2005 Parramatta Eels season

2005 Parramatta Eels season
NRL 1st
Play-off result Qualifying Final
2005 record Wins: 16; Draws: 0; Losses: 8
Points scored For: 704; Against: 456
Team information
Coach Brian Smith
Captain
Stadium Parramatta Stadium
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The 2005 Parramatta Eels season was the 59th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2005 Telstra Premiership. The Eels finished the regular season on top of the ladder to claim the minor premiership. They came within one match of the 2005 NRL Grand final but were knocked out by the North Queensland Cowboys.

Summary

2005 marked a resurgence of the Parramatta Eels. After two years in the wilderness, the Eels were back into premiership contention after ending the season as minor premiers on 36 points, ahead of the St. George Illawarra Dragons on points differential. The first week of the 2005 Finals Series saw a comfortable 46–22 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, who were in their first finals campaign since the creation of the National Rugby League in 1998. Following the week off, the Parramatta Eels were annihilated by the Johnathan Thurston-led North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium, 29–0, ending another season in disappointment. Adding further salt to the wound, Parramatta's inspirational forward Nathan Hindmarsh missed the entire finals series and popular cult figure Fuifui Moimoi was suspended in the final round of the season, also missing the finals.

Ladder

National Rugby League

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 704 456 +248 36
2 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 16 0 8 2 655 510 +145 36
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 597 484 +113 34
4 Wests Tigers 24 14 0 10 2 676 575 +101 32
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 639 563 +76 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 640 462 +178 30
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 2 550 564 -14 28
8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 2 554 632 -78 28
9 Sydney Roosters 24 11 0 13 2 488 487 +1 26
10 Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 554 554 =0 26
11 New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 515 528 -13 24
12 Bulldogs 24 9 1 14 2 472 670 -198 23
13 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 1 14 2 482 700 -218 23
14 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 465 606 -141 22
15 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 467 667 -200 20

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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