Parramatta Eels Women


Parramatta Eels Women are a rugby league team, representing the Parramatta region of Sydney. The team is part of the Parramatta Eels club and plays in the National Rugby League Women's Premiership. The club announced their first player signings in late June 2021.

Seasons

The Parramatta Eels Women's team entered the National Rugby League Women's Premiership in the postponed 2021 season on 27 February 2022.

2026 Draw

The draw for the 2026 season was announced on 14 November 2025.

Head-to-head records

NotesShare % is the percentage of points For over the sum of points For and Against.
  • Clubs listed in the order than the Eels Women first played them.
  • Last updated: 13 September 2025

First Team

The first ever Parramatta Eels team who played the Newcastle Knights on the 27th February 2022 at McDonald Jones Stadium. The Parramatta Eels won the match 13-12.
JerseyPositionPlayer
1Botille Vette-Welsh
2Taina Naividi
3Tiana Penitani-Gray
4Jocephy Daniels
5Rikeya Horne
6Sereana Naitokatoka
7Maddie Studdon
8Kennedy Cherrington
9Nita Maynard-Perrin
10Tommaya Kelly-Sines
11Ellie Johnston
12Jade Etherden
13Simaima Taufa
14Shirley Mailangi
15Abbi Church
16Therese Aiton
17Filomina Hanisi
CoachDean Widders

Players of the Year

The Parramatta Eels player of the year award winners since 2021.
NameYear
2021
& 2022
2023
2024
2025

Captains

All players that have captained the Parramatta Eels NRLW team.
Cap No.NameYears As CaptainDebut RoundGames As CaptainGames for Club
1.2021-22Round 11212
2.2022Round 1510
3.2023Round 1329
4.2023Round 1826
5.2024Round 11826
6.2025Round 1337

Current squad

The team is coached by Steve Georgallis.

2026 Gains and Losses

Player2025 Club
Keilee JosephBrisbane Broncos
Jayde HerdegenSydney Roosters
Jasmin MorrisseyGold Coast Titans
Layne MorganNSW Waratahs

Player2026 Club
Tyla AmiatuReleased
Yasmine BakerReleased
Rysh'e Fa'amausiliReleased
Ruby-Jean Kennard-EllisReleased
Jessica KennedyReleased
Chelsea MakiraReleased
Mia MiddletonReleased
Kiana TakairangiReleased
Paige TravisSt Helens RFC
Madeline JonesReleased

PlayerYear Off Contract
Breanna Eales2026
Chloe Jackson2027
Mahalia Murphy2027
Rachael Pearson2027
Tess McWilliams2027
Lindsay Tui2027
Elsie Albert2027
Cassey Tohi-Hiku2028
Fontayne Tufuga2028
Abbi Church2028

Player
Breanna Eales
Fleur Ginn
Martha Mataele
Rory Owen
Rosemarie Beckett
Rueben Cherrington
Taneka Todhunter
Zali Fay

Club records

Win Loss Record since entering the NRLW in 2021
GamesWinsDrawnLossPoints ForPoints Against+/-Win %
4115026647921-27436.59

First Try and Last Try

Who scored the first try and most recent try for the Eels.
NameRoundOpponentVenueYear
Round 1 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium2021
Round 11 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCommBank Stadium2025

Player records

Lists and tables last updated: 18 November 2025.
Most Games for the Eels
PlayerGames
1. Abbi Church37
2. Zali Fay33
3. Kennedy Cherrington29
4. Cassey Tohi-Hiku27
5. Mahalia Murphy26
5. Rachael Pearson26
6. Rueben Cherrington23
7. Taneka Todhunter21
8. Elsie Albert20
9. Chloe Jackson19
10. Lindsay Tui18
11. Madeline Jones17

Most Tries for the Eels
PlayerTries
1. Mahalia Murphy9
2. Abbi Church8
3. Monique Donovan8
4. Martha Mataele7
4. Rory Owen7
5. Zali Fay6
6. Rosemarie Beckett5
6. Kimberley Hunt5
6. Elsie Albert5
6. Simaima Taufa5

