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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2720644, member: 1899"] ROUND 22 BALMAIN 20; BRISBANE 10 at Leichardt Oval Balmain called on all their sudden death football experience to send the Brisbane Broncos on their way – and out of the Winfield Cup – after a hard fought final round match. A loss for either side meant oblivion in the ’88 semi final race and the game was played at a frantic pace. Both sides had their chances in the first half, but it was Balmain who came up with two tries, to David Brooks and Ben Elias, to a lone try to Brisbane’s Allan Langer. The Broncos’ Rohan Teevan had a try disallowed for a double movement and Terry Matterson was felled without the ball in a tryscoring position in two critical missed opportunities. The Tigers dominated possession in the second half and shut the Broncos out of the game. Despite the scheming of Lewis, Langer and Miles, Brisbane couldn’t retailiate, and Balmain, semi-finalists in 1983, ’85, ’86 and ’87, bad too much class and experience. Seasoned players like Paul Sironen, Steve Roach, Ben Elias, Wayne Pearce and Garry Jack played their hearts out in a vital Balmain win that pitched the Tigers into a play-off with Penrith. BALMAIN 20 (Gale, Brooks, Elias tries; Conlon 4 goals) defeated BRISBANE 10 (Langer try, Lewis 3 goals) Brisbane: Shane Duffy, Joe Kilroy, Rohan Teevan, Grant Rix, Michael Hancock Wally Lewis, Allan Langer Bryan Niebling, Kerrod Walters, Andrew Tessmann, Gene Miles, Brett Plowman, Terry Matterson Reserves: Brook Kennedy, Mark Hohn Balmain Garry Jack, Russel Gartner, Ellery Hanley, Michael Pobjie, Ross Conlon Michael Neil, Gary Freeman Bruce McGuire, Benny Elias, Steve Roach, Paul Sironen, David Brooks, Wayne Pearce Reserves: Scott Gale, Steve Edmend [/QUOTE]

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