2022 Parramatta Eels season

Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2022 season

  • Australia Clinton Gutherson
    Samoa Junior Paulo
StadiumCommBank Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)Avg. attendance20,015 (Home)
19,966 (Home & Away)
39,696 (Finals Series)Agg. attendance240,185 (Home)
479,180 (Home & Away)
158,784 (Finals Series)High attendance29,134 (16 September vs Canberra Raiders, 1st Semi-final)
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The 2022 Parramatta Eels season was the 76th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo, they competed in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership.[1]

Summary

Parramatta finished the 2022 regular season in fourth place. The season saw a club record membership tally of 34,264.[2] Along the way, the club defeated Penrith the defending premiers twice, the first of which was a 22–20 victory at Penrith Stadium which ended their long winning streak at the ground. The club also defeated Melbourne both home and away. Although the club finished within the top four, many pundits and experts wrote off Parramatta's premiership chances. In week one of the finals, Parramatta were beaten 27-8 by Penrith with Mitchell Moses being taken off injured in the second half. The following week in the elimination final, Parramatta comfortably defeated Canberra 40–4. This would set up a preliminary final meeting against North Queensland in Townsville. Parramatta headed into the game as outsiders but pulled off one of the biggest upsets in 2022 and NRL finals history defeating North Queensland 24–20. In the 2022 NRL Grand Final, Parramatta played against fellow Western Sydney club Penrith. Parramatta would go into the half-time break 18-0 down and would eventually lose 28–12 with Clinton Gutherson and Jakob Arthur scoring Parramatta's tries.[3][4][5]

Squad information

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2022 NRL season.[6]

Parramatta Eels
Top 30 squad Extended squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Steve Murphy
  • Ryan Carr
  • Jordan Rankin (NSW Cup coach)
  • Dean Feeney (Jersey Flegg coach)
  • Paul McGregor (Coaching consultant)
  • Michael Ennis (Coaching consultant)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 4 October 2022
Source(s): Eels Team Profiles


Transfers

In:

Nat. Pos. Name From Transfer window Date Ref.
Australia HK Mitch Rein Gold Coast Titans Pre-season October 2021 [7]
New Zealand WG Bailey Simonsson Canberra Raiders Pre-season December 2021 [8]
Australia FB Josh Tuipulotu Youth Pre-season December 2021
New Zealand PR Ofahiki Ogden Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Pre-season February 2022 [9]

Out:

Nat. Pos. Name To Transfer window Date Ref.
Australia WG Blake Ferguson Green Rockets Tokatsu (rugby union) Pre-season September 2021 [10]
Australia HK Joey Lussick St Helens Pre-season September 2021 [10]
Tonga WG Michael Oldfield Southport Tigers Pre-season September 2021 [10]
Australia PR Sam Hughes Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Pre-season September 2021 [10]
Australia FE Will Smith Gold Coast Titans Pre-season October 2021 [11]
Australia LK Keegan Hipgrave Retirement Pre-season November 2021 [12]

Pre-season

20 February 2022 Parramatta Eels 22 – 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: TBA[13]
26 February 2022 Penrith Panthers 0 – 36 Parramatta Eels Sydney
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
 Report Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: TBA[14]
Referee: Ben Cummins

Home and away season

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 20 0 4 1 636 330 +306 42
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 1 573 364 +209 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys 24 17 0 7 1 633 361 +272 36
4 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 1 608 489 +119 34
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 1 657 410 +247 32
6 Sydney Roosters 24 15 0 9 1 635 434 +201 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 14 0 10 1 604 474 +130 30
8 Canberra Raiders 24 14 0 10 1 524 461 +63 30
9 Brisbane Broncos 24 13 0 11 1 514 550 −36 28
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 12 0 12 1 469 569 −100 26
11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 0 15 1 490 595 −105 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 7 0 17 1 383 575 −192 16
13 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 1 455 650 −205 14
14 Newcastle Knights 24 6 0 18 1 372 662 −290 14
15 New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 1 408 700 −292 14
16 Wests Tigers 24 4 0 20 1 352 679 −327 10

