Long after they were ousted at the ballot box, Denis Fitzgerald and Roy Spagnolo continue to wield influence over Parramatta.

Supporters loyal to the former Eels officials gathered in enough numbers at an extraordinary general meeting of the Parramatta Leagues Club to block a motion to prevent them and all previous Eels directors from ever returning to the corridors of power.

The gathering at Rosehill Racecourse on Wednesday evening was called in an attempt to pass a range of motions that would overhaul the constitution.The most contentious was a resolution to rub out anyone who has previously served on a Parramatta board – whether it be football, district or leagues club – before July 19, 2016. The motion, which required the support of 75 per cent of members to pass, would have effectively ruled out all directors at the helm during the salary-cap scandal from returning to the boardroom.

It would have also put a line through former officials Steve Sharp, Fitzgerald and Roy Spagnolo from returning to the fold. However, Fitzgerald and Spagnolo sufficiently mobilised their forces at Wednesday's vote to block the move.