The 50+ Statistic

I found this statistic interesting and wasn't aware it was a 113 year record. Can the Eels make history by breaking this record and also a 40 year drought? Let's hope so. Records are meant to be broken. Strangely enough the Eels were Newcastle Knights biggest loss in 2001 by 40 to nil and yet the Knights won the premiership in 2001. The Knights also had other huge losses in that year.

No team in the history of the

NRL/NSWRL/ARL has conceded 50 or more points in a match during a season and gone on to win the Premiership. This notorious "50-point hoodoo" holds true over 113+ years of competition, as heavy losses usually indicate defensive issues too severe to overcome in a finals campaign.

Key Stat: No team has won the premiership after losing by 50+ points in a single match that same season.
Closest Attempt: The 2001 Newcastle Knights are considered the closest, having won the title despite a shaky defensive record.
Recent Example: The Parramatta Eelswere heavily defeated by over 50 points in Round 1 of the 2026 season by the Melbourne Storm, effectively ruling them out based on this historical trend.

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Francis Nelson March 10, 2026 at 7:01pm

But I do not think that we have the team to do it
- Mallee57 > Francis Nelson March 10, 2026 at 10:09pm
  
  Anything is possible
Darren Munro March 10, 2026 at 7:04pm

we now have the six to goes. Should be readjusted to 70. Tic.
- Strange-eel > Darren Munro March 10, 2026 at 9:30pm
  
  Yeah
- Mallee57 > Darren Munro March 10, 2026 at 10:10pm
  
  Not sure what you mean
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin March 10, 2026 at 9:36pm

Next you'll be worrying about walking under ladders 🪜
- Hector > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin March 11, 2026 at 7:56am
  
  Here's a few more for us Chiefy . Just admit it we have been Cursed since 86 😂
  - Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin > Hector March 11, 2026 at 9:40am
    
    All fake news news
Parra_Greg March 11, 2026 at 5:58pm

You forget in 01

we had a perenial choke of a coach who ended up wining nothing

they had Andrew Johns and Ben Kennedy we dont

We are the Parramatta eels only record will be 50 years and no premiership I dont think Souths or the Sharks had that ...lol
- LB > Parra_Greg March 11, 2026 at 6:01pm
  
  Try Norths, 77 years from last title, 1922, to them folding in 1999.