NRL Grand Final preview: Broncos v Cowboys

                                                 NRL 2015 Grand Final

Telstra Premiership Grand Final
Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys
ANZ Stadium 
Sunday, 7.15pm

We are 4 days from kick off. Its almost here, the all-Queensland premiership Grand Final. Its going to be a cracker of a game. Some of the greatest players will be taking part in the game.
Justin Hodges was very lucky to escape a week ban for a being involved in a dangerous tackle. He faced the NRL judiciary and pleaded not guilty. He ended up winning the case and is free to play this weekend for his last NRL career game.
Both teams will be playing with a full strengthed unamed side. Cowboys haven't won a premiership since 2005 and will be delightful to take this one out. Johnathan Thurston is in hot form at the moment. He won the 2015 Dally M, and is leading his team to a premiership win.
The key match up will definitely be Ben Hunt v Johnathan Thurston. The match will be a close won, but who will win? We will wait and find out on Sunday.
GAME ON !!!!

Emphatic Broncos charge into grand final

                           Broncos heading to there first Grand Final since 2006

Here we go, we are not far from the greatest game of all times. Its the Brisbane Broncos who have shocked fans this year.
We all witnessed one of the most exciting games of the year between the Broncos and the Roosters. The Broncos received a gift from heaven in the first 2 minutes of the game when Shaun Kenny-Dowall threw a long cut out pass which was easily intercepted by Darius Boyd. This gave the Broncos heaps of confidence as they slowly started the dominate the game with heaps of excitement in front of there home crowd at Suncorp Stadium.
The broncos will host the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium for a Queensland Darby. Tickets are already sold out for the game.
So unfortunately for the roosters, they walk home with nothing, as they had a great year together.
BRING ON THE GRAND FINAL.

FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 31- 12 ROOSTERS

Roosters book Broncos showdown

                               Roosters head towards the Preliminary finals

So that's another team eliminated. The bulldogs have been defeated by the Sydney Roosters.
It was a close game until the 50th minute when the roosters were awarded a try which everyone believed it was not supposed to be a try. If anything, it should have been a penalty to the bulldogs, rather it was 6 points for the roosters. the bulldogs then gave up hope as the roosters began flooding them with tries.
The final score was 38-12. The roosters will play the broncos in the preliminary finals, and the winner will advance to the Grand Final.  Trent Hodkinson's absence for the bulldogs impacted a lot, as Josh Reynolds and Moses Mbye were unable to complete there task successfully.
The roosters will be moving on with a lot of confidence and momentum as they are going to play the powerhouse Brisbane Broncos.

FINAL SCORE: ROOSTERS 38- 12 BULLDOGS

Bulldogs edge Dragons in golden point thriller

                                     Bulldogs Marching towards semi finals

The doggies, they did it. In a thrilling game which went into golden point. They might have been sloppy, but it was enough to get them through to the semi finals.
It was an entertaining game which included a injury-hit dragons side. Benji Marshall got an ankle injury in the 70th minute, while Joel Thompson followed him into the sheds with a hamstring injury on the 76th minute.
Bulldogs lead 6-0 for almost 70 minutes, then dragons scored, and followed with a penalty goal after that, which saw bulldogs fans giving up. Then the bulldogs stole it back in the 78th minute. Moses Mbye then failed to kick the conversion, which left the scores at 10-8 bulldogs way. Dragons then received a miracle where they received a penalty 40m out, and kick a penalty goal, and sent the game into golden point. Gareth Widdop attempted a 40/20 kick which ended up going out on the full. This hurt the dragons as the bulldogs started their set with good field position. This then gave Josh Reynolds to finish the game with a field goal. The game finished 11-10, knocking out the dragons and the bulldogs moving ahead in the finals to play Sydney Roosters.


FINAL SCORE: BULLDOGS 11- 10 DRAGONS

Storms End Roosters Winning Streak

 Storms Chasing The Premier!

 Roosters arrived at the finals from a 12 game winning streak to take on the Storms who is trying to chase a win in the finals for the first time since taking out the 2012 premiership. Storms scoring a first try during the 10th minutes already in the game, taking the lead. Then the roosters equalized with a try which made the score tie. At the 30th minute roosters where given a penalty which they went for a kick, which then made the score 8 to 6 with Roosters leading.
At half time the score with still tight with Roosters 8 and Storms 6. After the half time break roosters gave Storms a penalty which then Storms took the kick which brought the score to a tie once more. 10 minutes later the Storms had the Roosters all jumbled up when the Storms ran for the corner scoring a try. Which then brought the Storm in the lead with 14 to 8. Roosters coming back with a magnificent try, Jennings making a line break then passing it towards a team mate, a little kick over the Storms players and BAM a beautiful try. The score still tight with Roosters 12 and Storms 14. With 10 minutes left the Storms score another try turning the score board around to 20 to 12.
8 minutes left the rooster barge through the Storms scoring a try which now brought them to 18, though it was not enough.
The storms through the quarter finals leaving Roosters with their first lost since June 7. Roosts now to verse the Bulldogs in next weeks finals.

Sydney Roosters

18 - 20

Final

Melbourne Storm

Elimination Final 1 Bulldogs v Dragons

                                           NRL Elimination Finals

Elimination Final 1
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v St George Illawarra Dragons
ANZ Staduim
Saturday, 5.50pm


Here it is. The

game everyone has been waiting for. It's a do or die situation. The Bulldogs have surged into fifth place after 5 straight wins. Dragons who were once sitting top of the ladder toppled down, but managed to keep them self in the top 8, by winning 4 of their last 5 games.

The bulldogs are been very unconvincing the past 2 weeks, which were were lucky to get away with the wins. They lost one of their main players (Trent Hodkinson) due to a wrist injury, but were boosted by the return of Josh Reynolds.

Both teams will be coming to play some real footy. They will try their best to avoid being knocked out of the first round of the finals.

They key Match-up players would be the 2 fullbacks, Brett Morris(Bulldogs) and Josh Dugan(Dragons). Last year, it was Brett playing along side Dugan at dragons on the wing, but now they are playing against each other to keep their finals series alive.

Qualifying Final 1 Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm

 NRL QUALIFYING FINALS!

 

Qualifying Final 1Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm Allianz StadiumFriday, 7.55pm



So as we all know NRL finals are here! For the first time in their history the Roosters and the Storm will meet in a finals match, Roosters are the favorites in this game. The storms last Thursday won over the Broncos which helped them snatch a top four finish. The roosters gave the rabbitohs a smashing with a score of 30-0 which keeps their place at the top of the ladder. Storm captain Cameron Smith is risking this Friday night's qualifying final against roosters as he has not trained all week and on Wednesday we told to remain home as he battles a virus.
Storm are chasing their first finals win since the 2012 Grand Final. Storm are showing a strong form line in their own right with their last three wins coming against that finished inside the top five. With wins of 36 and 30 points respectively since the season ending knee injury to Jared Waerea-Hargreaves you could make that the Roosters are doing ust fine without their Kiwi tailsman.
This will be a tight game as both teams have been playing very well these past few weeks. Even though the Roosters are favorites for the match, Storm may still have a chance, maybe JWH might be a difference maker back when these two teams met in Round 12.
May the best Win & May the FINALS BEGIN!