2004 Parramatta Eels season
| 2004 Parramatta Eels season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 12th | |||
| Play-off result | DNQ | |||
| World Club Challenge | DNQ | |||
| World Sevens | Runners-up (Lost 7–18 vs Wests Tigers, Grand Final) | |||
| 2004 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 517; against: 626 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Denis Fitzgerald | |||
| Coach |  Brian Smith | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 11,766 (Home) 14,988 (Home & Away) | |||
| Agg. attendance | 141,186 (Home) 359,718 (Home & Away) | |||
| High attendance | 18,128 (12 April vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 5) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries |  Matt Petersen (14) | |||
| Goals | Luke Burt (43) | |||
| Points | Luke Burt (134) | |||
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The 2004 Parramatta Eels season was the 58th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2004 Telstra Premiership.
Summary
[edit]The 2004 NRL season was the worst in some time for the Parramatta club. After only managing nine wins in 24 games, the Parramatta side finished 12th and missed out on the Finals for the second year running. The highlight of the season was defeating Manly 52–12 in round 14 of the competition.[1]
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sydney Roosters
|
24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 710 | 368 | +342 | 42 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P)
|
24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 760 | 491 | +269 | 42 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Broncos
|
24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 602 | 533 | +69 | 37 |
| 4 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 672 | 567 | +105 | 34 |
| 5 |  St George Illawarra Dragons
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 624 | 415 | +209 | 32 |
| 6 |  Melbourne Storm
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 684 | 517 | +167 | 30 |
| 7 |  North Queensland Cowboys
|
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 526 | 514 | +12 | 29 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 613 | −59 | 26 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 509 | 534 | −25 | 24 |
| 10 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 516 | 617 | −101 | 24 |
| 11 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 528 | 645 | −117 | 24 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 517 | 626 | −109 | 22 |
| 13 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 615 | 754 | −139 | 22 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 427 | 693 | −266 | 16 |
| 15 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 455 | 812 | −357 | 16 |
Awards
[edit]- Michael Cronin clubman of the year award: Michael Vella[2]
- Ken Thornett Medal (Players' player): Nathan Hindmarsh
- Jack Gibson Award (Coach's award): Wade McKinnon
- Eric Grothe Rookie of the Year Award: Jack Afamasaga
References
[edit]- ^ "Parramatta Eels 2004". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.