2022 Parramatta Eels season
| 2022 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 4th | |||
| Play-off result | Runners-up (Lost 12–28 vs Penrith Panthers, Grand Final) | |||
| World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
| 2022 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
| Points scored | For: 608; against: 489 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jim Sarantinos | |||
| Coach | ||||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | CommBank Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) TIO Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 20,015 (Home) 19,966 (Home & Away) 39,696 (Finals Series) | |||
| Agg. attendance | 240,185 (Home) 479,180 (Home & Away) 158,784 (Finals Series) | |||
| High attendance | 29,134 (16 September vs Canberra Raiders, 1st Semi-final) | |||
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The 2022 Parramatta Eels season was the 76th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo, they competed in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership.[1]
Summary
Parramatta finished the 2022 regular season in fourth place. The season saw a club record membership tally of 34,264.[2] Along the way, the club defeated Penrith the defending premiers twice, the first of which was a 22–20 victory at Penrith Stadium which ended their long winning streak at the ground. The club also defeated Melbourne both home and away. Although the club finished within the top four, many pundits and experts wrote off Parramatta's premiership chances. In week one of the finals, Parramatta were beaten 27-8 by Penrith with Mitchell Moses being taken off injured in the second half. The following week in the elimination final, Parramatta comfortably defeated Canberra 40–4. This would set up a preliminary final meeting against North Queensland in Townsville. Parramatta headed into the game as outsiders but pulled off one of the biggest upsets in 2022 and NRL finals history defeating North Queensland 24–20. In the 2022 NRL Grand Final, Parramatta played against fellow Western Sydney club Penrith. Parramatta would go into the half-time break 18-0 down and would eventually lose 28–12 with Clinton Gutherson and Jake Arthur scoring Parramatta's tries.[3][4][5]
Squad information
The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2022 NRL season.[6]
Transfers
In:
| Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | Mitch Rein | Pre-season | October 2021 | [7] | ||
| WG | Bailey Simonsson | Pre-season | December 2021 | [8] | ||
| FB | Josh Tuipulotu | Youth | Pre-season | December 2021 | ||
| PR | Ofahiki Ogden | Pre-season | February 2022 | [9] |
Out:
| Nat. | Pos. | Name | To | Transfer window | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG | Blake Ferguson | Green Rockets Tokatsu (rugby union) | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | |
| HK | Joey Lussick | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | ||
| WG | Michael Oldfield | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | ||
| PR | Sam Hughes | Pre-season | September 2021 | [10] | ||
| FE | Will Smith | Pre-season | October 2021 | [11] | ||
| LK | Keegan Hipgrave | Retirement | Pre-season | November 2021 | [12] |
Pre-season
| 20 February 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 22–26 | Parramatta | ||
| 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: TBA[13] |
| 26 February 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 0–36 | Penrith | ||
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Report | Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: TBA[14] Referee: Ben Cummins |
Home and away season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 636 | 330 | +306 | 42 | |
| 2 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 573 | 364 | +209 | 38 | |
| 3 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 633 | 361 | +272 | 36 | |
| 4 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 608 | 489 | +119 | 34 | |
| 5 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 657 | 410 | +247 | 32 | |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 635 | 434 | +201 | 32 | |
| 7 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 604 | 474 | +130 | 30 | |
| 8 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 524 | 461 | +63 | 30 | |
| 9 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 514 | 550 | −36 | 28 | |
| 10 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 469 | 569 | −100 | 26 | |
| 11 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 490 | 595 | −105 | 20 | |
| 12 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 383 | 575 | −192 | 16 | |
| 13 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 455 | 660 | −205 | 14 | |
| 14 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 372 | 662 | −290 | 14 | |
| 15 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 408 | 700 | −292 | 14 | |
| 16 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 352 | 679 | −327 | 10 | |
Result by round
Matches
| Round 1: 13 March 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 32–28 | Parramatta | ||
