FITZIE-------SIGN THE DUCK

Usually around this time of year,there is a flurry of signings for the next season.This season it seems to be one way traffic,everyone seems to be leaving Parramatta.It started with our coach Brian Smith getting sacked before the season even started,for some unexplained reason he was given the whole season's notice.Needless to say morale was down--the team were losing,playing up and the coach walked mid-season.The odd thing is,he signed to coach Newcastle Knights next season--so who did we sign to be our coach next season ? Michael Hagan--and who is he coaching this season ? you got it --Newcastle Knights.Meanwhile the peoples choice Jason Taylor who was assistant coach to Brian Smith is looking after the team for the rest of the season,but he has signed to go to Souths next season--and a steady flow of players are leaving the club.---To the point ?--ok last week at the Parramatta game a duck waddled onto the pitch.In Sydney on home game day,we play three grades all on the same day Flegg(junior players) The Premier League (used to be the reserves) and The Ist team playing in the NRL (National Rugby League.--anyway the duck came on halfway through the first game--and managed to avoid all the action for the next two and a half games--and Parramatta won all three grades-also on this night the great Newcastle player Andrew (Joey)Johns only needed four points to become the all time NRL point scoring record----------so obviously the call to Denis Fitzgerald who is the long serving C E O of The Parramatta Club was---------------------

FITZIE------------SIGN THE DUCK

SIGN THE DUCK UP FITZIE,
FOR GODS SAKE SIGN THE DUCK,
HE PLAYED ALL THREE GRADES ON SATURDAY
AND PARRA RAN AMOK.

WHEN FLEGG COACH BROUGHT HIM ON HALFTIME,
AGAINST UN-BEATED KNIGHTS,
WE COULDN'T PUT A FOOT WRONG,
ALL WE DID WAS RIGHT.
AND THE PREMIER PLAYERS LOVED HIM,
WITHOU AN OUNCE OF LUCK,
THEY RAN OUT WINNERS THIRTY--TWELVE.
FITZIE,----SIGN THE BLOODY DUCK.

AND WHEN FIRST GRADE TOOK THE FIELD,
THE DUCK,WITHOUT A QUACK
SETTLED IN BEHIND MCKINNON,
PLAYING FULL-FULLBACK.
HE CONTROLLED THINGS FROM THE REAR,
TELLING WADE,WHEN TO RUN AND STOP.
HE LET YOUNG TIM KNOW WHEN TO KICK,
KEEPING JOEY ON THE HOP.
AND WHEN TEN NIL UP, THE KNIGHTS HIT BACK
STILL WE WASN'T STUCK,
WITH QUACKERS GUIDES,TWO MORE TRIES
FITZIE -----WILL YOU SIGN THE FRIGGIN DUCK?

WE COULD HEAR HIM FROM THE GRANDSTAND,
EACH AND EVERY QUACK,
TAKING OVER BEING CAPTAIN
GIVING NATHAN C THE SACK.
AND WHEN TIM BROKE HIS COLLAR BONE
WHEN,TO THE PAIN HE HAD TO YIELD,
THE DUCK TOOK CONTROL OF THE GAME
AND MOVED HIMSELF UP-FIELD.
"QUACK,KICK IT NOW JOHNNY MORRIS,
QUACK,QUACK,PASS IT WIDE AGAIN,
QUACK QUACK QUACK,A LONG BALL
TO A FLYING JARRYD HAYNE

AND PARRA CRUSHED NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
FORTY-SIX TO TWELVE,
AND JOEY GOT HIS FOUR POINTS,
ON THIS I NOW SHALL DELVE.
THE NIGHT WAS BUILT FOR JOEY JOHNS,
TO SEE HIM,J T'S RECORD BREAK,
BUT WE SAW THE LIVING LEGEND
THE BIGGEST SIDE-STEP TAKE.
WAS IT THAT HIS TEAM LOST,
THAT MADE HIM,HIS TANTRUM CHUCK,
OR WAS IT,HE WAS MADE TO LOOK A GOOSE
BY THE PARRAMATTA DUCK?

FITZIE--------FOR GODS SAKE----SIGN THE BLOODY DUCK