Parramatta Eels Women Explained

Fullname:	Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club
Nickname:	Eels, Parra, Blue and Gold
Web:	parraeels.com.au
Colours:	Blue Gold^[1]
Founded:	4 November 1946 as Parramatta (Club) 27 February 2022 (Women)
Ground:	Western Sydney Stadium
Chairman:	Sean McElduff
Coach:	Steve Georgallis
League:	NRL Women's Premiership
Season:	2024 season
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Current:	2024 Parramatta Eels season#NRL Women's team
Premierships:	0
Minorpremierships:	0
Runnerups:	1
Runnerupyears:	2022
Spoons:	1
Spoonyears:	2023
Cap:	26
Mostcap:	Abbi Church
Tries:	8
Mosttries:	Monique Donovan
Points:	72
Mostpoints:	Rachael Pearson

Parramatta Eels Women are a rugby league team, representing the Parramatta region of Sydney. The team is part of the Parramatta Eels club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership. The club announced their first player signings in late June 2021.^[2]

Seasons

The Parramatta Eels Women's team entered the National Rugby League Women's Premiership in the postponed 2021 season on 27 February 2022.^{[3] [4]}

Season	Regular Season								Finals	Nines
	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos
2021	5	2	0	3	59	93	4	5th
2022	5	1	0	4	86	109	2				^[5] ^[6]
2023	9	1	0	8	104	310	2	10th			^[7]
2024	9	5	0	4	160	184	10	5th			^[8]

Head-to-head records

Opponent	First Meeting							!	Win %	Share %
align=left		27 Feb 2022	5	1	0	4	align=right	61	align=right	136	20.00%	30.96%
align=left		6 Mar 2022	4	0	0	4	align=right	36	align=right	106	0.00%	25.35%
align=left		13 Mar 2022	4	2	0	2	align=right	76	align=right	80	50.00%	48.72%
align=left		20 Mar 2022	5	1	0	4	align=right	88	align=right	145	20.00%	37.77%
align=left		27 Mar 2022	4	2	0	2	align=right	66	align=right	86	50.00%	43.42%
align=left		23 Jul 2023	2	1	0	1	align=right	20	align=right	46	50.00%	30.30%
align=left		20 Aug 2023	2	1	0	1	align=right	40	align=right	44	50.00%	47.62%
align=left		26 Aug 2023	2	2	0	0	align=right	36	align=right	18	100.00%	66.67%
align=left		17 Sep 2023	2	0	0	2	align=right	22	align=right	74	0.00%	22.92%
align=left	Totals !	27 Feb 2022	30	10	0	20	445	735	33.33%	37.71%

Notes

• Share % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
• Clubs listed in the order than the Eels Women first played them.
• Last updated: 30 September 2024

Current squad

The team is coached by Steve Georgallis.^{[9] [10]}

Club records

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 30 September 2024.

Most Games for the Eels

• Abbi Church 26, Zali Fay 24, Kennedy Cherrington 23, Cassey Tohi-Hiku 22, Mahalia Murphy 18, Madeline Jones 17, Monique Donovan 15, Rachael Pearson 15.

Most Tries for the Eels

• Monique Donovan 8, Zali Fay 6, Mahalia Murphy 6, Simaima Taufa 5, Kimberley Hunt 5, Abbi Church 5, Kennedy Cherrington 5, Rory Owen 5.

Most Points for the Eels (20+)

Player	2024 Club		!			Points
align=left			15	1	34	0	72
align=left		align=center		6	1	15	0	34
align=left		align=center		15	8	0	0	32
align=left		align=center		24	6	0	0	24
align=left		align=center		18	6	0	0	24
align=left		align=center		12	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center		7	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center		26	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center		23	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center		9	5	0	0	20

Most Points in a Season (16+)

Player	Season		!			Points
align=left	Rachael Pearson	2024	9	1	22	0	48
align=left	Tayla Preston	align=center	2022	6	1	15	0	34
align=left	Rachael Pearson	2023	6	0	12	0	24
align=left	Monique Donovan	align=center	2024	9	5	0	0	20
align=left	Kimberley Hunt	align=center	2023	7	5	0	0	20
align=left	Rory Owen	align=center	2024	9	5	0	0	20
align=left		align=center	2021	5	1	7	1	19
align=left		align=center	2022	7	4	0	0	16
align=left	Rosemarie Beckett	align=center	2024	8	4	0	0	16

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center	14	2410	Sydney Roosters		25 Sep 2022
align=center	14	206	North Queensland Cowboys		11 Aug 2024

Biggest losing margins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center	50	656	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks		17 Sep 2023
align=center	34	438	Brisbane Broncos		27 Mar 2022
align=center	34	438	Newcastle Knights		6 Aug 2023
align=center	34	1246	Sydney Roosters		3 Sep 2023

Most consecutive wins

• 2 (18 September 2022 25 September 2022)
• 2 (11 August 2024 18 August 2024)
• 2 (8 September 2024 15 September 2024)

Most consecutive losses

• 6 (20 March 2022 10 September 2022)
• 6 (2 October 2022, and 23 July 2023 to 20 August 2023)

Players

The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Eels.
Table last updated: 30 September 2024.

