History of the Parramatta Eels

1042:. Parramatta went on to lose the opening 6 games of the season before eventually winning their first game of the season defeating Manly 44–10 in Round 7. In Round 8, Parramatta defeated Wests 24–22 to make it back to back victories for the club. The Eels then went on to lose the next 5 games in a row before eventually winning their third game of the season defeating North Queensland 20–14 in Darwin in which Jarryd Hayne returned from injury scoring two tries. The following weeks were filled with disappointment as the club came close to pulling off upset wins against top of the table St George only for the club to concede two tries in 5 minutes to lose 20-18 and South Sydney after leading 20-6 late into the game only for The Rabbitohs to score late tries and win 26–20. In Round 18, Parramatta lost 18–16 to Newcastle with The Eels being denied a last minute try after it was ruled winger 1152:. The club then suffered an end of season slump losing to Canberra, an understrength Sydney Roosters side 28-0 and then two heavy defeats against South Sydney and Manly. Parramatta recovered to defeat North Queensland and then pulled off one of the upsets in 2021, defeating Melbourne 22-10 which ended their 19-game winning streak. Parramatta would end the 2021 regular season in sixth place. In week one against Newcastle in the elimination final, Parramatta won a close match 28–20. The following week, Parramatta lost 8–6 in the lowest scoring match of the year against Penrith in the second week of the finals which ended their season. 517:, and opened the finals with a 30–22 win over Canterbury before being defeated by Manly-Warringah in the major semi-final, however the Eels defeated Canterbury in the Preliminary Final to qualify for another Grand Final against Manly. In the Grand Final Parramatta built a 12–0 half-time lead, which Brett Kenny extended after half-time and, with Cronin's conversion, the Eels lead 18–0 and ultimately won 18–6. Parramatta's third consecutive premiership was the first treble in the NSWRFL Premiership since St George's domination of the 1950s and 1960s. 889: 1047:

table due to for and against. In what was the retiring Jonathan Thurston's final home game, both clubs needed a win to avoid the wooden spoon. North Queensland won the match 44–6. In the final game of the season, Parramatta were defeated 44-10 by Eastern Suburbs ensuring that the club finished last and claimed their 14th wooden spoon and The Roosters claiming the minor premiership. Before the match, Easts needed to defeat Parramatta by 27 points to overtake Melbourne and finish first on the table.

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preliminary final only to lose 18–16 at full time. Melbourne went on to win the premiership the following week. In the 2000 NRL season, Parramatta finished seventh and won both their sudden death finals matches to take on Brisbane in the preliminary final. In a game that they were not expected to win, Parramatta came close but lost the match against a much stronger Brisbane side. This was their third preliminary final loss in a row.

761:(7th) with Parramatta failing to qualify for the Grand Final on each occasion. In the 1998 preliminary final Parramatta were leading arch rivals Canterbury 18–2 with less than 10 minutes to play and then what can only be described as the greatest choke in Rugby League preliminary finals history occurred. Canterbury managed to fight their way back into the match and with a minute left on the scoreboard, winger 773:, the competition underwent a major restructure. It was announced that the new competition would comprise only 14 teams out of the 22 who had competed in the two competitions in 1997. This contraction would necessitate mergers or the culling of teams who did not meet the criteria for inclusion into the new competition. Despite meeting these criteria the Parramatta board explored mergers with both 73:, also formed in 1908. Rugby league began to be played in the Parramatta district in 1909 with local teams, such as Iona and Endeavours, forming a district competition. Many other clubs within the Parramatta district also emerged with clubs being established in suburbs across the district over the ensuing decades and a Western Districts side representing the area in the President's Cup. 1120:, Parramatta won their first five matches in a row which put them at the top of the table. It was the club's best start to a season since 1989. At the end of the 2020 regular season, Parramatta finished in third place on the table and secured a top four spot. It was the club's highest finish on the table since 2005. In the qualifying final, Parramatta lead 1104:. The victory was the biggest finals win in history, eclipsing Newtown's 55–7 win over St George in 1944. The match was also Parramatta's biggest win over Brisbane and Brisbane's worst ever loss since entering the competition in 1988. The following week against Melbourne in the elimination semi final, Parramatta were defeated 32–0 at 1841: 960:

40–10 at Parramatta Stadium. This result proved to be the highlight of the season as Parramatta finished last again. Along the way Parramatta lost 10 matches in a row including heavy losses to Manly & Canterbury. Mid season, Stuart also announced that as of the end of the season, there would be

