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2025 Parramatta Eels season
79th season of Parramatta Eels From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2025 Parramatta Eels season is the 79th season in the club's history and the 28th in the National Rugby League. Coached by new head coach Jason Ryles,[1] and captained by Mitchell Moses for his first season,[2] the team is competing in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership during the regular season and participated in the Pre-season Challenge in February.
On 18 November 2024, it was announced that the club's 12-year long partnership with the Northern Territory Government would conclude this season, ending the decade of a single home game in Darwin with a 12–50 defeat to the Canberra Raiders in round 6.[3]
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Pre-season
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Pre-season Challenge
Parramatta took on the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle for their first game.[4]
The Eels then had an away game versus the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval in week 3.[5]
Regular season
March
The Eels started off the season with a trip to AAMI Park against the Melbourne Storm, who had won the past 22 round 1 games in a row.[6] Isaiah Iongi, Zac Lomax, Ronald Volkman, Jack Williams, Ryley Smith and Sam Tuivaiti all made their debuts, where Volkman replaced Mitchell Moses who sustained his foot injury. The Eels had a poor start to the game and were dominated by the Storm, conceding 8 tries by half-time and found themselves trailing 46–6.[6] In the second half, Parramatta grabbed a couple of tries thanks to Will Penisini and Iongi, ended the game with a loss of 56–18 and were ranked bottom of the table.[6]
In the second game, the Eels faced the Wests Tigers at home, under the 37 degrees heat at kick-off.[7] Jordan Samrani and Kitione Kautoga both made their debuts following their transfers from the Bulldogs. Both teams had chances but could not find a way through in the first 25 minutes, then Parramatta conceded three tries afterwards up until half-time.[7] Three more tries were scored by the Tigers in the second half, where winger Sunia Turuva scored his second and third tries to complete a hat-trick. The Eels could not find a way through until the 79th minute, when winger Sean Russell scored a try to avoid blanking on points, ending with a score of 6–32.[7]
Parramatta then hosted local rivals Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at CommBank Stadium. Dean Hawkins replaced Volkman at halfback on his club debut, whereas winger Josh Addo-Carr scored a try on debut against his former club.[8] The Eels conceded three tries and scored one in the first half through Penisini, and an early try by Addo-Carr in the second half had the Eels regain momentum.[8] Parramatta built up pressure and came close to scoring, but errors had stopped them from a second-half comeback. The Eels then conceded a late penalty inside their half, Stephen Crichton converted it and ended the match 8–16.[8]
The Eels were up against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park in their final game in March. Joe Ofahengaue played his milestone 200th NRL game, scoring a try in the second half.[9] Both team had chances in the first half, but the Sea Eagles came out on top and had a 12–0 lead. The second half saw Manly extending their lead to 14 points, but Ofahengaue's try would bring the Eels back temporarily.[9] That was until Manly scored two tries and sealing the win, but Shaun Lane grabbed a consolation try in the last minute, adding to the final score of 26–12, which would see the Eels end the month at bottom of the table.[9]
April
Parramatta started April with a home game against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the Multicultural Round. Lomax converted an early penalty to give the Eels a 2-point lead, which was cancelled out by a try from the returning Gutherson to his old ground.[10] Dylan Walker made his debut off the bench, then the Eels found an equaliser from winger Addo-Carr, but Gutherson later provided an assist and scored his second try for the Dragons. After being down at 8–20, Parramatta scored two consecutive tries from Iongi and Kautoga to level the score.[10] Late penalties converted from both sides would end the game 22–22 at normal time, as Lomax stepped up to score a field goal in golden point following an error from the Dragons, to seal Parramatta's first win of the season.[10]
The Eels then battled the Canberra Raiders in their final home game in the heat of Darwin, Northern Territory. Raiders' early lead was equalled to by a Dylan Brown try, followed by three more tries by Canberra leading up to half-time.[11] The Eels came out into the second half with Addo-Carr scoring, but Canberra converted a penalty goal to regain a 14-point lead.[11] Canberra turned up their pace and scored another 24 points in 20 minutes to finish at 12–50, the Eels would end their journey up north with yet another big defeat.[11]
An away game against the Wests Tigers in Parramatta were up next in the yearly Easter Monday match, where Mitchell Moses returns to his familiar halfback position back from foot injury. Sean Russell opened the scoring with a penalty goal, followed by an Addo-Carr try from a Moses 40–20 kick.[12] The Tigers hit back with two consecutive tries in 5 minutes, but the Eels responded with Iongi scoring in the corner to tie up the first half 10–10. Parramatta came out of the second half scoring three tries in 6 minutes, which includes Tuivaiti's first try in a first grade match.[12] Turuva of the Tigers and the Eels' Luca Moretti were sin-binned in the 53rd minute for throwing Ryley Smith onto the ground and for striking respectively, Iongi was also binned for professional foul five minutes afterwards.[12] With a one-man advantage, Tigers scored two tries in 6 minutes to put the score at 22–26. The game then ended 22–38 after Parramatta scoring two more converted tries, the Eels came out victors for the second time in the season, and were ranked joint bottom on the ladder.
