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2009 Parramatta Eels season

Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2009 season

Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2009 season

Paul Osborne ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500) 16,734 (Home & Away) 50,946 (Finals Series) 401,626 (Home & Away) 203,785 (Finals Series)

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. 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

National Youth Competition

Fixtures

Pre-season

DateOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
14 FebruaryPenrith PanthersGriffith Exies Sports Club, GriffithWin**34**–12N/AN/AN/A
21 FebruaryPenrith PanthersCUA Stadium, PenrithWin10–**18**N/AN/AN/A
28 FebruarySydney RoostersBluetongue Central Coast Stadium, GosfordWin24–**30**N/AN/AN/A

Note: Match one was an unofficial trial match.

Home and away season

Main article: 2009 NRL season results

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
14 MarchRound 1New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss26–**18**Grothe, Hayne, InuBurt 3/320,102
20 MarchRound 2South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin8–**14**Mateo, ReddyBurt 3/3, Finch 0/120,871
28 MarchRound 3Canberra RaidersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin**18**–16Grothe (2), Hayne, InuBurt 1/411,116
3 AprilRound 4Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLoss24–**6**HayneBurt 1/111,231
10 AprilRound 5St George Illawarra DragonsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss**8**–22BurtBurt 2/219,017
19 AprilRound 6Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss**18**–48Hauraki (2), HayneBurt 3/318,233
24 AprilRound 7Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, QueenslandLoss40–**8**Tautai, UaiseleBurt 0/230,887
1 MayRound 8North Queensland CowboysParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin**28**–18Burt, Galuvao, Hauraki, Hayne, M. KeatingK. Keating 3/3, Burt 1/38,104
8–11 JuneRound 9Bye
17 MayRound 10Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, ManlyLoss34–**10**Hayne (2)Burt 1/215,916
22 MayRound 11South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyDraw**16**–16Hayne (2), GrotheBurt 2/410,670
30 MayRound 12Cronulla Sutherland SharksParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss**10**–13Burt, ReddyBurt 2/47,014
7 JuneRound 13Newcastle KnightsNewcastle International Sports Centre, NewcastleWin18–**20**Moimoi, Reddy, RobsonBurt 4/418,085
15 JuneRound 14Wests TigersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaLoss**23**–6BurtBurt 1/112,003
19–22 JuneRound 15Bye
28 JuneRound 16Brisbane BroncosParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin**21**–14Grothe, Inu, Mortimer, ReddyBurt 2/4 & FG: 110,030
5 JulyRound 17Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, PenrithLoss38–**34**Mortimer (2), Burt, Hayne, Hindmarsh, ReddyBurt 5/616,845
13 JulyRound 18Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, RobinaLoss18–**12**Galuvao, Grothe, MortimerBurt 0/1, Inu 0/214,009
20 JulyRound 19Melbourne StormParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin**18**–16Lowrie, Moimoi, RobsonBurt 3/410,804
25 JulyRound 20Canterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin8–**27**Grothe (2), Burt, Kingston, MoimoiBurt 3/5 & FG: 131,664
2 AugustRound 21Cronulla SharksToyota Park, CronullaWin0–**30**Hayne (2), Reddy (2), InuBurt 5/612,246
9 AugustRound 22Newcastle KnightsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin**40**–8Burt (2), Grothe, Inu, Moimoi, ReddyBurt 8/817,669
15 AugustRound 23New Zealand WarriorsParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin**40**–4Burt (2), Reddy (2), Grothe, M. Keating, MortimerBurt 6/712,627
21 AugustRound 24Wests TigersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin18–**26**Burt, Hayne, Inu, RobsonInu 5/534,272
28 AugustRound 25Penrith PanthersParramatta Stadium, ParramattaWin**48**–6Mortimer (3), Burt (2), M. Keating, Moimoi, ReddyBurt 8/820,237
4 SeptemberRound 26St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval, KogarahLoss37–**0**NilNil17,974

Finals series

Main article: 2009 NRL season results#Finals series

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
13 SeptemberQFSt George Illawarra DragonsWIN Jubilee Oval, KogarahWin12–**25**Burt, Grothe, Hayne, MortimerBurt 4/4 & FG: 118,174
18 SeptemberSFGold Coast TitansSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin**27**–2Kingston, Mateo, B. Smith, WrightBurt 5/5, Hayne FG: 128,524
25 SeptemberPFCanterbury Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin12–**22**Burt, Galuvao, Mannah, MortimerBurt 3/474,549
4 OctoberGFMelbourne StormANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss23–**16**Grothe, 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.

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Awards

The following awards were awarded in the post-season:

  • 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

References

  1. (4 October 2009). "Melbourne Storm withstand Parramatta Eels in NRL grand final at ANZ Stadium". [[Fox Sports (Australia).
  2. "NRL 2009 - Parramatta Eels". unknown.
  3. "Honour Roll". [[Parramatta Eels]].
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