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The Parramatta Eels failed in their 2023 season relative to their successes in 2022. The club lost four of their last six matches of the season to finish in the 10th spot on the ladder and miss out on the NRL Finals entirely. The losses of Reed Mahoney (Bulldogs) and Isaiah Papali’i (Tigers) proved to be bigger than the club expected, despite adding former Queensland Maroons forward Joe Ofahengaue and potential future Maroons star J’maine Hopgood making his mark on the NRL full-time.
Can coach Brad Arthur coach his star-studded spine and powerhouse forward pack back to the NRL Finals in 2024?
Let’s look at the latest NRL odds for the Eels.
Established: | 1946 |
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Home grounds: | CommBank Stadium |
Coach: | Brad Arthur |
Captain: | Clint Gutherson |
Premierships: | Four – 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 |
2023 ladder finish: | 10th (12-12) |
2024 Premiership | Most Losses | |
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Odds @ BetOnline | – | $2.20 |
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Round | Opponent | Venue | Date | Time (NSW) |
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1 | Canterbury Bulldogs | CommBank Stadium | Saturday, March 9 | 5:30pm |
2 | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | Friday, March 15 | 8:05pm |
3 | Manly Sea Eagles | CommBank Stadium | Sunday, March 24 | 4:05pm |
4 | Wests Tigers | CommBank Stadium | Monday, April 1 | 4:00pm |
5 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | Sunday, April 7 | 6:15pm |
6 | North Queensland Cowboys | CommBank Stadium | Saturday, April 13 | 5:30pm |
7 | Dolphins | TIO Stadium | Friday, April 19 | 8:00pm |
8 | Manly Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park | Friday, April 26 | 8:00pm |
9 | BYE | – | – | – |
10 | Brisbane Broncos | CommBank Stadium | Friday, May 10 | 8:00pm |
11 | Melbourne Storm | Suncorp Stadium | Sunday, May 19 | 4:05pm |
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | TBA | Saturday, May 25 | 7:35pm |
13 | Cronulla Sharks | CommBank Stadium | Thursday, May 30 | 7:50pm |
14 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Accor Stadium | Monday, June 10 | 4:00pm |
15 | Sydney Roosters | CommBank Stadium | Saturday, June 15 | 7:35pm |
16 | BYE | – | – | – |
17 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | Saturday, June 29 | 5:30pm |
18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | CommBank Stadium | Thursday, July 4 | 7:50pm |
19 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | Saturday, July 13 | 5:30pm |
20 | BYE | – | – | – |
21 | Melbourne Storm | CommBank Stadium | Friday, July 26 | 8:00pm |
22 | New Zealand Warriors | Go Media Stadium | Friday, August 2 | 8:00pm |
23 | Penrith Panthers | CommBank Stadium | Friday, August 9 | 8:00pm |
24 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | Friday, August 16 | 8:00pm |
25 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | Friday, August 23 | 8:00pm |
26 | St George Illawarra Dragons | CommBank Stadium | Saturday, August 31 | 3:00pm |
27 | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | Friday, September 6 | 6:00pm |
Born: 15/11/1994
Games: 165
Tries: 31
Position: 2nd Row
Bryce Cartwright had arguably the best season of his career in 2024, playing 24 games and scoring seven tries to go with several line breaks and the most running metres on average per game since 2016. The former Panther and Titan has finally begun to live up to the hype of his early days in the NRL under coach Arthur, and he will need to continue his progression in order to make the Eels a top four threat in 2024.
Born: 21/6/2000
Games: 99
Tries: 26
Position: Five-Eighth
Dylan Brown will be preparing for a big season in 2024 after spending several weeks on the sidelines in 2023. Brown has the potential to be one of the best all-round five-eighths in the NRL behind Cameron Munster and a genuine game-winner for the Eels. The last hurdle in Brown’s development will be learning to create tries for those around him as he can for himself. Should he do this in 2024, he will be a candidate for Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year.
Born: 29/11/1994
Games: 157
Tries: 31
Position: 2nd Row
Shaun Lane missed most of the games in the 2023 NRL season after suffering a broken jaw. In 2024, he returns to this Eels side as a much-needed part of the puzzle if the side is to entirely dominate the middle third of the field and create repeated scoring opportunities for their spine players. As a very tall second-rower, he will be more comfortable than most in his full-time return to contact in the NRL and could be a vital piece of the Eels’ success moving forward.
Things started to come together in the 1970s, when the Eels played in six consecutive finals series and made back-to-back grand final appearances. In ’76 they suffered a narrow defeat to Manly after Neville Glover’s infamous fumble in the dying moments, and a year later were beaten in a replay by St George.
Those near-misses foreshadowed a golden age for Parra footy. Blessed with a star-studded squad that included Mick Cronin, Steve Ella, Brett Kenny, Ray Price and Peter Sterling, the Eels claimed their first premiership in 1981. They repeated the feat in ’82, did it again in ’83, just missed out in ’84 and returned to the top in ’86. That’s four flags and five grand finals in six years.
Those remain the greatest days in Parramatta’s history. The club has not claimed another premiership since, despite finishing top of the ladder in 2001 and 2005. The Eels were runners-up to the Melbourne Storm in 2009 – one of two flags that were stripped due to salary cap breaches. Parra’s grievances over that injustice were rendered null and void in 2016, when the club was docked premiership points and fined $1 million for cheating the salary system.
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