# 2010 Parramatta Eels season

The 2010 Parramatta Eels season is the 64th in the club's history. Coached by Daniel Anderson and captained by Nathan Cayless and Nathan Hindmarsh, they competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. The Parramatta club finished the regular season in 12th place failing to make the finals for the first time in two years.

## Summary

The Parramatta Eels were picked at the beginning of the year by many leading betting agencies to take out the premiership for 2010 following their surge of form which took them to the Grand Final in 2009. But, after a relatively poor to the season, and then a four-game winning streak, the Parramatta Eels once again returned to the inconsistent form of past seasons. This inconsistent form, recognised by all Rugby League fans, saw them miss out on the Top 8 in 2010.
After a season of unrelenting disappointment which saw five-eighth Daniel Mortimer dropped to reserve grade, centre Timana Tahu being suspended for an on-field confrontation against the Newcastle Knights and reports of player rifts, Daniel Anderson was sacked unceremoniously as Parramatta coach and replaced by New Zealand World Cup-winning coach Stephen Kearney.

## Standings
### National Rugby League

2010 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 518 | 299 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 645 | 489 | +156 | 34 |
| 3 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 503 | +34 | 34 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 520 | 498 | +22 | 34 |
| 5 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 539 | 486 | +53 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 559 | 510 | +49 | 32 |
| 7 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 499 | 493 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 545 | 510 | +35 | 28 |
| 9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 584 | 567 | +17 | 26 |
| 10 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 508 | 535 | −27 | 26 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 499 | 569 | −70 | 24 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 413 | 491 | −78 | 24 |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 494 | 539 | −45 | 22 |
| 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 354 | 609 | −255 | 18 |
| 15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 425 | 667 | −242 | 14 |
| 16 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 363 | +126 | 0$^1$ |
$^1$ Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.

### National Youth Competition

National Youth Competition season 2010vte :
| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 687 | 567 | +120 | 38 |
| 2 | New Zealand Warriors (P) | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 731 | 481 | +250 | 37 |
| 3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 773 | 596 | +177 | 36 |
| 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 673 | 540 | +133 | 35 |
| 5 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 695 | 588 | +107 | 33 |
| 6 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 764 | 734 | +30 | 33 |
| 7 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 568 | 583 | -15 | 30 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 581 | 663 | -82 | 29 |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 620 | 532 | +88 | 28 |
| 10 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 690 | 635 | +55 | 27 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 568 | 543 | +25 | 25 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 612 | 732 | -120 | 23 |
| 13 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 683 | 782 | -99 | 22 |
| 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 492 | 634 | -142 | 21 |
| 15 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 643 | 838 | -195 | 20 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 454 | 786 | -332 | 11 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| 14 February | Match 1 | St George Illawarra Dragons | ME Bank Stadium, Perth | Loss | 34–20 | Robson (2), K. Keating, Uaisele | Humble 1, Mortimer 1 | 9,450 |
| 20 February | Match 2 | Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium, Penrith | Loss | 32–12 | B. Smith, Burt | Burt 2 | 11,113 |
| 27 February | Match 3 | Sydney Roosters | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Loss | 40–14 | Reddy, Oake, Mateo | Burt 1 | 18,511 |