Most Goals for the Eels
PlayerGoals
1. 60
2. Tayla Preston15
3. 7
4. 2
5. 1

Most Field Goals for the Eels
PlayerField goals
1

Most Points for the Eels
Player2025 ClubPoints
1. 264610138
2. 2690036
3. 6115034
4. 3780032
4. 1580032
5. 1470028
5. 1170028
6. 3360024
7. 2950020
7. 1250020
7. 2350020
7. 1450020
7. 750020
7. 2050020

Most points in a game
PlayerDate & YearOpponentVenuePoints
1. Rachael PearsonSaturday July 19 2025 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium17018
2. Rachael PearsonFriday September 12 2025 Canterbury BulldogsCommBank Stadium15014
3. Martha MataeleSunday September 7 2025 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium30012
3. Tayla PrestonSunday September 25 2022 Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium14012
4. Rachael PearsonThursday July 3 2025 Cronulla SharksSharks Stadium13010
4. Rachael PearsonSunday September 7 2025 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium05010

Most Tries in a game
PlayerDate & YearOpponentVenue
1. Martha Mataele7 September 2025 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium3
2. Rikeya Horne4 September 2022 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium2
2. Zali Fay23 July 2023 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium2
2. Kimberley Hunt26 August 2023 North Queensland CowboysNetstrata Jubilee Stadium2
2. Rosemarie Beckett11 August 2024 North Queensland CowboysTotally Workwear Stadium2
2. Elsie Albert8 September 2024 Gold Coast TitansEric Tweedale Stadium2
2. Chloe Jackson3 July 2025 Cronulla SharksSharks Stadium2
2. Rory Owen19 July 2025 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium2
2. Mahalia Murphy7 September 2025 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium2
2. Abbi Church12 September 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCommBank Stadium2
2. Kiana Takairangi12 September 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCommBank Stadium2

Most Goals in a game
PlayerDate & YearOpponentVenue
1. Rachael Pearson19 July 2025 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium7
2. Rachael Pearson7 September 2025 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium5
2. Rachael Pearson12 September 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCommBank Stadium5
3. Tayla Preston18 September 2022 Brisbane BroncosCentral Coast Stadium4
3. Tayla Preston25 September 2022 Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium4
3. Rachael Pearson8 September 2024 Gold Coast TitansEric Tweedale Stadium4
4. Maddie Studdon20 March 2022 Sydney RoostersMcDonald Jones Stadium3
4. Rachael Pearson20 August 2023 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium3
4. Rachael Pearson27 July 2024 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium3
4. Rachael Pearson15 September 2024 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium3
4. Rachael Pearson22 September 2024 Sydney RoostersCommBank Stadium3
4. Rachael Pearson3 July 2025 Cronulla SharkSharks Stadium3

Most Tries in a Season for the Eels
PlayerSeasonTries
1. 20257
2. 20235
2. 20245
2. 20245
3. 20224
3. 20244
3. 20254
4. 20223
4. 20233
4. 20243
4. 20253
4. 20253
4. 20253
4. 20253
4. 20253
4. 20253
4. 20253

Most Points in a Season
PlayerSeasonPoints
1. Rachael Pearson202511327066
2. Rachael Pearson20249122048
3. Tayla Preston20226115034
4. Martha Mataele20251170028
5. Rachael Pearson20236012024
6. Monique Donovan2024950020
6. Kimberley Hunt2023750020
6. Rory Owen2024950020
7. Maddie Studdon2021517119
8. Simaima Taufa2022740016
8. Rosemarie Beckett2024840016
8. Rueben Cherrington20251140016

Oldest and youngest players

The oldest and youngest players to represent the Parramatta Eels Women's team in the NRLW.
! NameAgeYear
36 and 257 days2023
18 and 111 days2022

