Parramatta Eels 27–2 Gold Coast Titans — Semi-Final, 2009 NRL Finals Series
18 Sep 2009 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 28,524
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2009 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 27–2 Gold Coast Titans, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 18 Sep 2009.
Sourcing caveat: The reported try/goal list reconciles to 26 of Parramatta's actual 27 points — the remaining point suggests an unidentified 1-point field goal rather than a further try (NRL scoring cannot otherwise reach an odd total). No try/goal minute timestamps were found for this fixture.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Kingston; Mateo; Smith; Wright Goals: Burt (5/5 conversions) |
| Gold Coast Titans | Goals: Prince (1/1 penalty) |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Gold Coast Titans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarryd Hayne | Fullback | William Zillman | 1 |
| 2 | Luke Burt | Wing | Kevin Gordon | 2 |
| 3 | Jonathan Wright | Centre | Mat Rogers | 3 |
| 4 | Joel Reddy | Centre | Chris Walker | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Grothe | Wing | David Mead | 5 |
| 6 | Daniel Mortimer | Five-Eighth | Preston Campbell | 6 |
| 7 | Jeff Robson | Halfback | Scott Prince (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Nathan Cayless (c) | Prop | Luke Bailey (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Matthew Keating | Hooker | Nathan Friend | 9 |
| 10 | Fuifui Moimoi | Prop | Michael Henderson | 14 |
| 11 | Nathan Hindmarsh | Second Row | Anthony Laffranchi | 11 |
| 12 | Ben Smith | Second Row | Mark Minichiello | 12 |
| 13 | Todd Lowrie | Lock | Ashley Harrison | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Kevin Kingston | Jordan Atkins | 3 | |
| 15 | Feleti Mateo | Matthew White | 10 | |
| 17 | Tim Mannah | Brad Meyers | 15 | |
| 19 | Joe Galuvao | Sam Tagataese | 16 | |
| Daniel Anderson | Coach | John Cartwright | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Shayne Hayne |
Match report
Parramatta's finals surge continued with a near-total defensive shutout of a Gold Coast side that had scored freely a week earlier against Brisbane. Four different try-scorers off the bench and in the forwards underlined the Eels' improving depth, while Luke Burt was again perfect with the boot. The Titans managed only a single Scott Prince penalty goal all match.