2012 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 16th | |||
Play-off result | DNQ | |||
World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
2012 record | Wins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 18 | |||
Points scored | For: 431; against: 674 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Bob Bentley | |||
Coach |
Stephen Kearney (Round 1–20) Brad Arthur (Interim, Round 21–26) | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium |
Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741) ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500) | |||
Avg. attendance | 16,803 (Home) 17,021 (Home & Away) | |||
Agg. attendance | 201,633 (Home) 408,493 (Home & Away) | |||
High attendance | 45,863 (2 September vs St. George Illawarra Dragons, Round 26) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Ken Sio (13) | |||
Goals | Luke Burt (53) | |||
Points | Luke Burt (134) | |||
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The 2012 Parramatta Eels season is the 66th in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney (who was replaced part-way through the season by assistant coach, Brad Arthur) and captained by Nathan Hindmarsh, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership. Parramatta finished the regular season in last place for the first time since 1972, also failing to make the finals for the third consecutive year.
2012 saw the retirement of Eels legends Luke Burt and Nathan Hindmarsh. It would also mark the first time since 1972 that the team would succumb to the dreaded Wooden Spoon. Parramatta struggled all year, securing just their first win of the season in Round 5 against defending premiers Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles before ending a six-game losing streak against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. This horror start to the season, and a win rate of less than 25% over almost two seasons with the club, coach Stephen Kearney was forced to resign and assistant coach Brad Arthur would become caretaker. The team responded to this producing three wins from four games, including competition front-runners Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos to give the fans some hope for the rest of the season. However this was short lived and following a 38-6 thumping to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 25 of the Telstra Premiership were officially unable to avoid the wooden spoon.
Whilst Parramatta's problems were largely attributed to their relatively poor defence, numerous pundits claimed Parramatta's problems in 2012 were largely credited to the recurring absences of star fullback Jarryd Hayne. Even whilst producing higher per-match statistics than any other fullback in the game (eight tries, 14 try-assists), Hayne only managed to complete ten games from the season's 24, due to both injury and State of Origin duty.
Throughout the season many of the Parramatta players came under scrutiny and were dropped to the NSW Cup, including high-profile recruit Chris Sandow, who at the time was touted as overweight and unfit, [1] and veteran Luke Burt. As a result, players Matt Ryan, Jake Mullaney and Nathan Smith were called up to the top squad and have impressed in their roles of Second-Row, Fullback and Hooker respectively, making a suitable replacement for injured stars Jarryd Hayne and Matt Keating.
Towards the end of the season Ricky Stuart was announced as the new coach for the Parramatta Eels from 2013. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 568 | 369 | +199 | 40 |
2 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 579 | 361 | +218 | 38 |
3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 559 | 438 | +121 | 36 |
4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 497 | 403 | +94 | 36 |
5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 445 | +152 | 34 |
6 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 545 | 536 | +9 | 30 |
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 445 | 441 | +4 | 29 |
8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 481 | 447 | +34 | 28 |
9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 405 | 438 | -33 | 26 |
10 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 506 | 551 | -45 | 26 |
11 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 449 | 477 | -28 | 24 |
12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 448 | 488 | -40 | 24 |
13 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 462 | 626 | -164 | 21 |
14 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 497 | 609 | -112 | 20 |
15 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 575 | -166 | 20 |
16 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 431 | 674 | -243 | 16 |
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 774 | 517 | +257 | 39 |
2 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 680 | 516 | +164 | 39 |
3 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 766 | 599 | +167 | 36 |
4 | Wests Tigers (P) | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 666 | 514 | +152 | 34 |
5 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 694 | 501 | +193 | 33 |
6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 734 | 592 | +142 | 33 |
7 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 694 | 570 | +124 | 32 |
8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 638 | 553 | +85 | 31 |
9 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 547 | 556 | −9 | 30 |
10 | Cronulla Sharks | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 619 | 684 | −65 | 28 |
11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 646 | 574 | +72 | 25 |
12 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 629 | 790 | −161 | 22 |
13 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 545 | 732 | −187 | 20 |
14 | Manly Sea Eagles | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 519 | 811 | −292 | 18 |
15 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 558 | 814 | −256 | 14 |
16 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 424 | 810 | −386 | 14 |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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11 February | Wests Tigers | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | Loss | 20–12 | E. Tonga, Toutai | Burt 2 | ||
17 February | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | Loss | 26–12 | Sio, Sandow | Burt 2 | 18,511 |
NRL Premiership Squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 27 March 2012 |
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Note: Former Manly player and NSW representative, William Hopoate will join the Eels in 2014 after completing a two-year religious mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [36]
Player statistics as of 26 August 2012. [4]
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Mitchell Allgood | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cheyse Blair | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Luke Burt | 18 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 126 |
Jarryd Hayne | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Nathan Hindmarsh | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Justin Horo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Keating | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Luke Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taniela Lasalo | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Casey McGuire | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reni Maitua | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Tim Mannah | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Fuifui Moimoi | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ryan Morgan | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Jake Mullaney | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Pat O'Hanlon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Joseph Paulo | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Poore | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ben Roberts | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Matt Ryan | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Chris Sandow | 21 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 67 |
Ken Sio | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Ben Smith | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Nathan Smith | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Taulima Tautai | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Esikeli Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Tonga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Part-way through the season it was announced that head coach Stephen Kearney would depart the club, with his assistant Brad Arthur taking over for the remainder of 2012. About a week later Ricky Stuart was announced as the Eels' head coach for the 2013 NRL season.
Parramatta retain Pirtek Fluid Systems as major sponsor in 2012. The team is often referred to as the Pirtek Eels. Apparel sponsors for 2012 are Law Partners Compensation Lawyers, the University of New England, and Capital Corporation. [37]