2009 Parramatta Eels season

Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2009 season September 2021 September 2021 June 2020 2009 gold blue NRL NRL 8th 12 1 11 476 473 Runners-up (Lost 16–23 vs Melbourne Storm, Grand Final*) World Club Challenge World Club Challenge DNQ Did not qualify CEO Denis FitzgeraldPaul Osborne Coach AUS Daniel Anderson NZL Nathan Cayless Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500) 13,127 (Home)16,734 (Home & Away)50,946 (Finals Series) 157,524 (Home)401,626 (Home & Away)203,785 (Finals Series) 74,549 (25 September vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 1st Preliminary Final) AUS Luke Burt (17) AUS Luke Burt (91) AUS Luke Burt (217) 2008 2010 yes List of Parramatta Eels seasons The 2009 Parramatta Eels season was the 63rd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership, just making the finals by finishing 8th (out of 16). The Eels then continued their winning streak into the play-offs, reaching the 2009 NRL grand final which they lost to the Melbourne Storm. Summary Under new coach Daniel Anderson, Parramatta had an indifferent start to the season which saw the release of star halfback Brett Finch. After 18 rounds and incredibly inconsistent form, the Parramatta Eels had won only five games and were sitting third-last and were in direct contention for the dreaded 2009 NRL Wooden Spoon. TAB SportsBet had the Eels as $151 outsiders to win the NRL Premiership. Though beginning in Round 19, upset victories against the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs set the platform for an unexpected 10 wins from the next 11 games, which propelled the Eels into the Top 8 and consequently, premiership contention. This unanticipated winning streak was directly attributed by many sporting experts including Rugby League legend Andrew Johns to the spectacular run of form of star fullback Jarryd Hayne. Winning the award for man-of-the-match in every game from Round 19–24, and again in the first week of the finals, Hayne was described as "the best player in any code of football in Australia" by premiership-winning coach Phil Gould. Following his astonishing string of 7-man-of-the-match performances, Hayne won the award for Dally M Fullback of the Year and was crowned the best and fairest player in the game, winning the Dally M Medal for 2009. After a seven-game winning streak, the Eels succumbed to a heavy defeat to the minor premiers St. George Illawarra, however they returned to Kogarah in Week 1 of the 2009 NRL Finals Series and defeated the Dragons 25–12 featuring an impressive late game try by Dally M medal winner Jarryd Hayne. Following successive wins against the Gold Coast Titans (a team that Parramatta had never beaten before), 27–2 at SFS and Canterbury, 22–12 in front of a record-breaking non-Grand Final crowd of 74,549 at ANZ stadium, Parramatta qualified for their first Grand Final since 2001, becoming the first 8th-placed team to ever qualify for a Grand Final. On 4 October 2009, the Parramatta Eels played the deciding game of NRL, against the Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium in front of a crowd of 82,538.http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26163407-5018866,00.html Melbourne Storm withstand Parramatta Eels in NRL grand final at ANZ Stadium Fox Sports 4 October 2009 The Eels lost the match 23–16, ending what critics called "the Parramatta Fairytale". On 22 April 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the premiership as a result of long-term gross salary cap breaches disclosed by the NRL. However, the premiership for 2009 was not handed over to the Parramatta Eels, instead remaining vacant. Mid-season the Parramatta club had a change of CEO, Denis Fitzgerald was replaced by Paul Osborne. Fullback Jarryd Hayne was the only Eels player selected to play in the 2009 State of Origin series. Standings National Rugby League Parramatta National Youth Competition Parramatta Eels Fixtures Pre-season Date Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report14 FebruaryPenrith 16 Penrith PanthersGriffith Exies Sports Club, GriffithWin34–12N/AN/AN/A21 FebruaryPenrith 16 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, PenrithWin10–18N/AN/AN/A28 FebruarySydney 16 Sydney RoostersBluetongue Central Coast Stadium, GosfordWin24–30N/AN/AN/A Note: Match one was an unofficial trial match. Home and away season 2009 NRL season results Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report14 MarchRound 1New Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss26–18Grothe, Hayne, InuBurt 3/320,10220 MarchRound 2South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin8–14Mateo, ReddyBurt 3/3, Finch 0/120,87128 MarchRound 3Canberra 16 Canberra RaidersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin18–16Grothe (2), Hayne, InuBurt 1/411,1163 AprilRound 4Sydney Roosters 16 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLoss24–6HayneBurt 1/111,23110 AprilRound 5St George 16 St George Illawarra DragonsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss8–22BurtBurt 2/219,01719 AprilRound 6Canterbury 16 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss18–48Hauraki (2), HayneBurt 3/318,23324 AprilRound 7Brisbane Broncos 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, QueenslandLoss40–8Tautai, UaiseleBurt 0/230,8871 MayRound 8North Queensland 16 North Queensland CowboysParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin28–18Burt, Galuvao, Hauraki, Hayne, M. KeatingK. Keating 3/3, Burt 1/38,1048–11 JuneRound 9Bye17 MayRound 10Manly 16 Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, ManlyLoss34–10Hayne (2)Burt 1/215,91622 MayRound 11South Sydney 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyDraw16–16Hayne (2), GrotheBurt 2/410,67030 MayRound 12Cronulla 16 Cronulla Sutherland SharksParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss10–13Burt, ReddyBurt 2/47,0147 JuneRound 13Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsNewcastle International Sports Centre, NewcastleWin18–20Moimoi, Reddy, RobsonBurt 4/418,08515 JuneRound 14Wests Tigers 16 Wests TigersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss23–6BurtBurt 1/112,00319–22 JuneRound 15Bye28 JuneRound 16Brisbane 16 Brisbane BroncosParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin21–14Grothe, Inu, Mortimer, ReddyBurt 2/4 & FG: 110,0305 JulyRound 17Penrith 16 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, PenrithLoss38–34Mortimer (2), Burt, Hayne, Hindmarsh, ReddyBurt 5/616,84513 JulyRound 18Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, RobinaLoss18–12Galuvao, Grothe, MortimerBurt 0/1, Inu 0/214,00920 JulyRound 19Melbourne Storm 16 Melbourne StormParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin18–16Lowrie, Moimoi, RobsonBurt 3/410,80425 JulyRound 20Canterbury 16 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin8–27Grothe (2), Burt, Kingston, MoimoiBurt 3/5 & FG: 131,6642 AugustRound 21Cronulla 16 Cronulla SharksToyota Park, CronullaWin0–30Hayne (2), Reddy (2), InuBurt 5/612,2469 AugustRound 22Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin40–8Burt (2), Grothe, Inu, Moimoi, ReddyBurt 8/817,66915 AugustRound 23New Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand WarriorsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin40–4Burt (2), Reddy (2), Grothe, M. Keating, MortimerBurt 6/712,62721 AugustRound 24Wests Tigers 16 Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin18–26Burt, Hayne, Inu, RobsonInu 5/534,27228 AugustRound 25Penrith 16 Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin48–6Mortimer (3), Burt (2), M. Keating, Moimoi, ReddyBurt 8/820,2374 SeptemberRound 26St George 16 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval, KogarahLoss37–0NilNil17,974 Finals series 2009 NRL season results#Finals series Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report13 SeptemberQFSt George 16 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval, KogarahWin12–25Burt, Grothe, Hayne, MortimerBurt 4/4 & FG: 118,17418 SeptemberSFGold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin27–2Kingston, Mateo, B. Smith, WrightBurt 5/5, Hayne FG: 128,52425 SeptemberPFCanterbury 16 Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin12–22Burt, Galuvao, Mannah, MortimerBurt 3/474,5494 OctoberGFMelbourne 16 Melbourne StormANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss23–16Grothe, Moimoi, ReddyBurt 2/382,538 Players and staff The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2009 NRL season as of 18 September 2009. Parramatta Eels gold blue blue gold Player profiles and coaching staffhttp://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/parramatta/summary.html NRL 2009 - Parramatta Eels The Rugby League Project 5 July 2013 unknown 5 July 2013 NRL Premiership Squad NZL PR SR Nathan Cayless y AUS SR Nathan Hindmarsh y AUS WG Luke Burt AUS WG Eric Grothe, Jr. NZL PR Fuifui Moimoi TON LK Feleti Mateo AUS CE Ben Smith AUS CE Joel Reddy AUS FB Jarryd Hayne AUS SR Todd Lowrie NZL CE Krisnan Inu NZL SR Junior Paulo NZL SR Weller Hauraki AUS CE Taulima Tautai NZL SR Joe Galuvao AUS HK Matt Keating AUS SR Brendan Oake AUS FE Kris Keating AUS SR Broderick Wright LEB PR Tim Mannah AUS HB Jeff Robson TON WG Etu Uaisele AUS PR Jeremy Latimore AUS HK Kevin Kingston AUS FE Daniel Mortimer AUS Daniel Anderson 8px Injured Awards The following awards were awarded in the post-season:Honour Roll http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll parraeels.com.au Parramatta Eels 19 February 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140225003814/http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll 25 February 2014 Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Nathan Hindmarsh Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Jarryd Hayne Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Joel Reddy Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Daniel Mortimer References 2009 Category:2009 NRL season by club Category:2009 in sport in Sydney