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24–18 at Eden Park in New Zealand. But after that Round 1 victory the rest of 2011 was a very bleak one for Parramatta with the team finishing fourteenth on the ladder of sixteen clubs. Along the way Parramatta went on a 7-game losing streak including a 56–6 loss to South Sydney. In the final round

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had put his foot over the sideline. The following week, Parramatta defeated arch rivals Canterbury 14–8 in what the media dubbed the "Spoon Bowl". There were hopes that Parramatta could avoid the wooden spoon as going into the second last game of the season the club sat above North Queensland on the

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was appointed as administrator. At the time of the 12 point deduction, Parramatta were sitting 5th on the ladder but then found themselves at 14th position. Their first match played after the points deduction was against South Sydney at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta lost the match 22–20 in a close

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Between 1987 and 1996 the Eels failed to make the finals. Parramatta finished seventh in 1987, eleventh in 1988, and eighth in 1989. The old stars remained at the club, but injuries plagued all of them, especially Grothe and Geoff Bugden, whilst the cost of retaining Kenny and Sterling under the new

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and the emergence of former representative player, Denis Fitzgerald, as President/CEO of the club (a position he held until 2009). Parramatta qualified for the finals but were controversially denied progression in controversial circumstances. After the first minor semi-final ended in a 13–13 draw a

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The 2017 season saw a major turnaround for the club with Parramatta finishing fourth on the table and making the finals for the first time since 2009. Some of the highlights throughout the year were the club winning nine out of their final ten matches and defeating Brisbane twice including a 52–34

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in the final. Parramatta faced minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown who had defeated the Eels the week before, 16–8 to qualify for the Grand Final. The Grand Final was a low-scoring affair, with the Bulldogs defeating Parramatta 6–4. The Eels finished fourth in 1985 and, with defeats of Penrith and

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in the Grand Final, the scores ended at 9-all after a powerful Ray Price line-break lead to a try. Cronin missed the final conversion that would have broken the tied scores. After a period of extra time passed with the scores unchanged the two sides met in a replay the next weekend. In the replay

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For the 2018 season, Parramatta were predicted by many before the season to finish in the top 8 and challenge for the premiership. Those predictions were matched in the opening round of the season as Parramatta lead Penrith 14-0 early on but after a second half capitulation lost the game 24–14. In

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sitting 5th on the ladder but lost the match controversially 21–18 in front of 50,000 fans. In round 24 Parramatta were sitting 8th on the ladder and looked destined to play in the finals for the first time since 2009 and only needed to win one of their last two remaining games against sides lower

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kicked a conversion from out on the far touchline to send the game into extra time. Canterbury won in extra time 32–20. The loss was hard to take for Parramatta as they had beaten eventual premiers Brisbane twice during the regular season. In 1999, Parramatta led Melbourne 16–0 at halftime in the

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and eventual premiers Melbourne. Parramatta then went on to play premiership favorites Melbourne in the first qualifying final, going into the second half Parramatta had stunned everyone by leading the match and it took Melbourne the last play of the game to hold on and win 18–16. The following

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the Eels were defeated 30–24. There are several stories as to why Parramatta were unable to win the match in the years after the game. One such story was that The Parramatta players were "Nervous and Stiff" and were dressed in Miami Vice suits at the traditional NRL Grand Final Breakfast.

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to qualify for another Grand Final against Parramatta. The Grand Final would end without either side scoring a try, the first time this had happened in the history of the competition. Two successful goal attempts by Michael Cronin gave the Eels a 4–2 victory. Both Michael Cronin and

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33–0 and qualified to play Manly in the Grand Final. This qualification would continue the developing rivalry that the two clubs had developed since the 1970s. On Grand Final day, despite conceding the first try, Parramatta scored four tries before the half-time break. Manly's

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in the preliminary final in a game that Parramatta was expected to win. It was announced soon after the disastrous 2005 finals series that coach Brian Smith had been asked to stand down after the conclusion of the 2006 season, to be replaced by Newcastle coach

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and the players were placed under intense scrutiny but just a week after the loss, Arthur was given a two-year contract extension by the Parramatta board. The club would then go on to lose against North Queensland and last placed Penrith in the coming weeks.

