2002 Parramatta Eels 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.

2002 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultQualifying Finalists (Lost 14–24 vs Brisbane Broncos, 2nd Qualifying Final)
World Club ChallengeDNQ
2002 recordWins: 10; draws: 2; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 531; against: 440
Team information
CEODenis Fitzgerald
CoachAustralia Brian Smith
Captain
StadiumParramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
Avg. attendance14,088 (Home)
14,762 (Home & Away)
19,115 (Finals Series)
Agg. attendance169,062 (Home)
342,842 (Home & Away)
19,115 (Finals Series)
High attendance22,136 (28 March vs Bulldogs RLFC, Round 16)
Top scorers
TriesAustralia Luke Burt (10)
GoalsAustralia Luke Burt (42)
PointsAustralia Luke Burt (114)
← 2001 List of seasons 2003 →

Summary

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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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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   New Zealand Warriors 24 17 0 7 2 688 454 +234 38
2   Newcastle Knights 24 17 0 7 2 724 498 +226 38
3   Brisbane Broncos 24 16 1 7 2 672 425 +247 37
4   Sydney Roosters (P) 24 15 1 8 2 621 405 +216 35
5   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 15 0 9 2 653 597 +56 34
6   Parramatta Eels 24 10 2 12 2 531 440 +91 26
7   St George Illawarra Dragons 24 9 3 12 2 632 546 +86 25
8   Canberra Raiders 24 10 1 13 2 471 641 -170 25
9   Northern Eagles 24 10 0 14 2 503 740 -237 24
10   Melbourne Storm 24 9 1 14 2 556 586 -30 23
11   North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 2 496 803 -307 20
12   Penrith Panthers 24 7 0 17 2 546 654 -108 18
13   Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 498 642 -144 18
14   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 0 19 2 385 817 -432 14
15   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 20 1 3 2 707 435 +272 81

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

Awards

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References

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