Result by round

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Round 1: 13 March 2022 Parramatta Eels 32–28 Gold Coast Titans Sydney
16:05 AEDT
 Tries:
Russell rugby ball 3', 7', 33'
Lane rugby ball 18'
Blake rugby ball 28'
Goals:
Moses 6/8 rugby goalposts icon 9', 30', 33', 66 pen', 71 pen', 79 pen'
 Report
Details 		Tries:
Sami rugby ball 10', 41'
Kelly rugby ball 23', 37'
Clark rugby ball 35'
Goals:
Sexton 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 12', 25', 36', 43'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 18,211
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 2: 19 March 2022 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18–16 Parramatta Eels Sydney
17:30 AEDT
 Tries:
Mulitalo rugby ball 11'
Katoa rugby ball 28'
Tracey rugby ball 57'
Wilton rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Hynes 1/4 rugby goalposts icon 80'
 Report
Details 		Tries:
Moses rugby ball 39'
Mahoney rugby ball 62'
Goals:
Gutherson 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 40', 49 pen', 54 pen', 63'
 Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 11,459
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 3: 26 March 2022 Melbourne Storm 24–28 (g.p.) Parramatta Eels Melbourne
15:30 AEDT
 Tries:
B. Smith rugby ball 11'
Meaney rugby ball 37', 43'
Papenhuyzen rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Papenhuyzen 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 13', 38', 44', 76'
 Report
Details 		Tries:
Gutherson rugby ball 17'
Blake rugby ball 33'
Opacic rugby ball 58'
Stone rugby ball 70', 81'
Goals:
Moses 4/4 rugby goalposts icon 19', 34', 60', 72'
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,691
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 4: 3 April 2022 Parramatta Eels 48–14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney
18:15 AEST
 Tries:
D. Brown rugby ball 6'
Moses rugby ball 16', 75'
N. Brown rugby ball 43'
Mahoney rugby ball 50'
Gutherson rugby ball 52'
Blake rugby ball 59', 67'
Goals:
Moses 8/8 rugby goalposts icon 7', 18', 44', 51', 54', 60', 69', 76'
 Report
Details 		Tries:
Bird rugby ball 34'
Sims rugby ball 70'
Goals:
Lomax 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 35', 40 pen', 71'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 19,711
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 5: 9 April 2022 Gold Coast Titans 20–26 Parramatta Eels Gold Coast
19:35 AEST
 Tries:
Sami rugby ball 51'
Clark rugby ball 59'
Fifita rugby ball 66'
Marzhew rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Sexton 2/4 rugby goalposts icon 61', 68'
 Report
Details 		Tries:
Gutherson rugby ball 18', 32'
Simonsson rugby ball 25'
Matterson rugby ball 46'
D. Brown rugby ball 71'
Goals:
Moses 3/5 rugby goalposts icon 33', 47', 72'
Sin bin:
Paulo yellow card 61' to 71'
 Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 14,478
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 6: 17 April 2022 Parramatta Eels 20–21 Wests Tigers Sydney
16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 28,336[15]
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 7: 24 April 2022 Newcastle Knights 2–39 Parramatta Eels Newcastle
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 25,169[16]
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 8: 30 April 2022 Parramatta Eels 4–35 North Queensland Cowboys Darwin
19:05 ACST (UTC+09:30)
 Report Stadium: TIO Stadium
Attendance: 10,017[17]
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 9: 6 May 2022 Penrith Panthers 20–22 Parramatta Eels Sydney
19:55 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 21,548[18]
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 10: 15 May 2022 Sydney Roosters 31–24 Parramatta Eels Brisbane
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 43,401[19]
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 11: 20 May 2022 Parramatta Eels 22–20 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney
19:55 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 18,778[20]
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 12: 29 May 2022 Canberra Raiders 20–28 Parramatta Eels Canberra
16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 16,244[21]
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 13 (Bye for Parramatta Eels)
Round 14: 13 June 2022 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34–4 Parramatta Eels Sydney
16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 20,184[22]
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 15: 18 June 2022 Parramatta Eels 26–16 Sydney Roosters Sydney
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 21,757[23]
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 16: 2 July 2022 South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–12 Parramatta Eels Sydney
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 10,102[24]
Referee: Ben Cummins
Round 17: 9 July 2022 Wests Tigers 20–28 Parramatta Eels Sydney
19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 13,214[25]
Referee: Chris Butler
Round 18: 15 July 2022 Parramatta Eels 28–18 New Zealand Warriors Sydney
19:55 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 12,279[26]
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 19: 21 July 2022 Parramatta Eels 14–36 Brisbane Broncos Sydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 11,017[27]
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 20: 29 July 2022 Parramatta Eels 34–10 Penrith Panthers Sydney
19:55 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,912[28]
Referee: Todd Smith
Round 21: 5 August 2022 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 20–36 Parramatta Eels Sydney
19:55 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: 4 Pines Park
Attendance: 17,134[29]
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 22: 12 August 2022 Parramatta Eels 0–26 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney
19:55 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 22,958[30]
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 23: 20 August 2022 Parramatta Eels 42–6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,451[31]
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 24: 25 August 2022 Brisbane Broncos 6–53 Parramatta Eels Brisbane
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 30,371[32]
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 25: 1 September 2022 Parramatta Eels 22–14 Melbourne Storm Sydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 23,758[33]
Referee: Ashley Klein

