2023 Parramatta Eels season explained

Year:2023
Team Colour:gold
Font Colour:blue
League:NRL
League Rank:10th
League Wins:12
League Losses:12
Points For:587
Points Against:574
Ceo Title:CEO
Ceo:Jim Sarantinos
Coach Title:Coach
Stadium:CommBank Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg Attendance:18,314
21,195
Agg Attendance:219,773
508,670
High Attendance:26,755
Top Tries: Maika Sivo (20)
Top Goals: Mitchell Moses (69)
Top Points: Mitchell Moses (169)
List:yes
List Link:Parramatta Eels#History

The 2023 Parramatta Eels season was the 77th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo, they competed in the NRL's 2023 Telstra Premiership but did not qualify for the finals. The club had 35,015 members for the year.

Background

The Parramatta Eels kicked off the 2023 NRL season on 2 March against the Melbourne Storm at home, however lost 12-16 in golden point extra time. The Eels' first victory of the season was in round 4 against the Penrith Panthers (17-16 golden point) in the Western Sydney Derby at home. In round 26, Parramatta jeopardised Penrith's minor premiership run by defeating them 32-18 at BlueBet Stadium. The following week, the Eels had a bye and finished tenth in the competition.

Squad information

The NRL playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2023 NRL season is listed below.

Transfers

In:

NameFromTransfer windowDate
Pre-season December 2021 [1]
Pre-season May 2022 [2]
Pre-season June 2022 [3]
Pre-season October 2022 [4]
Pre-season November 2022 [5]
Pre-season November 2022 [6]
Mid-season April 2023 [7]
Mid-season May 2023 [8]
Mid-season July 2023 [9]

Out:

NameToTransfer windowDate
Pre-season November 2021 [10]
Pre-season November 2021 [11]
Pre-season November 2021 [12]
Pre-season December 2021 [13]
Pre-season December 2021 [14]
Pre-season August 2022 [15]
Hurricanes (rugby union) Pre-season September 2022 [16] [17]
Pre-season September 2022 [18]
Pre-season September 2022 [19]
Mid-season March 2023 [20]
Mid-season May 2023 [21] [22]
Retired Mid-season June 2023 [23]

Pre-season

See main article: 2023 NRL pre-season results.

Regular season

See main article: 2023 NRL season.

Matches

See main article: 2023 NRL season results. The league fixtures were announced on 10 November 2022.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eels confirm double signature amid mass exodus . 9 December 2021 .
  2. Web site: Eels confirm double signing for 2023 . 31 May 2022 .
  3. Web site: Eels set to land shock move for Knights' forward . 17 June 2022 .
  4. Web site: Parramatta Eels Announce Key Player Signings . 7 October 2022 .
  5. Web site: Eels announce two new signings . 10 November 2022 .
  6. https://twitter.com/TheParraEels/status/1594552669716115457
  7. https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/04/28/andrew-davey-returns-to-eels/
  8. https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/05/23/parramatta-eels-announce-signing-of-joe-ofahengaue/
  9. https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/07/25/joey-lussick-returns-to-parramatta-eels/
  10. Web site: Niukore signed on four-year contract from 2023 . 10 November 2021 .
  11. Web site: Wests Tigers sign Isaiah Papali'i . 18 November 2021 .
  12. Web site: 'Haven't got a clue': Club legends slam 'pathetic' Eels after losing Mahoney to rivals . 26 November 2021 .
  13. Web site: Stone to join Dolphins for 2023 . 7 December 2021 .
  14. Web site: Kaufusi a Sharks signing for 2023 . 22 December 2021 .
  15. Web site: Robins capture NRL Star Opacic on two-year deal . 10 August 2022 .
  16. Web site: Solomone Naiduki .
  17. Web site: Naiduki, Nalaga to make Hurricanes debut - FijiLive . 11 February 2023 .
  18. Web site: 2023 starts here: The boys are back in Belmore . 7 November 2022 .
  19. Web site: David Hollis .
  20. Web site: Nathan Brown released . 14 March 2023 .
  21. https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/05/22/jake-arthur-released-7/
  22. https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2023/05/22/sea-eagles-sign-jake-arthur/
  23. https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/06/22/mitch-rein-retires-from-nrl/
  24. https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/11/10/2023-nrl-draw-released/