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

[Blaze]

I am sorry but how is Slater MOTM? He dropped the ball twice in the final 10 minutes.. Got lucky. Adam Blair deadset robbed.

 

[Alex28]

im seeing what its like being a wanker, much like yourself skeepe.

LOL...rich coming from you. Yes Skeepe is a wanker, but you are a hardly one to throw stones champ.

Your reaction at seeing Parramatta blow it on the biggest stage made the game all that more enjoyable

 

[Dummy Spit Johns]

Now we can watch Molebourne fly home with the fake trophy and get greeted by all 12 groupies and one reporter!

 

[Big Pete]

Yeah I would've taken Blair, Cronk or Moi Moi before Slater. Never the less, good on him, he was the player of the finals series and is the No. 1 fullback in the game.

 

[skeepe]

Nice touch letting the kid from Minto present the ring but why couldn't they let him wear his club's jersey instead of that hideous Telstra one?

 

[Alex28]

Why exactly is Parramatta doing a lap to thank the fans while the Storm are receiving the trophy and rings? Show some respect...

 

[Jono078]

might be alone here, but I thought Moi Moi was MOM in a losing side.

Not alone. Although slight bias from me because of a little wager

good game, especially the second half.

Parras 5th tackle choices cost them in a huge way.

 

[Dummy Spit Johns]

Why exactly is Parramatta doing a lap to thank the fans while the Storm are receiving the trophy and rings? Show some respect...

Its to keep the crowd there otherwise It wouldn't look good Melbourne doing their lap in front of the security staff

 

[Ridders]

Dammit. One more point and my Storm by 8 prediction would have been money.

 

[user_nat]

Well after all the Parra crowd left, you could see that Melbourne apparently does have more than 20 fans.

 

[Dummy Spit Johns]

Well after all the Parra crowd left, you could see that Melbourne apparently does have more than 20 fans.

21?

 

[macavity]

Nice touch letting the kid from Minto present the ring but why couldn't they let him wear his club's jersey instead of that hideous Telstra one?

agreed - its a terrible look.

Why exactly is Parramatta doing a lap to thank the fans while the Storm are receiving the trophy and rings? Show some respect...

no problem with this - better than them doing it afterwards...

 

[God-King Dean]

<3 Fui.

 

[Iafeta]

Hayne deserves to be roasted for not dealing with the bomb that led to Inglis's try. Too lax imo.

Hayne was coming across from the left side of the field, Ben Smith was standing right under and went to sleep. Honestly, I thought the guy was comatosed and ultimately it was a massive momentum killer for the Eels.

 

[user_nat]

Even Slater doesn't think he deserves the medal.

 

[Iafeta]

The Churchill winner probably should go to a member of the winning team, Blair should have got it. But ultimately, irrespective of performance one of Hayne, Slater or Inglis was always going to get it because basically the Churchill medal these days is a media darling prize. Slater was fairly ordinary, I thought. Then again, wasn't it Lockyer who got the World Cup MOM? I rest my case, its predecided.

 

[macavity]

The Churchill winner probably should go to a member of the winning team,

Bradley Clyde, 1991.

Brad Mackay, 1993.

 

[Ridders]

Hayne was coming across from the left side of the field, Ben Smith was standing right under and went to sleep. Honestly, I thought the guy was comatosed and ultimately it was a massive momentum killer for the Eels.

Just my opinion but I've always felt that FB's should be dealing with bombs as they are running into the ball rather than players in the defensive line who are going backwards.

 

[Evolution]

Now we can watch Molebourne fly home with the fake trophy and get greeted by all 12 groupies and one reporter!

It must be upsetting to you to for Melbourne to win when you think they have no support.

Does that say more about Sydney than Melbourne?

 

[Iafeta]

Just my opinion but I've always felt that FB's should be dealing with bombs as they are running into the ball rather than players in the defensive line who are going backwards.

Normally I'd agree but he was covering defensively on the left defensive side. The kick went to the other side, straight to poor old Smith, who let it go to poor old Inglis.