2010 Parramatta Eels season

{{short description|Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2010 season}}

{{ Infobox rugby league team season

| year = 2010

| image =

| team_colour = gold

| font_colour = blue

| league = NRL

| league_link = NRL

| league_rank = 12th

| league_wins = 10

| league_draws = 0

| league_losses = 14

| points_for = 413

| points_against = 491

| playoff_result = {{Tooltip|DNQ|Did not qualify}}

| cup = World Club Challenge

| cup_link = World Club Challenge

| cup_result = {{Tooltip|DNQ|Did not qualify}}

| cup_wins =

| cup_losses =

| CEO_title = CEO

| CEO = Paul Osborne

| coach_title = Coach

| coach = {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Anderson

| captain = {{flagicon|NZL}} Nathan Cayless
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Hindmarsh

| stadium = Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)

| avg_attendance = 17,080 (Home)
17,892 (Home & Away)

| agg_attendance = 204,957 (Home)
429,403 (Home & Away)

| high_attendance = 31,991 (30 April vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 8)

| top_tries = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jarryd Hayne (11)
{{flagicon|NZL}} Krisnan Inu

| top_goals = {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Burt (63)

| top_points = {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Burt (155)

| prev_season = 2009

| next_season = 2011

| list = yes

| list_link = List of Parramatta Eels seasons

}}

The 2010 Parramatta Eels season is the 64th in the club's history. Coached by Daniel Anderson and captained by Nathan Cayless and Nathan Hindmarsh, they competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. The Parramatta club finished the regular season in 12th place failing to make the finals for the first time in two years.

Summary

The Parramatta Eels were picked at the beginning of the year by many leading betting agencies to take out the premiership for 2010 following their surge of form which took them to the Grand Final in 2009. But, after a relatively poor to the season, and then a four-game winning streak, the Parramatta Eels once again returned to the inconsistent form of past seasons. This inconsistent form, recognised by all Rugby League fans, saw them miss out on the Top 8 in 2010.

After a season of unrelenting disappointment which saw five-eighth Daniel Mortimer dropped to reserve grade, centre Timana Tahu being suspended for an on-field confrontation against the Newcastle Knights and reports of player rifts, Daniel Anderson was sacked unceremoniously as Parramatta coach and replaced by New Zealand World Cup-winning coach Stephen Kearney.

Standings

=National Rugby League=

=National Youth Competition=

{{National Youth Competition season 2010 ladder|showteam=Parramatta}}

Fixtures

= Pre-season =

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
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14 February	Match 1	{{Leagueicon\|St George\|16}} St George Illawarra Dragons	ME Bank Stadium, Perth	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|34–20	Robson (2), K. Keating, Uaisele	Humble 1, Mortimer 1	9,450
20 February	Match 2	{{Leagueicon\|Penrith\|16}} Penrith Panthers	CUA Stadium, Penrith	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|32–12	B. Smith, Burt	Burt 2	11,113
27 February	Match 3	{{Leagueicon\|Sydney\|16}} Sydney Roosters	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|40–14	Reddy, Oake, Mateo	Burt 1	18,511

