Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Centre Eels biggest headache
If Jamie Lyon doesn't return, Parramatta is going to have huge headaches in the three-quarters this year.
If there is an area that Parramatta neglected in its off-season recruitment drive, it was the centres. Perhaps, Eels officials were confident that internationals Jamie Lyon and David Vaeliki had a mortgage on the positions, and if there were injury worries Ashley Graham or Luke Burt would make suitable replacements.
However, with Graham out injured and questions being asked about the early-season form of Burt and Vaeliki, the centres are looking like a big problem. Matt Peterson didn't look like a long-term option in the position on Saturday.
If there is an area that Parramatta neglected in its off-season recruitment drive, it was the centres. Perhaps, Eels officials were confident that internationals Jamie Lyon and David Vaeliki had a mortgage on the positions, and if there were injury worries Ashley Graham or Luke Burt would make suitable replacements.
However, with Graham out injured and questions being asked about the early-season form of Burt and Vaeliki, the centres are looking like a big problem. Matt Peterson didn't look like a long-term option in the position on Saturday.
