# 2015 Parramatta Eels season

The 2015 Parramatta Eels season is the 69th in the club's history. Coached by Brad Arthur and captained by Tim Mannah, they competed in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership.

## Summary

Before the start of the 2015 season, the club were hit with the news that star player Jarryd Hayne would be terminating his contract in order to pursue a career in the NFL. However, in the opening round of the season, Parramatta recorded an impressive 42-12 victory over Manly. The club would only go on to win a further two games and by round 11 sat bottom of the table. During the losing streak, Parramatta suffered narrow losses including the round 10 defeat against the New Zealand Warriors in golden point extra-time. Parramatta lost the match 17-13 with Luke Kelly missing three conversion attempts including one right next to the uprights.
In round 13 of the competition, Parramatta lead North Queensland 30-6 with 20 minutes left to play but would go on to lose 36-30 after North Queensland scored five tries in 12 minutes. Parramatta recovered by then winning three games in succession to lift them away from last place. Parramatta would win two of their remaining eight matches to finish 12th. Towards the end of the season, winger Semi Radradra broke the clubs most tries in a season record with 24 tries.

## Standings
### National Rugby League

2015 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
| 4 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
| 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
| 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
| 11 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |

### National Youth Competition

2015 NYC seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 772 | 434 | +338 | 44 |
| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 923 | 450 | +473 | 43 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 833 | 570 | +263 | 39 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 696 | 568 | +128 | 33 |
| 5 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 712 | 598 | +114 | 29 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 731 | 668 | +63 | 29 |
| 7 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 654 | 562 | +92 | 28 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 646 | 811 | -165 | 28 |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 588 | 743 | -155 | 25 |
| 10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 580 | 623 | -43 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 539 | 776 | -237 | 24 |
| 12 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 596 | 687 | -91 | 22 |
| 13 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 541 | 752 | -151 | 22 |
| 14 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 574 | 716 | -142 | 20 |
| 15 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 481 | 762 | -281 | 20 |
| 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 528 | 674 | -146 | 18 |

## Fixtures
### Home and away season

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date and time (Local) | Venue (Broadcaster) | Attendance |
| 1 | Parramatta Eels | 42 – 12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 6 March 2015, 7:45pm | Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) | 18,718 |
| 2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 32 – 12 | Parramatta Eels | 13 March 2015, 7:35pm | ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) | 28,876 |
| 3 | New Zealand Warriors | 29 – 16 | Parramatta Eels | 21 March 2015, 5:00pm | Mt Smart Stadium (Fox Sports) | 14,112 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | 29 – 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 27 March 2015, 7:35pm | Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) | 15,562 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 6 – 22 | Wests Tigers | 6 April 2015, 3:00pm | ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports) | 35,510 |
| 6 | Parramatta Eels | 16 – 38 | Gold Coast Titans | 11 April 2015, 3:00pm | Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) | 11,136 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 22 – 28 | Parramatta Eels | 19 April 2015, 4:00pm | Hunter Stadium (Nine Network) | 16,953 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 28 – 16 | Parramatta Eels | 25 April 2015, 8:00pm | Suncorp Stadium (Fox Sports) | 34,398 |
| 9 | Parramatta Eels | 10 – 28 | Melbourne Storm | 10 May 2015, 4:00pm | Pirtek Stadium (Nine Network) | 10,505 |
| 10 | Parramatta Eels | 13 – 17 | New Zealand Warriors | 16 May 2015, 3:00pm | Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) | 11,152 |
| 11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 14 – 12 | Parramatta Eels | 22 May 2015, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) | 11,658 |
| 12 | Penrith Panthers | 20 – 26 | Parramatta Eels | 29 May 2015, 7:45pm | Pepper Stadium (Nine Network) | 17,821 |
| 13 | Parramatta Eels | 30 – 36 | North Queensland Cowboys | 8 June 2015, 7:00pm | Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) | 9,812 |
| 14 | Melbourne Storm | 22 – 26 | Parramatta Eels | 15 June 2015, 7:00pm | AAMI Park (Fox Sports) | 10,128 |
| Bye Round |||||||
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 16 – 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 27 June 2015, 7:30pm | Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) | 15,046 |
| 17 | Wests Tigers | 16 – 28 | Parramatta Eels | 6 July 2015, 7:00pm | ANZ Stadium (Fox Sports) | 15,347 |
| Bye Round |||||||
| 19 | Parramatta Eels | 4 – 28 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 17 July 2015, 7:35pm | ANZ Stadium (Nine Network) | 17,082 |
| 20 | North Queensland Cowboys | 46 – 4 | Parramatta Eels | 27 July 2015, 7:00pm | 1300SMILES Stadium (Fox Sports) | 13,767 |
| 21 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 – 14 | Parramatta Eels | 3 August 2015, 7:00pm | Cbus Super Stadium (Fox Sports) | 7,495 |
| 22 | Parramatta Eels | 10 – 4 | Penrith Panthers | 8 August 2015, 7:00pm | TIO Stadium (Fox Sports) | 8,340 |
| 23 | Sydney Roosters | 28 – 18 | Parramatta Eels | 15 August 2015, 7:30pm | Allianz Stadium (Fox Sports) | 11,255 |
| 24 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 16 – 20 | Parramatta Eels | 23 August 2015, 4:00pm | Brookvale Oval (Nine Network) | 11,018 |
| 25 | Parramatta Eels | 28 – 35 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 29 August 2015, 3:00pm | Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) | 11,778 |
| 26 | Parramatta Eels | 24 – 28 | Canberra Raiders | 6 September 2015, 2:00pm | Pirtek Stadium (Fox Sports) | 10,515 |
| Source: ||||||||||

## Transfers

In:
| Pos. | Name | From |
| HK | Isaac De Gois | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| CE | Beau Champion | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| CE | Ben Crooks | Hull F.C. |
| SR | Cody Nelson | Gold Coast Titans |
| CE | Brad Takairangi | Gold Coast Titans |
| SR | Anthony Watmough | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| FB | Reece Robinson | Canberra Raiders |
| FB | Adam Quinlan | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Out:
| Pos. | Name | To |
| SR | Daniel Harrison | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| LK | Brenden Santi | Wests Tigers |
| CE | Jacob Loko | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| HB | Liam Foran | London Broncos |
| CE | Willie Tonga | Catalans Dragons |
| WG | Ken Sio | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| SR | Kelepi Tanginoa | North Queensland Cowboys |
| FB | Jarryd Hayne | San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| FB | Evander Cummins | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| SR | Lorenzo Ma'afu | Townsville Blackhawks |
| PR | Mitchell Allgood | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| PR | Lee Mossop | Wigan Warriors |
| FB | Justin Hunt | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| PR | Fuifui Moimoi | Leigh Centurions |
| FE | Api Pewhairangi | New Zealand Warriors |
| SR | Ben Smith | Retired |