# 2024 Parramatta Eels season

The 2024 Parramatta Eels season was the 78th season in the club's history and the 27th in the National Rugby League. Coached by Brad Arthur for his eleventh consecutive season, and co-captained by Clinton Gutherson and Junior Paulo, the team competed in the 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership during the regular season and also participated in the Pre-season Challenge in February during their pre-season fixtures.

## Summary
### Pre-season

After losing several key players the previous season from their Grand Final defeat in 2022, Parramatta had a very quiet off-season in the lead up to 2024. Josh Hodgson and Andrew Davey retired at the conclusion of the 2023 season, and Jack Murchie made a move to the English club Huddersfield Giants. Waqa Blake and Samuel Loizou both did not receive contract extensions and were moved to St Helens and Wests Tigers (train-and-trial contract) respectively.
The Eels signed Manly Warringah Sea Eagles duo Kelma Tuilagi and Morgan Harper for the 2024 season. Uinitoni Mataele and Tevita Taumoepenu both received top 30 contracts, while Jock Brazel, Charlie Guymer, Luca Moretti, Ethan Sanders and Sam Tuivaiti made up the development-listed players. J'maine Hopgood was the only Parramatta player to receive a call-up to the 2024 All Stars match.
Parramatta lost 16–38 in their opening match of the pre-season against the Canberra Raiders. The Eels were captained by Shaun Lane and fielded a very youthful team, only featuring a number of first-grade players. They led the match 16–10 early in the second half before the Raiders scored 28 unanswered points to take out the match.
In their second and final pre-season match against the Gold Coast Titans in Ipswich, the Eels were welcomed with the return of an almost full-strength team and leaving victors 16–26. Parramatta led the match 8–26 mid-way through the second half, before resting several starting players in preparation for the home and away season, which started in a fortnight. With the result, the Eels finished 8th in the Pre-Season Challenge on 15 points. The match also saw Eels winger, Maika Sivo receive a 3-match ban for a high tackle on Titans five-eighth Alexander Brimson.

### Regular season

Parramatta opened the season with a 26–8 victory over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in front of a record regular season crowd of 29,171 at CommBank Stadium. The Eels faced reigning premiers and arch rivals, Penrith Panthers at BlueBet Stadium in the second round of the season. Parramatta lost winger Bailey Simonsson in the opening minutes of the match, leaving forward Kelma Tuilagi have to cover the left-side edge for the remainder of the match. Despite the injury, Parramatta led the Panthers 16–18 at half time, but ultimately fell short in the second half, defeated 26–18.
In March 2024, Jirah Momoisea and Ky Rodwell were both released from their contracts.
On 20 May 2024, Arthur was sacked by the board after winning only one out of the previous seven games, assistant Trent Barrett took over as interim coach for the remainder of the season.
On 8 July 2024, the club announced that Jason Ryles would be appointed as the new head coach of the side on a four-year deal starting in 2025.
The club would manage to avoid the wooden spoon in the final game of the regular season after defeating the Wests Tigers 60–26 in the "spoon bowl" game. Due to other results going their way, Parramatta would finish 15th on the table.

### Post-season

On 10 September 2024, Reagan Campbell-Gillard won the Ken Thornett Medal.
Mitchell Moses (Australia), Maika Sivo (Fiji) and Makahesi Makatoa (Cook Islands) all received call-ups for their respective nations for the 2024 Pacific Championships. Jake Tago and Blaize Talagi were also selected to represent Samoa in their tour of England.

