2003 Parramatta Eels season explained

Year:2003
Team Colour:gold
Font Colour:blue
League:NRL
League Rank:9th
League Wins:11
League Draws:0
League Losses:13
Points For:570
Points Against:582
Cup:World Club Challenge
Cup2:World Sevens
Cup2 Result:Champions (Won 48–18 vs England Lions, Grand Final)
Ceo Title:CEO
Coach Title:Coach
Stadium:Parramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
Avg Attendance:11,262 (Home)
14,762 (Home & Away)
Agg Attendance:135,142 (Home)
354,283 (Home & Away)
High Attendance:17,175 (28 March vs Newcastle Knights, Round 3)
Top Goals: Michael Witt (45)
Top Points: Michael Witt (104)
List:yes
List Link:List of Parramatta Eels seasons

The 2003 Parramatta Eels season was the 57th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2003 Telstra Premiership.

Summary

After reaching the Finals Series every year for the last six years, Parramatta could not make it a 7th year running as they finished 9th in the 2003 Season. Needing to beat runaway Minor Premiers the Penrith Panthers by over 30 points in the final round, the Eels were comprehensively beaten away, signalling the need for changes at the club should they continue to be successful.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honour Roll . parraeels.com.au . . 19 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225003814/http://www.parraeels.com.au/district-reps-honour-roll . 25 February 2014 .