Round 11 Historic Match - Broncos vs Roosters - 2000

[Foordy]

2000 NRL GRAND FINAL
Premiere: Tuesday, May 26; 7:30pm​

1. Darren Lockyer 2. Lote Tuqiri 3. Tonie Carroll 4. Michael De Vere 5. Wendell Sailor 6. Ben Ikin 7. Kevin Walters (c) 8. Shane Webcke 9. Luke Priddis 10. Dane Carlaw 11. Gorden Tallis 12. Brad Thorn 13. Kevin Campion 14. Harvey Howard 18. Ashley Harrison 16. Michael Hancock 17. Shaun Berrigan	1. Luke Phillips 2. Matt Sing 3. Ryan Cross 4. Shannon Hegarty 5. Anthony Minichiello 6. Brad Fittler (c) 7. Adrian Lam 8. Ian Rubin 9. Simon Bonetti 10. Peter Cusack 11. Bryan Fletcher 12. Craig Fitzgibbon 13. Luke Ricketson 14. Dallas Hood 15. David Solomona 16. Shane Rigon 17. Craig Wing
Coach: Wayne Bennett	Coach: Graham Murray
Officials: Bill Harrigan	Venue: Stadium Australia

 

[Foordy]

last day GF IIRC

 

[Super Freak]

Unfortunately, once again Facebook being a piece of shit so the game is only available on YouTube.

 

[Big Pete]

For such a low scoring game, it was actually a very comfortable win for the Broncos. They should have had more points on the board but just couldn't find that extra pass and the Chooks did well to hold on. A lot of pundits credit Phillips who came up with half a dozen try savers, but a lot of them were pretty easy asks, especially for a first grade fullback.

The Broncos would have ramped home their advantage if they didn't lose Ikin early in the second half. I remember it being a really ugly tackle from Bonetti and was shocked he was able to stay on the field.

Unlimited interchanges were nuts, the nine commentary team brings it up at one point and it's like 42 interchanges vs. 39, crazy.

After the game, Gus tried to talk down the Broncos season and labelled it a weak competition. The boys apparently called into one of his radio shows and gave him a gobful while they were celebrating their win. Gus was filthy about losing to the Broncos two years prior and being denied a home final despite being in the winners bracket. He didn't say anything when the Broncos found themselves in a similar situation in 02.

 

[Fozz]

I have never seen this game, stopped watching footy around this time and it took a few years to pick it up again.

 

[Super Freak]

I have never seen this game, stopped watching footy around this time and it took a few years to pick it up again.

Really? Even when you started watching footy again, you never watched this game?

 

[Sproj]

League used to be so good back 20 years ago, chancing the arm more regularly and no wrestle, it was great!

 

[Fozz]

Really? Even when you started watching footy again, you never watched this game?

Yeah, never got around it. I've got the Broncos grand finals collection DVDs but it's been sitting in a box unopened. Really been enjoying these GF replays, haven't seen them for ages. I'm not a collector of old games so I only watched replays when I was at Dad's place and Foxtel had them on.

Me too. Super league and life distracted me from it from about 1998.

I don't think Super League was an issue for me, I remember going to Bronco's games at ANZ and Crushers games at Lang Park. I think it was just life.

Watching the 2006 GF at Suncorp Piazza in south bank brought it back for me, that was a tough time with Dad in hospital recovering from a quadruple bypass so I think it just gave me something good at a time I needed it.

 

[Fozz]

Funny how we seem to consistently have smaller packs than the opposition in GFs but still win the forward battle. Quality over quantity.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Man the condition of that field is shithouse and that is being generous. Not as bad as the sandpit the redeveloped suncorp stadium was early on though.
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What a hit from Thorn on Sing, an absolute beauty. That is a perfect example of a set play from a scrum leading to a try.

 

[Foordy]

how was that not forward

 

[GCBRONCO]

how was that not forward

Yeah it was either forward or a knock on.
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Not wrong about the unlimited interchange, the whole bench has been on already.

 

[GCBRONCO]

How the **** did he not get binned let alone sent off. Bloody Rorters.

 

[Foordy]

cheap shot from Hegarty

 

[GCBRONCO]

Thanks Rabs

 

[Super Freak]

last day GF IIRC

2008 & 2011 were day games. 2012, you could probably say it was a day game as kick off was at 5.

 

[Sproj]

Hehe yeah that 24th-ish minute hit from Carroll on whoever, absolutely hammered him, the ball went five metres forward and the touchie was right there. Say what you will about Hollywood Harrigan, at least he had the guts to make a call on the forward pass from Ikin to Locky early.

 

[Sproj]

That Roosters left side ran scared, Carroll kept pole-axing everything that ran at him and you could see the fear.