A bye in the ANZAC round of round 8 took the Eels up to 16th place with 6 competition points.
May
The Blue and Gold army travelled to Brisbane to play the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in this season's Magic Round. The Sharks strike first through Kayal Iro, the Eels hit back with an Addo-Carr try.[13] Cronulla went on to score another try to lead 6 points at half-time, followed by 2 further tries in 7 minutes.[13] The Eels hit back with Addo-Carr scoring his second and Dylan Brown adding to the tally 2 minutes afterwards, making good use of the one-man advantage from a Sharks sin-bin. Cronulla sealed the game with the second try of winger Samuel Stonestreet and a late penalty goal, finishing the contest 28–18 and putting the Eels back to 17th.[13]
Parramatta welcomed the Dolphins at home in the Women in League Round.[14] Dolphins opened the scoring first, but Bailey Simonsson scoring his first try of the season alongside a Russell penalty goal would equal the score 6–6 at half-time.[14] A 6-point lead early in the second half was established by a converted try scored by Matt Doorey, but the Dolphins turned the tie around by scoring a quick-fire double in 4 minutes, despite Dylan Brown scoring a 4-pointer in the 72nd minute, Parramatta lost 16–20 and conversion accuracy proved to be the difference.[14]
The Eels took a trip up north to Newcastle next in round 11.[15]
In round 12, an origin-struck Parramatta side hosted the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[16]
June
To start off June, the Eels played their rivals Penrith Panthers in the Western Sydney Derby in Parramatta.[17]
Next up was the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the annual King's Birthday match.[18]
Round 15 was the second bye week, the Eels remained in 16th on the ladder with 12 competition points.
Parramatta then hosted last-place Gold Coast Titans at CommBank Stadium.[19]
The Eels ended the June fixtures with an away game in Wollongong facing the St. George Illawarra Dragons during the Beanie for Brain Cancer Round.[20]
July
The final bye of the season saw Parramatta remain in 15th on the ladder.
The second Western Sydney Derby against arch-rivals Penrith Panthers were up next.[21]
Six days later, the Eels travelled down to the capital to play the top-ranked Canberra Raiders.[22]
The Blue and Gold army then travelled to Suncorp Stadium to face the Brisbane Broncos.[23]
July ended for Parramatta with a game hosting the Melbourne Storm.[24]
August
In the first week of Indigenous round, the Eels welcomed the North Queensland Cowboys at CommBank Stadium.[25]
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Playing squad
The NRL playing squad of the Parramatta Eels as of 9 March 2025.[26]
Coaching staff
The coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2025 NRL season as of 9 March 2025.[26]
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Pre-season
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Parramatta played the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle and the Wests Tigers in Leichhardt as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.[61]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Round 1: 14 February 2025 | Newcastle Knights  |
18–44 |  Parramatta Eels |
Newcastle | |
| 18:00 AEDT |
Tries: Marzhew  22' Aoake 46' McCarthy 49' McEwen 58'Goals: Pryce 0/1 Votano 1/3  59' |
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Tries: Brown 2' Tago 26' Tuilagi 29' Papalii 38' Samrani 61' Miller-Stephen 64', 77' Loizou 72'Goals: Volkman 3/4 4', 31', 39' Lynn 3/4 63', 65', 78' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,964 Referee: Belinda Sharpe |
| Round 2: 21 February 2025 | Wests Tigers  |
30–18 | Parramatta Eels |
Leichhardt | |
| 20:00 AEDT |
Tries: Naden 26' Bird 29' Skelton 39' Hope 56' Faataape 75'Goals: Doueihi 5/5 27', 30', 39', 58', 76' |
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Tries: Iongi 13' Russell 35' Williams 48'Goals: Lomax 2/2 15', 36' Volkman 1/1 49' |
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Ashley Klein |
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Ladder
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: National Rugby League
(Q) Qualified for finals series; (X) Cannot qualify for finals
(Q) Qualified for finals series; (X) Cannot qualify for finals
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.[62]
Win Draw Loss Bye Fixtures
| Round 1: 9 March 2025 | Melbourne Storm  |
56–18 | Parramatta Eels |
Melbourne | |
| 16:05 AEDT |
Tries: Papenhuyzen 5', 39' King 11' Coates 21', 26' Katoa 23' Grant 30' Meaney 34' Warbrick 55' Hughes 57'Goals: Meaney 8/10 6', 12', 25', 27', 31', 35', 40', 59' |
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Tries: Tago 37' Penisini 68' Iongi 76'Goals: Lomax 3/3 38', 70', 78' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,369 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 2: 16 March 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
