# 2014 Parramatta Eels season

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

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. 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.
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.

## Standings
### National Rugby League

2014 NRL seasonvte :
| 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

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
### Pre-season

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

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | 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
### Domestic

| 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

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