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which saw them fall to seventh on the table. However, Parramatta would win their final three games in convincing fashion to finish fourth. In week one of the finals, Parramatta were defeated 27-8 by Penrith before bouncing back the following week against

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The first half of the 1990s continued this trend with notable players, such as Brett Kenny and Peter Sterling, retiring from the game. Parramatta were completely unable to replace players of this calibre via recruiting and consequently struggled. Coach

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Balmain in the final series, progressed to the Preliminary Final against Canterbury-Bankstown with a chance to qualify for a fifth straight Grand Final. However, Parramatta were defeated 26–0 and Canterbury-Bankstown would go on to win the Grand Final.

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in round 5. They then won the next five matches in a row to sit second on the competition ladder after ten rounds. By round 18, the club sat entrenched within the top four of the competition with a six-point gap ahead of the fifth and sixth placed

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The club qualified for the finals in 2002, finishing sixth, but failed to do so in 2004, finishing ninth. In 2005, the Eels won their second minor premiership but failed to convert the position into another Grand Final appearance losing 29–0 to The

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Parramatta finished with the wooden spoon, the club's tenth, in 1970, but with Ken Thornett returning finished fourth and again qualified for the play-offs in 1971. However, Parramatta again failed to progress in the minor semi, being defeated by

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in the major semi final. In a close match Parramatta narrowly defeated the Sea-Eagles with a late try to winger Graeme Atkins (who scored from a Peard bomb) and qualified for the club's first Grand Final. In the Grand Final, against the same

831:, Smith resigned on 15 May 2006 and was replaced by former Eels half-back Jason Taylor. Despite the team's low position on the ladder at the time, the team qualified for the finals in eighth position but were eliminated by minor premiers 322:

In the main premiership, Parramatta after a promising start fell off, losing seven and drawing one of nine games mid-season. A rush in the last six weeks saw them easily win five games to finished equal fifth (sixth on percentages) with

2277: 2403: 867:. Parramatta then completed a remarkable turnaround, going on to reach the grand final after sitting in 14th spot on the table after Round 18. They won 10 of their last 12 matches to make the grand final defeating minor premiers The 2385: 2439: 319:, and Keith Campbell. The Eels luckily avoided the wooden spoon in 1973 and 1974, but began the 1975 season by winning its first-ever senior trophy when they defeated Manly in their first-ever Pre-Season Cup (Wills Cup) final. 2063: 375:”) as an attacking technique. As the 1976 season progressed Parramatta emerged as one of the best performing sides, finishing second in the competition. In the major preliminary semi-final Parramatta decisively defeated 669:

competitions, various players became dislodged from their clubs. Parramatta, aligning with the ARL, were able to recruit ARL-aligned players from Super League-aligned clubs. This led to Parramatta signing star players

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in the preliminary final, achieving another narrow victory 6–5. However, in the minor semi-final Parramatta's courageous run of victories – achieved despite crippling injury toll – ended with a 22–12 defeat by Manly.

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week, Parramatta played against North Queensland in the sudden death elimination final. Parramatta led 10–6 at halftime but went on to lose the match 24–16 in what would be one of the biggest upsets of the season.

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1995 proved the Eels worst season since 1960, with the club finishing second last with only three wins in first grade, last in reserve grade and last in the club championship. Players from this era included current

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The 2015 season was a year to forget for Parramatta as they finished twelfth on the table. The highlights being in Round 1 when Parramatta defeated Manly 42-12 and Semi Radradra scoring 24 tries in 18 matches.

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The promise of 1949 was not fulfilled during the 1950s. Hey had been plagued by injury in his first two years at the club and retired as a player after 1949, with the result that Parramatta fell back to ninth

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from South Sydney, but the blue and golds, despite a promising start under captain-coach Boden with two early victories, won only one more game and returned to their familiar place at the foot of the ladder.

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setting tryscoring records beaten only during their golden age of the 1980s, the “Fruitpickers” as the club was popularly known, finished fifth with eight wins and four draws. The club also saw utility back

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replay was required and Parramatta were defeated 17–11, but Manly appeared to have scored the winning try on the seventh tackle. In 1979, Parramatta made it to the major semi-final but were defeated by

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recalled the week by saying "They came into the game under a shitload of pressure but for us, it was just a good time and a heap of fun. Parra were shitting themselves and we were having a good time".

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and finished the season as minor premiers. With a then-record 619 points and 21 victories, 1982 was statistically the club's most successful season. In the major semi-final Parramatta were defeated by

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of the season, Parramatta played against The Gold Coast with the loser almost certainly receiving the wooden spoon. Parramatta won the match 32–12 and Gold Coast were consigned to the wooden spoon.

