grand final

Blowout

Submitted by Rick Eyre on October 5 2008, 7:08 pm

Full-time: Manly Sea Eagles 40, Melbourne Storm 0. Never mind analysis of the game, analysis of the Storm press conferences when available.

Grand final preview

Submitted by Rick Eyre on October 5 2008, 8:18 am

The only game that matters today kicks off at 12.15pm. Newtown will face Wentworthville in the NSWRL Cup (Reserve Grade in a past life) Final. It's revenge time for the Jets, having lost a golden-point Grand Final to Parramatta in 2006. The Wenty Magpies are the Eels' proxy in this year's reserve grade comp.

My pick: Newtown by 14.

Doggies!

Submitted by Rick Eyre on October 5 2004, 2:44 am

I'm happy that Canterbury-Bankstown won the NRL grand final last night. Not so much for the club as for the fans. Most of the fans. The Doggies came from 13-6 down at half-time to lead 16-13 and hold off a late Roosters surge to win. Kicking a field goal in the first half and then losing by less than a try, yes wasn't that smart?