The 2014 Parramatta Eels Season was the 68th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and captained by Jarryd Hayne and Tim Mannah, they competed in the NRL's 2014 Telstra Premiership. The Parramatta club finished the regular season 10th out of 16 teams, failing to make the play-offs.
Summary Parramatta were determined to continue their rebuilding process in the off season after receiving the wooden spoon two years running. The club achieved this by releasing 12 players and signing more in key areas to help them reach success in the 2014 season. Some notable players are:
William Hopoate Corey Norman Lee Mossop Nathan Peats
Parramatta also recruited a new coach in Brad Arthur, formerly an assistant coach at the club, as Ricky Stuart reneged on the final two years of his contract. This was in order to return to his hometown of Canberra and coach the Raiders, the team he played for during his youth.
Parramatta started strongly in the 2014 season, defeating the New Zealand Warriors 36–16 at Pirtek Stadium in their opening round, a mirror of twelve months previous where they also defeated the Warriors 40–10. After a 42-24 victory over Cronulla in round 9, Parramatta sat third on the table.
The Eels missed out on the finals for a fifth consecutive year. The club only needed to win one of their remaining two matches against either Newcastle or Canberra to reach the finals with both of these teams being out of contention for the finals themselves. Parramatta would lose 42-12 against Newcastle in round 25. The following week, a loss to the Canberra Raiders in round 26 of the season, ensured the club would miss out. The loss had added bitterness as Canberra were coached by former Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart.
Standings National Rugby League
National Youth Competition 2014 NYC season Team 1 Newcastle Knights2417252828554+274402 Brisbane Broncos2416172686618+68373 Parramatta Eels2416082812576+236364 St. George Illawarra Dragons2416082728512+216365 Sydney Roosters2415182755545+210356 Wests Tigers24151182682570+112357 South Sydney Rabbitohs24130112574598-24308 New Zealand Warriors (P)24121112733544+189299 Penrith Panthers24121112617552+652910 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles24121112632716-842911 Melbourne Storm24120122532590582812 North Queensland Cowboys2480162547793-2462013 Canberra Raiders2480162595890-2952014 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2462162525726-20118 15 Gold Coast Titans2460182584757-1731616 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2430212523812-28910
Fixtures Auckland Nines
Pre-season Match No.HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and time (Local)VenueAttendance 1 Parramatta Eels 20 – 20 Wests TigersSaturday, 13 February, 7:40 PMANZAC Oval3,284 Source:
Home and away season
RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and time (Local)VenueAttendance 1 Parramatta Eels36 – 16 New Zealand Warriors9 March 2014, 3:00pmPirtek Stadium14,397 2 Sydney Roosters 56 – 4 Parramatta Eels15 March 2014, 7:30pmAllianz Stadium13,269 3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 – 18 Parramatta Eels23 March 2014, 3:00pmBrookvale Oval14,135 4 Parramatta Eels 32 – 16 Penrith Panthers29 March 2014, 5:30pmPirtek Stadium14,448 5 Brisbane Broncos18 – 25 Parramatta Eels4 April 2014, 7:40pmSuncorp Stadium32,009 6 Parramatta Eels 14 – 12 Sydney Roosters12 April 2014, 5:30pmPirtek Stadium 15,312 7 Parramatta Eels18 – 21 Wests Tigers21 April 2014, 4:00pmANZ Stadium, Sydney50,688 8 North Queensland Cowboys42 – 14 Parramatta Eels26 April 2014, 5:30pm1300SMILES Stadium13,285 9 Parramatta Eels42 – 24 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks12 May 2014, 7:00pmPirtek Stadium12,541 10 Parramatta Eels36 – 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 May 2014, 3:00pmPirtek Stadium18,631Bye Round 12 Penrith Panthers38 – 12 Parramatta Eels30 May 2014, 7:45pmSportingbet Stadium19,141 13 Parramatta Eels18 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys6 June 2014, 7:40pmPirtek Stadium10,142 14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs12 – 22 Parramatta Eels15 June 2014, 3:00pmANZ Stadium, Sydney24,012 15 Melbourne Storm46 – 20 Parramatta Eels22 June 2014, 2:00pmAAMI Park12,635 16 Parramatta Eels10 – 16 Newcastle Knights29 June 2014, 3:00pmPirtek Stadium15,566Bye Round 18 New Zealand Warriors48 – 0 Parramatta Eels12 July 2014, 7:30pmMt Smart Stadium14,087 19 Parramatta Eels12 – 32 South Sydney Rabbitohs18 July 2014, 7:40pmPirtek Stadium16,125 20 Gold Coast Titans18 – 24 Parramatta Eels26 July 2014, 5:30pmCbus Super Stadium14,175 21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks12 – 32 Parramatta Eels2 August 2014,3:00pmRemondis Stadium12,798 22 Parramatta Eels18 – 10 Canberra Raiders9 August 2014, 8:30pmTIO Stadium9,527 23 Parramatta Eels16 – 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs15 August 2014, 7:45pmANZ Stadium, Sydney30,394 24 Parramatta Eels22 – 12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles22 August 2014, 7:45 pmPirtek Stadium17,706 25 Newcastle Knights42 – 12 Parramatta Eels30 August 2014, 3:00 pmHunter Stadium18,558 26 Canberra Raiders33 – 20 Parramatta Eels 6 September 2014, 5:30 pmGIO Stadium Canberra13,706 Source:
Representative call ups
Domestic PlayerTeamCall-upCE William Hopoate NSW City 2014 City vs Country Origin Darcy Lussick NSW City 2014 City vs Country OriginCE William Hopoate NSW 2014 State of Origin SeriesFB Jarryd Hayne NSW 2014 State of Origin Series
International PlayerTeamCall-upWG Semi Radradra Fiji 2014 Pacific TestWG Vai Toutai Tonga v PNG, 16 October 2014CE John Folau Tonga v PNG, 16 October 2014 Mark Daoud Lebanon Hayne–Mannah CupCE Fabian Goodall Fiji Hayne–Mannah Cup
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