Parramatta Eels - Season Summary
- Top pointscorer
- John Simon (81)
- Top tryscorer
- Shane Whereat (11)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
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| Mar 7 | Fri 7:30pm | Round 1 | H | North Sydney | W | 10 | - | 8 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 25,114 | 1st | > |
| 16 | Sun | Round 2 | A | South Queensland | L | 6 | - | 23 | D Pay | B Smith | Suncorp | 9,523 | 7th | > |
| 22 | Sat | Round 3 | H | Sydney City | L | 2 | - | 8 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 17,254 | 8th | > |
| 27 | Thu | Round 4 | A | Western Suburbs | L | 14 | - | 25 | D Pay | B Smith | Campbelltown | 11,592 | 10th | > |
| Apr 6 | Sun | Round 5 | A | Newcastle | L | 10 | - | 29 | D Pay | B Smith | Marathon | 21,225 | 11th | > |
| 12 | Sat 7:00pm | Round 6 | H | Manly | L | 8 | - | 18 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 20,202 | 11th | > |
| 19 | Sat | Round 7 | A | Illawarra | W | 23 | - | 16 | J McCracken | B Smith | WIN | 11,992 | 11th | > |
| 26 | Sat | Round 8 | H | Gold Coast | W | 28 | - | 10 | J McCracken | B Smith | Parramatta | 10,093 | 11th | > |
| May 3 | Sat | Round 9 | A | Souths | W | 32 | - | 26 | J McCracken | B Smith | SFS | 6,219 | 9th | > |
| 10 | Sat | Round 10 | H | Balmain | W | 25 | - | 14 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 11,150 | 9th | > |
| 16 | Fri | Round 11 | A | St George | W | 17 | - | 10 | D Pay | B Smith | Kogarah | 5,504 | 5th | > |
| 30 | Fri | Round 12 | A | North Sydney | W | 25 | - | 14 | D Pay | B Smith | North Sydney | 13,281 | 5th | > |
| Jun 8 | Sun | Round 13 | H | South Queensland | W | 52 | - | 10 | J McCracken | B Smith | Parramatta | 10,009 | 2nd | > |
| 27 | Fri | Round 14 | A | Sydney City | W | 18 | - | 6 | D Pay | B Smith | SFS | 8,917 | 2nd | > |
| Jul 5 | Sat | Round 15 | H | Western Suburbs | W | 20 | - | 18 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 15,372 | 2nd | > |
| 20 | Sun | Round 16 | H | Newcastle | W | 28 | - | 22 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 20,148 | 2nd | > |
| 25 | Fri | Round 17 | A | Manly | W | 17 | - | 10 | D Pay | B Smith | Brookvale | 22,746 | 2nd | > |
| Aug 3 | Sun | Round 18 | H | Illawarra | L | 24 | - | 28 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 15,419 | 2nd | > |
| 9 | Sat | Round 19 | A | Gold Coast | W | 18 | - | 8 | D Pay | B Smith | Carrara | 13,182 | 3rd | > |
| 16 | Sat | Round 20 | H | Souths | W | 36 | - | 18 | J McCracken | B Smith | Parramatta | 11,301 | 2nd | > |
| 22 | Fri | Round 21 | A | Balmain | L | 6 | - | 26 | D Pay | B Smith | Leichhardt | 18,203 | 2nd | > |
| 29 | Fri | Round 22 | H | St George | D | 12 | - | 12 | D Pay | B Smith | Parramatta | 16,055 | 2nd | > |
| Sep 7 | Sun | Minor Qualif | A * | Newcastle | L | 20 | - | 28 | D Pay | B Smith | SFS | 17,849 | - | > |
| 13 | Sat 3:00pm | Major Qualif | A * | North Sydney | L | 14 | - | 24 | D Pay | B Smith | SFS | 17,025 | - | > |
24 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
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| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |
|---|
| BARNES, Nathan | 22 | |
| 16 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - | - | 32 | - | - | List |
| BELL, Jason | 26 | |
| 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | - | - | 24 | - | - | List |
| BROWN, Daniel | 20 | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| CAMPBELL, Troy | 25 | |
| 5 | 17 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| CARIGE, Paul | 24 | |
| 18 | - | 18 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | 1 | List |
| CAYLESS, Nathan | 19 | Sydney |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| COLLINS, Steve | 23 | |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | List |
| DOUGLAS, Leon | - | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| DYMOCK, Jim | 25 | Sydney |     | 21 | - | 21 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| FREW, Andrew | 22 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| HERRON, Ian | 26 | |
| 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 29 | - | 74 | - | - | List |
| HORSNELL, Brett | 27 | |
| 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | List |
| JOHNSTON, Peter | 29 | |
| 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| KELLY, Stuart | 21 | Taroom |  | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | List |
| KING, Chris | 27 | |
| 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| KOINA, Nathan | - | |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| LAWLER, Chris | 26 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| LOVELL, Karl | 19 | |
| 6 | 14 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| McCRACKEN, Jarrod | 27 | |  | 21 | - | 21 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 1 | - | List |
| MORAN, Dennis | 20 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MORGAN, Justin | 22 | Sydney |
| 15 | 8 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| NAVALE, Eparama | 22 | | | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | List |
| PAY, Dean | 28 | Dubbo |  | 19 | 2 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| PETTET, Darren | 22 | |
| - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| RAPER, Aaron | 26 | Sydney |  | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| RIOLO, David | 25 | Wollongong |
| 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| SIMON, John | 25 | Port Kembla | | 23 | - | 23 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 81 | - | - | List |
| SMITH, Jamie | 20 | |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| SMITH, Jason | 25 | Brisbane | | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| SPENCE, Matthew | 21 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| WHEREAT, Shane | 27 | |
| 16 | - | 16 | 11 | - | - | 44 | - | - | List |
| WOODS, David | 27 | | | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| WYER, Russell | 25 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | List |
| 33 players | 24.42 | | 6 cur. / 9 tot. | 24 matches | 84 | 61 | 7 | 465 | 2 | 1 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 13 Sep 1997.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
