Sore loser much? You can say all you want about "IF Manly won" and what it would have meant...they didn't. They were the losers in a fairytale game that re-ignited the game.As a manly fan the broncos were the best team in 1997 and had we won that grand final it was never gonna mean the same as full premiership anyway - considering the drug use that was evident after the game there is no credibility left for newcastle to claim a premiership that season.
It made it even better that we beat Manly and Doogs trod on the face of Toovey!