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.

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
1	Melbourne	24	17	0	7	2	584	282	+302	38
2	Manly-Warringah	24	17	0	7	2	645	355	+290	38
3	Cronulla	24	17	0	7	2	451	384	+67	38
4	Sydney Roosters	24	15	0	9	2	511	446	+65	34
5	Brisbane	24	14	1	9	2	560	452	+108	33
6	Canberra	24	13	0	11	2	640	527	+113	30
7	St. George Illawarra	24	13	0	11	2	489	378	+111	30
8	New Zealand	24	13	0	11	2	502	567	-65	30
9	Newcastle	24	12	0	12	2	516	486	+30	28
10	Wests Tigers	24	11	0	13	2	528	560	-32	26
11	Parramatta	24	11	0	13	2	501	547	-46	26
12	Penrith	24	10	1	13	2	504	611	-107	25
13	Gold Coast	24	10	0	14	2	476	586	-110	24
14	South Sydney	24	8	0	16	2	453	666	-213	20
15	North Queensland	24	5	0	19	2	474	638	-164	14
16	Bulldogs	24	5	0	19	2	433	782	-349	14

National Youth Competition

2008 Toyota Cup season
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Canberra	24	18	0	6	2	744	581	+163	40
2	Brisbane	24	15	1	8	2	684	476	+208	35
3	New Zealand	24	14	3	7	2	721	533	+188	35
4	Penrith	24	15	1	8	2	692	583	+109	35
5	Parramatta	24	14	3	7	2	578	564	+14	35
6	St. George Illawarra	24	13	2	9	2	561	520	+41	32
7	Bulldogs	24	12	3	9	2	711	587	+124	31
8	Gold Coast	24	13	1	10	2	686	567	+119	31
9	Wests Tigers	24	13	0	11	2	620	623	-3	30
10	South Sydney	24	11	2	11	2	618	584	+34	28
11	Manly	24	11	0	13	2	519	532	-13	26
12	Newcastle	24	8	1	15	2	526	630	-104	21
13	Melbourne	24	8	1	15	2	512	638	-126	21
14	Cronulla	24	6	1	17	2	394	666	-272	17
15	Sydney	24	6	0	18	2	480	721	-241	16
16	North Queensland	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