1981 1982 1983 1986 
Post by Electric Eel on May 14, 2020 19:58:00 GMT 10
Round 7, 1982: Parramatta 54 d Canberra 3
By Bill Watt of the Mirror
Parramatta coach Jack Gibson, not known for his compassion towards rival teams or coaches, spared a few thoughts for his Canberra opposite, Don Furner, at Belmore last Sunday after his team had handled the Raiders a 54-3 drubbing.
Gibson, himself, once coached a team that finished on the wrong end of an embarrassing 50-plus scoreline.
Gibson was the coach of South Sydney when they copped a 50-10 thrashing at the hands of the Eels at Redfern Oval in 1978.
"I know what it is like to sit there and sweat out a 50-point hiding," he said after his team's huge win.
"Your main worry is if your players quit on you. The Canberra blokes didn't today."
And Parramatta skipper Steve Edge lodged his sympathy vote by saying a good word for the Canberra outfit.
"It was a lot tougher than it may seem. The Canberra players never gave in at any stage."
The fact of the matter was that Parramatta, perhaps the best Rugby League team in the world, were far too classy a side for the Raiders.
From the time half Peter Sterling touched down for the Eels' first try in the ninth minute after breaking through the Canberra scrum base and sprinting 40 metres to the line a huge score was a certainty.
Sterling, centre Mick Cronin and winger Eric Grothe were outstanding and between them scored 48 of the team's points.
It was really a day for records at Belmore, with two being equalled and two falling in just 80 minutes of football.
The Parramatta victory was the highest winning margin by the club, surpassing the 62-18 hiding of Newtown in 1978.
Bob "The Bear" O'Reilly broke the club record for the number of first grade games played, the Canberra clash being his 204th, surpassing Billy Rayner's 203 games during the 60's.
Eric Grothe contributed four tries, equalling the club record for the number of tries in a first grade game, and Mick Cronin kicked nine goals from 12 attempts and scored a hat-trick of tries equalled his record of 27 points in a game.
By Bill Watt of the Mirror
Parramatta coach Jack Gibson, not known for his compassion towards rival teams or coaches, spared a few thoughts for his Canberra opposite, Don Furner, at Belmore last Sunday after his team had handled the Raiders a 54-3 drubbing.
Gibson, himself, once coached a team that finished on the wrong end of an embarrassing 50-plus scoreline.
Gibson was the coach of South Sydney when they copped a 50-10 thrashing at the hands of the Eels at Redfern Oval in 1978.
"I know what it is like to sit there and sweat out a 50-point hiding," he said after his team's huge win.
"Your main worry is if your players quit on you. The Canberra blokes didn't today."
And Parramatta skipper Steve Edge lodged his sympathy vote by saying a good word for the Canberra outfit.
"It was a lot tougher than it may seem. The Canberra players never gave in at any stage."
The fact of the matter was that Parramatta, perhaps the best Rugby League team in the world, were far too classy a side for the Raiders.
From the time half Peter Sterling touched down for the Eels' first try in the ninth minute after breaking through the Canberra scrum base and sprinting 40 metres to the line a huge score was a certainty.
Sterling, centre Mick Cronin and winger Eric Grothe were outstanding and between them scored 48 of the team's points.
It was really a day for records at Belmore, with two being equalled and two falling in just 80 minutes of football.
The Parramatta victory was the highest winning margin by the club, surpassing the 62-18 hiding of Newtown in 1978.
Bob "The Bear" O'Reilly broke the club record for the number of first grade games played, the Canberra clash being his 204th, surpassing Billy Rayner's 203 games during the 60's.
Eric Grothe contributed four tries, equalling the club record for the number of tries in a first grade game, and Mick Cronin kicked nine goals from 12 attempts and scored a hat-trick of tries equalled his record of 27 points in a game.
