2021 Parramatta Eels season

Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2021 season

  • Australia Clinton Gutherson
StadiumBankwest Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Cbus Super Stadium (Capacity: 27,400)Avg. attendance14,772 (Home)
15,825 (Home & Away)
5,549 (Finals Series)Agg. attendance162,490 (Home)
363,977 (Home & Away)
11,098 (Finals Series)High attendance25,711 (7 May vs Sydney Roosters, Round 9)Top scorersTriesFiji Maika Sivo (17)GoalsLebanon Mitchell Moses (66)PointsLebanon Mitchell Moses (146)
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The 2021 Parramatta Eels season was the 75th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and captained by Clinton Gutherson, they competed in the NRL's 2021 Telstra Premiership.[1]

Summary

Similar to the 2020, Parramatta started the 2021 season in good form winning nine of the opening ten games. Towards the back end of the season however, Parramatta once again displayed inconsistent form and were hit with heavy losses against South Sydney and Manly. They also suffered an embarrassing 28-0 loss against an understrength Sydney Roosters side in round 20. In round 24, Parramatta produced the biggest upset of the season defeating Melbourne 22-10 who were on a 19-game winning streak. Parramatta would finish the regular season in sixth place. In the elimination final, they defeated Newcastle 28-20. The following week, they played Penrith in what would turn out to be the lowest scoring game of the season. Parramatta would lose the match in controversial circumstances 8-6.[2][3][4]

Squad information

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2021 NRL season.[5]

Parramatta Eels
Top 30 squad Extended squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Steve Murphy
  • David Kidwell
  • Ryan Carr (NSW Cup coach)
  • Dean Feeney (Jersey Flegg coach)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 13 May 2021
Source(s): Eels Team Profiles


Transfers

In:

Nat. Pos. Name From Transfer window Date Ref.
Australia CE Tom Opacic North Queensland Cowboys Pre-season October 2020 [6]
New Zealand LK Isaiah Papali'i New Zealand Warriors Pre-season October 2020 [6]
Australia HK Joey Lussick Salford Red Devils Pre-season October 2020 [6]
Tonga CE Michael Oldfield Canberra Raiders Pre-season November 2020 [7]
Australia LK Keegan Hipgrave Gold Coast Titans Pre-season November 2020 [7]
New Zealand HK Nathaniel Roache New Zealand Warriors Pre-season November 2020 [7]
Australia SR Bryce Cartwright Gold Coast Titans Pre-season November 2020 [8]
New Zealand PR Wiremu Greig North Queensland Cowboys Mid-season March 2021 [9]
New Zealand CE Hayze Perham New Zealand Warriors Mid-season April 2021 [10]

Out:

Nat. Pos. Name To Transfer window Date Ref.
New Zealand PR Stefano Utoikamanu Wests Tigers Pre-season January 2020 [11][12]
Fiji PR Kane Evans New Zealand Warriors Pre-season August 2020 [13][12]
Australia SR David Gower Retired Pre-season October 2020 [12]
Tonga PR Peni Terepo Retired Pre-season October 2020 [12]
Australia FE Jai Field Wigan Warriors Pre-season October 2020 [12]
Australia SR Andrew Davey Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Pre-season October 2020 [12][14]
Australia HK Rhys Davies Mount Pritchard Mounties Pre-season October 2020 [12]
Australia HB Jaeman Salmon Penrith Panthers Pre-season October 2020 [12]
Cook Islands CE Brad Takairangi Hull Kingston Rovers Pre-season October 2020 [12]
Australia HK Kyle Schneider Released Pre-season October 2020 [12]
New Zealand FB Watson Heleta Mount Pritchard Mounties Pre-season October 2020 [12]
Tonga WG George Jennings Melbourne Storm Pre-season November 2020 [15]
Australia PR Daniel Alvaro St. George Illawarra Dragons Pre-season December 2020 [16]
Tonga CE Michael Jennings Released Mid-season May 2021 [17]

Pre-season

Round Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (local) Venue Attendance
1 St George Illawarra Dragons 6 – 28 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 18 February, 6:00 pm Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 0
2 Penrith Panthers 16 – 6 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 27 February, 7:30 pm Panthers Stadium
Source:[18][19]

Home and away season

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 815 316 +499 44
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 21 0 3 1 676 286 +390 44
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 20 0 4 1 775 453 +322 42
4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 1 744 492 +252 34
5 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 630 489 +141 34
6 Parramatta Eels 24 15 0 9 1 566 457 +109 32
7 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 1 428 571 −143 26
8 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 580 583 −3 22
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 520 556 −36 22
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 481 578 −97 22
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 1 474 616 −142 18
12 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 1 453 624 −171 18
13 Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 1 500 714 −214 18
14 Brisbane Broncos 24 7 0 17 1 446 695 −249 16
15 North Queensland Cowboys 24 7 0 17 1 460 748 −288 16
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 3 0 21 1 340 710 −370 8

