Club: Parramatta Eels [ Club Headlines]
Squad: Jack Afamasaga, Luke Burt, Aaron Cannings, Nathan Cayless, Brett Delaney, Ashley Graham, Eric Grothe, Ian Henderson, Nathan Hindmarsh, PJ Marsh, Wade McKinnon, Fui Fui Moi Moi, John Morris, Glenn Morrison, Luke O'Dwyer, Adam Peek, Henry Perenara, Matt Petersen, Joel Reddy, Mark Riddell, Chad Robinson, Ben Smith, Tim Smith, Paul Stringer, Timana Tahu, Michael Vella, Daniel Wagon, Dean Widders, John Williams Gains Timana Tahu (Knights), Mark Riddell, Henry Perenara (Dragons), Paul Stringer (Souths), Chad Robinson, Ian Henderson (Roosters), Glenn Morrison (Cowboys), PJ Marsh, Marcus Perenara (Warriors) Losses: Adam Dykes (Sharks), Michael Witt (Manly), Chris Thorman (Huddersfield), David Vaealiki (Wigan), Junior Langi (Salford), Chris Stapleton (Leigh), Lee Hopkins (Released), Corey Pearson (retired), Jamie Lyon (St Helens), Wise Kativerata (union), Chris Armit, Nathan Armit (Bulldogs), Mal Kaufusi (London), Shane Muspratt (Cowboys)
Coach: Brian Smith Club Season Index: Parramatta Eels [ Season Matches Review] Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more
- Round 1 - Mar 11-13
Sat: Tigers 12 l. Eels 28
- Round 2 - Mar 18-20
Sun: Souths 49 d. Eels 26
- Round 3 - Mar 25-27
Sat: Eels 10 l. Sharks 18
- Round 4 - Apr 1-3
Fri: Eels 26 d. Panthers 16
- Round 5 - Apr 8-10
Sun: Broncos 54 d. Eels 14
- Round 6 - Apr 15-17
Sat: Storm 14 l. Eels 26
- Round 7 - Apr 23-25
Sat: Eels 26 d. Tigers 16
- Round 8 - Apr 29-May 1
Sat: Bulldogs 30 d. Eels 16
- Round 9 - May 7-8
Sun: Eels 50 d. Cowboys 12Date: Sunday May 8, 2005 Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 8,051 Table Position: 7 Tries (9): Dean Widders 2 (43rd, 74th), Wade McKinnon 2 (53rd, 77th), John Morris (22nd), Luke O'Dwyer (25th), Fui Fui Moi Moi (29th), Luke Burt (38th), Ben Smith (64th) Goals (7): Luke Burt (7 from 9)
- Round 10 - May 13-15
Eels bye
- Round 11 - May 20-22
Fri: Eels 18 d. Sea Eagles 12
- Round 12 - May 27-29
Sat: Sharks 26 l. Eels 34
- Round 13 - Jun 3-5
Sun: Panthers 22 l. Eels 32Date: Sunday June 5, 2005 Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 18,519 Table Position: 4 Tries (6): Dean Widders (38th), Daniel Wagon (49th), Nathan Cayless (68th), Glenn Morrison (6th), Ben Smith (74th), Eric Grothe (9th) Goals (4): Luke Burt (4 from 6)
- Round 14 - Jun 10-12
Sat: Knights 0 l. Eels 50Date: Saturday June 11, 2005 Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)Crowd: 15,842 Table Position: 2 Tries (8): PJ Marsh 2 (25, 74th), Dean Widders 2 (34th, 62nd), Tim Smith (42nd), Nathan Cayless (6th), Glenn Morrison (70th), Daniel Wagon (79th) Goals (9): Mark Riddell (6 from 6), John Morris (3 from 3)
- Round 15 - Jun 17-19
Sat: Eels 28 d. Warriors 18
- Round 16 - Jun 24-26
Fri: Roosters 12 d. Eels 8
- Round 17 - Jul 1-3
Sun: Eels 52 d. Souths 16Date: Sunday July 3, 2005 Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 16,143 Table Position: 2 Tries (10): Wade McKinnon 2 (25th, 73rd), Ashley Graham 2 (7th, 52nd), Nathan Cayless (12th), Adam Peek (29th), Tim Smith (3rd), John Morris (47th), John Williams (59th), Eric Grothe (76th) Goals (6): John Morris (3 from 4), Mark Riddell (3 from 6)
- Round 18 - Jul 8-10
Fri: Eels 40 d. Dragons 14Date: Friday July 8, 2005 Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 20,199 Table Position: 2 Tries (7): Ben Smith 3 (32nd, 39th, 68th), Dean Widders (49th), Wade McKinnon (54th), Glenn Morrison (75th), Chad Robinson (80th) Goals (6): John Morris (3 from 4), Mark Riddell (3 from 3)
- Round 19 - Jul 15-17
Sun: Raiders 26 d. Eels 18
- Round 20 - Jul 22-24
Sat: Eels 10 l. Knights 16
- Round 21 - Jul 29-31
Eels bye
- Round 22 - Aug 5-7
Sat: Warriors 20 l. Eels 38Date: Saturday August 6, 2005 Venue: Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)Crowd: 19,211 Table Position: 2 Tries (7): Luke Burt 2 (26th, 33rd), Ben Smith 2 (61st, 74th), Wade McKinnon (57th), Glenn Morrison (66th), Timana Tahu (68th) Goals (5): Luke Burt (5 from 7)