Margins and streaks

Biggest winning margins
MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate-
344612 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium19 July 2025-
34384 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium7 September 2025-
324614 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsCommBank Stadium12 September 2025-
142410 Sydney RoostersSuncorp Stadium25 September 20222022 Semi Final
14206 North Queensland CowboysTotally Workwear Stadium11 August 2024-
122816 Brisbane BroncosCentral Coast Stadium18 September 2022-
122210 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium27 July 2024-
102414 Gold Coast TitansEric Tweedale Stadium8 September 2024-
102414 Gold Coast TitansCommBank Stadium13 March 2022-
41612 North Queensland CowboysJubilee Stadium26 August 2023-

Biggest losing margins
MarginScoreOpponentVenueDate
50656 Cronulla SharksGIO Stadium17 September 2023
441256 Sydney RoostersCommBank Stadium23 August 2025
34438 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium27 March 2022
34438 Newcastle KnightsCommBank Stadium6 August 2023
341246 Sydney RoostersIndustree Group Stadium3 September 2023
34438 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium16 August 2025
28836 Wests TigersCommBank Stadium23 July 2023
281442 St George Illawarra DragonsCommBank Stadium31 August 2024
261238 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium29 July 2023
24630 Newcastle KnightsEric Tweedale Stadium27 July 2025

Most consecutive wins
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
Most consecutive losses
  • 6
  • 6
Biggest Comeback
Worst Collapse

Players

The following players have appeared in NRL Women's Premiership matches for the Eels.
Table last updated: 13 September 2025.

Representative honours

PlayerCountryInternational
Debut
12 Aug 202322 Jun 201920242025
3 Jul 202519 Oct 20252025
23 Jul 202315 Oct 20232023
27 Feb 20222 Nov 202220222023
27 Feb 20222 Nov 20252025
23 Jul 202321 Oct 202320232024
3 Jul 202518 Oct 20252025
23 Jul 202325 Jun 20222023
3 Jul 202525 Oct 20252025
23 Jul 20233 May 20152024
23 Jul 202325 Jun 20222023
23 Jul 202321 Oct 20232023
7 Sep 202516 Nov 20172025
27 Feb 20229 Nov 20142022
27 Feb 202216 Nov 20172022
10 Sep 202221 Oct 202320232024
26 Aug 202315 Oct 202320232025

Notes:
  • International Debut dates in bold indicate that the player made her first international appearance prior to playing for the Parramatta Eels NRLW team.
  • Paige Travis played for England on 1 March 2025 between signing-on to play for the Eels in November 2024 and making her Eels and NRLW debut in July 2025.
  • Ryvrr-Lee Alo played for the Cook Islands in 2024, made her Eels NRLW debut in July 2025, then played for Samoa in October 2025.
  • Kiana Takairangi played for New Zealand in 2019 between stints playing for the Cook Islands.

Women's State of Origin representatives

Past and current players that have played for Queensland and New South Wales in the State of Origin.
PlayerStateYear
New South Wales2023, 2025
New South Wales2025
New South Wales2022
New South Wales2024
New South Wales2022
Queensland2025

Prime Minister's XIII representatives

Past and current players that have been selected to play in the Prime Minister's XIII.
PlayerYear
Kimberley Hunt2023
Cassey Tohi-Hiku2023
2023
2023
Taneka Todhunter2023
2023 2025
Rueben Cherrington2023
2024
Chloe Jackson2025

All-Stars Representatives

Past and current players that have played for the Indigenous All-Stars or for the Māori All-Stars.

Feeder team seasons

The Parramatta Eels run two women's pathways teams in the NSWRL Women's Premiership, and one team each in the Tarsha Gale Cup and Lisa Fiaola Cup.

Tarsha Gale Cup

For Under 18 players from 2017 to 2020. Since 2021, the Cup is for Under 19 players.

Lisa Fiaola Cup

For Under 17 players.