2002_Parramatta_Eels_season

2002 Parramatta Eels season

2002 Parramatta Eels season

Australia Rugby League Parramatta Eels 2002 season

The 2002 Parramatta Eels season was the 56th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2002 Telstra Premiership.

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Summary

Parramatta started the 2002 season with a 64-6 victory over Penrith at Parramatta Stadium. The club would win seven of their first ten games to sit fourth on the competition ladder. However, towards the back end of the year the club would lose six games in a row. The 2002 season ended with Parramatta finishing in sixth place. The side lost in the first week of the finals 24–14 to the Brisbane Broncos at what was then known as Telstra Stadium. However, this loss resulted in the elimination of the club from the 2002 Finals Series as seventh place St. George Illawarra upset the defending premiers, Newcastle.[1]

Standings

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1 The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    "2002 Parramatta Eels season". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. [2]
    "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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