Coached by Brad Arthur and co-captained by Tim Mannah and Beau Scott, they are competing in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership.

At the midway point of the season, Parramatta sat ninth on the table before going on to win nine of their next ten matches to finish fourth and qualify for their first finals series since 2009.

The club would go into the finals series without Clinton Gutherson and Bevan French who both suffered season ending injuries.

With 30 seconds remaining, Melbourne player Will Chambers performed what seemed to be a voluntary tackle which was not penalised by the referee which would have given Parramatta a chance at a penalty goal right in front of the posts to make it 18-18.

Parramatta held a 10-6 lead at half-time but suffered a second half capitulation losing 24-16 which ended their season.