Finals series

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
9 September – Sydney
1 Penrith Panthers27
4 Parramatta Eels816 September – Sydney
Parramatta Eels40
10 September – Melbourne Canberra Raiders424 September – Sydney
5 Melbourne Storm20 Penrith Panthers32
8 Canberra Raiders28 South Sydney Rabbitohs122 October – Sydney
Penrith Panthers28
11 September – Sydney23 September – Townsville Parramatta Eels12
6 Sydney Roosters14 North Queensland Cowboys20
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs3017 September – Sydney Parramatta Eels24
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks12
10 September – Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs38
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks30
3 North Queensland Cowboys32

Matches

QF1: 9 September 2022 Penrith Panthers 27–8 Parramatta Eels Sydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 21,863[34]
Referee: Gerard Sutton
SF1: 16 September 2022 Parramatta Eels 40–4 Canberra Raiders Sydney
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 29,134[35]
Referee: Ashley Klein
PF2: 23 September 2022 North Queensland Cowboys 20–24 Parramatta Eels Townsville
19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)
 Report Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Attendance: 25,372[36]
Referee: Grant Atkins
GF: 2 October 2022 Penrith Panthers 28–12 Parramatta Eels Sydney
19:30 AEDT
 Tries:
To'o rugby ball 17', 45'
Crichton rugby ball 10'
Sorensen rugby ball 27'
Staines rugby ball 58'
Goals:
Cleary 4/6 (12', 21' pen, 28', 60')
 Report Tries:
Gutherson rugby ball 76'
Arthur rugby ball 77'
Goals:
Moses 2/2 (76', 78')
 Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 82,415
Referee: Ashley Klein

References

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  21. ^ "NRL: Raiders v Eels – GIO Stadium".
  22. ^ "NRL: Bulldogs v Eels – Accor Stadium".
  23. ^ "NRL: Eels v Roosters – CommBank Stadium".
  24. ^ "NRL: Rabbitohs v Eels – Accor Stadium".
  25. ^ "NRL: Tigers v Eels – Leichhardt Oval".
  26. ^ "NRL: Eels v Warriors – CommBank Stadium".
  27. ^ "NRL: Eels v Broncos – CommBank Stadium".
  28. ^ "NRL: Eels v Panthers – CommBank Stadium".
  29. ^ "NRL: Sea Eagles v Eels – 4 Pines Park".
  30. ^ "NRL: Eels v Rabbitohs – CommBank Stadium".
  31. ^ "NRL: Eels v Bulldogs – CommBank Stadium".
  32. ^ "NRL: Broncos v Eels – Suncorp Stadium".
  33. ^ "NRL: Eels v Storm – CommBank Stadium".
  34. ^ "NRL: QF – Panthers v Eels – BlueBet Stadium".
  35. ^ "NRL: SF – Eels v Raiders – CommBank Stadium".
  36. ^ "NRL: PF – Cowboys v Eels – Queensland Country Bank Stadium".
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