The Western Sydney Derby is the rivalry between the Parramatta Eels and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
History Parramatta entered the NSWRL now NRL competition in 1947, meanwhile Penrith entered 20 years later in 1967. Parramatta are the closest NRL team to Penrith geographically.
Former Penrith and current Parramatta player Reagan Campbell-Gillard spoke about Penrith and Parramatta saying "As a Penrith junior, you come through the system to hate them. “I also don't like that word but it is. It doesn't matter what form you're in, it's a game you get up for".
In 2002, Parramatta thrashed the Penrith 64–6, this coming after a season in which Parramatta finished first on the ladder and Penrith last. But they would not meet again until Round 26, 2003, when Penrith, in front of a then-record crowd defeated Parramatta 40–22 denying the Eels a place in the finals (Parramatta had to win by 28+ points). Penrith went on to win the premiership that year. Round 17, 2009 saw a Penrith win by 38–34 in which the lead changed several times, before Parramatta recorded a huge 48–6 win in the penultimate round of the 2009 NRL season.
In the 2010 NRL season, Parramatta came from 22–0 down at half-time against Penrith to win 34–28 at Penrith Park with Parramatta player Jarryd Hayne starring with a man of the match performance.
Since Penrith entered the competition in 1967, the two clubs have played each other five times in the finals. The last being the 2022 NRL Grand Final which Penrith won 28-12. In round 5 of the 2020 NRL season, Parramatta came back from a 10–0 deficit at the 61st minute to beat Penrith 16–10, that would be Penrith's only loss in the 2020 NRL regular season that year as Penrith finished as minor premiers.
In round 9 of the 2022 NRL season, Parramatta defeated Penrith 22-20 at Penrith Park. It was Penrith's first loss of the season and it also ended the clubs 21-match winning streak at the ground. Parramatta were the only team to defeat Penrith twice in the 2022 NRL season. The two teams met twice in the finals series, with Penrith winning both matches en route to their second consecutive premiership.
In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, Parramatta met Penrith in the grand final rematch. Parramatta went into the game having started the season winless. Parramatta lead the match 16-8 with less than seven minutes to play but Penrith levelled the scores at 16-16 after Nathan Cleary kicked a 40 metre field goal with seconds remaining. In golden point extra-time, Mitchell Moses kicked a field goal to win the game for Parramatta 17-16. In round 26, Parramatta pulled off one of the upsets of the season, defeating Penrith 32-18. Before the match, Penrith were sitting top of the table meanwhile Parramatta were sat 11th on the table and were unable to qualify for the finals. In round 23 of the 2024 NRL season, Penrith staged one of the best comebacks in recent memory as they came from 16 points down to defeat Parramatta 36-34. Penrith scored three converted tries in six minutes to claim the victory.
Results Team Played Won Drawn PS PD Parramatta Eels 128 69 1 2358 +248 Penrith Panthers 128 58 1 2110 -248 As of 28 March 2026
NRL results Date Season Round Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance Report + F1= Finals Week 1, EF= Elimination Final, PF= Premliminary Final, GF= Grand FinalSunday, 28 May196710 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 12,917 Saturday, 12 August196721 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 5,368 Sunday, 14 July196816 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 13,163 Sunday, 30 March19691 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 11,338 Sunday, 15 June196912 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 14,572 Sunday, 12 April19703 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 10,065 Sunday, 28 June197014 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 8,825 Sunday, 18 April19714 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 9,125 Sunday, 4 July197115 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 13,375 Saturday, 13 May19729 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 3,174 Sunday, 6 August197220 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 4,100 Sunday, 6 May19737 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 8,676 Sunday, 22 July197318 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 4,381 Sunday, 19 May19748 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 6,526 Sunday, 4 August197419 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 5,931 Sunday, 4 May19757 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 8,949 Sunday, 27 July197518 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 10,290 Sunday, 30 May197611 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 13,570 Sunday, 22 August197622 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 15,342 Sunday, 1 May19777 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 15,288 Sunday, 24 July197718 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 12,308 Sunday, 21 May19789 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 10,859 Sunday, 6 August197820 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 9,140 Saturday, 5 May19797 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 6,992 Saturday, 21 July197918 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 10,732 Sunday, 4 May19806 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 13,423 Saturday, 14 June198012 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 5,775 Sunday, 27 June19817 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 14,736 Sunday, 2 August198118 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCumberland Oval 9,682 Sunday, 21 March19824 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersBelmore Oval 6,453 Sunday, 27 June198218 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 16,478 Saturday, 12 March19833 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersBelmore Oval 5,024 Sunday, 19 June198317 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 9,584 Sunday, 27 May198413 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersBelmore Oval 9,086 Sunday, 26 August198426 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 20,523 Sunday, 21 April19856 