2021 Parramatta Eels season
Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2021 season
2021 Parramatta Eels season NRL Rank6th Play-off result Semi-finalists (Lost 8–6 vs Penrith Panthers , 2nd Semi Final ) World Club Challenge 2021 record Wins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9 Points scored For: 566; against: 457 CEO Jim Sarantinos Coach Brad Arthur Captain Stadium Bankwest Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) Cbus Super Stadium (Capacity: 27,400) attendance14,772 (Home) 15,825 (Home & Away) 5,549 (Finals Series) attendance162,490 (Home) 363,977 (Home & Away) 11,098 (Finals Series) High attendance 25,711 (7 May vs Sydney Roosters , Round 9 ) Tries Maika Sivo (17)Goals Mitchell Moses (66)Points Mitchell Moses (146)
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]
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
Michael Oldfield – WG , CE
Tom Opacic – CE
Isaiah Papali'i – SR , LK
Junior Paulo – PR
Will Penisini – CE , WG
Hayze Perham – FB , CE , FE
Jordan Rankin – FE , FB , HB
Maika Sivo – WG
Will Smith – FE , FB , HK
Ray Stone – LK , SR , LK
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice-captain(s)
Updated: 13 May 2021 Source(s): Eels Team Profiles
Transfers
In:
Out:
Pre-season
Home and away season
League table
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
Matches
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