# 2025 Parramatta Eels season

The 2025 Parramatta Eels season will be the 79th season in the club's history and the 28th in the National Rugby League. Coached by new head coach Jason Ryles, and captained by Mitchell Moses for his first season, the team is competing in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership during the regular season and participated in the Pre-season Challenge in February.

## Summary
### Regular season
#### March

The Eels started off the season with a trip to AAMI Park against the Melbourne Storm, who had won the past 22 round 1 games in a row. Isaiah Iongi, Zac Lomax, Ronald Volkman, Jack Williams, Ryley Smith and Sam Tuivaiti all made their debuts, where Volkman replaced Mitchell Moses who sustained his foot injury. The Eels had a poor start to the game and were dominated by the Storm, conceding 8 tries by half-time and found themselves trailing 46–6. In the second half, the Eels grabbed couple of tries thanks to Will Penisini and Isaiah Iongi, ended the game with a loss of 56–18 and were ranked bottom of the table.
In the second game, the Eels faced local rivals Wests Tigers at home, under the 37 degrees heat at kick-off. Jordan Samrani and Kitione Kautoga both made their debuts following their transfers from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Both teams had chances but could not find a way through in the first 25 minutes, then the Eels conceded three tries afterwards up until half-time. Three more tries were scored by the Tigers in the second half, where winger Sunia Turuva scored his second and third tries to complete a hat-trick. The Eels could not find a way through until the 79th minute, where Sean Russell scored a try to avoid blanking on points, ending with a score of 6–32.

## Squad information
### Playing squad

The NRL playing squad of the Parramatta Eels for the 2025 NRL season as of 9 March 2025.
| Cap | Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed | Signed from | Contract until |
| Top 30 squad ||||||||
| 749 | Junior Paulo | Prop | (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 31) | 2019 | Canberra Raiders | 2026 |
| 788 | Mitchell Moses (c) | Halfback, Five-eighth | (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 30) | 2017 | Wests Tigers | 2028 |
| 800 | Dylan Brown | Five-eighth | (2000-06-21)21 June 2000 (aged 24) | 2019 | Youth | 2031 |
| 801 | Shaun Lane | Second-row, Prop | (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 (aged 30) | 2019 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2026 |
| 805 | Ryan Matterson | Second-row, Lock, Five-eighth | (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 (aged 30) | 2020 | Wests Tigers | 2026 |
| 809 | Haze Dunster | Wing | (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 26) | 2020 | Youth | 2025 |
| 813 | Bryce Cartwright | Second-row, Lock, Five-eighth | (1994-11-15)15 November 1994 (aged 30) | 2021 | Gold Coast Titans | 2025 |
| 814 | Wiremu Greig | Prop | (1999-11-12)12 November 1999 (aged 25) | 2021 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2025 |
| 816 | Joey Lussick | Hooker | (1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 29) | 2023 | St Helens | 2025 |
| 817 | Sean Russell | Wing, Centre, Fullback | (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 22) | 2021 | Youth | 2025 |
| 819 | Will Penisini | Centre | (2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 22) | 2021 | Youth | 2026 |
| 825 | Bailey Simonsson | Wing, Centre, Fullback | (1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 27) | 2022 | Canberra Raiders | 2024 |
| 829 | Matt Doorey | Second-row | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 24) | 2023 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2025 |
| 830 | J'maine Hopgood | Lock | (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 25) | 2023 | Penrith Panthers | 2025 |
| 834 | Brendan Hands | Hooker | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 25) | 2023 | Youth | 2025 |
| 835 | Joe Ofahengaue | Lock, Prop | (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 29) | 2023 | Wests Tigers | 2025 |
| 836 | Luca Moretti | Lock, Prop | (2000-04-19)19 April 2000 (aged 24) | 2023 | Youth | 2025 |
| 843 | Kelma Tuilagi | Second-row | (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 26) | 2024 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2025 |
| 851 | Isaiah Iongi | Fullback | (2003-06-24)24 June 2003 (aged 21) | 2025 | Penrith Panthers | 2027 |
| 852 | Zac Lomax | Centre, Wing | (1999-09-24)24 September 1999 (aged 25) | 2024 | Youth | 2024 |
| 853 | Ronald Volkman | Five-eighth, Halfback | (2004-07-04)4 July 2004 (aged 20) | 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | |
| 854 | Jack Williams | Lock, Second-row, Prop | (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 28) | 2025 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2027 |
| 856 | Sam Tuivaiti | Prop | (2005-02-17)17 February 2005 (aged 20) | 2024 | Youth | 2025 |
| 857 | Jordan Samrani | Centre, Wing | N/A | 2025 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2026 |
| – | Uinitoni Mataele | Second-row | N/A | 2023 | Youth | 2025 |
| Development list ||||||||
| 838 | Arthur Miller-Stephen | Wing, Fullback | N/A | 2022 | Youth | 2025 |
| 847 | Jake Tago | Wing, Centre | (1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 26) | 2024 | North Sydney Bears | 2025 |
| 850 | Dan Keir | Lock, Second-row | (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 26) | 2021 | Canberra Raiders | 2025 |
| 848 | Charlie Guymer | Second-row | (2004-11-12)12 November 2004 (aged 20) | 2024 | Youth | 2025 |
| 855 | Ryley Smith | Hooker | N/A | 2025 | Youth | 2025 |
| 858 | Kitione Kautoga | Prop, Second-row | (2002-09-02)2 September 2002 (aged 22) | 2025 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2025 |
| – | Saxon Pryke | Lock | N/A | 2025 | Youth | 2025 |

