2021 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 6th | |||
Play-off result | Semi-finalists (Lost 8–6 vs Penrith Panthers, 2nd Semi Final) | |||
World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
2021 record | Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9 | |||
Points scored | For: 566; against: 457 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Jim Sarantinos | |||
Coach |
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Captain | ||||
Stadium |
Bankwest Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) Cbus Super Stadium (Capacity: 27,400) | |||
Avg. attendance | 14,772 (Home) 15,825 (Home & Away) 5,549 (Finals Series) | |||
Agg. attendance | 162,490 (Home) 363,977 (Home & Away) 11,098 (Finals Series) | |||
High attendance | 25,711 (7 May vs Sydney Roosters, Round 9) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries |
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Goals |
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Points |
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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]
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]
The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2021 NRL season. [5]
In:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
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CE | Tom Opacic |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [6] |
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LK | Isaiah Papali'i |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [6] |
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HK | Joey Lussick |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [6] |
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CE | Michael Oldfield |
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Pre-season | November 2020 | [7] |
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LK | Keegan Hipgrave |
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Pre-season | November 2020 | [7] |
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HK | Nathaniel Roache |
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Pre-season | November 2020 | [7] |
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SR | Bryce Cartwright |
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Pre-season | November 2020 | [8] |
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PR | Wiremu Greig |
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Mid-season | March 2021 | [9] |
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CE | Hayze Perham |
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Mid-season | April 2021 | [10] |
Out:
Nat. | Pos. | Name | To | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
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PR | Stefano Utoikamanu |
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Pre-season | January 2020 | [11] [12] |
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PR | Kane Evans |
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Pre-season | August 2020 | [13] [12] |
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SR | David Gower | Retired | Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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PR | Peni Terepo | Retired | Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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FE | Jai Field |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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SR | Andrew Davey |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] [14] |
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HK | Rhys Davies |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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HB | Jaeman Salmon |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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CE | Brad Takairangi |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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HK | Kyle Schneider | Released | Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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FB | Watson Heleta |
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Pre-season | October 2020 | [12] |
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WG | George Jennings |
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Pre-season | November 2020 | [15] |
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PR | Daniel Alvaro |
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Pre-season | December 2020 | [16] |
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CE | Michael Jennings | Released | Mid-season | May 2021 | [17] |
Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
1 |
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6 – 28 |
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Thursday, 18 February, 6:00 pm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | 0 | |||||
2 |
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16 – 6 |
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Saturday, 27 February, 7:30 pm | Panthers Stadium | ||||||
Source: [18] [19] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 |
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24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 815 | 316 | +499 | 44 |
2 |
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24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 676 | 286 | +390 | 44 |
3 |
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24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 775 | 453 | +322 | 42 |
4 |
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 744 | 492 | +252 | 34 |
5 |
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 630 | 489 | +141 | 34 |
6 |
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24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 566 | 457 | +109 | 32 |
7 |
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24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 428 | 571 | −143 | 26 |
8 |
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 580 | 583 | −3 | 22 |
9 |
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 520 | 556 | −36 | 22 |
10 |
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 481 | 578 | −97 | 22 |
11 |
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24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 474 | 616 | −142 | 18 |
12 |
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24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 453 | 624 | −171 | 18 |
13 |
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24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 500 | 714 | −214 | 18 |
14 |
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24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 446 | 695 | −249 | 16 |
15 |
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24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 460 | 748 | −288 | 16 |
16 |
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24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 340 | 710 | −370 | 8 |
Notes: a ^ For rounds 16 and 21, matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
10 September – Sunshine Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 |
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11 September – Townsville |
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5 |
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8 |
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12 September – Rockhampton | 24 September – Brisbane |
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6 |
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7 |
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11 September – Townsville |
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2 |
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3 |
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Round | Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time (local) | Venue | Attendance | |||||||
EF2 |
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28 – 20 |
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Sunday, 12 September, 4:05 pm | Browne Park | 5,087 | |||
SF2 |
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8 – 6 |
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Saturday, 18 September, 7:50 pm | BB Print Stadium | 6,011 | |||
Source: [20] |