Sunday, June 20, 2004
Media Wrap: Eels gallant in defeat
The Eels may have lost to Brisbane but their tenacity in fight back on two separate occasions saw them given plenty of praise in post game match reports.
ABC Online described Parramatta as "gutsy" while AAP called the Eels "spirited" in their respective summaries.
Even the parochial Brisbane press was happy to give the Eels praise for their effort. The Sunday Mail said: "Parramatta refused to stop fighting and their valiant effort was more noteworthy considering they lost halfback Adam Dykes in the 42nd minute after he fell awkwardly in a tackle."
The Sun Herald's also report made special note of Adam Dykes' injury, saying it was a shoulder injury that would keep the playmaker out of the team for "several weeks". That report also noted fan's disenchantment with the forward pass from dummy half that led to Darren Smith's first try.
The Australian quoted the Eels as praising Darren Lockyer who was easily the dominant player on the park. Nathan Hindmarsh as saying: "To tell you truth I'm getting sick of the sight of him - we need someone to hurt him!"
"We thought we did have them at 24-all, but we let Lockyer kick too many times and he came up with the goods. He was the difference. A lot of their tries came from his kicks and his passing - I don't think we controlled him well enough. You've got to knock him down when he passes it, otherwise he just gets up and creates another hole for someone else to run into."
Sportal's report said that Brisbane "overcome a crippling injury toll" to win the game, but of course didn't note that Parramatta had 12 first graders out.
It said backrowers Nathan Hindmarsh and Dean Widders "were wreaking havoc on the fringes".
ABC Online described Parramatta as "gutsy" while AAP called the Eels "spirited" in their respective summaries.
Even the parochial Brisbane press was happy to give the Eels praise for their effort. The Sunday Mail said: "Parramatta refused to stop fighting and their valiant effort was more noteworthy considering they lost halfback Adam Dykes in the 42nd minute after he fell awkwardly in a tackle."
The Sun Herald's also report made special note of Adam Dykes' injury, saying it was a shoulder injury that would keep the playmaker out of the team for "several weeks". That report also noted fan's disenchantment with the forward pass from dummy half that led to Darren Smith's first try.
The Australian quoted the Eels as praising Darren Lockyer who was easily the dominant player on the park. Nathan Hindmarsh as saying: "To tell you truth I'm getting sick of the sight of him - we need someone to hurt him!"
"We thought we did have them at 24-all, but we let Lockyer kick too many times and he came up with the goods. He was the difference. A lot of their tries came from his kicks and his passing - I don't think we controlled him well enough. You've got to knock him down when he passes it, otherwise he just gets up and creates another hole for someone else to run into."
Sportal's report said that Brisbane "overcome a crippling injury toll" to win the game, but of course didn't note that Parramatta had 12 first graders out.
It said backrowers Nathan Hindmarsh and Dean Widders "were wreaking havoc on the fringes".
