# 2013 Parramatta Eels season

The 2013 Parramatta Eels season was the 67th in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Stuart and captained by Jarryd Hayne, Reni Maitua and Tim Mannah, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership.

## Summary

Another wooden spoon followed in 2013, with the club suffering their second biggest loss ever (4–64 to Melbourne in Round 24), and conceding three other scores of 50 or more. On 12 September 2013 it was announced Ricky Stuart would leave the Eels to take up the head coaching role at Canberra for the 2014 season.

## Standings
### National Rugby League

2013 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 640 | 325 | +315 | 40 |
| 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 588 | 384 | +204 | 40 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 589 | 373 | +216 | 37 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 588 | 366 | +222 | 35 |
| 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 468 | 460 | +8 | 32 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 463 | +66 | 30 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 528 | 422 | +106 | 29 |
| 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 28 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 500 | 518 | −18 | 26 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | −37 | 26 |
| 11 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 554 | −59 | 26 |
| 12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 434 | 477 | −43 | 25 |
| 13 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 434 | 624 | −190 | 24 |
| 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 379 | 530 | −151 | 18 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 386 | 687 | −301 | 18 |
| 16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 326 | 740 | −414 | 14 |

### National Youth Competition

2013 National Youth Competition seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 765 | 614 | +151 | 43 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 689 | 460 | +229 | 38 |
| 3 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 711 | 554 | +157 | 38 |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 846 | 626 | +220 | 37 |
| 5 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 687 | 564 | +123 | 32 |
| 6 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 679 | 599 | +80 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 607 | 608 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 660 | 740 | -80 | 28 |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 564 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 582 | 615 | -33 | 24 |
| 11 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 596 | 663 | -67 | 23 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 584 | 602 | -18 | 22 |
| 13 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 516 | 667 | -151 | 21 |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 570 | 726 | -156 | 20 |
| 15 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 520 | 786 | -266 | 18 |
| 16 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 560 | 742 | -182 | 17 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| 2 February | Newcastle Knights | Bellevue Oval, Armidale | Win | 46–10 | Edwards (2), Kamuta (2), Gilbert (2), Maitua, Willieme, Wehbe | Pewhairangi 4, Wehbe 1 | 5,023 |
| 16 February | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown | Loss | 41–4 | W. Tonga | Nil | N/A |
| 23 February | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | Draw | 10–10 | Hayne, Blair | Sandow 1 | 4,000 |

### Home and away season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 9 March | Round 1 | New Zealand Warriors | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 40–10 | Hayne (3), Sio (2), Ryan, Sandow | Sandow 6/7 | 13,351 | |
| 14 March | Round 2 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 16–20 | Blair (2), Ryan | Sandow 2/3 | 25,068 | |
| 22 March | Round 3 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt | Loss | 31–18 | Loko, Morgan, Toutai | Sandow 3/3 | 18,326 | |
| 1 April | Round 4 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 0–50 | Nil | Nil | 18,014 | |
| 6 April | Round 5 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 13–6 | Morgan (2) | Sandow 2/3, Kelly FG: 1 | 11,063 | |
| 14 April | Round 6 | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Robina | Loss | 28–22 | Hayne (2), Morgan | Sandow 5/5 | 12,027 | |
| 29 April | Round 7 | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | Loss | 44–12 | Hayne, Toutai | Sandow 2/2 | 14,211 | |
| 4 May | Round 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 10–14 | Moimoi, Morgan | Sandow 1/3 | 9,157 | |
| 11 May | Round 9 | Brisbane Broncos | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 19–18 | Hayne, Kelly, Paulo | Sandow 3/5, Hayne FG: 1 | 11,005 | |
| 18 May | Round 10 | St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Loss | 12–32 | Terepo (2) | Sandow 2/2 | 17,458 | |
| 18 May | Round 11 | Gold Coast Titans | Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, Mudgee | Loss | 4–42 | Sio | Sandow 0/1 | 9,132 | |
| 23–26 May | Round 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 June | Round 13 | Sydney Roosters | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 24–38 | Hayne, Mullaney, Sio, Terepo | Sandow 4/4 | 12,135 | |
| 15 June | Round 14 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | Shark Stadium, Cronulla | Loss | 32–14 | Williame, Terepo | Sandow 1/2 | 10,987 | |
| 13 July | Round 18 | Penrith Panthers | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 10–17 | Williame, Kelly | Mullaney 1/2 | 9,327 | |
| 20 July | Round 19 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Loss | 14–0 | Nil | Nil | 7,023 | |
| 26 July | Round 20 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 40–12 | Roberts, Radradra | Mullaney 2/2 | 23,341 | |
| 3 August | Round 21 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Loss | 6–40 | Radradra | Mullaney 1/1 | 11,232 | |
| 9 August | Round 22 | Wests Tigers | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 26–22 | Toutai (2), Sio, Mullaney, Paulo | Mullaney 1/3, Paulo 2/2 | 12,013 | |
| 16 August | Round 23 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Loss | 22–12 | Morgan (2), Maitua | Mullaney 1/1, Paulo 1/1 | 24,607 | |
| 25 August | Round 24 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 64–4 | Radradra | Mullaney 0/1 | 13,728 | |
| 2 September | Round 25 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 26–22 | Radradra (2), Moimoi (2), Sio | Paulo 2/4, Roberts 1/1 | 8,910 | |
| 8 September | Round 26 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 54–6 | Sio | Paulo 1/1 | 23,392 | |

## Players and staff

Note: Junior Paulo, Kaysa Pritchard, Kelepi Tanginoa and Vai Toutai were still eligible to play in the Holden Cup for the 2013 season

## Transfers

In:
| Pos. | Name | From |
| SR | Daniel Harrison | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| PR | Darcy Lussick | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| HB | Luke Kelly | Melbourne Storm |
| CE | Brayden Wiliame | Melbourne Storm |
| SO | Api Pewhairangi | Newcastle Knights |
Out:
| Pos. | Name | To |
| | Marmin Barba | Gold Coast Titans |
| | Jordan Atkins | Gold Coast Titans |
| SR | Justin Horo | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| CE | Esikeli Tonga | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| CE | Jamil Hopoate | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| | Jason Seage | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| PR | Justin Poore | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| LF | Rory Brien | Wests Tigers |
Retirees:
* Nathan Hindmarsh
* Luke Burt
* Casey McGuire

## Representative call ups
### Domestic

| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
| FB | Jarryd Hayne | NRL All Stars | 2013 NRL All Stars Match |
| FB | Jarryd Hayne | NSW | 2013 State of Origin series |

### International

| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
| SO | Ben Roberts | Samoa | 2013 Polynesian Cup |
| FB | Jarryd Hayne | Australia | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| WG | Semi Radradra | Fiji | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| SH | Api Pewhairangi | Ireland | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| SO | Ben Roberts | Samoa | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| LF | Reni Maitua | Samoa | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| PR | Fuifui Moimoi | Tonga | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| LF | Peni Terepo | Tonga | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| HK | Dean Parata | Italy | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |
| SO | Joseph Paulo | USA | 2013 Rugby League World Cup |