## Squad information
### Playing squad

The NRL playing squad of the Parramatta Eels for the 2024 NRL season as of 9 March 2024.
| Cap | Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed | Signed from | Contract until |
| Top 30 squad ||||||||
| 749 | Junior Paulo (c) | Prop | (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 30) | 2019 | Canberra Raiders | 2026 |
| 776 | Clinton Gutherson (c) | Fullback, Five-eighth, Wing, Centre | (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 29) | 2016 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2025 |
| 788 | Mitchell Moses | Halfback, Five-eighth | (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 29) | 2017 | Wests Tigers | 2028 |
| 798 | Maika Sivo | Wing | (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 (aged 30) | 2019 | Penrith Panthers | 2027 |
| 800 | Dylan Brown | Five-eighth | (2000-06-21)21 June 2000 (aged 23) | 2019 | Youth | 2031 |
| 801 | Shaun Lane | Second-row, Prop | (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 (aged 29) | 2019 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2026 |
| 804 | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | Prop | (1993-07-27)27 July 1993 (aged 30) | 2020 | Penrith Panthers | 2025 |
| 805 | Ryan Matterson | Second-row, Lock, Five-eighth | (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 (aged 29) | 2020 | Wests Tigers | 2026 |
| 809 | Haze Dunster | Wing | (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 25) | 2020 | Youth | 2025 |
| 813 | Bryce Cartwright | Second-row, Lock, Five-eighth | (1994-11-15)15 November 1994 (aged 29) | 2021 | Gold Coast Titans | 2025 |
| 814 | Wiremu Greig | Prop | (1999-11-12)12 November 1999 (aged 24) | 2021 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2025 |
| 816 | Joey Lussick | Hooker | (1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 28) | 2023 | St Helens | 2025 |
| 817 | Sean Russell | Wing, Centre, Fullback | (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 21) | 2021 | Youth | 2025 |
| 819 | Will Penisini | Centre | (2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 21) | 2021 | Youth | 2026 |
| 821 | Makahesi Makatoa | Prop, Lock | (1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (aged 31) | 2021 | Featherstone Rovers | 2024 |
| 825 | Bailey Simonsson | Wing, Centre, Fullback | (1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 26) | 2022 | Canberra Raiders | 2024 |
| 827 | Ofahiki Ogden | Prop | (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 27) | 2022 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2024 |
| 829 | Matt Doorey | Second-row | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 23) | 2023 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2025 |
| 830 | J'maine Hopgood | Lock | (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 24) | 2023 | Penrith Panthers | 2025 |
| 834 | Brendan Hands | Hooker | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 24) | 2023 | Youth | 2025 |
| 835 | Joe Ofahengaue | Lock, Prop | (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 28) | 2023 | Wests Tigers | 2025 |
| 837 | Daejarn Asi | Five-eighth, Centre, Halfback | (2000-08-15)15 August 2000 (aged 23) | 2023 | New Zealand Warriors | 2024 |
| 842 | Morgan Harper | Centre | (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 25) | 2024 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2024 |
| 843 | Kelma Tuilagi | Second-row | (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 25) | 2024 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2025 |
| 844 | Blaize Talagi | Five-eighth, Fullback | (2005-03-16)16 March 2005 (aged 18) | 2024 | Youth | 2025 |
| – | Zac Cini | Centre, Wing, Fullback | (2000-05-24)24 May 2000 (aged 23) | 2022 | Wests Tigers | 2024 |
| – | Uinitoni Mataele | Second-row | N/A | 2023 | Youth | 2025 |
| Development list ||||||||
| 836 | Luca Moretti | Lock, Prop | (2000-04-19)19 April 2000 (aged 23) | 2023 | Youth | 2025 |
| 845 | Ethan Sanders | Halfback, Five-eighth | N/A | 2024 | Youth | 2024 |
| 848 | Charlie Guymer | Second-row | N/A | 2024 | Youth | 2024 |
| – | Jock Brazel | Second-row | N/A | 2024 | Youth | 2024 |
| – | Sam Tuivaiti | Prop | N/A | 2024 | Youth | 2025 |
| Extended squad ||||||||
| 833 | Isaac Lumelume | Wing, Centre | (1998-04-16)16 April 1998 (aged 25) | 2023 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | |
| 838 | Arthur Miller-Stephen | Wing, Fullback | N/A | 2022 | Youth | |
| 846 | Matt Arthur | Hooker | (2005-02-04)4 February 2005 (aged 19) | 2024 | Youth | |
| 847 | Jake Tago | Wing, Centre | (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 25) | 2024 | North Sydney Bears | |
| 849 | Lorenzo Mulitalo | Wing | (1999-11-17)17 November 1999 (aged 24) | 2024 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | |
| 850 | Dan Keir | Lock, Second-row | (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 25) | 2021 | Canberra Raiders | |
| Player(s) who left the club during the season ||||||||
| 824 | Ky Rodwell | Second-row, Lock, Five-eighth | (1999-06-21)21 June 1999 (aged 24) | 2021 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 2024 |
| 831 | Jirah Momoisea | Prop, Second-row | (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (aged 25) | 2023 | Newcastle Knights | 2024 |
| – | Tevita Taumoepenu | Lock | N/A | 2024 | Youth | 2024 |

### Coaching staff

The coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2024 NRL season as of 8 February 2024.
| Position | Name |
| General Manager of Football | Mark O’Neill |
| NRL head coach | Brad Arthur (until 20 May) Trent Barrett (from 20 May) |
| Assistant coaches | Trent Barrett (until 20 May) Steve Antonelli Steve Murphy |
| NSW Cup head coach | Nathan Cayless |
| Jersey Flegg Cup head coach | Craig Brennan |

## Squad changes
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Window | Ref. |
| October 2023 | SR | Kelma Tuilagi | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Pre-season | |
| October 2023 | CE | Morgan Harper | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Pre-season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Window |
| August 2023 | SR | Jack Murchie | Huddersfield Giants | Pre-season |
| September 2023 | HK | Josh Hodgson | Retirement | Pre-season |
| October 2023 | SR | Andrew Davey | Retirement | Pre-season |
| October 2023 | CE | Waqa Blake | St Helens | Pre-season |
| October 2023 | CE | Samuel Loizou | Wests Tigers | Pre-season |
| March 2024 | PR | Jirah Momoisea | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Mid-season |
| March 2024 | SR | Ky Rodwell | Wakefield Trinity | Mid-season |
| May 2024 | LK | Tevita Taumoepenu | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Mid-season |

