anzac Test
SR Manu Ma'u New Zealand New Zealand 2016 Anzac Test
SR Brad Takairangi (18th man) New Zealand New Zealand 2016 Anzac Test
CE Vai Toutai Tonga Tonga 2016 Pacific Test
LF Peni Terepo Tonga Tonga 2016 Pacific Test
SR Junior Paulo Samoa Samoa 2016 Pacific Test
HK Kaysa Pritchard Samoa Samoa 2016 Pacific Test
HK Kaysa Pritchard Samoa Samoa v Fiji Fiji, 8 October 2016
SR Manu Ma'u New Zealand New Zealand v New Zealand New Zealand, 15 October 2016
SR Manu Ma'u New Zealand New Zealand 2016 Four Nations
PR James Hasson Republic of Ireland Ireland 2017 World Cup Qualifiers

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2419052563302+26142
2 Canberra Raiders 2417162688456+23239
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) 2417162580404+17639
4 North Queensland Cowboys 2415092584355+22934
5 Brisbane Broncos 2415092554434+12034
6 Penrith Panthers 24140102563463+10032
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102506448+5832
8 Gold Coast Titans 24111122508497+1127
9 Wests Tigers 24110132499607−10826
10 New Zealand Warriors 24100142513601−8824
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24100142341538−19724
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152473549−7622
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2480162454563−10920
14 Parramatta Eels 24130112298324−26181
15 Sydney Roosters 2460182443576−13316
16 Newcastle Knights 2411222305800−4957

1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

References

  1. "Eels Confirm Foran Signing". Parramatta Eels. 3 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Eels Sign Michael Gordon". Parramatta Eels. 18 June 2015.
  3. "Cutters Announce Squad For 2016". St George Illawarra Dragons. 19 January 2016.
  4. "Knights sign Pauli Pauli". Newcastle Knights. 29 January 2016.
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