2006 Parramatta Eels season

Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2006 season March 2026 2006 gold blue NRL NRL 8th 12 0 12 506 483 Qualifying Finalists (Lost 6–12 vs Melbourne Storm, 4th Qualifying Final*) World Club Challenge World Club Challenge DNQ Did not qualify CEO Denis Fitzgerald Coach AUS Brian Smith (Round 1–9)AUS Jason Taylor (Interim, Round 10–Qualifying Final) NZL Nathan Cayless Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)Waikato Stadium (Capacity: 25,800) 14,587 (Home)15,670 (Home & Away)15,690 (Finals Series) 175,042 (Home)376,073 (Home & Away)15,690 (Finals Series) 21,141 (21 April vs Wests Tigers, Round 7) AUS Jarryd Hayne (17) AUS Luke Burt (29) AUS Luke Burt (76) 2005 2007 yes List of Parramatta Eels seasons The 2006 Parramatta Eels season was the 60th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and Jason Taylor and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership.https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2006/parramatta/summary.html NRL 2006 - Parramatta Eels - Rugby League Project Summary The Parramatta Eels began the 2006 season with the knowledge that their coach Brian Smith, would not be there next season, after being asked to step down by the management of the Parramatta Eels rugby league club in what turned out to be a direct trade with the Newcastle Knights club for their coach, Michael Hagan. However, Smith resigned officially on 15 May 2006, after an extremely poor start to the season, which left the Parramatta side running 14th and second-last.https://leagueunlimited.com/news/brian-smith-resigns-as-eels-coach Brian Smith resigns as Eels coach League Unlimited 2022-03-23 Assistant coach and former Parramatta player, Jason Taylor, took over as caretaker manager for the rest of the year and led a Parramatta resurgence in the second half of the season to eventually reach eighth position by season's end including a nine-game winning streak. They were, however, eliminated by eventual runners-up Melbourne Storm in the first week of the finals, 6–12. Melbourne were later found guilty of wilful and deliberate breaches of the salary cap over a five-year period between 2006 and 2010.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-11/eels-set-to-appoint-jason-taylor-as-coach/5017076/ Parramatta Eels set to appoint Jason Taylor as coach, chairman Steve Sharp considers standing down ABC News 11 October 2013https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/melbourne-storm-coach-craig-bellamy-stands-firm-over-2007-grand-final-result-20170728-gxko7m.html Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy stands firm over 2007 grand final result 28 July 2017https://wwos.nine.com.au/2017/07/28/16/35/tony-jones-melbourne-storm-mark-10-years-since-2007-nrl-grand-final-win Melbourne Storm players gather to mark 10 years since 2007 NRL premiership Standings Players and staff The current playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2006 NRL season as of 21 September 2006. Parramatta Eels blue gold gold blue 21 September 2006 First grade squad FB Wade McKinnon WG Luke Burt WG Jarryd Hayne WG Eric Grothe Jr. CE Luke O'Dwyer CE Ben Smith CE Timana Tahu FE John Morris FE Daniel Wagon HB Tim Smith HB Jeremy Smith PR Nathan Cayless y PR Paul Stringer PR Michael Vella PR Fuifui Moimoi HK PJ Marsh HK Mark Riddell SR Nathan Hindmarsh y SR Chad Robinson LK Glenn Morrison y FE Dean Widders FB Matthew Petersen WG Brett Delaney PR Josh Cordoba Coaching staff Jason Taylor (interim) 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: Chad Robinson Ken Thornett Medal (Players' Player): Nathan Hindmarsh Jack Gibson Award (Coach's Award): Nathan Cayless Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Jarryd Hayne References 2006 Category:2006 NRL season by club Category:2006 in sport in Sydney