Parker (21) missed just one shot at goal in 11 attempts, helping himself to 26 points in Otago's 46-34 win over Northland at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Parker played with plenty of urgency in the first five-eighth role, although he admits he was helped by those inside and outside him.
"You've got our halfback throwing out these great passes, which gave me plenty of time.
"Then outside me there are guys with a lot of experience who have played a bit of rugby, who really help you make the right decisions," Parker said yesterday.
"It was much quicker and a lot more physical. That is what you notice the most from club rugby.
"It is just way quicker and harder."
Parker has been there or thereabouts in the Otago team for the past couple of years but has had his fair share of injuries.
He started off at school as a flanker but soon moved into the No 10 jersey. Good enough to play for the New Zealand Colts in 2010, Parker made his Otago debut later that season.
But a badly broken leg when playing for Otago B late that season cost Parker the best part of a year's rugby.
He badly broke his fibula and tibia in his left leg and took a while to come back on the field, missing all the club season the following year.
He managed a few games in 2011 for Otago, mainly deputising behind Tony Brown, who is now the coach.
This year also featured a slow start as he was forced to have a reconstruction on his left knee after his ACL ligament troubled him at the start of the club season.
"I still get the odd niggle from it now and again but it feels pretty right now."
It seemed more than all right on Saturday night as his dead-eye goalkicking helped Otago to a good win.
At the same ground earlier this month, the Kurow-raised player they call "Quasi" kicked the winning goal for Taieri in the club final.
"I was a bit worried about that one and whether I would have the distance. The stadium is a fantastic place to play and kick.
"You just put the ball down, line it up and kick it."
He knocked over 10 in a row before missing with his last on Saturday, and admitted he just lost concentration on his final attempt.
He practises his kicking two to three times a week, although in the club season getting a try was more the priority.
Parker and his flatmates, Matt Faddes, Henry Parker and Callum Wardell, had a bet that they would not cut their hair until they scored a try in club rugby.
Parker ended up with a mop as the knee injury limited his time on the field in the first round.
"I played against Pirates in the first round and got over the line to score but got called back for a double movement. So I had to wait until the second round against Zingari and I finally managed to score.
"It was already long at the start of the season so it was a mess by the time I scored that try."
Ben Smith is available to play for Otago on Thursday when the side takes on Bay of Plenty in Rotorua. Smith has been allowed to play for Otago by the All Black selectors along with loose forward Adam Thomson and utility back Tamati Ellison.
Flanker Sam Cane has been made available to play for Bay of Plenty but lock Brodie Retallick is not allowed to play for Bay of Plenty.