= Home and away season =

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
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12 March	Round 1	{{Leagueicon\|St George\|16}} St George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|12–18	Burt, Grothe	Burt 2/2	18,293
21 March	Round 2	{{Leagueicon\|Manly\|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|24–20	Grothe, Moimoi, Reddy, Tahu	Burt 4/4	15,602
26 March	Round 3	{{Leagueicon\|Wests Tigers\|16}} Wests Tigers	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|23–12	Inu, Reddy	Burt 2/2	21,318
3 April	Round 4	{{Leagueicon\|Cronulla\|16}} Cronulla Sharks	Toyota Stadium, Woolooware	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|11–0	Nil	Nil	13,213
12 April	Round 5	{{Leagueicon\|Canberra\|16}} Canberra Raiders	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|14–24	Burt (2), B. Smith	Burt 1/3	15,122
18 April	Round 6	{{Leagueicon\|South Sydney\|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|22–8	Burt, Mortimer, Tahu	Burt 5/5	25,152
23 April	Round 7	{{Leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|18–24	Tahu (2), Burt, Inu, B. Smith	Burt 4/4	11,335
30 April	Round 8	{{Leagueicon\|Canterbury\|16}} Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Stadium Australia, Sydney	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|26–10	Burt, Hayne, Inu, K. Keating, Reddy	Burt 3/5	31,991
7–10 May	Round 9	colspan="8" style="background:#9cf;"\|Bye
17 May	Round 10	{{Leagueicon\|Manly\|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval, Manly	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|12–19	Burt, Mateo, Robson	Burt 3/3 & FG: 1/1	15,602
22 May	Round 11	{{Leagueicon\|Cronulla\|16}} Cronulla Sharks	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|18–22	Humble, Mortimer, Robson	Burt 3/3	13,058
28 May	Round 12	{{Leagueicon\|St George\|16}} St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|30–0	Nil	Nil	15,068
4 June	Round 13	{{Leagueicon\|Melbourne\|16}} Melbourne Storm	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|24–10	Reddy (2), Inu, K. Keating	Burt 4/5	7,572
11–14 June	Round 14	colspan="8" style="background:#9cf;"\|Bye
21 June	Round 15	{{Leagueicon\|Newcastle\|16}} Newcastle Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|4–6	Horo	Burt 0/2	8,474
26 June	Round 16	{{Leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|6–10	Hayne	Burt 1/2	15,929
4 July	Round 17	{{Leagueicon\|New Zealand Warriors\|16}} New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|35–6	Humble	Burt 1/1	9,912
12 July	Round 18	{{Leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Cowboys	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|36–24	Hayne (3), Inu, Reddy, Robson	Burt 6/6	11,177
17 July	Round 19	{{Leagueicon\|Penrith\|16}} Penrith Panthers	Penrith Park, Penrith	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|28–34	Inu (2), Wright (2), Hayne, Moimoi	Burt 5/6	22,582
23 July	Round 20	{{Leagueicon\|Canterbury\|16}} Canterbury Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|16–32	Hayne (2), Inu (2), B. Smith	Burt 6/7	34,662
31 July	Round 21	{{Leagueicon\|Sydney\|16}} Sydney Roosters	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|12–48	Hayne, Hindmarsh	Burt 2/2	19,824
6 August	Round 22	{{Leagueicon\|Gold Coast Titans\|16}} Gold Coast Titans	Skilled Park, Gold Coast	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|12–34	Hayne, Reddy	Burt 2/2	19,568
13 August	Round 23	{{Leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	style="background:#cfc;"\|Win	style="background:#cfc;"\|30–14	Burt, Hayne, Inu, Mitchell, Reddy	Burt 5/5	38,193
22 August	Round 24	{{Leagueicon\|Wests Tigers\|16}} Wests Tigers	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|18–20	Horo, Inu, Mitchell	Burt 3/4	19,854
27 August	Round 25	{{Leagueicon\|South Sydney\|16}} South Sydney	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|16–24	Horo, Inu, Mateo	Burt 2/3	19,098
4 September	Round 26	{{Leagueicon\|New Zealand Warriors\|16}} New Zealand Warriors	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	style="background:#fcc;"\|Loss	style="background:#fcc;"\|12–26	Cayless, Tahu	Burt 1/1, Inu 1/2	11,383

Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2010 NRL season as of 31 August 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.parraeels.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-numbers |title=NRL Player Numbers - Parramatta Eels |access-date=8 March 2022 |archive-date=27 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527011401/http://www.parraeels.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-numbers |url-status=dead }}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=585|nat=New Zealand|pos=PR|name=Nathan Cayless|other=c}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=595|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=Nathan Hindmarsh|other=c}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=602|nat=Australia|pos=WG|name=Luke Burt}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=608|nat=Australia|pos=WG|name=Eric Grothe, Jr.}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=665|nat=New Zealand|pos=PR|name=Fuifui Moimoi}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=673|nat=Tonga|pos=LK|name=Feleti Mateo}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=674|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=Ben Smith}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=679|nat=Australia|pos=CE|name=Timana Tahu}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=683|nat=Australia|pos=CE|name=Joel Reddy}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=690|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=Jarryd Hayne}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=695|nat=New Zealand|pos=CE|name=Krisnan Inu}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=700|nat=Australia|pos=HK|name=Matt Keating}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=701|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=Brendan Oake}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=702|nat=Australia|pos=FE|name=Kris Keating}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=705|nat=Australia|pos=PR|name=Tim Mannah}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=706|nat=Australia|pos=HB|name=Jeff Robson}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=707|nat=Tonga|pos=WG|name=Etu Uaisele}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=710|nat=Australia|pos=FE|name=Daniel Mortimer}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=712|nat=Australia|pos=CE|name=Jonathan Wright}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=713|nat=Australia|pos=SR|name=Shane Shackleton}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=714|nat=Australia|pos=PR|name=Justin Poore}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=715|nat=New Zealand|pos=SR|name=Justin Horo}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=716|nat=Australia|pos=FE|name=Tom Humble}}

{{Rugby league squad player|no=717|nat=New Zealand|pos=PR|name=Pele Peletelese}}

Transfers

In:

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!Player

!2009 Club

Justin Poore

| {{leagueicon|St George|16}} St George Illawarra Dragons

Shane Shackleton

| {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} Sydney Roosters

Timana Tahu

| NSW Waratahs (Rugby union)

Out:

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!Player

!2010 Club

Joe Galuvao

| {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Todd Lowrie

| {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} Melbourne Storm

Brett Finch

| {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} Melbourne Storm (mid season 2009)

Kevin Kingston

| {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers

Jeremy Latimore

| {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla Sutherland Sharks

Awards

The following awards were awarded in the post-season:{{cite web|title=Honour Roll |url=http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll |work=parraeels.com.au |publisher=Parramatta Eels |accessdate=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225003814/http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll |archivedate=25 February 2014 }}

Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Dr Steve McNamara
Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Jarryd Hayne
Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Tim Mannah
Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Justin Horo

References

Category:Parramatta Eels seasons

Parramatta Eels season