Английская Википедия:2009 Parramatta Eels season

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The 2009 Parramatta Eels season was the 63rd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership, just making the finals by finishing 8th (out of 16). The Eels then continued their winning streak into the play-offs, reaching the 2009 NRL grand final which they lost to the Melbourne Storm.

Summary

Under new coach Daniel Anderson, Parramatta had an indifferent start to the season which saw the release of star halfback Brett Finch. After 18 rounds and incredibly inconsistent form, the Parramatta Eels had won only five games and were sitting third-last and were in direct contention for the dreaded 2009 NRL Wooden Spoon. TAB SportsBet had the Eels as $151 outsiders to win the NRL Premiership.

Though beginning in Round 19, upset victories against the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs set the platform for an unexpected 10 wins from the next 11 games, which propelled the Eels into the Top 8 and consequently, premiership contention. This unanticipated winning streak was directly attributed by many sporting experts including Rugby League legend Andrew Johns to the spectacular run of form of star fullback Jarryd Hayne. Winning the award for man-of-the-match in every game from Round 19–24, and again in the first week of the finals, Hayne was described as "the best player in any code of football in Australia" by premiership-winning coach Phil Gould. Following his astonishing string of 7-man-of-the-match performances, Hayne won the award for Dally M Fullback of the Year and was crowned the best and fairest player in the game, winning the Dally M Medal for 2009.

After a seven-game winning streak, the Eels succumbed to a heavy defeat to the minor premiers St. George Illawarra, however they returned to Kogarah in Week 1 of the 2009 NRL Finals Series and defeated the Dragons 25–12 featuring an impressive late game try by Dally M medal winner Jarryd Hayne. Following successive wins against the Gold Coast Titans (a team that Parramatta had never beaten before), 27–2 at SFS and Canterbury, 22–12 in front of a record-breaking non-Grand Final crowd of 74,549 at ANZ stadium, Parramatta qualified for their first Grand Final since 2001, becoming the first 8th-placed team to ever qualify for a Grand Final. On 4 October 2009, the Parramatta Eels played the deciding game of NRL, against the Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium in front of a crowd of 82,538. The Eels lost the match 23–16, ending what critics called "the Parramatta Fairytale".

On 22 April 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the premiership as a result of long-term gross salary cap breaches disclosed by the NRL. However, the premiership for 2009 was not handed over to the Parramatta Eels, instead remaining vacant.

Mid-season the Parramatta club had a change of CEO, Denis Fitzgerald was replaced by Paul Osborne. Fullback Jarryd Hayne was the only Eels player selected to play in the 2009 State of Origin series.

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
14 February	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers	Griffith Exies Sports Club, Griffith	Win	34–12	N/A	N/A	N/A
21 February	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers	CUA Stadium, Penrith	Win	10–18	N/A	N/A	N/A
28 February	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford	Win	24–30	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: Match one was an unofficial trial match.

Home and away season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
14 March	Round 1	Шаблон:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland	Loss	26–18	Grothe, Hayne, Inu	Burt 3/3	20,102
20 March	Round 2	Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Win	8–14	Mateo, Reddy	Burt 3/3, Finch 0/1	20,871
28 March	Round 3	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	18–16	Grothe (2), Hayne, Inu	Burt 1/4	11,116
3 April	Round 4	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Loss	24–6	Hayne	Burt 1/1	11,231
10 April	Round 5	Шаблон:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	8–22	Burt	Burt 2/2	19,017
19 April	Round 6	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Loss	18–48	Hauraki (2), Hayne	Burt 3/3	18,233
24 April	Round 7	Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Queensland	Loss	40–8	Tautai, Uaisele	Burt 0/2	30,887
1 May	Round 8	Шаблон:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	28–18	Burt, Galuvao, Hauraki, Hayne, M. Keating	K. Keating 3/3, Burt 1/3	8,104
8–11 June	Round 9	Bye
17 May	Round 10	Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval, Manly	Loss	34–10	Hayne (2)	Burt 1/2	15,916
22 May	Round 11	Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Draw	16–16	Hayne (2), Grothe	Burt 2/4	10,670
30 May	Round 12	Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	10–13	Burt, Reddy	Burt 2/4	7,014
7 June	Round 13	Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle	Win	18–20	Moimoi, Reddy, Robson	Burt 4/4	18,085
15 June	Round 14	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	23–6	Burt	Burt 1/1	12,003
19–22 June	Round 15	Bye
28 June	Round 16	Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	21–14	Grothe, Inu, Mortimer, Reddy	Burt 2/4 & FG: 1	10,030
5 July	Round 17	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers	CUA Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	38–34	Mortimer (2), Burt, Hayne, Hindmarsh, Reddy	Burt 5/6	16,845
13 July	Round 18	Шаблон:Leagueicon Gold Coast Titans	Skilled Park, Robina	Loss	18–12	Galuvao, Grothe, Mortimer	Burt 0/1, Inu 0/2	14,009
20 July	Round 19	Шаблон:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	18–16	Lowrie, Moimoi, Robson	Burt 3/4	10,804
25 July	Round 20	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Win	8–27	Grothe (2), Burt, Kingston, Moimoi	Burt 3/5 & FG: 1	31,664
2 August	Round 21	Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla Sharks	Toyota Park, Cronulla	Win	0–30	Hayne (2), Reddy (2), Inu	Burt 5/6	12,246
9 August	Round 22	Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	40–8	Burt (2), Grothe, Inu, Moimoi, Reddy	Burt 8/8	17,669
15 August	Round 23	Шаблон:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	40–4	Burt (2), Reddy (2), Grothe, M. Keating, Mortimer	Burt 6/7	12,627
21 August	Round 24	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Win	18–26	Burt, Hayne, Inu, Robson	Inu 5/5	34,272
28 August	Round 25	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	48–6	Mortimer (3), Burt (2), M. Keating, Moimoi, Reddy	Burt 8/8	20,237
4 September	Round 26	Шаблон:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	Loss	37–0	Nil	Nil	17,974

Finals series

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
13 September	QF	Шаблон:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	Win	12–25	Burt, Grothe, Hayne, Mortimer	Burt 4/4 & FG: 1	18,174
18 September	SF	Шаблон:Leagueicon Gold Coast Titans	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Win	27–2	Kingston, Mateo, B. Smith, Wright	Burt 5/5, Hayne FG: 1	28,524
25 September	PF	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Win	12–22	Burt, Galuvao, Mannah, Mortimer	Burt 3/4	74,549
4 October	GF	Шаблон:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	Loss	23–16	Grothe, Moimoi, Reddy	Burt 2/3	82,538

Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the 2009 NRL season as of 18 September 2009. Шаблон:Rls

Awards

The following awards were awarded in the post-season:

• Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Nathan Hindmarsh
• Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Jarryd Hayne
• Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Joel Reddy
• Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Daniel Mortimer