### Home and away season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 12 March | Round 1 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 12–18 | Burt, Grothe | Burt 2/2 | 18,293 | |
| 21 March | Round 2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 24–20 | Grothe, Moimoi, Reddy, Tahu | Burt 4/4 | 15,602 | |
| 26 March | Round 3 | Wests Tigers | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 23–12 | Inu, Reddy | Burt 2/2 | 21,318 | |
| 3 April | Round 4 | Cronulla Sharks | Toyota Stadium, Woolooware | Loss | 11–0 | Nil | Nil | 13,213 | |
| 12 April | Round 5 | Canberra Raiders | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 14–24 | Burt (2), B. Smith | Burt 1/3 | 15,122 | |
| 18 April | Round 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Win | 22–8 | Burt, Mortimer, Tahu | Burt 5/5 | 25,152 | |
| 23 April | Round 7 | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | Win | 18–24 | Tahu (2), Burt, Inu, B. Smith | Burt 4/4 | 11,335 | |
| 30 April | Round 8 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Stadium Australia, Sydney | Win | 26–10 | Burt, Hayne, Inu, K. Keating, Reddy | Burt 3/5 | 31,991 | |
| 7–10 May | Round 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 17 May | Round 10 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Manly | Win | 12–19 | Burt, Mateo, Robson | Burt 3/3 & FG: 1/1 | 15,602 | |
| 22 May | Round 11 | Cronulla Sharks | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 18–22 | Humble, Mortimer, Robson | Burt 3/3 | 13,058 | |
| 28 May | Round 12 | St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah | Loss | 30–0 | Nil | Nil | 15,068 | |
| 4 June | Round 13 | Melbourne Storm | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 24–10 | Reddy (2), Inu, K. Keating | Burt 4/5 | 7,572 | |
| 11–14 June | Round 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 21 June | Round 15 | Newcastle Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 4–6 | Horo | Burt 0/2 | 8,474 | |
| 26 June | Round 16 | Brisbane Broncos | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 6–10 | Hayne | Burt 1/2 | 15,929 | |
| 4 July | Round 17 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 35–6 | Humble | Burt 1/1 | 9,912 | |
| 12 July | Round 18 | North Queensland Cowboys | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 36–24 | Hayne (3), Inu, Reddy, Robson | Burt 6/6 | 11,177 | |
| 17 July | Round 19 | Penrith Panthers | Penrith Park, Penrith | Win | 28–34 | Inu (2), Wright (2), Hayne, Moimoi | Burt 5/6 | 22,582 | |
| 23 July | Round 20 | Canterbury Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Win | 16–32 | Hayne (2), Inu (2), B. Smith | Burt 6/7 | 34,662 | |
| 31 July | Round 21 | Sydney Roosters | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 12–48 | Hayne, Hindmarsh | Burt 2/2 | 19,824 | |
| 6 August | Round 22 | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Loss | 12–34 | Hayne, Reddy | Burt 2/2 | 19,568 | |
| 13 August | Round 23 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 30–14 | Burt, Hayne, Inu, Mitchell, Reddy | Burt 5/5 | 38,193 | |
| 22 August | Round 24 | Wests Tigers | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 18–20 | Horo, Inu, Mitchell | Burt 3/4 | 19,854 | |
| 27 August | Round 25 | South Sydney | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 16–24 | Horo, Inu, Mateo | Burt 2/3 | 19,098 | |
| 4 September | Round 26 | New Zealand Warriors | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 12–26 | Cayless, Tahu | Burt 1/1, Inu 1/2 | 11,383 | |

## Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2010 NRL season as of 31 August 2010.
| No. | Position | Player 585 Nathan Cayless – PR (c) 595 Nathan Hindmarsh – SR (c) 602 Luke Burt – WG 608 Eric Grothe, Jr. – WG 665 Fuifui Moimoi – PR 673 Feleti Mateo – LK 674 Ben Smith – SR 679 Timana Tahu – CE 683 Joel Reddy – CE 690 Jarryd Hayne – FB 695 Krisnan Inu – CE 700 Matt Keating – HK |
| No. | Position | Player 701 Brendan Oake – SR 702 Kris Keating – FE 705 Tim Mannah – PR 706 Jeff Robson – HB 707 Etu Uaisele – WG 710 Daniel Mortimer – FE 712 Jonathan Wright – CE 713 Shane Shackleton – SR 714 Justin Poore – PR 715 Justin Horo – SR 716 Tom Humble – FE 717 Pele Peletelese – PR |

## Transfers

In:
| Player | 2009 Club |
| Justin Poore | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Shane Shackleton | Sydney Roosters |
| Timana Tahu | NSW Waratahs (Rugby union) |
Out:
| Player | 2010 Club |
| Joe Galuvao | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Todd Lowrie | Melbourne Storm |
| Brett Finch | Melbourne Storm (mid season 2009) |
| Kevin Kingston | Penrith Panthers |
| Jeremy Latimore | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks |

## Awards

The following awards were awarded in the post-season:
* Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Dr Steve McNamara
* Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Jarryd Hayne
* Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Tim Mannah
* Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Justin Horo