2019 Parramatta Eels season

2019 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank	5th
Play-off result	Semi-Finalists (Lost 0–32 vs Melbourne Storm, 1st Semi Final)
World Club Challenge	DNQ
2019 record	Wins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 10
Points scored	For: 533; Against: 473
Team information
CEO	Bernie Gurr
Coach	Brad Arthur
Captain	Clinton Gutherson
Stadium	Bankwest Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500) TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg. attendance	18,396 (Home) 18,686 (Home & Away) 25,194 (Finals Series)
Agg. attendance	220,757 (Home) 448,464 (Home & Away) 50,387 (Finals Series)
High attendance	29,372 (15 September vs Brisbane Broncos, 1st Elimination Final)
Top scorers
Tries	Maika Sivo (22)
Goals	Mitchell Moses (92)
Points	Mitchell Moses (201)
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The 2019 Parramatta Eels season is the 73rd in the club's history.

Standings[]

2019 NRL season v t
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm	24	20	0	4	1	631	300	+331	42
2	Sydney Roosters	24	17	0	7	1	627	363	+264	36
3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	16	0	8	1	521	417	+104	34
4	Canberra Raiders	24	15	0	9	1	524	374	+150	32
5	Parramatta Eels	24	14	0	10	1	533	473	+60	30
6	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	14	0	10	1	496	446	+50	30
7	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	12	0	12	1	514	464	+50	26
8	Brisbane Broncos	24	11	1	12	1	432	489	−57	25
9	Wests Tigers	24	11	0	13	1	475	486	−11	24
10	Penrith Panthers	24	11	0	13	1	413	474	−61	24
11	Newcastle Knights	24	10	0	14	1	485	522	−37	22
12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	10	0	14	1	326	477	−151	22
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	9	1	14	1	433	574	−141	21
14	North Queensland Cowboys	24	9	0	15	1	378	500	−122	20
15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	8	0	16	1	427	575	−148	18
16	Gold Coast Titans	24	4	0	20	1	370	651	−281	10

Fixtures[]

Trial matches[]

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
				Date and time (Local)	Venue	Attendance
1	Parramatta Eels	20 – 22	Canberra Raiders	Friday, 15 February, 7:00 pm	St Marys Leagues Stadium
2	Penrith Panthers	0 – 20	Parramatta Eels	Saturday, 2 March, 7:00 pm	Panthers Stadium	6,339
Source:[1][2]

Regular season[]

Round	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
				Date and time (Local)	Venue	Attendance
1	Penrith Panthers	12 – 20	Parramatta Eels	Sunday 17 March, 4:05 pm	Panthers Stadium	12,604
2	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	16 – 36	Parramatta Eels	Sunday, 24 March, 4:05 pm	ANZ Stadium	20,134
3	Parramatta Eels	18 – 32	Sydney Roosters	Friday, 29 March, 7:55 pm	ANZ Stadium	13,367
4	Parramatta Eels	24 – 12	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Saturday, 6 April, 7:35 pm	ANZ Stadium	11,185
5	Canberra Raiders	19 – 0	Parramatta Eels	Sunday, 14 April, 6:10 pm	GIO Stadium	16,059
6	Parramatta Eels	51 – 6	Wests Tigers	Monday, 22 April, 4:00 pm	Bankwest Stadium	29,047
7	Newcastle Knights	28 – 14	Parramatta Eels	Sunday, 28 April, 4:05 pm	McDonald Jones Stadium	19,604
8	Parramatta Eels	32 – 18	St George Illawarra Dragons	Sunday, 5 May, 4:05 pm	Bankwest Stadium	25,872
9	Melbourne Storm	64 – 10	Parramatta Eels	Saturday, 11 May, 7:35 pm	Suncorp Stadium	41,612
10	North Queensland Cowboys	17 – 10	Parramatta Eels	Saturday, 18 May, 5:30 pm	1300SMILES Stadium	12,493
11	Parramatta Eels	10 – 16	Penrith Panthers	Thursday, 23 May, 7:50 pm	Bankwest Stadium	16,228
12	Parramatta Eels	26 – 14	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Friday, 31 May, 7:55 pm	Bankwest Stadium	21,645
13	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	42 – 22	Parramatta Eels	Saturday, 8 June, 5:30 pm	Shark Park	12,386
14	Parramatta Eels	38 – 10	Brisbane Broncos	Saturday, 15 June, 7:35 pm	Bankwest Stadium	16,854
15	Parramatta Eels	22 – 16	Canberra Raiders	Saturday, 29 June, 7:35 pm	TIO Stadium	5,391
16	Bye Round
17	Wests Tigers	18 – 30	Parramatta Eels	Sunday, 14 July, 4:05 pm	Bankwest Stadium	24,125
18	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	36 – 24	Parramatta Eels	Sunday, 21 July, 4:05 pm	Lottoland	15,245
19	Parramatta Eels	24 – 22	New Zealand Warriors	Saturday, 27 July, 3:00 pm	Bankwest Stadium	17,392
20	St George Illawarra Dragons	4 – 12	Parramatta Eels	Sunday, 4 August, 4:05 pm	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	9,645
21	Parramatta Eels	20 – 14	Newcastle Knights	Saturday, 10 August, 6:30 pm	Bankwest Stadium	20,671
22	Gold Coast Titans	12 – 36	Parramatta Eels	Friday, 16 August, 6:00 pm	Cbus Super Stadium	10,780
23	Parramatta Eels	6 – 12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Thursday, 22 August, 7:50 pm	Bankwest Stadium	18,071
24	Brisbane Broncos	17 – 16	Parramatta Eels	Friday, 30 August, 7:55 pm	Suncorp Stadium	33,020
25	Parramatta Eels	32 – 16	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Friday, 6 September, 6:00 pm	Bankwest Stadium	25,034
Source:[3]

