2009 Grand Final - Melbourne 23 def Eels 16 @ ANZ, Sun 4 Oct* NO PREMIERS

[DragonPunk]

Cronk opens them up again and they're in again! 10-0 KTC

 

[Apey]

Another try to Storm.

 

[Phillips]

f**k i hate Adam Blair, biggest dog in the game. cant wait for the day someone drops that useless merkin.

 

[Cletus]

Great try. Poor Parra .

 

[Alex28]

That was just too easy. Both tries have been pretty straight forward...

 

[user_nat]

Great break by Cronk.

 

[Apey]

They have Hayne's measure at the moment - they have figured out what every other team in the NRL hasn't - you don't let him dance around, you move in in numbers and smash him. Not that hard really...

Agreed. Storm are a great defensive unit, they know this and know it well. The Dragons didn't.

 

[Bob Saget]

That was a beautiful run.

 

[m0nty]

Just a couple of simple line breaks, nothing to do with coaching or tactics, that's all that's separating the teams. General play is still pretty even.

 

[Eelectrica]

Starting to feel sick now. Gotta score next. Obviously

 

[Phillips]

Great break by Cronk.

lets hope the next break he makes is his leg.

 

[Apey]

Mortimer lucky to not get penalised there imo.

 

[user_nat]

lets hope the next break he makes is his leg.

Haha, that's a bit harsh.

 

[Apey]

And lucky again lol.

 

[Alex28]

So the hit by Blair is a penalty, but the hit on Inglis isn't - it's Grand Final fair...

That will do me.

 

[user_nat]

At what point to Parra stop kicking to Turner?

 

[m0nty]

Just like Origin this year, opponents know the only way to stop Inglis is to king hit him off the ball.

 

[munge]

try to adam blair

melbourne 10-0

if they score next its over

 

[Alex28]

Parra looks completely overawed by the occasion. They have handled everything that they have come up against for the last 3 months, but for the big occasion they look all over the place.

 

[user_nat]

Have to say Parra are getting the better end of the ref calls.

Melbourne's scramble defense has been quite good.