Grand Finals We Didn't Get to See

[Crazyperpman]

2005 - Dragons vs Eels.

Both Standout teams all year and lost in massive upsets in the Prelims

A big Sucked in to all concerned.

 

[King hit]

That can't have been pretty to watch.

I own a Balmain game from 1996 where they had an impressive win against the Eels. That game was a good quality one.

 

[flippikat]

Maybe we should put a list together of these "Grand Finals that never were", maybe as a different timeline of NRL Grand Finals?

Perhaps start at 1980, through to the present day...?

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

heres a fun one

imagine a world where the smh dont have a hard on for eddie obeid.

they never so digging into property deals and the oasis development.

so instead of being stripped of 37 points in 2002, the bulldogs are the hottest team in the world still

the ladder ends

dogs
warriors
knights
bronx
roosters
sharks
eels
dragons


dogs likely smack dragons and the eels go down to the warriors.
cruxially instead of the dragons playing joey and breaking his back, the knights play the sharks.

do the dogs do it easy?
does newcastle go back to back?
do the roosters win anyway?

 

[kdalymc]

Hunter Mariners vs Gold Coast Titans

 

[Captain Apollo]

Hunter Mariners vs Gold Coast Titans

Nah. Hunter Mariners v SE Qld Crushers - that would be gold

 

[nick87]

93 Broncos v Raiders would have been incredible if Stuart didnt break his leg.

 

[hunters]

A Cam Smith vs Bill Harrigan GF would be great. Neither willing to give an inch.

Cmon Bill, get out of retirement and make it happen.

 

[madunit]

Since 1988:
Cronulla v Canterbury 1988
Balmain v Souths 1989
Canberra v Brisbane 1990
Manly v Canberra 1995
Manly v Brisbane 1996
Brisbane v Newcastle 1998
Cronulla v Parramatta 1999
Parramatta v Wests Tigers 2005
Dragons v Bulldogs 2009
Dragons v Wests Tigers 2010
Melbourne v Manly 2011
Roosters v Souths 2013
Roosters v Manly 2014

 

[flippikat]

Since 1988:
Cronulla v Canterbury 1988
Balmain v Souths 1989
Canberra v Brisbane 1990
Manly v Canberra 1995
Manly v Brisbane 1996
Brisbane v Newcastle 1998
Cronulla v Parramatta 1999
Parramatta v Wests Tigers 2005
Dragons v Bulldogs 2009
Dragons v Wests Tigers 2010
Melbourne v Manly 2011
Roosters v Souths 2013
Roosters v Manly 2014

Y'know.. if there was a Sharks/Eels Grand Final in 1999, what's the chance that they wouldn't even have a winner after extra time? That's how cursed those teams were at that time.

 

[madunit]

Parra would've choked.

Its what Parra does.