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NSW Cup Grand Final :: Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers vs Bankstown City Bulls

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The Tigers and the Bulls will face off at ANZ Stadium next Sunday after winning their Grand Final qualifiers today at Leichhardt Oval.

Balmain Ryde Eastwood defeated North Sydney 21-20 in extra time
Bankstown City defeated Wentworthville 40-14
 

nqcowboy87

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yeh i made a point of this if they had won and gone through and then won the gf it would have been 5 from 5 straight
 

CABRA ROCKS

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No offence to Wenty fans, but it will be good to see two new sides playing in the Reserve Grade GF this year.
:lol::lol:So much for the Cocky Wenty supporters..who on the Official Wentworthville Thread said they were more Likely to Take Both the 'NSW & Bundy Cup'..This Year..but Great to see The Tigers & Doggies in it for Change'...Hope the Balmain Ryde Tigers take it out !!..:lol::lol:
 

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The Bulls are an exceptional team, not to be taken lightly, but hopefully the Tigers can show some of the spirit they've shown in the finals series so far to go all the way :D
 

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:lol::lol:So much for the Cocky Wenty supporters..who on the Official Wentworthville Thread said they were more Likely to Take Both the 'NSW & Bundy Cup'..This Year..but Great to see The Tigers & Doggies in it for Change'...Hope the Balmain Ryde Tigers take it out !!..:lol::lol:


care to show us where we've said that CABRA??...it appears you're still hurting from our Bundy gf win ;-)

good luck to both sides btw..
 
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Like a Tiger, LIKE A TIGER!!!
 

Flapper

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I'm so psyched that I'll be there, even if they lose, seeing Balmain in another Grand Final for any grade is fanatstic.
 

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Barba has something to prove

Josh Rakic | October 4, 2009


BULLDOGS coach Kevin Moore says enigmatic halfback Ben Barba will have a chance to prove his NRL credentials this afternoon when he leads feeder club Bankstown City Bulls into battle against Balmain Ryde-Eastwood in the NSW Cup grand final at ANZ Stadium.

Barba has had the sole playmaking responsibilities thrust upon him after the controversial and confusing omission of five-eighth Daniel Holdsworth, who was ruled out by NSWRL officials who stated he'd played too many NRL matches to qualify - despite having led the star-studded Bulls to the grand final.

''It's a real shame,'' Moore said of Holdsworth, who will learn this week of his future at the Bulldogs. ''We feel he's been a touch hard done by due to the fact there were so many weekends he couldn't play Premier League, which wasn't his fault.

''I understand the rule is majority of games played, so it was very unfortunate that there were a number of times he could have played for the Bulls but didn't because of split rounds and byes and that sort of stuff.

''It's devastating for Daniel because he's been a pretty important part of that squad and contributed a lot to their success.''

Moore has labelled teenage sensation Barba the man to lead the club to their third grand final win this year - having already won the SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions.

''Hopefully he can stand up and lead the team around the park - that'll be great for his development with a view to play more first grade next year.

BANKSTOWN: 1 Brent Crisp, 2 Heka Nanai 3 Tim Winitana, 4 Matt Utai, 5 Nick Taylor, 6 Peewee Moke, 7 Ben Barba, 8 Charlie Leaeno, 9 Nathan Smith, 10 Fred Briggs, 11 Danny Williams (c), 12 Brad Morrin, 13 Lee Te Maari. Interchange: 14 John Kite, 16 Jake Foster, 17 Harlan Alaalatoa, 18 Trent Cutler, 19 Nathan Benny, 20 Chris Ward, 21 Dean Vicelich (three to be omitted).
Coach: Terry Lamb.

BALMAIN: 1 Sean Meaney, 2 Billy Callaway, 3 Lee Bennett (c), 4 Matthew Ryan, 5 Junior Roqica, 6 Gavin Cowan, 7 Josh Lewis, 8 Al Schirnack, 9 Ryan Carr, 10 David Gower, 11 Dean Webster, 12 Willie Mataka, 13 Jared Farlow. Interchange: 14 Fletcher Hawkins, 15 Eloni Vunakece, 16 Brett Lane, 17 Steve Moses, 18 Ben Falcone, 19 Sioeli Makaui, 20 Liam Roach, 21 Brett Peacock, 23 Matthew Parata (three to be omitted).
Coach: Paul Fletcher.

Referee: Adam Gee.
Kick-off: 12.10pm

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews/barba-has-something-to-prove/2009/10/03/1254418751755.html
 

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Bulls have been awesome all year and should get the money this afternoon. I'll say by 14 points
 

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