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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2742064, member: 1899"] Round 3 BALMAIN 15, BRISBANE 6 at Lang Park The high-rolling Brisbane Broncos were stopped in their tracks at Lang Park by a Balmain team knocked about by injury and suspension. Balmain’s 15-6 win was rated by coach Warren Ryan as his finest with the club. The Tigers were without internationals Garry Jack and Wayne Pearce (injured) and halfback Gary Freeman (suspended) and the near full-strength Broncos were expected to overpower them from the outset. But they didn’t count on the exuberance of the Tigers’ stand-ins. Players like Steve Benkic, Michael Moss and Matt Parish who played the game of their lives. The Balmain forwards got on top of Brisbane’s early in the match, with Test players Steve Roach and Paul Sironen charging powerfully into the Broncos. And hooker Ben Elias played a superb hand in the win and scooped the player of the match awards. A scrum win against the feed before halftime helped set up Balmain’s first try and his 42[SUP]nd[/SUP] minute field goal gave the Tigers a nine point cushion. Balmain Tigers 15 (Pobjie, Benkic tries; Brooks 3 goals; Elias field goal) defeated Brisbane Broncos 6 (Hancock try; Matterson goal) Brisbane Broncos Grant Graving, Michael Hancock, Tony Currie, Chris Johns, Ken Gittens Wally Lewis, Allan Langer Greg Dowling, Kerrod Walters, Sam Backo, Gene Miles, James Donnelly, Terry Matterson Reserves: Andrew Gee, Gary French, Brett Le Man, Steve Renouf Balmain Tigers Michael Moss, Russell Gartner, Michael Pobjie, James Grant, Tony Chalmers Steve Benkic, Michael Neil Steve Roach, Ben Elias, Bruce McGuire, Paul Sironen, David Brooks, Matt Parish [/QUOTE]

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