## Pre-season

Parramatta played the Canberra Raiders in Kogarah and the Gold Coast Titans in Ipswich as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the second edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Regular season
### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 692 | 449 | +243 | 44 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 580 | 394 | +186 | 40 | Advance to finals series |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 738 | 463 | +275 | 38 | Advance to finals series |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 653 | 431 | +222 | 38 | Advance to finals series |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 657 | 568 | +89 | 36 | Advance to finals series |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 529 | 433 | +96 | 34 | Advance to finals series |
| 7 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 634 | 521 | +113 | 33 | Advance to finals series |
| 8 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 470 | 510 | −40 | 30 | Advance to finals series |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 474 | 601 | −127 | 30 | |
| 10 | Dolphins | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 577 | 578 | −1 | 28 | |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 508 | 634 | −126 | 28 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 537 | 607 | −70 | 26 | |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 512 | 574 | −62 | 25 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 488 | 656 | −168 | 22 | |
| 15 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 561 | 716 | −155 | 20 | |
| 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 494 | 682 | −188 | 20 | |
| 17 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 463 | 750 | −287 | 18 | |

### Results 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 | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | – | H | N | A | H | A | H | – | A | H | A | – | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | B | L | L | L | W | L | L | B | L | L | L | B | L | W | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Points | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Player statistics

    As of 6 September 2024
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
| Player | Apps | T | C | PG | FG | Total |
| Matt Arthur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daejarn Asi | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Dylan Brown | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bryce Cartwright | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Matt Doorey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiremu Greig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Gutherson | 21 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| Charlie Guymer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Hands | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Morgan Harper | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| J'maine Hopgood | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Keir | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Lane | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Joey Lussick | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Makahesi Makatoa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Matterson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Moses | 8 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 54 |
| Luca Moretti | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorenzo Mulitalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ofahengaue | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ofahiki Ogden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Paulo | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Will Penisini | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Sean Russell | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Ethan Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Simonsson | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Maika Sivo | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Blaize Talagi | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Jake Tago | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Kelma Tuilagi | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

## Awards

The Ken Thornett Medal was held on 10 September to recognise the best-performed players of the season for the club.
| Award | Recipient |
| Ken Thornett Medal (NRL Player of the Year) | Reagan Campbell-Gillard |
| Nathan Hindmarsh NRL Players' Player Award | Clinton Gutherson |
| Jack Gibson NRL Coaches' Award | Clinton Gutherson |
| Eric Grothe NRL Rookie of the Year Award | Blaize Talagi |
| Blue & Gold Army NRL Award | Clinton Gutherson |
| Ray Price NRL Community Award | Shaun Lane |
| Bob O'Reilly NSW Cup Player of the Year | Brock Parker |
| Geoff Gerard NSW Cup Coaches' Award | Dan Keir |
| Steve Ella Jersey Flegg Player of the Year | Saxon Pryke |
| Brett Kenny Jersey Flegg Coaches' Award | Teancum Brown |
| Michael Cronin Club Person of the Year | Don Musson |

## NRL Women's team

The 2024 Parramatta Eels Women season is the 4th season in the club's history and in the NRL Women's Premiership. Coached by Steve Georgallis for his first season, and captained by Mahalia Murphy, the team compete in the 2024 NRL Women's Premiership during the season.

## Season
### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos (M) | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 272 | 156 | +116 | 14 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters (P) | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 112 | +110 | 14 | Advance to finals series |
| 3 | Newcastle Knights | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 238 | 132 | +106 | 12 | Advance to finals series |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 122 | +24 | 12 | Advance to finals series |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 184 | −24 | 10 | |
| 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 218 | −81 | 8 | |
| 7 | Canberra Raiders | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 194 | 216 | −22 | 6 | |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 191 | −63 | 6 | |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 178 | 234 | −56 | 4 | |
| 10 | Wests Tigers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 218 | −110 | 4 | |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Points | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |

### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 13 November 2023.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Player statistics

    As of 22 September 2024
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
| Player | Apps | T | C | PG | FG | Total |
| Elsie Albert | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyla Amiatu | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tafao Asaua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosemarie Beckett | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Kennedy Cherrington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rueben Cherrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbi Church | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Monique Donovan | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Breanna Eales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zali Fay | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jade Fonua | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chloe Jackson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madeline Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss Kapua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosie Kelly | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ruby-Jean Kennard-Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahalia Murphy | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rory Owen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Rachael Pearson | 9 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Taneka Todhunter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassey Tohi-Hiku | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lindsay Tui | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |