2004 Parramatta Eels season

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	Nathan Cayless ;
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)

Last updated February 22, 2023

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

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

2004 NRL season v t e
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

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

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References

↑ "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.

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[1] "Parramatta Eels 2004". 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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