Shute Shield: Five Try Norths Too Powerful For Parramatta
by Brendan Bradford -
Northern Suburbs have snapped a five game losing streak with a dominant 32-17 win over Parramatta at Allianz Stadium in the curtain raiser to the Waratahs-Lions match.
The return from injury of captain Andrew Cox and center Iese Leota wasn’t enough to save the Two Blues as the Shoremen ran in five tries to two to return to their winning ways.
“There’s been some exceptional circumstances for some of the losses, but at the end of the day it’s all about the team trying to come together and producing the performance,” said Norths' coach Scott Fava.
“We put a lot of emphasis on the team and made sure we did it for the right reasons, not thinking about anything else but us as a group. You saw with the performance that we can score points and to only concede two tries against Parramatta, who have be