6–32 | Wests Tigers |
Parramatta | |
| 16:05 AEDT |
Tries: Russell 79'Goals: Lomax 1/1 80' |
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Tries: Turuva 26', 67', 72' To'a 35' Galvin 39' Skelton 42'Goals: Doueihi 4/6 36', 39', 44', 68' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 18,362 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 3: 23 March 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
8–16 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Parramatta | |
| 16:05 AEDT |
Tries: Penisini 18' Addo-Carr 46'Goals: Lomax 0/2 |
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Tries: Suluka-Fifita 4' Xerri 25' Wilson 33'Goals: Crichton 2/4 6', 80 pen' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 24,059 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 4: 30 March 2025 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles  |
26–12 | Parramatta Eels |
Brookvale | |
| 16:05 AEDT |
Tries: Saab 8' Hopoate 16' Waddell 62' Koula 67'Goals: Garrick 5/6 9', 20 pen', 48 pen', 63', 68' |
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Tries: Ofahengaue 55' Lane 79'Goals: Lomax 2/2 56', 80' |
Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,286 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 5: 5 April 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
23–22 (g.p.) |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Parramatta | |
| 15:00 AEDT |
Tries: Addo-Carr 24' Iongi 56' Kautoga 62'Goals: Lomax 5/5 6 pen', 26', 58', 63', 74 pen'Field goals: Lomax 83' |
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Tries: Gutherson 16', 45' Tuipulotu 34'Goals: Holmes 5/5 18', 22 pen', 36', 46', 68 pen' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 19,302 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 6: 12 April 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
12–50 |  Canberra Raiders |
Darwin | |
| 19:05 ACST |
Tries: Brown 13' Addo-Carr 49'Goals: Russell 2/2 14', 51' |
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Tries: Tapine 6' Strange 19' Young 23', 57' Timoko 38' Savage 64' Nicholson 74' Kris 77'Goals: Fogarty 7/7 7', 20', 24', 39', 54 pen', 58', 66' Weekes 2/2 76', 77' |
Stadium: TIO Stadium Attendance: 9,559 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 7: 21 April 2025 | Wests Tigers |
22–38 | Parramatta Eels |
Parramatta | |
| 16:00 AEST |
Tries: May 22' Bula 27' Seyfarth 61' Laulilii 67'Goals: Doueihi 3/4 23', 63', 68'Sin bin: Turuva  53' to 63' |
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Tries: Addo-Carr 14', 77' Iongi 32', 47' Tuilagi 41' Tuivaiti 44' Simonsson 74'Goals: Russell 3/6 3 pen', 43', 45' Moses 1/1 76' Smith 1/1 78'Sin bin: Moretti 53' to 63' Iongi 58' to 68' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,145 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Round 8 (Bye for Parramatta Eels)
| Round 9 (Magic Round): 2 May 2025 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks  |
28–18 | Parramatta Eels |
Brisbane | |
| 18:00 AEST |
Tries: Iro 9' Nikora 37' Stonestreet 49', 71' McInnes 56'Goals: Hynes 4/6 11', 39', 58', 79 pen'Sin bin: Colquhoun 52' to 62' |
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Tries: Addo-Carr 33', 60' Brown 62'Goals: Russell 3/3 35', 61', 63' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 44,613 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 10: 8 May 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
16–20 |  Dolphins |
Parramatta | |
| 19:50 AEST |
Tries: Simonsson 27' Doorey 42' Brown 72'Goals: Russell 2/4 40 pen', 43' |
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Tries: Bostock 11' Lemuelu 60' Farnworth 64'Goals: Isaako 4/4 13', 61', 65', 70 pen' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,214 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 11: 16 May 2025 | Newcastle Knights |
6–28 | Parramatta Eels |
Newcastle | |
| 18:00 AEST |
Tries: Schiller 74'Goals: Ponga 1/1 75'Sin bin: Pearce-Paul 61' to 71' |
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Tries: Moses 10' Lomax 14', 55' Brown 63' Samrani 66'Goals: Lomax 4/6 11', 56', 62 pen', 65' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 20,125 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 12: 23 May 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
30–10 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Parramatta | |
| 20:00 AEST |
Tries: Samrani 22' Papalii 24' Williams 36' Iongi 46' Hopgood 60'Goals: Russell 5/6 26', 37', 47', 61', 64 pen' |
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Tries: Hopoate 8', 28'Goals: Garrick 1/2 29' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 13,425 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 13: 1 June 2025 | Penrith Panthers  |
18–10 | Parramatta Eels |
Parramatta | |
| 16:05 AEST |
Tries: C. McLean 17' Jenkins 57' To'o 73'Goals: Cleary 3/3 19', 59', 74' |
