2008 Parramatta Eels season
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 | ||||
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NRL Rank | 11th | |||
Play-off result | DNQ | |||
2008 record | Wins: 11; Draws: 0; Losses: 13 | |||
Points scored | For: 501; Against: 547 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Michael Hagan | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Parramatta Stadium | |||
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Summary
After being billed at premiership contenders by several prominent betting agencies, including TAB SportsBet, 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.
Ladder
National Rugby League
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 584 | 282 | +302 | 38 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 645 | 355 | +290 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 451 | 384 | +67 | 38 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 511 | 446 | +65 | 34 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 560 | 452 | +108 | 33 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 640 | 527 | +113 | 30 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 489 | 378 | +111 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 502 | 567 | -65 | 30 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 516 | 486 | +30 | 28 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 528 | 560 | -32 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 501 | 547 | -46 | 26 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 504 | 611 | -107 | 25 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 476 | 586 | -110 | 24 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 453 | 666 | -213 | 20 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 474 | 638 | -164 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 433 | 782 | -349 | 14 |
National Youth Competition
2008 Toyota Cup season | ||||||||||
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
1 | ![]() |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 744 | 581 | +163 | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 684 | 476 | +208 | 35 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 721 | 533 | +188 | 35 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 692 | 583 | +109 | 35 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 578 | 564 | +14 | 35 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 561 | 520 | +41 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 711 | 587 | +124 | 31 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 686 | 567 | +119 | 31 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 620 | 623 | -3 | 30 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 618 | 584 | +34 | 28 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 519 | 532 | -13 | 26 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 526 | 630 | -104 | 21 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 512 | 638 | -126 | 21 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 394 | 666 | -272 | 17 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 480 | 721 | -241 | 16 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 455 | 696 | -241 | 15 |
Awards
- Michael Cronin Clubman of the Year Award: Krisnan Inu[1]
- Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Nathan Hindmarsh
- Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Matthew Keating
- Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Taulima Tautai
References
- "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.