2010 Parramatta Eels season explained

Year:2010
Team Colour:gold
Font Colour:blue
League:NRL
League Rank:12th
League Wins:10
League Draws:0
League Losses:14
Points For:413
Points Against:491
Cup:World Club Challenge
Ceo Title:CEO
Coach Title:Coach
Stadium:Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
Avg Attendance:17,080 (Home)
17,892 (Home & Away)
Agg Attendance:204,957 (Home)
429,403 (Home & Away)
High Attendance:31,991 (30 April vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 8)
Top Goals: Luke Burt (63)
Top Points: Luke Burt (155)
List:yes
List Link:List of Parramatta Eels seasons

The 2010 Parramatta Eels season is the 64th in the club's history. Coached by Daniel Anderson and captained by Nathan Cayless and Nathan Hindmarsh, they competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. The Parramatta club finished the regular season in 12th place failing to make the finals for the first time in two years.

Summary

The Parramatta Eels were picked at the beginning of the year by many leading betting agencies to take out the premiership for 2010 following their surge of form which took them to the Grand Final in 2009. But, after a relatively poor to the season, and then a four-game winning streak, the Parramatta Eels once again returned to the inconsistent form of past seasons. This inconsistent form, recognised by all Rugby League fans, saw them miss out on the Top 8 in 2010.

After a season of unrelenting disappointment which saw five-eighth Daniel Mortimer dropped to reserve grade, centre Timana Tahu being suspended for an on-field confrontation against the Newcastle Knights and reports of player rifts, Daniel Anderson was sacked unceremoniously as Parramatta coach and replaced by New Zealand World Cup-winning coach Stephen Kearney.

Standings

National Youth Competition

Fixtures

Pre-season

DateRound Opponent VenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
14 FebruaryMatch 1 St George Illawarra DragonsME Bank Stadium, PerthLoss34–20Robson (2), K. Keating, UaiseleHumble 1, Mortimer 19,450
20 FebruaryMatch 2 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, PenrithLoss32–12B. Smith, BurtBurt 211,113
27 FebruaryMatch 3 Sydney RoostersBluetongue Central Coast Stadium, GosfordLoss40–14Reddy, Oake, MateoBurt 118,511

Home and away season

See main article: 2010 NRL season results.

DateRound Opponent VenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
12 MarchRound 1 St George Illawarra DragonsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–18Burt, GrotheBurt 2/218,293
21 MarchRound 2 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin24–20Burt 4/415,602
26 MarchRound 3 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLoss23–12Burt 2/2 21,318
3 AprilRound 4 Cronulla SharksToyota Stadium, WooloowareLoss11–0NilNil13,213
12 AprilRound 5 Canberra RaidersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss14–24Burt 1/3 15,122
18 AprilRound 6 South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin22–8Burt, Mortimer, TahuBurt 5/5 25,152
23 AprilRound 7 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleWin18–24Tahu (2), Burt, Inu, B. SmithBurt 4/4 11,335
30 AprilRound 8 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsStadium Australia, SydneyWin26–10Burt, Hayne, Inu, K. Keating, ReddyBurt 3/5 31,991
7–10 MayRound 9Bye
17 MayRound 10 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, ManlyWin12–19Burt 3/3 & FG: 1/1 15,602
22 MayRound 11 Cronulla SharksParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss18–22Burt 3/3 13,058
28 MayRound 12 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Stadium, KogarahLoss30–0Nil Nil 15,068
4 JuneRound 13 Melbourne StormParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin24–10Burt 4/5 7,572
11–14 JuneRound 14Bye
21 JuneRound 15 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleLoss4–6Burt 0/2 8,474
26 JuneRound 16 Brisbane BroncosParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss6–10Burt 1/2 15,929
4 JulyRound 17 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss35–6Burt 1/1 9,912
12 JulyRound 18 North Queensland CowboysParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin36–24Burt 6/6 11,177
17 JulyRound 19 Penrith PanthersPenrith Park, PenrithWin28–34Burt 5/6 22,582
23 JulyRound 20 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin16–32Burt 6/7 34,662
31 JulyRound 21 Sydney RoostersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–48Burt 2/2 19,824
6 AugustRound 22 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold CoastLoss12–34Burt 2/2 19,568
13 AugustRound 23 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneWin30–14Burt 5/5 38,193
22 AugustRound 24 Wests TigersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss18–20Burt 3/4 19,854
27 AugustRound 25 South SydneyANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss16–24Burt 2/3 19,098
4 SeptemberRound 26 New Zealand WarriorsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–26Burt 1/1, Inu 1/2 11,383

Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2010 NRL season as of 31 August 2010.[1]

Transfers

In:

Player2009 Club
St George Illawarra Dragons
Shane Shackleton Sydney Roosters
Timana TahuNSW Waratahs (Rugby union)

Out:

Player2010 Club
Joe Galuvao Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Todd Lowrie Melbourne Storm
Brett Finch Melbourne Storm (mid season 2009)
Kevin Kingston Penrith Panthers
Jeremy Latimore Cronulla Sutherland Sharks

Awards

The following awards were awarded in the post-season:[2]

References

  1. Web site: NRL Player Numbers - Parramatta Eels . 8 March 2022 . 27 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527011401/http://www.parraeels.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-numbers . dead .
  2. Web site: Honour Roll . parraeels.com.au . . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225003814/http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll . 25 February 2014 .