2023 Parramatta Eels season
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.
| 2023 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 10th | |||
| Play-off result | DNQ | |||
| 2023 record | Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 12 | |||
| Points scored | For: 587; against: 574 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jim Sarantinos | |||
| Coach | ||||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | CommBank Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 18,314 (Home) 21,195 (Home & Away) | |||
| Agg. attendance | 219,773 (Home) 508,670 (Home & Away) | |||
| High attendance | 26,755 (16 April vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 7) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Maika Sivo (20) | |||
| Goals | Mitchell Moses (69) | |||
| Points | Mitchell Moses (169) | |||
| ||||
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:
| Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | Josh Hodgson | Pre-season | December 2021 | [1] | ||
| LK | J'maine Hopgood | Pre-season | May 2022 | [2] | ||
| PR | Jirah Momoisea | Pre-season | June 2022 | [3] | ||
| SR | Jack Murchie | Pre-season | October 2022 | [4] | ||
| SR | Matt Doorey | Pre-season | November 2022 | [5] | ||
| FE | Daejarn Asi | Pre-season | November 2022 | [6] | ||
| SR | Andrew Davey | Mid-season | April 2023 | [7] | ||
| LK | Joe Ofahengaue | Mid-season | May 2023 | [8] | ||
| HK | Joey Lussick | Mid-season | July 2023 | [9] |
Out:
| Nat. | Pos. | Name | To | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | Marata Niukore | Pre-season | November 2021 | [10] | ||
| SR | Isaiah Papali'i | Pre-season | November 2021 | [11] | ||
| HK | Reed Mahoney | Pre-season | November 2021 | [12] | ||
| LK | Ray Stone | Pre-season | December 2021 | [13] | ||
| PR | Oregon Kaufusi | Pre-season | December 2021 | [14] | ||
| CE | Tom Opacic | Pre-season | August 2022 | [15] | ||
| WG | Solomone Naiduki | Hurricanes (rugby union) | Pre-season | September 2022 | [16][17] | |
| CE | Hayze Perham | Pre-season | September 2022 | [18] | ||
| PR | David Hollis | Pre-season | September 2022 | [19] | ||
| LK | Nathan Brown | Mid-season | March 2023 | [20] | ||
| HB | Jake Arthur | Mid-season | May 2023 | [21][22] | ||
| HK | Mitch Rein | Retired | Mid-season | June 2023 | [23] |
Pre-season
| Round 1: 11 February 2023 | Penrith Panthers |
22–16 | Sydney | ||
| 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Tries: Sommerton Jenkins McLean Cohen Goals: Falls 3/4 |
Report | Tries: Cini Lumelume Goals: Russell 2/3 |
Stadium: Bluebet Stadium Attendance: 3,525[24] Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 2: 17 February 2023 | Newcastle Knights |
14–36 | Gosford | ||
| 17:55 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Tries: Young Best Marzhew Goals: Hastings 1/3 |
Report | Tries: Doorey Gutherson Russell Brown Murchie Lumelume Goals: Moses 4/7 |
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 10,744[25] Referee: Grant Atkins |
Regular season
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 | |
| 2 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 | |
| 3 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 | |
| 4 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 | |
| 5 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 | |
| 6 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 | |
| 7 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 | |
| 8 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 | |
| 9 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 | |
| 10 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 | |
| 11 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 | |
| 12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 | |
| 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 | |
| 14 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 | |
| 15 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 | |
| 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 | |
| 17 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 | |
Result by round
Matches
| Round 1: 2 March 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
12–16 (g.p.) | Sydney | ||
| 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Tries: Penisini Paulo Goals: Moses 2/3 |
Report | Tries: Meaney Tonumaipea H. Grant Goals: Meaney 2/2 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 17,301 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 2: 10 March 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
26–30 | Sydney | ||
| 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Tries: Campbell-Gillard Sivo Moses Goals: Moses 3/5 |
Report | Tries: Nikora Kennedy Mulitalo Goals: Trindall 5/5 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 16,663 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 3: 16 March 2023 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
34–30 | Sydney | ||
| 19:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Tries: Garrick T. Trbojevic Parker Olakau'atu Goals: Garrick 5/7 |
Report | Tries: Gutherson Doorey Sivo Hodgson Goals: Moses 3/6 |
Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 13,363 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 4: 23 March 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
17–16 (g.p.) | Sydney | ||
| 19:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Tries: Cartwright Hands Goals: Moses 2/2 Field goals: Moses Sin bin: Paulo |
Report | Tries: Edwards Hosking Goals: Cleary 2/2 Field goals: Cleary Sin bin: Kenny |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 16,342 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 5: 30 March 2023 | Sydney Roosters |
28–20 | Sydney | ||
| 16:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |
Tries: Hutchison Tupou Keary Paulo Goals: Walker 4/6 |
Report | Tries: Gutherson Simonsson Sivo Goals: Moses 4/4 Sin bin: Penisini Simonsson |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 20,886 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 6: 10 April 2023 | Wests Tigers |
22–28 | Sydney | ||
| 16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: To'a Kepaoa Naden Tupou Goals: Doueihi 2/3 Koroisau 0/1 Brooks 1/1 |
Report | Tries: Gutherson Penisini Cartwright Sivo Goals: Moses 4/5 |
Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 28,611 Referee: Ben Cummins |
| Round 7: 16 April 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
30–4 | Sydney | ||