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 14,607 Monday, 15 July198519 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersSydney Cricket Ground 8,080 Sunday, 20 April19867 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 15,360 Sunday, 20 July198620 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 21,049 Sunday, 24 May198713 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 20,002 Monday, 31 August198726 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 8,155 Sunday, 27 March198818 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 11,611 Friday, 22 July198819 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 9,174 Sunday, 2 April19893 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 12,070 Saturday, 29 July198918 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 8,481 Sunday, 18 March19901 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 15,036 Saturday, 14 July199016 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 13,137 Sunday, 16 June199112 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 12,349 Sunday, 14 June199211 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 11,006 Sunday, 14 March19931 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 10,782 Sunday, 16 July199316 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 13,191 Sunday, 24 April19947 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 12,045 Sunday, 28 August199422 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 10,819 Sunday, 12 March19951 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 10,340 Sunday, 27 August199522 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium 6,020 Sunday, 30 August199622 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 3,870 Saturday, 14 March19981 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium12,222Saturday, 8 August199822 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium10,214Sunday, 4 April19995 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium13,027Sunday, 8 August199923 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium19,060Saturday, 8 April200010 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium16,172Sunday, 7 September200016 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium18,371Saturday, 17 February20011 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersANZ Stadium54,833Sunday, 27 May200114 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium14,019Sunday, 17 March20021 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium13,348Sunday, 7 September200326 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium22,304Saturday, 26 June200416 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium20,567Saturday, 28 August200425 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium14,280Friday, 1 April20054 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium15,119Sunday, 5 June200513 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium18,519Sunday, 9 April20065 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium14,194Friday, 19 May200611 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium16,764Friday, 13 April20075 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium18,746Saturday, 3 May20088 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium18,724Sunday, 6 July200817 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium14,012Sunday, 5 July200917 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium16,845Friday, 28 August200925 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium20,237Saturday, 17 July201019 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium22,582Friday, 18 March20112 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium15,974Saturday, 16 July201119 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium17,333Friday, 23 March20124 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium13,788Saturday, 23 June201216 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium15,275Monday, 29 April20137 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium14,211Saturday, 29 March20144 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium14,448Friday, 29 May201412 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium19,141Saturday, 29 May201512 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium17,821Saturday, 8 August201522 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersTIO Stadium8,340Sunday, 3 April20165 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium15,600Sunday, 17 July201619 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium15,251Saturday, 22 April20178 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersANZ Stadium14,070Sunday, 11 March20181 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersBlueBet Stadium21,506Sunday, 8 April20185 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersStadium Australia10,061Sunday, 17 March20191 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsBlueBet Stadium12,604Thursday, 23 May201911 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersBankwest Stadium16,228Friday, 12 June20205 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersBankwest Stadium507Friday, 11 September202018 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsBlueBet Stadium3,955Friday, 2 July202116 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsBlueBet Stadium0Friday, 3 September202125 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCbus Super Stadium8,580Friday, 6 May20229 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsBlueBet Stadium21,348Friday, 29 July202220 Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCommbank Stadium26,912Thursday, 23 March20234Parramatta Eels Penrith PanthersCommbank Stadium16,342Thursday, 24 August202326 Penrith PanthersParramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 21,525 Friday, 15 March20242 Penrith Panthers Parramatta EelsPenrith Stadium 21,522 Friday, 9 August202423 Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers Commbank Stadium 18,852 Sunday, 1 June202513 Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels Commbank Stadium 21,282 Sunday, 13 July202519 Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers Commbank Stadium 22,792 Saturday, 28 March20264 Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels Commbank Stadium 22,813
Finals series This table only shows competitive finals series matches.