2011 Parramatta Eels season

The 2011 Parramatta Eels season is the 65th in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Nathan Hindmarsh, they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership. The Eels finished the regular season in 14th place, failing to make the finals for the 2nd consecutive year.

2011 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank14th
Play-off resultDNQ
2011 recordWins: 6; Draws: 1; Losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 385; Against: 538
Team information
CoachStephen Kearney
Captain
StadiumParramatta Stadium
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Summary

The Eels made several new player signings for the 2011 season. In the forwards, the Eels added former Queensland centre Carl Webb and former Bulldogs and Cronulla as well as one-time Kangaroo Reni Maitua. To bolster the backs after the retirement of Eric Grothe Jr and the departure of Timana Tahu, the Eels signed the experienced pair of Chris Walker and Chris Hicks.

2011 can be considered to have been a year of "almost" for Parramatta, with the team losing over half of their matches by four points or less, many of which were conceded after attaining leads over their opponents. The Eels pushed a record four games into Golden Point during the season, however were unable to win any, resulting in a draw against the St George Illawarra Dragons and one-point losses to the Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters and the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Throughout the 2011 season, coach Stephen Kearney motioned several reshuffles of the Parramatta side, the most high-profile change being fullback Jarryd Hayne's switch to five-eighth after his ball-playing abilities were considered by several experts including the NSW State of Origin coach Ricky Stuart, as his strongest point. Other switches include the moving of Luke Burt to fullback, second-rower Ben Smith to right centre, and the resting of five-eighth Daniel Mortimer.

Before the final match of their season, the Eels had won only five of their 24 games and were in contention for the dreaded wooden spoon. During their final match, the Parramatta side emerged victorious over the Gold Coast Titans who were also direct contenders for last place. The wooden spoon was awarded to the Gold Coast side, finishing 16th on the NRL ladder, the Eels finishing in 14th position.

Fixtures

Trail matches
DateOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
12 February New Zealand WarriorsRotorua International Stadium, RotoruaLoss24–4LasaloNil8,600
19 February Wests TigersCampbelltown Sports Stadium, CampbelltownWin10–30Horo (2), Robson, McGuire, HayneBurt 212,761
26 February Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, PenrithWin0–30Lasalo, B. Smith, Whatuira, Horo, M. KeatingBurt 5

Regular season

The 2011 Telstra Premiership season draw for Parramatta is as follows[1]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
12 MarchRound 1 New Zealand WarriorsEden Park, AucklandWin18–24Burt (2), Hayne, RobsonBurt 4/538,405
18 MarchRound 2 Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss6–20M. KeatingBurt 1/115,974
25 MarchRound 3 South SydneyANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss18–32Moimoi, Robson, WalkerBurt 3/322,153
2 AprilRound 4 North Queensland CowboysParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin22–20Burt (2), Morgan, UaiseleBurt 3/412,226
10 AprilRound 5 Melbourne StormAAMI Park, MelbourneLoss38–0NilNil11,805
15 AprilRound 6 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss14–34Hayne (2)Burt 3/330,687
24 AprilRound 7 Gold Coast TitansParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin22–18Loko, Reddy, Robson, ShackletonBurt 3/410,052
1 MayRound 8 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Stadium, KogarahLoss30–0NilNil19,319
6–9 MayRound 9Bye
14 MayRound 10 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleLoss40–26Hayne, Loko, McGuire, Reddy, B. SmithBurt 3/513,610
23 MayRound 11 Cronulla Sutherland SharksParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin40–6Atkins (2), Burt (2), Horo, Walker, B. SmithBurt 6/710,628
28 MayRound 12 Newcastle KnightsAusgrid Stadium, NewcastleLoss8–6McGuireBurt 1/118,723
3 JuneRound 13 St George Illawarra DragonsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaDraw14–14Lasalo, MoimoiBurt 3/316,066
10–13 JuneRound 14Bye
20 JuneRound 15 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, ManlyLoss22–18Burt, Horo, Loko, B. SmithBurt 1/413,959
25 JuneRound 16 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, CanberraLoss25–12M. Keating, B. SmithBurt 2/213,457
1 JulyRound 17 Brisbane BroncosParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–16Burt (2)Burt 2/211,079
8 JulyRound 18 Wests TigersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin22–6Atkins, Maitua, MorganBurt 5/519,654
16 JulyRound 19 Penrith PanthersCentrebet Stadium, PenrithLoss23–22Horo, Maitua, McGuire, UaiseleBurt 3/417,333
22 JulyRound 20 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss8–7HayneBurt 1/1, Hayne FG: 115,126
1 AugustRound 21 Melbourne StormParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss18–22Lasalo, MaituaBurt 5/510,078
8 AugustRound 22 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss56–6BurtBurt 1/113,908
13 AugustRound 23 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss26–20Hicks, Horo, MorganBurt 4/511,102
21 AugustRound 24 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLoss31–12Hicks, B. SmithBurt 2/218,626
26 AugustRound 25 Sydney RoostersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss12–13Hayne, HicksBurt 2/212,097
3 SeptemberRound 26 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, RobinaWin12–32Morgan (2), B. Smith (2), Hayne, SioBurt 4/618,265

Ladders

National Rugby League
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2419-5252130821342
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 2418-6253933120840
3 Brisbane Broncos 2418-6251137213940
4 Wests Tigers 2415-925194308934
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 241419248334114233
6 New Zealand Warriors 2414-10250439311132
7 North Queensland Cowboys 2414-1025324805232
8 Newcastle Knights 2412-1224784433528
9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2412-122449489-4028
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2411-132531562-3126
11 Sydney Roosters 2410-142417500-8324
12 Penrith Panthers 249-152430517-8722
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 247-172428557-12918
14 Parramatta Eels 2461172385538-15317
15 Canberra Raiders 246-182423623-20016
16 Gold Coast Titans 246-182363629-26616

National Youth competition
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 New Zealand 2419142851494+35743
2 North Queensland 2417072758509+24938
3 Cronulla-Sutherland 2416172707600+10737
4 Melbourne 2416082678517+16136
5 Sydney 2415182639523+11635
6 Canterbury-Bankstown 24140102659458+20132
7 Wests 24122102607529+7830
8 Newcastle 24121112638660-2229
9 Brisbane 24112112752551+20128
10 Penrith 24120122558709-15128
11 St. George Illawarra 24102122562594-3226
12 Parramatta 24101132547556-925
13 Canberra 2481152683749-6621
14 Gold Coast 2451182467779-31215
15 South Sydney 2441192454881-42713
16 Manly-Warringah 2440202432843-41112

Awards

References
  1. Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (4 July 2013). "2011 Telstra Premiership Draw". rugbyleagueproject.org/. unknown. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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