| 16:05 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Penisini Sivo Moses Campbell-Gillard Goals: Moses 5/6 |
Report | Tries: Alamoti Goals: Burton 0/1 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,755 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 8: 21 April 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
16–26 | Darwin | ||
| 19:30 ACST (UTC+09:30) |
Tries: Gutherson Sivo Russell Goals: Moses 2/3 Sin bin: Hopgood |
Report | Tries: Farnworth Reynolds Mam Staggs Goals: Reynolds 5/7 Sin bin: Mam |
Stadium: TIO Stadium Attendance: 11,864 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 9: 28 April 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
43–12 | Sydney | ||
| 18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Brown Moses Gutherson Russell Paulo Goals: Moses 7/7 Field goals: Moses |
Report | Tries: Croker Young Goals: Miller 2/2 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 15,875 Referee: Chris Sutton |
| Round 10: 7 May 2023 | Gold Coast Titans |
26–24 | Brisbane | ||
| 18:25 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Foran Khan-Pereira Kelly Goals: Boyd 3/5 |
Report | Tries: Sivo Gutherson Davey Goals: Moses 1/4 Gutherson 1/1 Sin bin: Gutherson |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 46,835 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 11: 13 May 2023 | Canberra Raiders |
26–18 | Canberra | ||
| 19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Hopoate Young Kris Timoko Goals: Croker 5/6 Sin bin: Horsburgh |
Report | Tries: Hopgood Simonsson Sivo Goals: Gutherson 3/4 |
Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 17,414 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 12: 19 May 2023 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
16–36 | Sydney | ||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Johnston Graham Goals: Mitchell 2/3 |
Report | Tries: Russell Simonsson Cartwright Brown Penisini Goals: Moses 6/6 |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 27,432 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 13: 26 May 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
24–16 | Sydney | ||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Greig Sivo Russell Moses Goals: Moses 4/4 |
Report | Tries: Drinkwater Feldt Goals: Townsend 2/3 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 14,810 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 15: 12 June 2023 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
12–34 | Sydney | ||
| 16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Burton Perham Goals: Burton 2/2 |
Report | Tries: Gutherson Simonsson Penisini Sivo Goals: Moses 5/6 |
Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 33,866 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 16: 17 June 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
34–4 | Sydney | ||
| 17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Ogden Simonsson Gutherson Hopgood Makatoa Goals: Gutherson 5/6 Sin bin: Ogden |
Report | Tries: Tuipulotu Goals: Garrick 0/1 Sin bin: Weekes |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 21,296 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 17: 24 June 2023 | Dolphins |
20–48 | Sunshine Coast | ||
| 15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: McGrady Tabuai-Fidow Te Whare Goals: Isaako 2/4 |
Report | Tries: Davey Hopgood Penisini Gutherson Simonsson Russell Goals: Moses 8/8 |
Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 8,821 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 19: 8 July 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
10–46 | Sydney | ||
| 17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Simonsson Lane Goals: Russell 1/2 |
Report | Tries: Metcalf Montoya Walker Barnett Watene-Zelezniak Goals: Johnson 7/8 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 21,696 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 20: 16 July 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
25–24 | Sydney | ||
| 18:15 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Campbell-Gillard Penisini Cartwright Gutherson Goals: Moses 4/5 Field goals: Moses Sin bin: Sivo Campbell-Gillard |
Report | Tries: Khan-Pereira Sami Boyd Goals: Boyd 4/6 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,599 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 21: 22 July 2023 | North Queensland Cowboys |
24–16 | Townsville | ||
| 19:35 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Hiku Valemei Drinkwater Goals: Holmes 4/5 Sin bin: Holmes |
Report | Tries: Russell Moses Goals: Moses 2/3 |
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 20,710 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 22: 28 July 2023 | Melbourne Storm |
46–16 | Melbourne | ||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Grant Hughes Katoa King Seve Munster Warbrick Goals: Meaney 7/8 |
Report | Tries: Russell Hopgood Moretti Goals: Moses 2/3 |
Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 20,429 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 23: 6 August 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
26–20 | Sydney | ||
| 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Miller-Stephen Cartwright Russell Paulo Goals: Moses 3/5 |
Report | Tries: Ravalawa Goals: Lomax 2/4 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 23,596 Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
| Round 24: 11 August 2023 | Brisbane Broncos |
54–10 | Brisbane | ||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Reynolds Walters Mariner Farnworth Mam Capewell Walsh Goals: Reynolds 9/10 |
Report | Tries: Russell Brown Goals: Gutherson 1/2 |
Stadium: The Gabba Attendance: 29,005 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 25: 18 August 2023 | Parramatta Eels |
12–34 | Sydney | ||
| 20:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Cartwright Gutherson Goals: Gutherson 2/2 |
Report | Tries: Tedesco Sua'ali'i Wong Butcher Goals: Sua'ali'i 5/6 |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 20,076 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 26: 24 August 2023 | Penrith Panthers |
18–32 | Sydney | ||
| 19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00) |
Tries: Peachey Cleary Martin Jenkins Goals: Cleary 1/4 |
Report | Tries: Sivo Gutherson Goals: Gutherson 4/6 Brown 0/1 |
Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 21,525 Referee: Ben Cummins |
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