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Tries: Russell 3' Addo-Carr 45'Goals: Lomax 1/2 46' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 21,282 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 14: 9 June 2025 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
30–12 | Parramatta Eels |
Sydney Olympic Park | |
| 16:00 AEST |
Tries: Burton 7' Montoya 19' Kikau 60' Hayes 68' Galvin 73'Goals: Crichton 5/6 8', 21', 50 pen', 69', 74'Sin bin: Kikau 35' to 45' |
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Tries: Moses 11' Walker 35'Goals: Lomax 2/2 12', 36' |
Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 59,878 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
Round 15 (Bye for Parramatta Eels)
| Round 16: 22 June 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
36–20 |  Gold Coast Titans |
Parramatta | |
| 18:15 AEST |
Tries: Russell 11' Lussick 15' Guymer 20' Hawkins 48' Penisini 66', 70'Goals: Lomax 6/6 13', 17', 22', 49', 67', 71'Sin bin: Penisini 78' to 80' |
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Tries: Jolliffe 3' Randall 28' Khan-Pereira 34', 62'Goals: Campbell 1/1 4' Fermor 1/3 29' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,074 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 17: 28 June 2025 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
34–20 | Parramatta Eels |
Wollongong | |
| 17:30 AEST |
Tries: Lawson 1', 13' Allan 26' Flanagan 29' Holmes 33', 75'Goals: Holmes 3/5 14', 30', 35' Flanagan 2/2 76', 79 pen' |
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Tries: Addo-Carr 22' Lomax 45' Hawkins 54' Tuilagi 56'Goals: Lomax 2/4 55', 58' |
Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 18,191 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
Round 18 (Bye for Parramatta Eels)
| Round 19: 13 July 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
10–32 | Penrith Panthers |
Parramatta | |
| 16:05 AEST |
Tries: Kautoga 14' Lomax 33'Goals: Lomax 1/2 16' |
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Tries: Jenkins 21' Garner 40' Tago 54' Alamoti 62' Cleary 71' Smith 78'Goals: Alamoti 4/7 29 pen', 40', 55', 78' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 22,792 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 20: 19 July 2025 | Canberra Raiders |
40–16 | Parramatta Eels |
Canberra | |
| 15:00 AEST |
Tries: Stuart 3', 52' Hosking 6' Sasagi 59' Pattie 72', 77' Strange 79'Goals: Fogarty 6/8 5', 7', 60', 74', 78', 80' |
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Tries: Guymer 13' Lomax 28' Russell 37'Goals: Lomax 2/3 14', 39' |
Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 20,751 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 21: 25 July 2025 | Brisbane Broncos  |
20–22 | Parramatta Eels |
Brisbane | |
| 20:00 AEST |
Tries: Reynolds 23' Hetherington 32' Walters 58'Goals: Reynolds 3/3 16 pen', 33', 59' Walsh 1/1 25' |
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Tries: Russell 20' Lomax 36', 43' Addo-Carr 63'Goals: Lomax 3/5 10 pen', 22', 44' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 39,057 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 22: 31 July 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
10–16 | Melbourne Storm |
Parramatta | |
| 19:50 AEST |
Tries: Addo-Carr 24' Guymer 44'Goals: Lomax 1/3 54 pen' |
Report |
Tries: Katoa 16' Kamikamica 33' Coates 69'Goals: Papenhuyzen 1/4 35' Meaney 1/1 70' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 23: 10 August 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
19–18 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
Parramatta | |
| 16:05 AEST |
Tries: Addo-Carr 27', 32' Penisini 43'Goals: Lomax 3/4 5 pen', 33', 44'Field goals: Moses 74' |
Report |
Tries: Purdue 13', 53' Burns 51'Goals: Laybutt 3/4 15', 18 pen', 55' |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,562 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 24: 16 August 2025 | South Sydney Rabbitohs  |
v | Parramatta Eels |
Moore Park | |
| 19:35 AEST |
Report |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| Round 25: 23 August 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
v |  Sydney Roosters |
Parramatta | |
| 19:35 AEST |
Report |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| Round 26: 29 August 2025 | New Zealand Warriors  |
v | Parramatta Eels |
Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZST |
Report |
Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 27: 7 September 2025 | Parramatta Eels |
v | Newcastle Knights |
Parramatta | |
| 16:05 AEST |
Report |
Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
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Player statistics
- As of match played 22 June 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
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Awards
The Ken Thornett Medal will be held at the end of the season to recognise the best-performed players of the season for the club. Reagan Campbell-Gillard is the reigning Ken Thornett medalist.[63]
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