Sunday, February 15, 2004
Parra one for one in '04..
Parramatta has won its first game of the year, beating the Cronulla Sharks 28 to 24 in a trial game in Ballina.
According to a report on the official Eels website, Brian Smith singled out new recruit Eric Grothe as being a star performer.
"Guru was awesome tonight, and showed us exactly what he can do," Smith was quoted as saying.
Parra had named a curious line-up, but ended up showcasing many more players than the official seventeen, rotating through a good proportion of the squad during the four quarter match.
Smith told AAP that the game was a good, tough hit-out: "All up I thought it was a pretty good game - nice and hard and no-one lost their season because of it."
Althought there were no major injuries, Justin Tsoulos was replaced with a shoulder injury and David Vaeliki (minor ankle injurt) and Lee Hopkins (broken nose) didn't start because of injuries.
Parramatta has won its first game of the year, beating the Cronulla Sharks 28 to 24 in a trial game in Ballina.
According to a report on the official Eels website, Brian Smith singled out new recruit Eric Grothe as being a star performer.
"Guru was awesome tonight, and showed us exactly what he can do," Smith was quoted as saying.
Parra had named a curious line-up, but ended up showcasing many more players than the official seventeen, rotating through a good proportion of the squad during the four quarter match.
Smith told AAP that the game was a good, tough hit-out: "All up I thought it was a pretty good game - nice and hard and no-one lost their season because of it."
Althought there were no major injuries, Justin Tsoulos was replaced with a shoulder injury and David Vaeliki (minor ankle injurt) and Lee Hopkins (broken nose) didn't start because of injuries.