### Coaching staff

The coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2025 NRL season as of 9 March 2025.
| Position | Name |
| NRL head coach | Jason Ryles |
| General manager of Football | Mark O’Neill |
| Assistant coaches | Nathan Brown Sam Moa Scott Wisemantel |
| NSW Cup head coach | Nathan Cayless |
| Jersey Flegg Cup head coach | Craig Brennan |

## Squad changes
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Window |
| 16 April 2024 | WG | Zac Lomax | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Pre-season |
| 22 August 2024 | FB | Isaiah Iongi | Penrith Panthers | Pre-season |
| 27 September 2024 | HB | Dean Hawkins | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Pre-season |
| 3 October 2024 | LK | Jack Williams | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Pre-season |
| 23 October 2024 | FB | Joash Papalii | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season |
| 23 October 2024 | CE | Jordan Samrani | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season |
| 18 November 2024 | WG | Josh Addo-Carr | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season |
| 5 December 2024 | FE | Ronald Volkman | New Zealand Warriors | Pre-season |
| 13 December 2024 | SR | Kitione Kautoga | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pre-season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Window |
| 20 June 2024 | FE | Ethan Sanders | Canberra Raiders | Pre-season |
| 12 August 2024 | CE | Blaize Talagi | Penrith Panthers | Pre-season |
| 21 August 2024 | HK | Matt Arthur | Newcastle Knights | Pre-season |
| 21 August 2024 | CE | Zac Cini | Castleford Tigers | Pre-season |
| 30 August 2024 | FE | Daejarn Asi | Castleford Tigers | Pre-season |
| 11 September 2024 | WG | Isaac Lumelume | Released | Pre-season |
| 11 September 2024 | PR | Ofahiki Ogden | Released | Pre-season |
| 4 October 2024 | PR | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | Gold Coast Titans | Pre-season |
| 21 October 2024 | WG | Lorenzo Mulitalo | Burleigh Bears | Pre-season |
| 26 October 2024 | WG | Maika Sivo | Leeds Rhinos | Pre-season |
| 8 November 2024 | FB | Clinton Gutherson | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Pre-season |
| 15 February 2025 | PR | Makahesi Makatoa | Sydney Roosters | Pre-season |
| 26 February 2025 | CE | Morgan Harper | New Zealand Warriors | Pre-season |

## Pre-season

Parramatta played the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle and the Wests Tigers in Leichhardt as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Regular season
### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 4 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 5 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 2 | Advance to finals series |
| 7 | Wests Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 2 | Advance to finals series |
| 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 2 | Advance to finals series |
| 9 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 2 | |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 82 | −30 | 2 | |
| 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 0 | |
| 15 | Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 0 | |
| 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 78 | −54 | 0 | |
| 17 | Parramatta Eels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 88 | −64 | 0 | |

### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | – | N | H | A | H | A | A | – | H | A | – | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | | | | | | B | | | | | | | B | | | B | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Matches

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Player statistics

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
| Player | Apps | T | C | PG | FG | Total |
| Dylan Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Doorey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Guymer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Hands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J'maine Hopgood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Iongi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kitione Kautoga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Lomax | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe Ofahengaue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Paulo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Penisini | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sean Russell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan Samrani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryley Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Tago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kelma Tuilagi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Tuivaiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Volkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Awards

The Ken Thornett Medal will be held at the end of the season to recognise the best-performed players of the season for the club. Reagan Campbell-Gillard is the reigning Ken Thornett medalist.
* Award
* Ken Thornett Medal (NRL Player of the Year)
* Nathan Hindmarsh NRL Players' Player Award
* Jack Gibson NRL Coaches' Award
* Eric Grothe NRL Rookie of the Year Award
* Blue & Gold Army NRL Award
* Ray Price NRL Community Award
* Bob O'Reilly NSW Cup Player of the Year
* Geoff Gerard NSW Cup Coaches' Award
* Steve Ella Jersey Flegg Player of the Year
* Brett Kenny Jersey Flegg Coaches' Award
* Michael Cronin Club Person of the Year