Parramatta Eels v Canterbury Bulldogs Stats
The Parramatta Eels and the Canterbury Bulldogs have played each other on 148 occasions; the Eels have won 66 times, the Bulldogs have won 77 times and there have been five draws.
The Parramatta Eels have won eight of the last ten games between the two sides.
The first-ever game played between the two sides was a 35-15 win for the Canterbury Bulldogs in round 5, 1947.
Biggest Wins
The Parramatta Eels’ biggest win over the Canterbury Bulldogs was a 56-4 demolition in round 23, 2005.
The Canterbury Bulldogs’ biggest win over the Parramatta Eels was a 42-6 rout in round 5, 1993.
Top try-scorer in this clash
Chris Anderson (CBY) – 11
Hazem El Masri (CBY) – 11
Eric Grothe Jr. (CBY) – 10
Josh Morris (CBY) – 10
Semi Radradra (PAR) – 10
Most prolific point-scorer in this clash
Michael Cronin (PAR) – 4 tries, 80 goals & 1 field goal (176 pts)*
Hazem El Masri (CBY) – 11 tries & 59 goals (162 pts)
Luke Burt (PAR) – 8 tries, 57 goals & 1 field goal (147 pts)
Terry Lamb (CBY) – 6 tries, 26 goals & 5 field goals (81 pts)
Players to have played for both sides from this clash
- Keith Gersbach – 1945-1946 (CBY) & 1947-1948 (PAR)
- Bob Hobbs – 1945 (CBY) & 1949-1954 (PAR)
- Alan Smith – 1960 (PAR) & 1961-1962 (CBY)
- Leo Toohey – 1962-1963 (PAR) & 1964-1968 (CBY)
- Garry Dowling – 1971-1978 (CBY) & 1979-1980 (PAR)
- Ray Strudwick – 1969-1971 (CBY) & 1975 (PAR)
- Dave Cotter – 1973 (CBY) & 1975 (PAR)
- Terry Reynolds – 1968-1971 (CBY) & 1973-1975 (PAR)
- Steve White – 1975-1976 (CBY) & 1978 (PAR)
- Terry Leabeater – 1983-1984 (CBY) & 1986-1988 (PAR)
- Paul Dunn – 1986-1990 (CBY) & 1993-1995 (PAR)
- Mark Bugden – 1984-1988 (CBY) & 1985 & 1989-1990 (PAR)
- Andrew Patmore – 1990-1993 (CBY) & 1994 (PAR)
- Jarrod McCracken – 1991-1995 (CBY) & 1996-1999 (PAR)
- Dean Pay – 1989-1995 (CBY) & 1996-1999 (PAR)
- Scott Davey – 1992 & 1995 (CBY) & 1996 (PAR)
- Jim Dymock – 1993-1995 (CBY) & 1996-2000 (PAR)
- Jason Smith – 1990-1995 (CBY) & 1996-2000 (PAR)
- Michael Hodgson – 1998-2000 (PAR) & 2009-2011 (CBY)
- Adam Peek – 1999-2001 (CBY) & 2003-2006 (PAR)
- Andrew Ryan – 2000-2002 (PAR) & 2003-2011 (CBY)
- Willie Tonga – 2002-2003 & 2012-2014 (PAR) & 2004-2008 (CBY)
- Reni Maitua – 2004-2008 & 2014 (CBY) & 2011-2013 (PAR)
- Chris Armit – 2003-2004 (PAR) & 2005-2011 (CBY)
- Daniel Irvine – 2000-2002 (PAR) & 2005-2006 (CBY)
- Ben Roberts – 2006-2011 (CBY) & 2012-2013 (PAR)
- Blake Green – 2007 (PAR) & 2010 (CBY)
- Lee Te Maari – 2007-2009 (CBY) & 2010 (PAR)
- Krisnan Inu – 2007-2010 (PAR) & 2012-2014 (CBY)
- Tony Williams – 2008 & 2018 (PAR) & 2013-2016 (CBY)
- Kris Keating – 2008-2010 (PAR) & 2011-2013 (CBY)
- Frank Pritchard – 2011-2015 (CBY) & 2017 (PAR)
- Jonathan Wright – 2009 (PAR) & 2011-2012 (CBY)
- Pat O’Hanlon – 2011-2013 (PAR) & 2014 (CBY)
- Will Hopoate – 2014-2015 (PAR) & 2016-2021 (CBY)
- Shaun Lane – 2015 (CBY) & 2019-2021 (PAR)
- Kieran Foran – 2016 (PAR) & 2018-2020 (CBY)
Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from this clash
- Ray Price (PAR) sent off in the 1979 NSWRL preliminary final.