| 16:05 AEDT | Tries: Russell Lane Blake Goals: Moses 6/8 | Report Details | Tries: Sami Kelly Clark Goals: Sexton 4/5 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 18,211 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 2: 19 March 2022 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 18–16 | Cronulla | ||
| 17:30 AEDT | Tries: Mulitalo Katoa Tracey Wilton Goals: Hynes 1/4 | Report Details | Tries: Moses Mahoney Goals: Gutherson 4/4 | Stadium: PointsBet Stadium Attendance: 11,459 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 3: 26 March 2022 | Melbourne Storm | 24–28 (g.p.) | Melbourne | ||
| 15:30 AEDT | Tries: B. Smith Meaney Papenhuyzen Goals: Papenhuyzen 4/4 | Report Details | Tries: Gutherson Blake Opacic Stone Goals: Moses 4/4 | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,691 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 4: 3 April 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 48–14 | Parramatta | ||
| 18:15 AEST | Tries: D. Brown Moses N. Brown Mahoney Gutherson Blake Goals: Moses 8/8 | Report Details | Tries: Bird Sims Goals: Lomax 3/3 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 19,711 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 5: 9 April 2022 | Gold Coast Titans | 20–26 | Gold Coast | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Sami Clark Fifita Marzhew Goals: Sexton 2/4 | Report Details | Tries: Gutherson Simonsson Matterson D. Brown Goals: Moses 3/5 Sin bin: Paulo | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 14,478 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 6: 17 April 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 20–21 | Parramatta | ||
| 16:00 AEST | Tries: Gutherson Papali'i Mahoney Niukore Goals: Moses 2/4 | Report Details | Tries: Leilua Nofoaluma Maumalo Goals: Brooks 1/3 Hastings 1/1 Field goals: Hastings | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 28,366 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 7: 24 April 2022 | Newcastle Knights | 2–39 | Newcastle | ||
| 14:00 AEST | Goals: Clifford 1/1 | Report Details | Tries: Lane Perham D. Brown Papali'i Penisini Goals: Moses 7/8 Field goals: Moses | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 25,169 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 8: 30 April 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 4–35 | Darwin | ||
| 19:05 ACST | Tries: Perham Goals: Moses 0/1 | Report Details | Tries: Feldt Dearden Tabuai-Fidow Drinkwater Goals: Holmes 5/7 Field goals: Holmes | Stadium: TIO Stadium Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 9: 6 May 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 20–22 | Penrith | ||
| 19:55 AEST | Tries: Edwards May Leniu Goals: Cleary 2/4 | Report Details | Tries: Gutherson Mahoney Matterson D. Brown Goals: Moses 3/4 | Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 21,348 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 10: 15 May 2022 | Sydney Roosters | 31–24 | Brisbane | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Waerea-Hargreaves Tedesco Walker Sua'ali'i Goals: Walker 5/7 Field goals: Walker | Report Details | Tries: Papali'i Moses Matterson Goals: Moses 4/4 Sin bin: Opacic | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 43,401 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 11: 20 May 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 22–20 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:55 AEST | Tries: Perham Opacic Penisini Goals: Moses 3/4 Sin bin: Moses | Report Details | Tries: Garrick Tuipulotu Harper Goals: Garrick 2/4 Sin bin: Keppie | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Ben Cummins |
| Round 12: 29 May 2022 | Canberra Raiders | 20–28 | Canberra | ||
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Kris Whitehead Goals: Fogarty 4/4 | Report Details | Tries: Penisini D. Brown Simonsson Goals: Moses 4/5 | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 16,244 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 14: 13 June 2022 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 34–4 | Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| 16:00 AEST | Tries: Addo-Carr Averillo Kiraz Goals: Burton 5/6 | Report Details | Tries: Penisini Goals: Moses 0/1 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 20,184 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 15: 18 June 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 26–16 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: D. Brown Papali'i Gutherson Sivo Mahoney Goals: Moses 3/5 | Report Details | Tries: Sua'ali'i Tupouniua Goals: Walker 2/3 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 21,757 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 16: 2 July 2022 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 30–12 | Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Johnston Arrow Paulo Cook Goals: L. Mitchell 5/5 | Report Details | Tries: Gutherson Goals: Moses 2/2 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 10,102 Referee: Ben Cummins |
| Round 17: 9 July 2022 | Wests Tigers | 20–28 | Leichhardt | ||