Matches

Round Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (local) Venue Attendance
1 Brisbane Broncos 16 – 24 Parramatta Eels Friday, 12 March, 8:05 pm Suncorp Stadium 28,313
2 Parramatta Eels 16 – 12 Melbourne Storm Thursday, 18 March, 8:05 pm Bankwest Stadium 10,416
3 Parramatta Eels 28 – 4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Saturday, 27 March, 7:35 pm Bankwest Stadium 19,236
4 Wests Tigers 22 – 36 Parramatta Eels Monday, 5 April, 4:00 pm Stadium Australia 29,056
5 Parramatta Eels 12 – 26 St George Illawarra Dragons Sunday, 11 April, 6:15 pm Bankwest Stadium 24,384
6 Canberra Raiders 10 – 35 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 17 April, 7:35 pm GIO Stadium 20,089
7 Parramatta Eels 46 – 6 Brisbane Broncos Friday, 23 April, 7:55 pm TIO Stadium 12,056
8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 – 32 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 1 May, 5:30 pm Stadium Australia 13,273
9 Parramatta Eels 31 – 18 Sydney Roosters Friday, 7 May, 7:55 pm Bankwest Stadium 25,711
10 New Zealand Warriors 18 – 34 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 16 May, 1:50 pm Suncorp Stadium 33,175
11 Parramatta Eels 6 – 28 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunday, 23 May, 4:05 pm Bankwest Stadium 24,411
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 38 – 20 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 29 May, 5:30 pm Stadium Australia 20,743
13 Newcastle Knights 4 – 40 Parramatta Eels Sunday, 6 June, 4:05 pm McDonald Jones Stadium 23,015
14 Parramatta Eels 40 – 12 Wests Tigers Sunday, 13 June, 4:05 pm Bankwest Stadium 23,417
15 Parramatta Eels 36 – 10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sunday, 20 June, 2:00 pm Bankwest Stadium 17,276
16 Penrith Panthers 13 – 12 Parramatta Eels Friday, 2 July, 7:55 pm BlueBet Stadium 0a
17 Bye Round
18 Gold Coast Titans 8 – 26 Parramatta Eels Friday, 16 July, 6:00 pm Cbus Super Stadium 15,038
19 Parramatta Eels 10 – 12 Canberra Raiders Thursday, 22 July, 7:50 pm Cbus Super Stadium 2,566
20 Sydney Roosters 28 – 0 Parramatta Eels Thursday, 29 July, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium 4,926
21 Parramatta Eels 12 – 40 South Sydney Rabbitohs Friday, 6 August, 8:05 pm Cbus Super Stadium 0a
22 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 56 – 10 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 14 August, 7:35 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium 3,613
23 Parramatta Eels 32 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys Saturday, 21 August, 7:35 pm Cbus Super Stadium 3,013
24 Melbourne Storm 10 – 22 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 28 August, 7:35 pm Suncorp Stadium 10,246
25 Parramatta Eels 6 – 40 Penrith Panthers Friday, 3 September, 8:05 pm Cbus Super Stadium 8,580
Source:[20]

Notes: a^ For rounds 16 and 21, matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finals series

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
10 September – Sunshine Coast
1 Melbourne Storm40
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles1217 September – Mackay
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles42
11 September – Townsville Sydney Roosters625 September – Brisbane
5 Sydney Roosters25 Melbourne Storm6
8 Gold Coast Titans24 Penrith Panthers103 October – Brisbane
Penrith Panthers14
12 September – Rockhampton24 September – Brisbane South Sydney Rabbitohs12
6 Parramatta Eels28 South Sydney Rabbitohs36
7 Newcastle Knights2018 September – Mackay Manly Warringah Sea Eagles16
Penrith Panthers8
11 September – Townsville Parramatta Eels6
2 Penrith Panthers10
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs16

Matches

Round Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (local) Venue Attendance
EF2 Parramatta Eels 28 – 20 Newcastle Knights Sunday, 12 September, 4:05 pm Browne Park 5,087
SF2 Penrith Panthers 8 – 6 Parramatta Eels Saturday, 18 September, 7:50 pm BB Print Stadium 6,011
Source:[20]

References

  1. ^ "NRL 2021 - Parramatta Eels - Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ "Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28-20 in NRL elimination final". ABC News. 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Eels star's season could be over as 'shocking' high shot earns a HUGE suspension". www.foxsports.com.au. 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Awful Eels go from bad to worse as little Bunny breaks a BIG record in rout: Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Teams".
  6. ^ a b c "Eels announce three new signings". 21 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Parramatta Eels add four players to its 2021 NRL squad". 7 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Parramatta Eels sign Bryce Cartwright". 26 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Cowboys rocked as another man signs south".
  10. ^ "Warriors release Hayze Perham to join new NRL club". www.zerotackle.com. 20 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Wests Tigers sign Stefano Utoikamanu". 29 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Eleven players to depart Parramatta Eels". 12 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Dogs defy Warriors for Elliott coup after Evans, Aitken sign on". 12 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Sea Eagles sign forward Andrew Davey". 12 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Storm adds to 2021 squad". 5 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Transfer Centre: Panthers lure promising Eels utility as Roosters lock down young stars". 22 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Club Statement: Michael Jennings". 4 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Dragons v Eels".
  19. ^ "Panthers v Eels".
  20. ^ a b "NRL 2021 – Parramatta Eels". Rugby League Project. 30 March 2021.
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