2000 Parramatta Eels season

March 2026 2000 gold blue NRL NRL 7th 14 1 11 476 456 Preliminary Finalists (Lost 10–16 vs Brisbane Broncos, 2nd Preliminary Final) World Club Challenge World Club Challenge DNQ Did not qualify CEO Denis Fitzgerald Coach AUS Brian Smith NZL Nathan Cayless Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741) AUS Jason Moodie (12) AUS Clinton Schifcofske (38) AUS Clinton Schifcofske (104) 1999 2001 yes List of Parramatta Eels seasons The 2000 Parramatta Eels season was the 54th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2000 Telstra Premiership. Summary Parramatta finished an inconsistent 2000 season in seventh place. However, in the first week of the Finals series, Parramatta was involved in a big upset, defeating the second placed Sydney Roosters 32–8 at the Sydney Football Stadium. There was only three points which separated the two clubs on the competition ladder. The Parramatta side managed to repeat the result against local rivals Penrith the next week in a comfortable 28–10 win in front of 25,746 at the same venue, meaning that the club reached their third straight NRL Preliminary Final. Parramatta were looking to make it "Third Time Lucky" against the former NRL premiers, Brisbane Broncos, but it ended up to be "Third Time Unlucky" as the Broncos won the match 16–10. Parramatta were known throughout the 2000 season as the "Baby Eels" due to the club having only eight players in the entire squad who were over the age of 25.https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2000/parramatta/summary.html/ Parramatta Eels 2000 NRL season www.rugbyleagueproject.orghttps://www.theage.com.au/sport/hodgson-see-parallels-with-baby-eels-20050802-gdlsjq.html/ Hodgson see parallels with 'Baby Eels' www.theage.com.au August 2005 Standings Awards Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Michael VellaHonour 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 Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Nathan Hindmarsh Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Brett Hodgson Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Andrew Ryan References 2000 Category:2000 NRL season by club Category:2000 in sport in Sydney