Order	Player	Eels	First Appearance
					Pts	Game	Date	Opponent
1	align=left		12	5	0	0	20	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
2	align=left		5	1	0	0	4	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
3	align=left		5	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
4	align=left		10	4	0	0	16	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
5	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
6	align=left		11	3	0	0	12	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
7	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
8	align=left		5	1	7	1	19	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
9	align=left		23	5	0	0	20	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
10	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
11	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
12	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
13	align=left		12	2	0	0	8	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
14	align=left		12	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
15	align=left		12	1	0	0	4	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
16	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
17	align=left		26	5	0	0	20	1	27 Feb 2022	align=left	Knights
18	align=left		11	2	0	0	8	2	6 Mar 2022	align=left	Dragons
19	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	2	6 Mar 2022	align=left	Dragons
20	align=left		3	1	0	0	4	3	13 Mar 2022	align=left	Titans
21	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	4	20 Mar 2022	align=left	Roosters
22	align=left		7	1	0	0	4	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
23	align=left		3	1	0	0	4	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
24	align=left		1	0	2	0	4	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
25	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
26	align=left		7	1	0	0	4	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
27	align=left		6	0	0	0	0	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
28	align=left		5	1	0	0	4	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
29	align=left		5	1	0	0	4	6	20 Aug 2022	align=left	Roosters
30	align=left		24	6	0	0	24	7	28 Aug 2022	align=left	Dragons
31	align=left		6	1	15	0	34	7	28 Aug 2022	align=left	Dragons
32	align=left		6	1	0	0	4	7	28 Aug 2022	align=left	Dragons
33	align=left		14	0	0	0	0	7	28 Aug 2022	align=left	Dragons
34	align=left		12	1	0	0	4	8	4 Sep 2022	align=left	Knights
35	align=left		22	3	0	0	12	9	10 Sep 2022	align=left	Titans
36	align=left		18	6	0	0	24	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
37	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
38	align=left		9	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
39	align=left		9	1	0	0	4	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
40	align=left		14	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
41	align=left		17	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
42	align=left		9	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
43	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
44	align=left		15	8	0	0	32	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
45	align=left		5	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
46	align=left		3	0	0	0	0	13	23 Jul 2023	align=left	Wests Tigers
47	align=left		10	4	0	0	16	14	29 Jul 2023	align=left	Dragons
48	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	14	29 Jul 2023	align=left	Dragons
49	align=left		7	5	0	0	20	15	6 Aug 2023	align=left	Knights
50	align=left		1	0	0	0	0	15	6 Aug 2023	align=left	Knights
51	align=left		15	1	34	0	72	16	12 Aug 2023	align=left	Broncos
52	align=left		10	2	0	0	8	16	12 Aug 2023	align=left	Broncos
53	align=left		13	2	0	0	8	16	12 Aug 2023	align=left	Broncos
54	align=left		13	0	0	0	0	18	20 Aug 2023	align=left	Raiders
55	align=left		7	0	0	0	0	18	26 Aug 2023	align=left	Cowboys
56	align=left		5	0	0	0	0	19	26 Aug 2023	align=left	Cowboys
57	align=left		9	5	0	0	20	22	27 Jul 2024	align=left	Broncos
58	align=left		9	1	0	0	4	22	27 Jul 2024	align=left	Broncos
59	align=left		8	0	0	0	0	23	4 Aug 2024	align=left	Sharks
60	align=left		2	0	0	0	0	25	18 Aug 2024	align=left	Wests Tigers
61	align=left		4	0	0	0	0	25	18 Aug 2024	align=left	Wests Tigers

External links

• Official Website
• Parramatta Eels Women at Rugby League Project

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Player Numbers. Parramatta Eels.
2. Web site: Eels unveil five Origin stars as first NRLW signings. 30 Jun 2021. NRL. 10 Jul 2021.
3. Web site: Studdon boots Eels to thrilling maiden victory. Costello. Tim. 27 Feb 2022. League Unlimited. 28 Feb 2022.
4. Web site: Eels steal one-point thriller over Knights in NRLW. Kennedy. Chris. 27 Feb 2022. NRL. 28 Feb 2022.
5. Web site: From last to first as Knights claim their first NRLW crown. Lucantonio. AJ. 2 Oct 2022. NRL. 2 Oct 2022.
6. Web site: Telstra Women's Premiership – Knights 32 v 12 Eels. 2 Oct 2022. NRL. 2 Oct 2022.
7. Web site: Sharks score record victory to close out maiden campaign. Twemlow. Leo. 17 Sep 2023. NRL. 18 Sep 2023.
8. Web site: Kelly injured as Roosters power past Eels. Rosser. Corey. 22 Sep 2024. NRL. 22 Sep 2024.
9. Web site: Steve Georgallis joins Eels as NRLW coach. 22 Nov 2023. Parra Eels. 22 Nov 2023.
10. Web site: Steve Georgallis takes over NRLW reins at Parramatta. Bruce. Jasper. 22 Nov 2023. aapnews. 22 Nov 2023.