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in 1956, Parramatta was almost completely reliant upon local juniors and not nearly enough quality players could be found for competitiveness; however, there were notable players like hardman prop

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scoring 3 tries. At the end of the season, Parramatta finished in 14th place on the ladder but if they had not been stripped of the 12 competition points they would have played in the finals.

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At the end of the 2019 regular season, Parramatta finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. In the elimination final against Brisbane, Parramatta won the match 58–0 at the new

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In 2012, things went from bad to worse at the club as Parramatta finished last for the first time since 1972. Towards the back end of the season, Kearney's contract was terminated and

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in the elimination final 40–4 to reach their first preliminary final since 2009. In the preliminary final, Parramatta pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the NRL era defeating

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Wests were actually half a win ahead but were docked one match point for playing a replacement player who had not played the full reserve grade match as was required at the time.

973:. On 12 September 2013, Stuart walked out on Parramatta to coach Canberra. On 16 October 2013, Brad Arthur was announced as the new head coach of Parramatta on a 3-year deal. 797:, finishing 5 points clear of the 2nd placed Bulldogs. Parramatta set a regular-season points scoring record in the premiership by scoring 839 points in 26 matches. Playing 388:

side they had defeated two weeks before, Parramatta were trailing 13–10 after 71 minutes. Receiving a penalty five metres from the goal line, the Eels formed a controversial

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12–8 followed and Parramatta qualified for the club's third Grand Final. Playing against Newtown, Parramatta led the Grand Final at half time, 7–6. A try to Newtown captain

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The “Super League war” that began in 1995 provided an opportunity for Parramatta to recruit notable players from other clubs. As players and clubs aligned with either the

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put the establishment of the club on hold and a Parramatta district club was not proposed again until 1946 when the club was successfully admitted into the Premiership.

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both went out as wooden spooners in their final year as players. The only thing memorable to come from the match was a last minute penalty goal kicked by Hindmarsh.

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In their first five seasons Parramatta had won 28 and drawn eight of their ninety matches for a not disrespectful 35.56 percent winning rate, but the period from

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In the 2007 season, Parramatta finished 5th on the ladder at the end of the regular season and once again made the preliminary final. This time against The

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for the first time in a finals game since 1965. Parramatta lead the match 18-8 before a second hald capitulation saw them lose 38-24 ending their season.

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as it was due to be demolished at seasons end to make way for a new 30,000-seat stadium. The final home game played at Parramatta Stadium was against The

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in front of 13,553 spectators. Parramatta went on to beat the Dragons 30–18. Parramatta's final game of 2016 saw them travel to New Zealand to play The

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than them on the table which were Canberra and Newcastle. Parramatta lost both matches and missed out on the finals series by two competition points.

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which ended their season. The loss against Melbourne was also the sixth time Parramatta had been defeated by Melbourne in a finals game since 1999.

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20–0, which allowed Manly to qualify for the Grand Final. With a second chance Parramatta rebounded in an extremely wet preliminary final to defeat

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The 2014 season started off in great style as Parramatta won 4 out of their first 6 matches. Parramatta then went into their Easter Monday clash at

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formation (now a banned movement in both Rugby codes) and pushed towards the goal line. The wedge collapsed before the goal line and Parramatta's

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winning four of their opening five matches. Throughout the 2022 regular season, Parramatta struggled with consistency. Although they defeated

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breaches, over a period of four years, resulted in it stripping the Eels of the twelve competition points the club has accrued so far in the

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a massive cull of the playing roster and twelve players were told that their services were no longer required as of next season. In May 2013

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twice, the club only managed to win more than three games consecutively on two separate occasions and lost to eventual wooden spooners the

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and were forced into a play-off for fifth position. Parramatta, on a roll, achieved a string of elimination play-off victories, defeating

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as their new coach on a three-year deal. In the opening round there was a lot of optimism and hope for the future as Parramatta defeated

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had the effect of forcing the club to discard large numbers of promising juniors. Their only notable recruit, star Queensland backrower

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in the Grand Final Parramatta trailed 0–24 at half-time. Despite a strong second-half performance from the Eels with two tries to both

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Between Round 12 and Round 22 of the 2019 season, Parramatta would go on to win 8 of their 10 games. In Round 22 against the

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attendance since 1986). However, the blue and golds lost three consecutive matches to end the season in thirteenth position.

