Parramatta

Real club history, premierships, Grand Final appearances, and ladder finishes, aggregated from our sourced rugby league archive.

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Parramatta — 4 premierships on record (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986).

Club Background

Parramatta's club was formed in 1946-47, first taking the field in the 1947 NSWRL season, and now competes in the NRL out of Western Sydney Stadium, having previously played at Cumberland Oval and Parramatta Stadium. The "Eels" nickname, tied to the suburb's Aboriginal-derived name, was popularised in the mid-1960s before being formally adopted in the late 1970s.

Honours

Premiership
Winners (4)1981, 1982, 1983, 1986
Runners-up (5)1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2022
Minor Premiership
Winners (5)1977, 1982, 1986, 2001, 2005

League history

1st 19th 1947: 10 of 101948: 8 of 101949: 5 of 101950: 9 of 101951: 5 of 101952: 10 of 101953: 7 of 101954: 10 of 101955: 8 of 101956: 10 of 101957: 10 of 101958: 10 of 101959: 10 of 101960: 10 of 101961: 10 of 101962: 4 of 101963: 4 of 101964: 2 of 101965: 3 of 101966: 7 of 101967: 9 of 121968: 6 of 121969: 5 of 121970: 12 of 121971: 4 of 121972: 12 of 121973: 11 of 121974: 12 of 121975: 5 of 121976: 2 of 121977: 1 of 121978: 5 of 121979: 2 of 121980: 7 of 121981: 3 of 121982: 1 of 141983: 2 of 141984: 3 of 131985: 4 of 131986: 1 of 131987: 7 of 131988: 11 of 161989: 8 of 161990: 8 of 161991: 15 of 161992: 15 of 161993: 11 of 161994: 12 of 161995: 19 of 201996: 13 of 201997 ARL: 3 of 121998: 4 of 201999: 2 of 172000: 7 of 142001: 1 of 142002: 6 of 152003: 9 of 152004: 12 of 152005: 1 of 152006: 8 of 152007: 5 of 162008: 11 of 162009: 8 of 162010: 12 of 162011: 14 of 162012: 16 of 162013: 16 of 162014: 10 of 162015: 12 of 162016: 14 of 162017: 4 of 162018: 16 of 162019: 5 of 162020: 3 of 162021: 6 of 162022: 4 of 162023: 10 of 172024: 15 of 172025: 11 of 17 19471953195919651971197719831989199520012007201320192025

Final ladder position each season on record (1947–2025) — 1st at the top. Hover a point for the exact position and field size that season.

Full table
SeasonFinal position
202511 of 17
202415 of 17
202310 of 17
20224 of 16
20216 of 16
20203 of 16
20195 of 16
201816 of 16
20174 of 16
201614 of 16
201512 of 16
201410 of 16
201316 of 16
201216 of 16
201114 of 16
201012 of 16
20098 of 16
200811 of 16
20075 of 16
20068 of 15
20051 of 15
200412 of 15
20039 of 15
20026 of 15
20011 of 14
20007 of 14
19992 of 17
19984 of 20
1997 ARL3 of 12
199613 of 20
199519 of 20
199412 of 16
199311 of 16
199215 of 16
199115 of 16
19908 of 16
19898 of 16
198811 of 16
19877 of 13
19861 of 13
19854 of 13
19843 of 13
19832 of 14
19821 of 14
19813 of 12
19807 of 12
19792 of 12
19785 of 12
19771 of 12
19762 of 12
19755 of 12
197412 of 12
197311 of 12
197212 of 12
19714 of 12
197012 of 12
19695 of 12
19686 of 12
19679 of 12
19667 of 10
19653 of 10
19642 of 10
19634 of 10
19624 of 10
196110 of 10
196010 of 10
195910 of 10
195810 of 10
195710 of 10
195610 of 10
19558 of 10
195410 of 10
19537 of 10
195210 of 10
19515 of 10
19509 of 10
19495 of 10
19488 of 10
194710 of 10

Club history

Parramatta's rugby league club was formed in 1946-47, after an earlier bid for premiership admission in 1936 had been rejected; the club finally took the field in the 1947 NSWRL season, playing its first match at Cumberland Oval. The nickname "Eels" ties to the suburb's Aboriginal-derived name (a reference to a place where eels dwell), popularised by journalist Peter Frilingos in the mid-1960s, though the club did not formally adopt "Eels" as its identity until the late 1970s. Blue and gold colours date to the club's founding. The club moved through Cumberland Oval, Parramatta Stadium (1986), and eventually the new Western Sydney Stadium in 2019.

Parramatta's defining era was the early-to-mid 1980s, when Peter Sterling, Brett Kenny, Eric Grothe and Mick Cronin drove the club to four premierships in six years (1981, 1982, 1983 and 1986) under coach Jack Gibson and later John Monie. No title has followed since 1986, a drought now stretching four decades, punctuated by grand final losses in 2009 (to Melbourne, driven by a stunning Jarryd Hayne season) and 2022 (a heavy defeat to Penrith). The Canterbury-Bankstown rivalry, forged in 1980s grand final clashes, remains one of the game's fiercest.

Grand Final appearances (1976-2022)

YearResultOpponentScore
2022LostPenrith Panthers12-28
2009LostMelbourne Storm16-23
2001LostNewcastle24-30
1986WonCanterbury-Bankstown4-2
1984LostCanterbury-Bankstown4-6
1983WonManly-Warringah18-6
1982WonManly-Warringah21-8
1981WonNewtown20-11
1977LostSt. George0-22
1976LostManly-Warringah10-13

Sources

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