2026 Parramatta Eels season

CEOJim Sarantinos

Coach

The 2026 Parramatta Eels season will be the 80th season in the club's history and the 29th in the National Rugby League. Coached by Jason Ryles and captained by Mitchell Moses for their second season, the club will compete in the 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership during the regular season and participate in the Pre-season Challenge in February.

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Window	Ref.
25 June 2025	LK	Jack de Belin	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Pre-season	^[1]
29 October 2025	HB	Jonah Pezet	Melbourne Storm	Pre-season	^[2]
5 January 2025	CE	Brian Kelly	Gold Coast Titans	Pre-season	^[3]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Window	Ref.
14 March 2025	FE	Dylan Brown	Newcastle Knights	Pre-season	^[4]
31 July 2025	FE	Matthew Hunter	Newcastle Knights	Pre-season	^[5]
7 September 2025	HK	Joey Lussick	Released	Pre-season	^[6]
7 September 2025	PR	Wiremu Greig	Townsville Blackhawks	Pre-season	^[6]^[7]
7 September 2025	LK	Dan Keir	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Pre-season	^[6]^[7]
7 September 2025	WG	Haze Dunster	Released	Pre-season	^[6]
22 October 2025	HK	Brendan Hands	Toulouse Olympique	Pre-season	^[8]
23 October 2025	HB	Dean Hawkins	London Broncos	Pre-season	^[9]^[10]
16 November 2025	WG	Zac Lomax	Released	Pre-season	^[11]

Round 1: 15 February 2026	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	v	Parramatta Eels	Marrickville
18:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Henson Park

Round 2: 21 February 2026	Sydney Roosters	v	Parramatta Eels	Gosford
18:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Storm	2	2	0	0	98	24	+74	4	Advance to finals series
2	New Zealand Warriors	2	2	0	0	82	24	+58	4
3	Penrith Panthers	2	2	0	0	52	6	+46	4
4	Newcastle Knights	2	2	0	0	64	34	+30	4
5	Wests Tigers	1	1	0	1	44	16	+28	4
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1	1	0	1	15	14	+1	4
7	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2	1	1	0	56	36	+20	2
8	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2	1	1	0	58	56	+2	2
9	Dolphins	2	1	1	0	48	54	−6	2
10	Sydney Roosters	2	1	1	0	44	60	−16	2
11	Canberra Raiders	2	1	1	0	35	68	−33	2
12	Parramatta Eels	2	1	1	0	44	84	−40	2
13	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2	0	2	0	44	65	−21	0
14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	2	0	2	0	34	61	−27	0
15	Brisbane Broncos	2	0	2	0	32	66	−34	0
16	North Queensland Cowboys	2	0	2	0	34	72	−38	0
17	Gold Coast Titans	2	0	2	0	24	68	−44	0

Transfers in

Round 1: 5 March 2026	Melbourne Storm	52–4	Parramatta Eels	Melbourne
20:00 AEDT	Tries: Warbrick 10' Grant 14', 50' Howarth 26' Chan 46' Leo 55' Fa'alogo 63', 76' Lisati 66' Goals: Meaney 8/9 11', 16', 27', 47', 52', 57', 64', 77'	Report	Tries: Russell 4' Goals: Moses 0/1 Sin bin: Hopgood 0' to 10' Simonsson 65' to 75'	Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 18,264 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 2: 12 March 2026	Brisbane Broncos	32–40	Parramatta Eels	Brisbane
19:00 AEST	Tries: Walsh 4', 60' Staggs 10', 45' Haas 25' Goals: Reynolds 6/6 5', 11', pen 22', 26', 47', 62'	Report	Tries: Tuilagi 17', 33' Smith 30' Iongi 35', 42' Russell 67' Pezet 78' Goals: Moses 6/8 18', 31', 37', pen 54', 68', 80'	Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 39,015 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 3: 22 March 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Parramatta
16:05 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 4: 28 March 2026	Penrith Panthers	v	Parramatta Eels	Parramatta
17:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 5: 6 April 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Wests Tigers	Parramatta
16:05 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 6: 12 April 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Gold Coast Titans	Parramatta
14:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 7: 19 April 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta
16:05 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 8: 26 April 2026	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	v	Parramatta Eels	Brookvale
16:05 AEST		Report		Stadium: Brookvale Oval

Round 9: 2 May 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	New Zealand Warriors	Parramatta
17:30 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 10: 8 May 2026	North Queensland Cowboys	v	Parramatta Eels	Townsville
20:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: North Queensland Stadium

Round 11: 16 May 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Melbourne Storm	Brisbane
19:45 AEST		Report		Stadium: Lang Park

Round 13: 30 May 2026	Newcastle Knights	v	Parramatta Eels	Newcastle
15:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre

Round 14: 8 June 2026	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	v	Parramatta Eels	Sydney Olympic Park
16:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia

Round 15: 13 June 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Canberra Raiders	Parramatta
19:30 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 17: 25 June 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Parramatta
19:50 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 18: 5 July 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Parramatta
14:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 19: 11 July 2026	Sydney Roosters	v	Parramatta Eels	Moore Park
19:30 AEST		Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium

Round 21: 23 July 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Penrith Panthers	Parramatta
19:50 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 22: 2 August 2026	Wests Tigers	v	Parramatta Eels	Parramatta
16:05 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 23: 8 August 2026	South Sydney Rabbitohs	v	Parramatta Eels	Moore Park
19:30 AEST		Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium

Round 24: 15 August 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	North Queensland Cowboys	Parramatta
17:30 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 25: 21 August 2026	Dolphins	v	Parramatta Eels	Brisbane
20:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Lang Park

Round 26: 30 August 2026	Parramatta Eels	v	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Parramatta
16:05 AEST		Report		Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium

Round 27: 6 September 2026	St. George Illawarra Dragons	v	Parramatta Eels	Wollongong
14:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground