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 second consecutive year.

2011 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank14th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club ChallengeDNQ
2011 recordWins: 6; draws: 1; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 385; against: 538
Team information
CEOPaul Osborne
CoachNew Zealand Stephen Kearney
Captain
StadiumParramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
Avg. attendance15,150 (Home)
16,431 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance181,796 (Home)
394,339 (Home & Away)
High attendance30,687 (15 April vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 6)
Top scorers
TriesAustralia Luke Burt (10)
GoalsAustralia Luke Burt (62)
PointsAustralia Luke Burt (164)
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Summary

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The Parramatta club made several new player signings for the 2011 season. In the forwards, the Eels added former Queensland centre Carl Webb and former Canterbury 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-Bankstown 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, Parramatta 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 with Parramatta finishing in 14th position.

Standings

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National Rugby League

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Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 2 521 308 213 42
2   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 24 18 0 6 2 539 331 208 40
3   Brisbane Broncos 24 18 0 6 2 511 372 139 40
4   Wests Tigers 24 15 0 9 2 519 430 89 34
5   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 14 1 9 2 483 341 142 33
6   New Zealand Warriors 24 14 0 10 2 504 393 111 32
7   North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 532 480 52 32
8   Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 2 478 443 35 28
9   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 0 12 2 449 489 -40 28
10   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 0 13 2 531 562 -31 26
11   Sydney Roosters 24 10 0 14 2 417 500 -83 24
12   Penrith Panthers 24 9 0 15 2 430 517 -87 22
13   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 7 0 17 2 428 557 -129 18
14   Parramatta Eels 24 6 1 17 2 385 538 -153 17
15   Canberra Raiders 24 6 0 18 2 423 623 -200 16
16   Gold Coast Titans 24 6 0 18 2 363 629 -266 16

National Youth Competition

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Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   New Zealand Warriors (P) 24 19 1 4 2 851 494 +357 43
2   North Queensland Cowboys 24 17 0 7 2 758 509 +249 38
3   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 1 7 2 707 600 +107 37
4   Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 2 678 517 +161 36
5   Sydney Roosters 24 15 1 8 2 639 523 +116 35
6   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 659 458 +201 32
7   Wests Tigers 24 12 2 10 2 607 529 +78 30
8   Newcastle Knights 24 12 1 11 2 638 660 -22 29
9   Brisbane Broncos 24 11 2 11 2 752 551 +201 28
10   Penrith Panthers 24 12 0 12 2 558 709 -151 28
11   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 10 2 12 2 562 594 -32 26
12   Parramatta Eels 24 10 1 13 2 547 556 -9 25
13   Canberra Raiders 24 8 1 15 2 683 749 -66 21
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 5 1 18 2 467 779 -312 15
15   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 4 1 19 2 454 881 -427 13
16   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 4 0 20 2 432 843 -411 12

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
12 February   New Zealand Warriors Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Loss 24–4 Lasalo Nil 8,600
19 February   Wests Tigers Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown Win 10–30 Horo (2), Robson, McGuire, Hayne Burt 2 12,761
26 February   Penrith Panthers CUA Stadium, Penrith Win 0–30 Lasalo, B. Smith, Whatuira, Horo, M. Keating Burt 5

Home and away season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
12 March Round 1   New Zealand Warriors Eden Park, Auckland Win 18–24 Burt (2), Hayne, Robson Burt 4/5 38,405
18 March Round 2   Penrith Panthers Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Loss 6–20 M. Keating Burt 1/1 15,974
25 March Round 3   South Sydney ANZ Stadium, Sydney Loss 18–32 Moimoi, Robson, Walker Burt 3/3 22,153
2 April Round 4   North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Win 22–20 Burt (2), Morgan, Uaisele Burt 3/4 12,226
10 April Round 5   Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Loss 38–0 Nil Nil 11,805
15 April Round 6   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Loss 14–34 Hayne (2) Burt 3/3 30,687
24 April Round 7   Gold Coast Titans Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Win 22–18 Loko, Reddy, Robson, Shackleton Burt 3/4 10,052
1 May Round 8   St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah Loss 30–0 Nil Nil 19,319
6–9 May Round 9 Bye
14 May Round 10   North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Loss 40–26 Hayne, Loko, McGuire, Reddy, B. Smith Burt 3/5 13,610
23 May Round 11   Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Win 40–6 Atkins (2), Burt (2), Horo, Walker, B. Smith Burt 6/7 10,628
28 May Round 12   Newcastle Knights Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle Loss 8–6 McGuire Burt 1/1 18,723
3 June Round 13   St George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Draw 14–14 Lasalo, Moimoi Burt 3/3 16,066
10–13 June Round 14 Bye
20 June Round 15   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Manly Loss 22–18 Burt, Horo, Loko, B. Smith Burt 1/4 13,959
25 June Round 16   Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Loss 25–12 M. Keating, B. Smith Burt 2/2 13,457
1 July Round 17   Brisbane Broncos Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Loss 12–16 Burt (2) Burt 2/2 11,079
8 July Round 18   Wests Tigers Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Win 22–6 Atkins, Maitua, Morgan Burt 5/5 19,654
16 July Round 19   Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium, Penrith Loss 23–22 Horo, Maitua, McGuire, Uaisele Burt 3/4 17,333
22 July Round 20   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Loss 8–7 Hayne Burt 1/1, Hayne FG: 1 15,126
1 August Round 21   Melbourne Storm Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Loss 18–22 Lasalo, Maitua Burt 5/5 10,078
8 August Round 22   South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Loss 56–6 Burt Burt 1/1 13,908
13 August Round 23   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Loss 26–20 Hicks, Horo, Morgan Burt 4/5 11,102
21 August Round 24   Wests Tigers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss 31–12 Hicks, B. Smith Burt 2/2 18,626
26 August Round 25   Sydney Roosters Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Loss 12–13 Hayne, Hicks Burt 2/2 12,097
3 September Round 26   Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park, Robina Win 12–32 Morgan (2), B. Smith (2), Hayne, Sio Burt 4/6 18,265

Players and staff

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The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2011 NRL season as of 29 May 2011.[1]

Parramatta Eels
NRL Premiership Squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 29 May 2011
Source(s): Player profiles, Coaching staff,
Injury update, & the Rugby League Project


Awards

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The following awards were awarded in the post-season:[2]

  • Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Les 'Tex' Brooker
  • Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Fuifui Moimoi
  • Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Fuifui Moimoi
  • Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Mitchell Allgood

References

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  1. ^ "Parramatta Eels player profiles, news, bios, images, stats | parraeels.com.au - NRL profiles". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.