| 2005 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 1st | |||
| Play-off result | Preliminary Finalists (Lost 0–29 vs North Queensland Cowboys, 2nd Preliminary Final) | |||
| World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
| 2005 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
| Points scored | For: 704; against: 456 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Denis Fitzgerald | |||
| Coach |  Brian Smith | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741) Waikato Stadium (Capacity: 25,800) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 16,264 (Home) 15,670 (Home & Away) 16,706 (Finals Series) | |||
| Agg. attendance | 195,169 (Home) 400,950 (Home & Away) 64,037 (Finals Series) | |||
| High attendance | 44,327 (25 September vs North Queensland Cowboys, 2nd Preliminary Final) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Eric Grothe Jr (16) | |||
| Goals | Luke Burt (92) | |||
| Points | Luke Burt (214) | |||
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The 2005 Parramatta Eels season was the 59th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership.[1] The Eels finished the home and away season on top of the ladder to claim the minor premiership, but were knocked out in the preliminary final, going down 0–29 to the North Queensland Cowboys.[2]