- Round 23 - Aug 12-14
Fri: Eels 56 d. Bulldogs 4Date: Friday August 12, 2005 Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 20,289 Table Position: 2 Tries (10): Timana Tahu 3 (18th, 31st, 71st), Eric Grothe 2 (27th, 35th), Nathan Hindmarsh (2nd), Dean Widders (43rd), Nathan Cayless (49th), Joel Reddy (62nd), Mark Riddell (80th) Goals (8): Luke Burt (8 from 10)
- Round 24 - Aug 19-21
Sun: Dragons 25 d. Eels 22
- Round 25 - Aug 26-28
Sun: Eels 48 d. Raiders 10Date: Sunday August 28, 2005 Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 13,315 Table Position: 1 Tries (8): Ben Smith 3 (10th, 64th, 69th), Luke Burt 3 (53rd, 73rd, 77th), Tim Smith (45th), Mark Riddell (60th) Goals (8): Luke Burt (8 from 9)
- Round 26 - Sep 2-4
Fri: Eels 28 d. Broncos 14
- Finals Week One - Sep 9-11
Sun: Eels 46 d. Sea Eagles 22Date: Sunday September 11, 2005 Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 19,710 Tries (8): Timana Tahu 2 (8th, 51st), Chad Robinson (12th), Mark Riddell (17th), Eric Grothe (27th), Luke Burt (35th), Daniel Wagon (68th), Adam Peek (79th) Goals (7): Luke Burt (7 from 8)
- Finals Week Two - Sep 17-18
Eels week off
- Qualifying Finals - Sep 24-25
Sun: Eels 0 l. Cowboys 29
| Position: 1 Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12) Won: 16, Drawn: 0, Lost: 8, Byes: 2 For: 704 (126 tries, 100 goals, 0 fgoals) Against: 456 (80 tries, 67 goals, 2 fgoals) Points: 36, Difference: 248 Round 1 [12 Mar 05] W 28-12 v Tigers (A) Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 26-49 v Souths (A) Round 3 [26 Mar 05] L 10-18 v Sharks (H) Round 4 [01 Apr 05] W 26-16 v Panthers (H) Round 5 [10 Apr 05] L 14-54 v Broncos (A) Round 6 [16 Apr 05] W 26-14 v Storm (A) Round 7 [23 Apr 05] W 26-16 v Tigers (H) Round 8 [30 Apr 05] L 16-30 v Bulldogs (A) Round 9 [08 May 05] W 50-12 v Cowboys (H) Round 10 Eels bye Round 11 [20 May 05] W 18-12 v Sea Eagles (H) Round 12 [28 May 05] W 34-26 v Sharks (A) Round 13 [05 Jun 05] W 32-22 v Panthers (A) Round 14 [11 Jun 05] W 50-0 v Knights (A) Round 15 [18 Jun 05] W 28-18 v Warriors (H) Round 16 [24 Jun 05] L 8-12 v Roosters (A) Round 17 [03 Jul 05] W 52-16 v Souths (H) Round 18 [08 Jul 05] W 40-14 v Dragons (H) Round 19 [17 Jul 05] L 18-26 v Raiders (A) Round 20 [23 Jul 05] L 10-16 v Knights (H) Round 21 Eels bye Round 22 [06 Aug 05] W 38-20 v Warriors (A) Round 23 [12 Aug 05] W 56-4 v Bulldogs (H) Round 24 [21 Aug 05] L 22-25 v Dragons (A) Round 25 [28 Aug 05] W 48-10 v Raiders (H) Round 26 [02 Sep 05] W 28-14 v Broncos (H) Finals Week One [11 Sep 05] W 46-22 v Sea Eagles (H) Finals Week Two Eels week off Qualifying Finals [25 Sep 05] L 0-29 v Cowboys
 Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile
Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench
Crowd Information:Total: Games 26 - 464987 (Average: 17,884)
Home: Games 13 - 214879 (Average: 16,529)
Away: Games 12 - 205781 (Average: 17,148)
Leading Point Scorers:214: Luke Burt (23) 60: Eric Grothe (24) 56: Ben Smith (18) 50: Mark Riddell (24) 44: Dean Widders (23) Leading Try Scorers:15: Eric Grothe (24) 14: Ben Smith (18) 11: Luke Burt (23), Dean Widders (23) 10: Timana Tahu (19) 9: Glenn Morrison (22) 6: Wade McKinnon (15), Mark Riddell (24), Tim Smith (26) 5: Nathan Cayless (26), PJ Marsh (25), John Morris (26), Matt Petersen (13), Daniel Wagon (15) 3: Ashley Graham (3), Nathan Hindmarsh (21), Adam Peek (19) 2: Fui Fui Moi Moi (8), Chad Robinson (20) 1: Aaron Cannings (14), Brett Delaney (2), Luke O'Dwyer (4), Henry Perenara (8), Joel Reddy (3), Paul Stringer (24), Michael Vella (14), John Williams (1) Leading Goal Scorers:85: Luke Burt (23) 13: Mark Riddell (24) 9: John Morris (26) Numbers in brackets denote appearances |
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