Parramatta Eels - Season Summary
- Coach
- Ron Hilditch
- Captains
- Gary Freeman (10)
- Dean Pay (8)
- Jarrod McCracken (3)
- Peter Johnston (1)
- Biggest home crowd
- 21,191 (vs. Newcastle in round 19)
- Average home crowd
- 11,113
- Top pointscorer
- Chris Lawler (136)
- Top tryscorers
- Chris Lawler, Scott Mahon (8)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
|---|
| Mar 24 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 1 | H | Penrith | | Forfeit | G Freeman | | Parramatta | | | >PEN Forfeited |
| 29 | Fri | Round 2 | A | South Queensland | L | 20 | - | 24 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Suncorp | 12,704 | 9th | > |
| Apr 7 | Sun | Round 3 | A | Canberra | W | 20 | - | 14 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Bruce | 11,098 | 11th | > |
| 13 | Sat | Round 4 | H | Western Suburbs | L | 14 | - | 18 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 12,349 | 7th | > |
| 20 | Sat | Round 5 | A | Souths | W | 38 | - | 10 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | SFS | 6,420 | 5th | > |
| 28 | Sun | Round 6 | H | Gold Coast | L | 14 | - | 27 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 9,160 | 8th | > |
| May 5 | Sun | Round 7 | A | Auckland | L | 4 | - | 28 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Ericsson | 23,432 | 11th | > |
| 11 | Sat | Round 8 | H | South Queensland | W | 14 | - | 4 | D Pay | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 9,261 | 12th | > |
| 25 | Sat | Round 9 | A | North Qld | W | 26 | - | 12 | D Pay | R Hilditch | Stockland | 12,088 | 10th | > |
| Jun 8 | Sat | Round 10 | H | St George | W | 20 | - | 16 | D Pay | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 11,168 | 7th | > |
| 16 | Sun | Round 11 | A | Canterbury | L | 4 | - | 22 | J McCracken | R Hilditch | Belmore | 7,056 | 8th | > |
| 23 | Sun | Round 12 | H | Canberra | W | 50 | - | 10 | J McCracken | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 10,497 | 7th | > |
| 30 | Sun | Round 13 | A | Brisbane | L | 24 | - | 30 | D Pay | R Hilditch | ANZ | 22,412 | 9th | > |
| Jul 6 | Sat | Round 14 | H | North Sydney | L | 18 | - | 20 | J McCracken | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 12,012 | 11th | > |
| 14 | Sun 3:00pm | Round 15 | A | Manly | L | 0 | - | 44 | P Johnston | R Hilditch | Brookvale | 15,021 | 12th | > |
| 21 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 16 | H | Illawarra | W | 34 | - | 18 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 7,392 | 12th | > |
| 28 | Sun | Round 17 | H | Western Reds | W | 18 | - | 6 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 5,060 | 12th | > |
| Aug 2 | Fri | Round 18 | A | Sydney City | D | 20 | - | 20 | D Pay | R Hilditch | SFS | 13,092 | 10th | > |
| 12 | Mon | Round 19 | H | Newcastle | W | 18 | - | 16 | D Pay | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 21,191 | 9th | > |
| 17 | Sat | Round 20 | A | Cronulla | L | 18 | - | 26 | D Pay | R Hilditch | Shark Park | 9,241 | 9th | > |
| 24 | Sat | Round 21 | H | Sydney Tigers | L | 14 | - | 26 | D Pay | R Hilditch | Parramatta | 13,043 | 12th | > |
| 30 | Fri | Round 22 | A | Penrith | L | 16 | - | 24 | G Freeman | R Hilditch | Penrith | 3,870 | 12th | > |
22 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 | |
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| ANDERSON, David | 27 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BARNES, Nathan | 21 | |
| 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 | - | - | List |
| BLACKETT, Keith | 24 | |
| 9 | - | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | 20 | - | - | List |
| BONUS, Anthony | - | | | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| CAMPBELL, Troy | 24 | |
| 13 | 5 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | List |
| CROUCH, Steven | 18 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| DAVEY, Scott | 24 | Sydney |
| 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| DYMOCK, Jim | 24 | Sydney |     | 15 | - | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| ERICKSON, Michael | 28 | |  | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| FAWCETT, Vince | 25 | |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| FREEMAN, Gary | 33 | Auckland |  | 21 | - | 21 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 1 | List |
| JOHNSTON, Peter | 28 | |
| 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| JOLLY, Steven | - | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| KELLY, Stuart | 20 | Taroom |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| KING, Chris | 26 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| LAWLER, Chris | 25 | |
| 17 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 52 | - | 136 | - | - | List |
| McCRACKEN, Jarrod | 26 | | | 13 | - | 13 | 6 | - | - | 24 | - | - | List |
| McKENZIE, Marty | 24 | |
| 8 | 9 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MAHON, Jamie | - | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MAHON, Scott | 26 | |
| 19 | - | 19 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 1 | - | List |
| MAYBON, Rod | 26 | |  | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | List |
| MORGAN, Justin | 21 | Sydney |
| 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | List |
| MUCHMORE, Robert | - | |
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| PAY, Dean | 27 | Dubbo | | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | - | List |
| PETTET, Darren | 21 | |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| RAPER, Aaron | 25 | Sydney | | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | List |
| RITSON, Adam | 20 | | | 11 | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| RUSSELL, Shane | 22 | |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| SCANLAN, Simon | - | |
| 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| SMITH, Jason | 24 | Brisbane |  | 17 | - | 17 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | List |
| SPENCE, Matthew | 20 | |
| 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 1 | - | List |
| WOODS, David | 26 | | | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | List |
| WYER, Russell | 24 | |
| 9 | - | 9 | 6 | - | - | 24 | - | - | List |
| 33 players | 24.68 | | 5 cur. / 11 tot. | 21 matches | 70 | 62 | 0 | 404 | 10 | 1 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 30 Aug 1996.
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, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League
