EEL S C EO REPORT
B ERN I E G URR Dear Members The 2018 NRL season was a major disappointment for our Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club. After our 4th placing in 2017, we did not perform to expectations in season 2018 and finished at the bottom of the premiership table. Towards the back end of such a season, our Club undertook an extensive, independent review of our Football Department. Our entire Club was disappointed for our Members and fans in 2018 and we realised that we needed to re-assess how we were operating as a Football Program.
“We are committed to being a Development Club, a Club where we will identify and develop elite, young Rugby League Players through the Parramatta Junior Representative Program to the NRL team.”
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The broader purpose and rationale for conducting this review project was to assess ourselves against best practice sporting organisations to ensure that, going forward, the Club has appropriate personnel, systems, resources, processes and structures in place to deliver sustainable on-field success at the NRL level. We are committed to delivering success for our Members and fans and we believe the review and the recommendations out of the review give us the best opportunity to achieve such success. The review was a thorough and extensive process and provides us with a roadmap to help drive sustained performance going forward. The review identified a number of areas of improvement as well as a number of areas where we are doing well. The Club has appointed Mark O’Neill as General Manager of Football to assume management responsibilities of the Football Department. This appointment will provide an experienced resource to help develop and execute a best-practice, high performance football strategy. We have made increased investments in our Football Program in order to provide our Head Coach, Brad Arthur, and our Players the resources they require to strive for success. We are committed to being a Development Club, a Club where we will identify and develop elite, young Rugby League Players through the Parramatta Junior Representative Program to the NRL team. Simultaneously, we will maintain our focus on the off-field wellbeing and education of all our Players and Staff.
