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)
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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.

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

2002 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 New Zealand Warriors 2417072688454+23438
2 Newcastle Knights 2417072724498+22638
3 Brisbane Broncos 2416172672425+24737
4 Sydney Roosters (P) 2415182621405+21635
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2415092653597+5634
6 Parramatta Eels 24102122531440+9126
7 St George Illawarra Dragons 2493122632546+8625
8 Canberra Raiders 24101132471641-17025
9 Northern Eagles 24100142503740-23724
10 Melbourne Storm 2491142556586-3023
11 North Queensland Cowboys 2480162496803-30720
12 Penrith Panthers 2470172546654-10818
13 Wests Tigers 2470172498642-14418
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2450192385817-43214
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2420132707435+27281

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

Awards

References

  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.
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