2008 Parramatta Eels season

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The 2008 Parramatta Eels season was the 62nd in the club's history. Coached by Michael Hagan and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2008 Telstra Premiership.

2008 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank11th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club ChallengeDNQ
2008 recordWins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 501; against: 547
Team information
CEODenis Fitzgerald
CoachAustralia Michael Hagan
Captain
StadiumParramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
ANZ Stadium (Capacity: 83,500)
Avg. attendance13,528 (Home)
16,300 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance162,335 (Home)
391,195 (Home & Away)
High attendance25,065 (15 March vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Round 1)
Top scorers
TriesAustralia Joel Reddy (12)
GoalsAustralia Luke Burt (62)
PointsAustralia Luke Burt (169)
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Summary

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After being billed at premiership contenders by several prominent betting agencies, including TAB SportsBet[citation needed], the Parramatta Eels failed to impress in the 2008, a season that could only be described as a huge disappointment. The Eels finished 11th in an inconsistent season marred by Jarryd Hayne's controversial shooting incident in the pre-season. Despite the poor performance by Parramatta, CEO Denis Fitzgerald stressed that Michael Hagan's position as club coach was not in danger. Michael Hagan resigned as coach on 21 October 2008, citing family and health reasons for his decision.

Standings

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National Rugby League

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Melbourne Storm 24 17 0 7 2 584 282 +302 38
2   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 24 17 0 7 2 645 355 +290 38
3   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 17 0 7 2 451 384 +67 38
4   Sydney Roosters 24 15 0 9 2 511 446 +65 34
5   Brisbane Broncos 24 14 1 9 2 560 452 +108 33
6   Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 640 527 +113 30
7   St George Illawarra Dragons 24 13 0 11 2 489 378 +111 30
8   New Zealand Warriors 24 13 0 11 2 502 567 -65 30
9   Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 2 516 486 +30 28
10   Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 528 560 -32 26
11   Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 501 547 -46 26
12   Penrith Panthers 24 10 1 13 2 504 611 -107 25
13   Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 2 476 586 -110 24
14   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 8 0 16 2 453 666 -213 20
15   North Queensland Cowboys 24 5 0 19 2 474 638 -164 14
16   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 5 0 19 2 433 782 -349 14

National Youth Competition

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Canberra Raiders (P) 24 18 0 6 2 744 581 +163 40
2   Brisbane Broncos 24 15 1 8 2 684 476 +208 35
3   New Zealand Warriors 24 14 3 7 2 721 533 +188 35
4   Penrith Panthers 24 15 1 8 2 692 583 +109 35
5   Parramatta Eels 24 14 3 7 2 578 564 +14 35
6   St George Illawarra Dragons 24 13 2 9 2 561 520 +41 32
7   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 3 9 2 711 587 +124 31
8   Gold Coast Titans 24 13 1 10 2 686 567 +119 31
9   Wests Tigers 24 13 0 11 2 620 623 -3 30
10   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 11 2 11 2 618 584 +34 28
11   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 11 0 13 2 519 532 -13 26
12   Newcastle Knights 24 8 1 15 2 526 630 -104 21
13   Melbourne Storm 24 8 1 15 2 512 638 -126 21
14   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 6 1 17 2 394 666 -272 17
15   Sydney Roosters 24 6 0 18 2 480 721 -241 16
16   North Queensland Cowboys 24 4 3 17 2 455 696 -241 15

Players and staff

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The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2008 NRL season as of 31 August 2008.

No. Position Player

585 Nathan Cayless PR (c) 595 Nathan Hindmarsh SR 601 Daniel Wagon LK 602 Luke Burt FB 608 Eric Grothe WG jr. 617 Chad Robinson SR 665 Fuifui Moimoi PR 673 Feleti Mateo LK 674 Ben Smith CE 676 Mark Riddell HK 683 Joel Reddy CE 685 Josh Cordoba PR

No. Position Player

690 Jarryd Hayne CE 691 Brett Finch FE 692 Todd Lowrie SR 695 Krisnan Inu WG 696 Junior Paulo SR 697 Weller Hauraki SR 698 Taulima Tautai CE 699 Joe Galuvao SR 700 Matt Keating HK 701 Brendan Oake SR 702 Kris Keating FE Anthony Mitchell HK

Transfers

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In:

Player Previous Club Years Signed Until the End of
Joe Galuvao Souths 2 2009

Out:

Player Notes
Blake Green Cronulla Sharks
Aaron Cannings Gold Coast Titans
Richard Fa'aoso Newcastle Knights
Peter John Marsh Brisbane Broncos
Justin Tsoulos Bulldogs
Zeb Taia Mid Season to Newcastle Knights
Timana Tahu Rugby Union
Ian Hindmarsh Retired

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.