JFLEGG GF Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers 28/9 11:00am1
Weather
Mostly Sunny 24ºC ( Chance of Rain: <1% / Wind: NE 11km/h)
Broadcast
Channel 9 (Channel 90 HD / 91 SD) [LIVE] Fox League (Channel 502) [LIV] NRL Live Pass[LIVE] Kayo Sports[LIVE] ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE] 2GB Sydney 873AM [LIVE] MMM Sydney 104.9FM [LIVE]
(1) Jersey Flegg Grand Final to be played at Commbank Stadium, Parramatta
Well with the Sharks gone (thankfully), we know what awaits us next week if we do the job on the Broncos. The Storm looked good, but also looked beatable. To be honest both finals matches looked like they did enough to get the job done, but along with a bucket load of errors and penalties.
Melbourne Storm
Match
Opponent
Restult
Errors
Penalties
Set restart
Qualifying Final
v Bulldogs
W 26-18
11
3
4
Prelininary Final
v Sharks
W 22-14
7
9
2
That being said… it can be argues that we are not tracking much better.
Penrith Panthers
Match
Opponent
Restult
Errors
Penalties
Set restart
Qualifying Final
v Warriors
W 24-8
16
5
4
Prelininary Final
v Bulldogs
W 46-26
11
4
1
Needless to say, even with one game remaining in the season after this week, both Melbourne and Penrith still have room for improvement.
Well, as I’ve said many times thru the season, I have yet to see a team that we can’t beat. We just need to play close to our best to get thru now. It has been a very different path to where we are from previous seasons, but we are there now.
Similar to last season, I am a little nervous about this game, as I was in the equivalent game vs sharkies last year. Once we got past the sharkies in 24, I was confident we would win the GF.
The way to follow the lower grades is pretty much the same as it’s been for my entire life ie go to the grounds and watch the games.
Apart from a few years when some of the U20’s games were on Fox, promoted as NRL Youth League or similar, or when Fox would show some NSW Cup games if they were played before an NRL game there has been precious little coverage of lower grades on TV, FTA or PFV. The NRLW has taken over the opportunity for TV broadcast of lower grades. There were some games streamed thru NSWRL in recent seasons, but the quality was low and not sure who was paying.
The Bar Sports product is pretty good and for the $20 per month there are hundreds of games to choose from, even a few for free. I feel I have got my money’s worth & I have got to see the Panther boys play week-in week out, so I am not complaining.
It’s a big day today - Flegg GF at 11am on BarSports & NRL at 4pm on FOX.
Near perfect first half. I was expecting a lot more points in the game, but happy to see us keeping them scoreless. Another 40 minutes of this and we are off to the big dance again.
Panthers had their chances in the second half. The way they resurrected the year was still amazing and they definitely showed me and everyone else. Use this for next year boys.
Still in a little shock, but better to loose a prelim than a grand final, or not make a prelim at all.
how many times do I have to say never look a gift two points in the mouth during finals? That and the wrong penalty for the strike on Clearys legs changed the tone of the game, and we went into our shell.
Still very proud of the the team - there’s always next year
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Match
Venue
Time
Tickets
Weather
Mostly Sunny 24ºC (
Chance of Rain: <1% / 
Wind: NE 11km/h)
Broadcast
NRL Live Pass [LIVE]
Kayo Sports [LIVE]
ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE]
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Positional Change
Teams and Match Officials have been updated.
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