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Brown Laurie Nofoaluma Goals: Doueihi 2/4 Sin bin: Matamua | Report Details | Tries: Campbell-Gillard Sivo Mahoney Moses Papali'i Goals: Moses 4/5 | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 13,214 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 18: 15 July 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 28–18 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:55 AEST | Tries: Blake Papali'i Gutherson Sivo Goals: Moses 4/5 | Report Details | Tries: Montoya Kosi Murchie Goals: Johnson 3/3 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,279 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 19: 21 July 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 14–36 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Sivo Blake Goals: Moses 1/3 Sin bin: Penisini | Report Details | Tries: Oates Haas Riki Capewell Reynolds Goals: Reynolds 6/6 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,017 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 20: 29 July 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 34–10 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:55 AEST | Tries: Papali'i Sivo Mahoney Gutherson Goals: Moses 5/6 | Report Details | Tries: O'Sullivan Martin Goals: Cleary 0/1 O'Sullivan 1/1 Sent off: Cleary | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,912 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 21: 5 August 2022 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 20–36 | Brookvale | ||
| 19:55 AEST | Tries: Koula Saab Tuipulotu Goals: Garrick 4/5 | Report Details | Tries: Sivo Opacic Blake Gutherson Penisini D. Brown Goals: Gutherson 4/7 | Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 22: 12 August 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 0–26 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:55 AEST | Report Details | Tries: Walker Thompson Johnston Goals: L. Mitchell 3/5 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 22,958 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 23: 20 August 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 42–6 | Parramatta | ||
| 15:00 AEST | Tries: Penisini Blake Sivo Matterson Opacic D. Brown Goals: Moses 5/8 | Report Details | Tries: Schoupp Goals: Burton 1/2 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,451 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 24: 25 August 2022 | Brisbane Broncos | 6–53 | Brisbane | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Lee Goals: Staggs 1/1 | Report Details | Tries: Sivo Opacic Gutherson Moses Papali'i Penisini Blake Goals: Moses 8/9 Field goals: Moses | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 30,371 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 25: 1 September 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 22–14 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: D. Brown Penisini Sivo Goals: Moses 5/5 | Report Details | Tries: H. Grant Meaney Nofoaluma Goals: Meaney 1/2 Munster 0/1 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 23,758 Referee: Ashley Klein |
Finals series
Bracket
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | 16 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 September – Melbourne | 4 | 24 September – Sydney | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 20 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 28 | 12 | 2 October – Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 September – Sydney | 23 September – Townsville | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 14 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 30 | 17 September – Sydney | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 September – Sydney | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Matches
| QEF: 9 September 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 27–8 | Penrith | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: To'o Edwards Fisher-Harris Goals: Cleary 5/5 Field goals: Cleary Sin bin: May | Report Details | Tries: Kaufusi Goals: Moses 2/2 | Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 21,863 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| SF: 16 September 2022 | Parramatta Eels | 40–4 | Parramatta | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Penisini Opacic Blake Paulo Moses Niukore Goals: Moses 6/8 | Report Details | Tries: Savage Goals: Fogarty 0/1 | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 29,134 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| PF: 23 September 2022 | North Queensland Cowboys | 20–24 | Townsville | ||
| 19:50 AEST | Tries: Cotter Leilua Taulagi Goals: Holmes 4/5 Sin bin: Taumalolo | Report Details | Tries: Penisini Campbell-Gillard Sivo Goals: Moses 4/4 | Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium Attendance: 25,372 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| GF: 2 October 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 28–12 | Sydney Olympic Park | ||
| 19:30 AEDT | Tries: Crichton To'o Sorensen Staines Goals: Cleary 4/6 | Report Details | Tries: Gutherson Arthur Goals: Moses 2/2 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 82,415 Referee: Ashley Klein |
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