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2014 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank10th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club ChallengeDNQ
Auckland NinesQuarter-finalists (Lost 6–17 vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 2nd Quarter Final)
2014 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 477; against: 580
Team information
CEOScott Seward
CoachAustralia Brad Arthur
Captain
StadiumPirtek Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)
Avg. attendance18,788 (Home)
17,803 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance225,457 (Home)
427,267 (Home & Away)
High attendance50,688 (21 April vs Wests Tigers, Round 7)
Top scorers
TriesAustralia Jarryd Hayne (20)
GoalsAustralia Chris Sandow (53)
PointsAustralia Chris Sandow (111)
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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

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Standings

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National Rugby League

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2014 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 615 385 +230 36
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 502 399 +103 36
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) 24 15 0 9 2 585 361 +224 34
4 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 506 426 +80 34
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 596 406 +190 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 536 460 +76 32
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 446 439 +7 30
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 549 456 +93 28
9 New Zealand Warriors 24 12 0 12 2 571 491 +80 28
10 Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 2 477 580 −103 28
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 469 528 −59 26
12 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 463 571 −108 24
13 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 420 631 −211 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 372 538 −166 22
15 Canberra Raiders 24 8 0 16 2 466 623 −157 20
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 334 613 −279 14

National Youth Competition

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2014 NYC season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Newcastle Knights 24 17 2 5 2 828 554 +274 40
2 Brisbane Broncos 24 16 1 7 2 686 618 +68 37
3 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 812 576 +236 36
4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 16 0 8 2 728 512 +216 36
5 Sydney Roosters 24 15 1 8 2 755 545 +210 35
6 Wests Tigers 24 15 1 18 2 682 570 +112 35
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 13 0 11 2 574 598 -24 30
8 New Zealand Warriors (P) 24 12 1 11 2 733 544 +189 29
9 Penrith Panthers 24 12 1 11 2 617 552 +65 29
10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 1 11 2 632 716 -84 29
11 Melbourne Storm 24 12 0 12 2 532 590 58 28
12 North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 2 547 793 -246 20
13 Canberra Raiders 24 8 0 16 2 595 890 -295 20
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 6 2 16 2 525 726 -201 18
15 Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 2 584 757 -173 16
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 3 0 21 2 523 812 -289 10

Fixtures

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Auckland Nines

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Main article: 2014 NRL Auckland Nines

Pre-season

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Match No. Home Score Away Match Information
Date and time (Local) Venue Attendance
1 Parramatta Eels 20 – 20 Wests Tigers Saturday, 13 February, 7:40 PM ANZAC Oval 3,284
Source:[4]

Home and away season

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Main article: 2014 NRL season results
Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date and time (Local) Venue Attendance
1 Parramatta Eels 36 – 16 New Zealand Warriors 9 March 2014, 3:00pm Pirtek Stadium 14,397
2 Sydney Roosters 56 – 4 Parramatta Eels 15 March 2014, 7:30pm Allianz Stadium 13,269
3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 – 18 Parramatta Eels 23 March 2014, 3:00pm Brookvale Oval 14,135
4 Parramatta Eels 32 – 16 Penrith Panthers 29 March 2014, 5:30pm Pirtek Stadium 14,448
5 Brisbane Broncos 18 – 25 Parramatta Eels 4 April 2014, 7:40pm Suncorp Stadium 32,009
6 Parramatta Eels 14 – 12 Sydney Roosters 12 April 2014, 5:30pm Pirtek Stadium 15,312
7 Parramatta Eels 18 – 21 Wests Tigers 21 April 2014, 4:00pm ANZ Stadium, Sydney 50,688
8 North Queensland Cowboys 42 – 14 Parramatta Eels 26 April 2014, 5:30pm 1300SMILES Stadium 13,285
9 Parramatta Eels 42 – 24 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 May 2014, 7:00pm Pirtek Stadium 12,541
10 Parramatta Eels 36 – 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons 17 May 2014, 3:00pm Pirtek Stadium 18,631
Bye Round
12 Penrith Panthers 38 – 12 Parramatta Eels 30 May 2014, 7:45pm Sportingbet Stadium 19,141
13 Parramatta Eels 18 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys 6 June 2014, 7:40pm Pirtek Stadium 10,142
14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 12 – 22 Parramatta Eels 15 June 2014, 3:00pm ANZ Stadium, Sydney 24,012
15 Melbourne Storm 46 – 20 Parramatta Eels 22 June 2014, 2:00pm AAMI Park 12,635
16 Parramatta Eels 10 – 16 Newcastle Knights 29 June 2014, 3:00pm Pirtek Stadium 15,566
Bye Round
18 New Zealand Warriors 48 – 0 Parramatta Eels 12 July 2014, 7:30pm Mt Smart Stadium 14,087
19 Parramatta Eels 12 – 32 South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 July 2014, 7:40pm Pirtek Stadium 16,125
20 Gold Coast Titans 18 – 24 Parramatta Eels 26 July 2014, 5:30pm Cbus Super Stadium 14,175
21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 – 32 Parramatta Eels 2 August 2014,3:00pm Remondis Stadium 12,798
22 Parramatta Eels 18 – 10 Canberra Raiders 9 August 2014, 8:30pm TIO Stadium 9,527
23 Parramatta Eels 16 – 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15 August 2014, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium, Sydney 30,394
24 Parramatta Eels 22 – 12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 August 2014, 7:45 pm Pirtek Stadium 17,706
25 Newcastle Knights 42 – 12 Parramatta Eels 30 August 2014, 3:00 pm Hunter Stadium 18,558
26 Canberra Raiders 33 – 20 Parramatta Eels 6 September 2014, 5:30 pm GIO Stadium Canberra 13,706
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Representative call ups

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Domestic

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Pos. Player Team Call-up
CE William Hopoate NSW City 2014 City vs Country Origin
Darcy Lussick NSW City 2014 City vs Country Origin
CE William Hopoate NSW 2014 State of Origin Series
FB Jarryd Hayne NSW 2014 State of Origin Series

International

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Pos. Player Team Call-up
WG Semi Radradra Fiji Fiji 2014 Pacific Test
WG Vai Toutai Tonga Tonga v Papua New Guinea PNG, 16 October 2014
CE John Folau Tonga Tonga v Papua New Guinea PNG, 16 October 2014
Mark Daoud Lebanon Lebanon Hayne–Mannah Cup
CE Fabian Goodall Fiji Fiji Hayne–Mannah Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Parramatta Eels - NRL news, rumours, player contracts - Zero Tackle". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ Proszenko, Adrian (9 March 2014). "Parramatta Eels' runaway Semi Radradra ploughs through NZ Warriors". Retrieved 3 February 2018 – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "Eels' 2014 Season Review". www.nrl.com.
  4. ^ "NRL Trial: Eels v Wests Tigers - Anzac Oval".
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