Английская Википедия:2012 Parramatta Eels season

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The 2012 Parramatta Eels season is the 66th in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney (who was replaced part-way through the season by assistant coach, Brad Arthur) and captained by Nathan Hindmarsh, they competed in the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership. Parramatta finished the regular season in last place for the first time since 1972, also failing to make the finals for the third consecutive year.

Summary

2012 saw the retirement of Eels legends Luke Burt and Nathan Hindmarsh. It would also mark the first time since 1972 that the team would succumb to the dreaded Wooden Spoon. Parramatta struggled all year, securing just their first win of the season in Round 5 against defending premiers Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles before ending a six-game losing streak against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. This horror start to the season, and a win rate of less than 25% over almost two seasons with the club, coach Stephen Kearney was forced to resign and assistant coach Brad Arthur would become caretaker. The team responded to this producing three wins from four games, including competition front-runners Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos to give the fans some hope for the rest of the season. However this was short lived and following a 38-6 thumping to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 25 of the Telstra Premiership were officially unable to avoid the wooden spoon.

Whilst Parramatta's problems were largely attributed to their relatively poor defence, numerous pundits claimed Parramatta's problems in 2012 were largely credited to the recurring absences of star fullback Jarryd Hayne. Even whilst producing higher per-match statistics than any other fullback in the game (eight tries, 14 try-assists), Hayne only managed to complete ten games from the season's 24, due to both injury and State of Origin duty.

Throughout the season many of the Parramatta players came under scrutiny and were dropped to the NSW Cup, including high-profile recruit Chris Sandow, who at the time was touted as overweight and unfit, and veteran Luke Burt. As a result, players Matt Ryan, Jake Mullaney and Nathan Smith were called up to the top squad and have impressed in their roles of Second-Row, Fullback and Hooker respectively, making a suitable replacement for injured stars Jarryd Hayne and Matt Keating.

Towards the end of the season Ricky Stuart was announced as the new coach for the Parramatta Eels from 2013.

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
11 February	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford	Loss	20–12	E. Tonga, Toutai	Burt 2
17 February	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers	Centrebet Stadium, Penrith	Loss	26–12	Sio, Sandow	Burt 2	18,511

Home and away season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
2 March	Round 1	Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	6–18	Sandow	Burt 1/1	11,339
12 March	Round 2	Шаблон:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	20–36	Sio, Blair, Sandow (2)	Sandow 2/4	12,102
18 March	Round 3	Шаблон:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville	Loss	42–6	O'Hanlon	Sandow 1/1	8,239
23 March	Round 4	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	6–39	Maitua	Sandow 1/1	13,788
31 March	Round 5	Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	29–20	Hayne (2), Keating, Sio	Sandow 6/6 & FG: 1/1	13,518
8 April	Round 6	Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle	Loss	14–6	T. Mannah	Sandow 1/1	24,158
15 April	Round 7	Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Stadium, Woolooware	Loss	24–18	Hayne (2), Blair	Sandow 3/3	14,327
29 April	Round 8	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	30–31	Blair, Hayne, Ryan, Sio, W. Tonga	Burt 5/5	19,654
4 May	Round 9	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park	Loss	12–46	Morgan, Sio	Burt 2/2	28,214
13 May	Round 10	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	Loss	40–34	Morgan (2), Sio (2), Blair, Sandow	Burt 5/6	9,210
18-21 May	Round 11	Bye
26 May	Round 12	Шаблон:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Jubilee Oval, Kogarah	Loss	14–12	McGuire, Ryan	Burt 2/2	12,756
4 June	Round 13	Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	29–20	Burt (2), Hayne (2), Morgan	Burt 4/5; Sandow FG: 1/1	10,009
8-11 June	Round 14	Bye
16 June	Round 15	Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park	Loss	6–24	Maitua	Burt 1/1	14,212
23 June	Round 16	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers	Centrebet Stadium, Penrith	Win	19–18	Burt, Hayne, Morgan	Burt 3/3; Sandow FG: 1/1	15,275
30 June	Round 17	Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Loss	12–20	M. Keating, Sio	Burt 2/2	12,022
8 July	Round 18	Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval, Brookvale	Loss	40–24	Sio (2), Burt, Mullaney	Burt 4/4	16,065
13 July	Round 19	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park	Loss	12–32	Morgan, Sio	Burt 2/2	31,102
21 July	Round 20	Шаблон:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	16–10	Hindmarsh, Sio, B. Smith	Burt 2/3	9,029
30 July	Round 21	Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Win	22–42	Sandow (2), Burt, Moimoi, Poore, Sio, N. Smith	Burt 7/7	22,626
6 August	Round 22	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers	Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown	Loss	51–26	Mullaney (2), Roberts, Sio, Tautai	Burt 3/5	14,822
11 August	Round 23	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters	Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta	Win	36–22	Morgan (2), Sandow (2), Blair, Hindmarsh	Burt 6/7	12,193
19 August	Round 24	Шаблон:Leagueicon Gold Coast Titans	Skilled Park, Gold Coast	Loss	24–16	Burt, Lasalo, Sandow	Burt 2/3	14,159
26 August	Round 25	Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs	ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park	Loss	6–38	Burt	Burt 1/1	24,121
2 September	Round 26	Шаблон:Leagueicon St. George Illawarra Dragons	ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park	Loss	8–29	Morgan	Burt 1/1, Hindmarsh 1/1	45,863

