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 Eels finished the regular season in 12th place failing to make the finals for the first time in 2 years.

Parramatta Eels season 2010
Club information
Full nameParramatta District
Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Eels
ColoursBlue
Gold
Current details
Ground(s)
CoachDaniel Anderson
CaptainNathan Cayless and Nathan Hindmarsh
CompetitionNational Rugby League
201012th

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 4-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.

Fixtures

Preseason trail matches
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
14 FebruaryMatch 1 St George Illawarra DragonsME Bank Stadium, PerthLoss34–20Robson (2), K. Keating, UaiseleHumble 1, Mortimer 19,450
20 FebruaryMatch 2 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, PenrithLoss32–12B. Smith, BurtBurt 211,113
27 FebruaryMatch 3 Sydney RoostersBluetongue Central Coast Stadium, GosfordLoss40–14Reddy, Oake, MateoBurt 118,511

Regular season

The 2010 Telstra Premiership season draw for Parramatta is as follows[1]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
12 MarchRound 1 St George Illawarra DragonsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–18Burt, GrotheBurt 2/218,293
21 MarchRound 2 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin24–20Grothe, Moimoi, Reddy, TahuBurt 4/415,602
26 MarchRound 3 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLoss23–12Inu, ReddyBurt 2/221,318
3 AprilRound 4 Cronulla SharksToyota Stadium, WooloowareLoss11–0NilNil13,213
12 AprilRound 5 Canberra RaidersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss14–24Burt (2), B. SmithBurt 1/315,122
18 AprilRound 6 South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin22–8Burt, Mortimer, TahuBurt 5/525,152
23 AprilRound 7 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleWin18–24Tahu (2), Burt, Inu, B. SmithBurt 4/411,335
30 AprilRound 8 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsStadium Australia, SydneyWin26–10Burt, Hayne, Inu, K. Keating, ReddyBurt 3/531,991
7–10 MayRound 9Bye
17 MayRound 10 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, ManlyWin12–19Burt, Mateo, RobsonBurt 3/3 & FG: 1/115,602
22 MayRound 11 Cronulla SharksParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss18–22Humble, Mortimer, RobsonBurt 3/313,058
28 MayRound 12 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Stadium, KogarahLoss30–0NilNil15,068
4 JuneRound 13 Melbourne StormParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin24–10Reddy (2), Inu, K. KeatingBurt 4/57,572
11–14 JuneRound 14Bye
21 JuneRound 15 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleLoss4–6HoroBurt 0/28,474
26 JuneRound 16 Brisbane BroncosParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss6–10HayneBurt 1/215,929
4 JulyRound 17 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss35–6HumbleBurt 1/19,912
12 JulyRound 18 North Queensland CowboysParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin36–24Hayne (3), Inu, Reddy, RobsonBurt 6/611,177
17 JulyRound 19 Penrith PanthersPenrith Park, PenrithWin28–34Inu (2), Wright (2), Hayne, MoimoiBurt 5/622,582
23 JulyRound 20 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin16–32Hayne (2), Inu (2), B. SmithBurt 6/734,662
31 JulyRound 21 Sydney RoostersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–28Hayne, HindmarshBurt 2/219,824
6 AugustRound 22 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold CoastLoss12–34Hayne, ReddyBurt 2/219,824
13 AugustRound 23 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneWin30–14Burt, Hayne, Inu, Mitchell, ReddyBurt 5/538,193
22 AugustRound 24 Wests TigersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss18–20Horo, Inu, MitchellBurt 3/419,854
27 AugustRound 25 South SydneyANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss16–24Horo, Inu, MateoBurt 2/319,098
4 SeptemberRound 26 New Zealand WarriorsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–26Cayless, TahuBurt 1/1, Inu 1/219,854

Ladder

National Rugby League
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) 2417072518299+21938
2 Penrith Panthers 2415092645489+15634
3 Wests Tigers 2415092537503+3434
4 Gold Coast Titans 2415092520498+2234
5 New Zealand Warriors 24140102539486+5332
6 Sydney Roosters 24140102559510+4932
7 Canberra Raiders 24130112499493+630
8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24120122545510+3528
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24110132584567+1726
10 Brisbane Broncos 24110132508535−2726
11 Newcastle Knights 24100142499569−7024
12 Parramatta Eels 24100142413491−7824
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2490152494539−4522
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2470172354609−25518
15 North Queensland Cowboys 2450192425667−24214
16 Melbourne Storm 24140102489363+12601

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.[2]

National Youth competition
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 2417072687567+12038
2 New Zealand 2416172731481+25037
3 Canterbury 2415272773596+17736
4 North Queensland 2414372673540+13335
5 Sydney 2414192695588+10733
6 Canberra 2414192764734+3033
7 Manly-Warringah 24130112568583-1530
8 Gold Coast 24121112581663-8229
9 Wests Tigers 24120122620532+8828
10 Brisbane 24111122690635+5527
11 St. George-Illawarra 24101132568543+2525
12 Newcastle 2491142612732-12023
13 Melbourne 2482142683782-9922
14 Cronulla 2481152492634-14221
15 Penrith 2480162643838-19520
16 Parramatta 2431202454786-33211

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

References
  1. "2010 Telstra Premiership Draw". rugbyleagueproject.org/. unknown. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
  3. "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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