# 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.

## 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:
| Pos. | Name | From | Transfer window | Date |
| HK | Josh Hodgson | Canberra Raiders | Pre-season | December 2021 |
| LK | J'maine Hopgood | Penrith Panthers | Pre-season | May 2022 |
| PR | Jirah Momoisea | Newcastle Knights | Pre-season | June 2022 |
| SR | Jack Murchie | New Zealand Warriors | Pre-season | October 2022 |
| SR | Matt Doorey | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season | November 2022 |
| FE | Daejarn Asi | New Zealand Warriors | Pre-season | November 2022 |
| SR | Andrew Davey | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Mid-season | April 2023 |
| LK | Joe Ofahengaue | Wests Tigers | Mid-season | May 2023 |
| HK | Joey Lussick | St Helens | Mid-season | July 2023 |
Out:
| Pos. | Name | To | Transfer window | Date |
| SR | Marata Niukore | New Zealand Warriors | Pre-season | November 2021 |
| SR | Isaiah Papali'i | Wests Tigers | Pre-season | November 2021 |
| HK | Reed Mahoney | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season | November 2021 |
| LK | Ray Stone | Dolphins | Pre-season | December 2021 |
| PR | Oregon Kaufusi | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Pre-season | December 2021 |
| CE | Tom Opacic | Hull Kingston Rovers | Pre-season | August 2022 |
| WG | Solomone Naiduki | Hurricanes (rugby union) | Pre-season | September 2022 |
| CE | Hayze Perham | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season | September 2022 |
| PR | David Hollis | Newcastle Knights | Pre-season | September 2022 |
| LK | Nathan Brown | Sydney Roosters | Mid-season | March 2023 |
| HB | Jake Arthur | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Mid-season | May 2023 |
| HK | Mitch Rein | Retired | Mid-season | June 2023 |

## Regular season
### Ladder

2023 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
| 4 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
| 5 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
| 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
| 7 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
| 9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
| 10 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
| 11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
| 12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
| 13 | Dolphins | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
| 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
| 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
| 17 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |

### Result by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | N | A | A | H | – | A | H | A | – | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | – |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | B | W | W | W | B | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | B |
| Position | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 10 November 2022.
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