A letter to fans, members and supporters from the Chairman of the Parramatta Eels, Sean McElduff
www.parraeels.com.au
Stability for the future
After the darkest period in our history, the Club emerged from Administration in 2016. Since then, much progress has been made in strengthening the Club’s culture and ensuring the long-term commercial viability and stability of our Club.
Our Centre of Excellence and Community Centre in Kellyville, set to open in March 2025, is a major milestone for the Club. It will not only provide best in class facilities for our NRL and NRLW programs, for the first time in the Club’s history it will unite our men’s and women’s programs in one location while also being a home for our male and female elite pathways.
This five-year project would not have been possible without strong governance and long-term planning. The support of the Hills Shire Council (HSC), Parramatta Leagues Club (PLC), and the State and Federal Governments has been critical in bringing this transformational project to life.
It is against this backdrop, that I want to reference the recent media reports regarding efforts to destabilise the board of our parent company, Parramatta Leagues, by calling for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
Many of the individuals involved in this destabilisation effort were part of the leadership factions that led the Club into its darkest period between 2010 and 2016. During that time, the NSW government, through the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA), appointed an Administrator to oversee the Club.
As part of his appointment, the Administrator put in place a new Constitution for the Football Club. This revised Constitution was designed to enable the club to protect the Football Club from the factionalism that historically disrupted our Club so badly. You can read more about the Constitution
here.
We have worked hard to move the Club forward, and it's crucial that we, as Members, ensure that our Club does not return to that prior era.