Finals series[]

Final	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
				Date and time (Local)	Venue	Attendance
EF	Parramatta Eels	58 – 0	Brisbane Broncos	Sunday, 15 September, 4:00 pm	Bankwest Stadium	29,372
SF	Melbourne Storm	32 – 0	Parramatta Eels	Saturday, 21 September, 5:30 pm	AAMI Park	21,015
Source:[3]

Transfers[]

In: Nat. Pos. Name From Transfer window Date Ref. Dylan Brown Youth Pre-season Andrew Davey Townsville Blackhawks Pre-season October 2018 [4] Salesi Fainga'a Youth Pre-season Blake Ferguson Sydney Roosters Pre-season Shaun Lane Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Pre-season October 2018 [4] Ethan Parry Youth Pre-season Junior Paulo Canberra Raiders Pre-season [5] Maika Sivo Penrith Panthers Pre-season October 2018 [4] Stefano Utoikamanu Youth Pre-season Matthew McIlwrick South Sydney Rabbitohs Mid-season March 2019 Waqa Blake Penrith Panthers Mid-season June 2019 Out: Nat. Pos. Name To Transfer window Date Ref. Kirisome Auva'a Retired Pre-season [6] Cameron King Featherstone Rovers Pre-season [7] Suaia Matagi Huddersfield Giants Pre-season [8] Corey Norman St George Illawarra Dragons Pre-season December 2018 [9] Beau Scott Retired Pre-season [10] Tony Williams Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Pre-season Nathan Davis Released Pre-season Jarryd Hayne Released Pre-season Siosaia Vave St Marys Saints Pre-season Kaysa Pritchard Retired Mid-season June 2019 Bevan French Wigan Warriors Mid-season July 2019 References[] ^ "Moses and Brown gives Eels fans hope for 2019 - Eels". 15 February 2019. ^ "Eels triumph over Panthers in trial - Eels". 2 March 2019. ^ a b "NRL 2019 – Parramatta Eels". Rugby League Project. 6 April 2019. ^ a b c "Eels confirm new signings for 2019". 29 October 2018. ^ "Junior Paulo Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels deal". foxsports.com.au. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019. ^ "Kirisome Auva'a retires from NRL, Parramatta Eels". foxsports.com.au. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019. ^ "Cameron King signs with Championship club Featherstone Rovers after viral tweet". Sporting News. Retrieved 17 March 2019. ^ "Huddersfield Giants sign Samoa prop Suaia Matagi from Parramatta". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2019. ^ "Dragons sign Norman". 19 December 2018. ^ "Eels star calls it quits". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 16 March 2019.