Transfers

In:

Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Name	From
Шаблон:Flagicon	SO	Ben Roberts	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Шаблон:Flagicon	HK	Nathan Smith	Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Шаблон:Flagicon	PR	Taulima Tautai	Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Шаблон:Flagicon	PR	Jon Mannah	Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Шаблон:Flagicon	CE	Esikeli Tonga	Шаблон:Leagueicon Gold Coast Titans
Шаблон:Flagicon	CE	Willie Tonga	Шаблон:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys
Шаблон:Flagicon	LF	Joseph Paulo	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers
Шаблон:Flagicon	SR	Daniel Penese	Шаблон:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons
Шаблон:Flagicon	SH	Chris Sandow	Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Cheyse Blair	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Jake Mullaney	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers

Out

Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Name	To
Шаблон:Flagicon	PR	Manase Manuokafoa	Шаблон:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls
Шаблон:Flagicon	SH	Jeff Robson	Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Шаблон:Flagicon	SO	Daniel Mortimer	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Daniel Tupou	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Etu Uaisele	Шаблон:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers
Шаблон:Flagicon	CE	Joel Reddy	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers
Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Tom Humble	Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers
Шаблон:Flagicon	PR	Pele Peletelese	Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears

Retirees

• Chris Hicks
• Chris Walker
• Paul Whatuira
• Carl Webb

Note: Former Manly player and NSW representative, William Hopoate will join the Eels in 2014 after completing a two-year religious mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Player statistics

Player statistics as of 26 August 2012.

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Шаблон:Sortname	17	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	20	5	0	0	20
Шаблон:Sortname	18	6	51	0	126
Шаблон:Sortname	12	8	0	0	32
Шаблон:Sortname	21	2	0	0	8
Шаблон:Sortname	4	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	15	2	0	0	8
Шаблон:Sortname	4	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	10	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	11	1	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	19	2	0	0	8
Шаблон:Sortname	22	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	21	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	17	8	0	0	32
Шаблон:Sortname	5	3	0	0	12
Шаблон:Sortname	2	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	21	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	21	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	17	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	17	2	0	0	8
Шаблон:Sortname	21	9	14	3	67
Шаблон:Sortname	22	13	0	0	52
Шаблон:Sortname	8	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	7	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	9	1	0	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	3	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	12	1	0	0	4

Milestones

• Round 4 — Four losses marked the Eels' worst season opening since 1991
• Round 5 — The Eels broke their losing streak in to 2011 Premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Part-way through the season it was announced that head coach Stephen Kearney would depart the club, with his assistant Brad Arthur taking over for the remainder of 2012. About a week later Ricky Stuart was announced as the Eels' head coach for the 2013 NRL season.

Jersey and Sponsors

Parramatta retain Pirtek Fluid Systems as major sponsor in 2012. The team is often referred to as the Pirtek Eels. Apparel sponsors for 2012 are Law Partners Compensation Lawyers, the University of New England, and Capital Corporation.