- Terry Lamb (CBY) sin-binned in round 9, 1985.
- David Gillespie (CBY) sin-binned & Terry Leabeater (PAR) sent-off in round 10, 1986.
- Geoff Bugden (PAR) & Peter Kelly (CBY) both sin-binned and Phil Sigsworth (CBY) sent off in the 1986 NSWRL grand final.
- Peter Kelly (CBY) sent-off in round 5, 1987.
- Nathan Cayless (PAR) sin-binned in round 1, 2004.
- Jarryd Hayne & Nathan Hindmarsh (both PAR) & Michael Ennis & Corey Payne (both CBY) all sin-binned in round 6, 2011.
- Brett Morris (CBY) sin-binned in round 19, 2018.
Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash
- Dick Thornett (PAR) scored four tries in round 17, 1968.
- Eddie Tracey (CBY) scored three tries in round 5, 1947.
- Ian Johnston (PAR) scored three tries in round 17, 1950.
- Nev Charlton (CBY) scored three tries in round 14, 1952.
- Fred Moore (PAR) scored three tries in round 15, 1960.
- Dennis Scahill (CBY) scored three tries in round 17, 1970.
- Chris Anderson (CBY) scored three tries in round 18, 1974.
- Brett Dallas (CBY) scored three tries in round 5, 1993.
- Hazem El Masri (CBY) scored three tries in round 8, 2005.
- Timana Tahu (PAR) scored three tries in round 23, 2005.
- Ben Barba (CBY) scored three tries in round 6, 2011.
- Josh Morris (CBY) scored three tries in round 9, 2012.
Head Coaching Records
Albert Why (CBY) – 4/4 (100%)
Cec Cooper (CBY) – 4/4 (100%)
Ross McKinnon (CBY) – 2/2 (100%)
Phil Gould (CBY) – 2/2 (100%)
Jim Dymock (CBY) – 1/1 (100%)
Michael Hagan (PAR) – 4/5 (80%)
Daniel Anderson (PAR) – 4/5 (80%)
Ken Thornett (PAR) – 3/4 (75%)
Ian Johnston (PAR) – 3/4 (75%)
Bob Hagan (PAR) – 3/4 (75%)
Ken Kearney (PAR) – 4/6 (66.7%) (1 draw)
Norm Provan (PAR) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Brad Arthur (PAR) – 9/14 (64.3%)
Jack Gibson (PAR) – 5/8 (62.5%)
Terrence Fearnley (PAR) – 6/10 (60%) (1 draw)
Des Hasler (CBY) – 7/12 (58.3%)
Chris Anderson (CBY) – 5/9 (55.6%) (1 draw)
Malcolm Clift (CBY) – 6/11 (54.5%) (1 draw)
Warren Ryan (CBY) – 7/13 (53.8%)
Steve Folkes (CBY) – 10/20 (50%) (1 draw)
Eddie Burns (CBY) – 4/8 (50%) (1 draw)
Kevin Ryan (CBY) – 4/8 (50%)
Jack Hampstead (CBY) – 2/4 (50%) (1 draw)
Vic Hey (CBY) – 2/4 (50%)
Charlie Gill (PAR) – 1/2 (50%)
Cecil Fifield (PAR) – 1/2 (50%)
Brian Hambly (PAR) – 1/2 (50%)
John Peard (PAR) – 1/2 (50%)
Arthur Halloway (CBY) – 1/2 (50%)
Henry Porter (CBY) – 1/2 (50%)
Stanley Geelan (CBY) – 1/2 (50%)
Roger Pearman (CBY) – 1/2 (50%)
John Monie (PAR) – 6/15 (40%)
Dean Pay (CBY) – 2/5 (40%)
Edwin Glossop (CBY) – 6/16 (37.5%)
Brian Smith (PAR) – 5/15 (33.3%) (1 draw)
Vic Hey (PAR) – 4/12 (33.3%) (1 draw)
Michael Cronin (PAR) – 2/6 (33.3%) (1 draw)
Kevin Moore (CBY) – 2/6 (33.3%)
Ron Hilditch (PAR) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Ian Walsh (PAR) – 1/4 (25%)
Rupert Rayner (PAR) – 1/6 (16.7%)
Steve Georgallis (CBY) – 0/1 (0%)
Frank McMillan (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)
Johnny Slade (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)
Ken Slattery (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)
Ronald Boden (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)
Ron Lynch (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)
Ricky Stuart (PAR) – 0/2 (0%)
Vic Bulgin (CBY) – 0/2 (0%)
Dave Bolton (PAR) – 0/4 (0%)
Stephen Kearney (PAR) – 0/4 (0%)
Clive Churchill (CBY) – 0/4 (0%)