Gallery: Best of rugby league in 2008

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HIGHLIGHT 5: The naming of Australia's Team of the Century

HIGHLIGHT 4: The Rugby League World Cup . . . the critics were silenced by a classic final, who by New Zealand and featuring a spine-tingling face-down when the Kiwis did their pre-match haka.

HIGHLIGHT 3: Manly beats Melbourne 40-0 in the NRL grand final.

HIGHLIGHT 2: Maroon delight . . . Queensland wins its third straight State of Origin series.

HIGHLIGHT 1: Greg Inglis throws a miraculous pass to Mark Gasnier for a spectacular try to Australia in the Centenary Test against new Zealand in Sydney. Pic: Channel Nine

 

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LOWLIGHT 5: Jarryd Hayne and Mark Gasnier dragged the game into unwanted headlines at Kings Cross in Sydney.

LOWLIGHT 4: The Raiders finally lost patience with wayward halfback Todd Carney who was thrown out of the NRL.

LOWLIGHT 3: From Test arena to courtroom . . . former Sharks forward Greg Bird faces assault charges over the alleged glassing of his girlfriend.

LOWLIGHT 2: September is traditionally Brisbane's time of year. Not this year with CEO Bruno Cullen forced to answer endless questions about the antices of Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer, Sam Thaiday and Darius Boyd.

LOWLIGHT 1: The whole Sonny Bill Williams affair.

 

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PLAYER 5: Preston Campbell . . . the Titans' pocket rocket ignored a broken jaw to play on. And he never gets into strife off the field!

PLAYER 4: Manu Vatuvei . . . from a butter-fingered brunt of jokes to the ''Beast''.

PLAYER 3: Terry Campese . . . from a battling Raider to the Australian squad.

PLAYER 2: Matt Orford . . . unwanted by rep selectors, he's got a premiership ring.

PLAYER 1: Billy Slater . . . one error doesn't wreck a season.

 

[adamkungl]

Ffs why even have a lowlights section...tossers.

And as for the WC Final silencing the critics, shouldnt that read "silencing News Ltd"

 

[AILD]

manly winning was a lowlight for some ........

 

[sherrinator]

That Inglis pass was the classiest bit of arsey play I've seen for a while.

The jerseys were horrible but.

 

[Knightmare]

#2 is a highlight? A lowlight more like it, thanks to Tony "The Grasshopper" Archer.

 

[innsaneink]

 

[Perth Red]

RL in the West returns as the WA Reds begin the march back to the NRL

 

[westie]

Was that taken during the semis when he was meant to be on the field?

 

[innsaneink]

Not sure, for some reason I think its at the start of last year

 

[Fiji~Bati]

Highlight of The Year: FIJI MAKING THE SEMI FINAL OF THE RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP

 

[Mortar]

#2 is a highlight? A lowlight more like it, thanks to Tony "The Grasshopper" Archer.

The highlight of #2 is that you're still whinging like the little bitch that you are.

 

[roopy]

delete

 

[hellteam]

#2 is a highlight? A lowlight more like it, thanks to Tony "The Grasshopper" Archer.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

ahh this comment makes me so happy....

 

[East Coast Tiger]

No 1 should have been either the WC Final (or the WC full stop) or the naming of the team of the Century. Two events that we will never see again. Winning SOO or the GF happens every year. And as for that try - it was a freakish try but to put one on-field incident ahead of the WC or the TotC is a bit rich.

 

[Knightmare]

The highlight of #2 is that you're still whinging like the little bitch that you are.

Unlike Queenslanders, who have taken every loss with grace and dignity :crazy: Or shall we re-examine some of the comments being posted after Origin 1?

 

[Mortar]

Unlike Queenslanders, who have taken every loss with grace and dignity :crazy: Or shall we re-examine some of the comments being posted after Origin 1?

Keep those tears acoming.... :lol:

 

[hellteam]

Unlike Queenslanders, who have taken every loss with grace and dignity :crazy: Or shall we re-examine some of the comments being posted after Origin 1?

hahahahahaha:lol::lol:

 

[Knightmare]

What a surprise- the accusation is avoided for a few laughing emoticons. Here's hoping this years' series is refereed fairly, and playing for Melbourne has NOTHING to do with Bellamy's Origin selections.

cough* Steve Turner *cough