| 2015 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 12th | |||
| Play-off result | DNQ | |||
| World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
| Auckland Nines | Semi-finalists(Lost 6–37 vsSouth Sydney Rabbitohs,1st Semi Final) | |||
| 2015 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 448; against: 573 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Scott Seward John Boulous(Interim) | |||
| Coach |  Brad Arthur | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Pirtek Stadium(Capacity: 20,741) ANZ Stadium(Capacity: 83,500) TIO Stadium(Capacity: 12,500) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 14,699(Home) 15,384(Home & Away) | |||
| Agg. attendance | 176,385(Home) 369,214(Home & Away) | |||
| High attendance | 35,510(6 April vsWests Tigers,Round 5) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries |  Semi Radradra (24) | |||
| Goals | Chris Sandow (33) | |||
| Points | Semi Radradra (88) | |||
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The2015 Parramatta Eels season is the 69th inthe club's history. Coached byBrad Arthur and captained byTim Mannah, they competed in theNRL's2015 Telstra Premiership.
Before the start of the 2015 season, the club were hit with the news that star playerJarryd Hayne would be terminating his contract in order to pursue a career in theNFL. However, in the opening round of the season, Parramatta recorded an impressive 42-12 victory overManly. The club would only go on to win a further two games and by round 11 sat bottom of the table. During the losing streak, Parramatta suffered narrow losses including the round 10 defeat against theNew Zealand Warriors in golden point extra-time. Parramatta lost the match 17-13 withLuke Kelly missing three conversion attempts including one right next to the uprights.[1][2][3]
In round 13 of the competition, Parramatta lead North Queensland 30-6 with 20 minutes left to play but would go on to lose 36-30 after North Queensland scored five tries in 12 minutes. Parramatta recovered by then winning three games in succession to lift them away from last place. Parramatta would win two of their remaining eight matches to finish 12th. Towards the end of the season, wingerSemi Radradra broke the clubs most tries in a season record with 24 tries.[4][5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
| 2 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
| 3 |  North Queensland Cowboys (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
| 5 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
| 7 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
| 8 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
| 9 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
| 10 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
| 13 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
| 14 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
| 15 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
| 16 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 772 | 434 | +338 | 44 |
| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 923 | 450 | +473 | 43 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 833 | 570 | +263 | 39 |
| 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 696 | 568 | +128 | 33 |
| 5 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 712 | 598 | +114 | 29 |
| 6 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 731 | 668 | +63 | 29 |
| 7 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 654 | 562 | +92 | 28 |
| 8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 646 | 811 | -165 | 28 |
| 9 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 588 | 743 | -155 | 25 |
| 10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 580 | 623 | -43 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 539 | 776 | -237 | 24 |
| 12 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 596 | 687 | -91 | 22 |
| 13 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 541 | 752 | -151 | 22 |
| 14 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 574 | 716 | -142 | 20 |
| 15 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 481 | 762 | -281 | 20 |
| 16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 528 | 674 | -146 | 18 |
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