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was to prove the most disastrous season in Parramatta's history, with the club, despite the recruitment of Toowoomba centre

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in fourth place, making the play-offs for the first time and emulating this feat in the lower grades. With new recruits

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Parramatta went on a merry-go-round with coaches: they had five in as many years from 1954 to 1958, and even former

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began in the mid-1930s with a formal proposal put to the NSWRL in 1936 by local Rugby League identities such as

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in round 6 of the competition. In round 14, Parramatta suffered an embarrassing 34–4 loss against arch-rivals

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scoring in the sixtieth minute Parramatta recorded a 21–8 victory and a second consecutive premiership.

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chose to make the Grand Final victory their last game in Rugby league and both retired from the game.

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was installed as caretaker coach. The last insult came in the final match of the season against The

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soon after half-time gave Newtown an 11–7 lead. However, Parramatta responded with a try to winger

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In Round 9 against Melbourne, Parramatta suffered one of their worst ever defeats losing 64–10 at

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During this period, in the wake of the resolution of the Super League War and the creation of the

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club which participated in the first year of competition before the club was absorbed into the

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in the Major Qualifying Final to exit from the series. The same scenario would reoccur in

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was formed in 1908, a club made up of Western Suburbs Rugby Union “defectors” formed the

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The following year, with Cumberland Oval unavailable, Parramatta played home matches at

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against Penrith, Parramatta trailed 18–0 at half-time before going on to lose 28–12.

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who were sitting bottom of the table. In round 22, Parramatta were defeated 26-0 by

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title revoked. On 19 July 2016 the Parramatta Leagues Club board was sacked by the

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game. 2016 would also prove to be the final year that Parramatta would play at

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with a squad comprising not only these notable Super League defectors, but also

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scored soon after the break, though it was their last try of the match and with

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whom they narrowly defeated 10–8. An extra time victory over minor Premiers

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for the first time since 1986. Parramatta lost both its finals matches to

626: 602: 490: 468: 397: 393: 389: 364: 339:(19–8) to qualify for the semi-finals in fifth position. Parramatta played 261: 257: 241: 124: 101: 1128:. The following week in the elimination final, Parramatta played against 1093:, Parramatta qualified for the 2019 finals series with a 36–12 victory at 2350:"Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28-20 in NRL elimination final" 1082: 938: 695: 691: 650: 646: 637:’s 1992 tour match with Parramatta) and former Australian representative 573: 507: 457: 372: 249: 217:, who played a record 170 consecutive grade games between 1954 and 1962. 210: 199: 1395: 2278:"WTF was that?! Eels implode with TWO howlers in 60 seconds of madness" 1962:"New Zealand Warriors vs Parramatta Eels highlights: NRL results, blog" 989: 806: 679: 590: 525: 453: 368: 265: 929:. Round 1 saw Parramatta get off to the perfect start by beating The 520:

Jack Gibson departed after the 1983 season and was replaced by former

1105: 396:, who held the ball at the apex of the wedge, was tackled by Manly's 229: 554:

There’s no doubt Parramatta have the biggest following in our game.

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for a then-record single-season fee in 1954 and prized Yass hooker

2452: 996:. In addition to being fined $ 1 million, Parramatta also had its 925:

For the 2011 NRL Season, Parramatta was managed by new head coach

863:, then the longest-serving CEO in the competition's history, with 131:

as captain-coach helped them to eighth with five wins and a draw.

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in Parramatta lie in the 19th century with the formation of the

1916:"Parramatta Leagues Club board sacked, administrator appointed" 237: 460:, Parramatta missed the finals for the first time since 1974. 76:

Agitation in the area for a local club to participate in the

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The 1997 season saw the recruitment of a new coach, former

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departed at the end of the 1989 season and was replaced by

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could not lift them off the bottom between 1958 and 1960.

175:

was to prove the most disastrous of any NSWRFL club since

2170:"Parramatta Eels sign coach Brad Arthur to new NRL deal" 1448:

Sydney Observatory Hill (066062) September 1982 rainfall

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and ran out 51-6 winners in front of a sold-out crowd.

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Apart from the recruitments of international backrower

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24–20 in Townsville to reach the Grand Final. In the

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who later had the title stripped due to the cheating.

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Round 2, Parramatta were humiliated 54-0 by Manly at

562:, NSWRL General Manager at the end of the 1987 season 1908: 436:

15–11 and lost the preliminary to Canterbury 20–14.

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