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Message: [QUOTE="Broncoman, post: 2553201, member: 7803"] I'm a Rugby League tragic and there is every chance I will be a regular poster in this thread. After watching a few episodes of SpongeBob I decided to pop on a Grand-Final I haven't watched for a while and I choose the 1994 Grand Final between Canberra and Canterbury This game would be one of the most lopsided Grand-Finals since 1990. The Bulldogs produced a very sloppy performance ridden with basic errors, handling mistakes and silly penalties which gave Canberra an easy advantage which they took with both on hands and went on with the job and won the game easily thrashing a disappointing Canterbury outfit. The Bulldogs banged it up from the start when Martin Bella fumbled the kick-off and fullback Scott Wilson dropped a high-kick from Stuart after the Raiders first set. Canberra shot out to a 14-0 lead thanks to unlikely hero Paul Osborne who played a big part in the first 2 tries offloading to Furner for the first and offloading to the left side where Nagas raced 50 meters to score. The 3rd try is imo the best of the game where Furner manages to sneak an off-load in a gang tackle and Daley draws left and streaks through a massive gap in the defense. He is ankle-tapped but manages to slam the ball down in the corner. An intercept try from Jason Williams brings the Bulldogs some hope but Noa Nadruku puts the Raiders back out to 12 when he runs over Matt Ryan and scores in the corner just before halftime. The 2nd half follows the same script as the first as the Bulldogs continue to look out of their depth. Nagas scores his 2nd try from a Stuart kick that rebounds of Halligan (I think) and Furner slips through some poor defence and pops the ball to Jason Croker who scores an easy try. Jason Hetherington who was probably the Bulldogs best gets a lucky try from dummy-half but it's no consolation as fittingly in his farewell game Mal Meninga intercepts a pass from Jason Smith and runs 40 meters to score despite McCracken's efforts to stop him. The score remains unchanged for the final 17 minutes and the Raiders win the premiership with a resounding 36-12 victory. David Furner receives the CCM after a strong performance in defence and attack but I think Bradley Clyde would've come very close to claiming his third MOM honours!! Canberra Raiders 36: 2 Tries by Ken Nagas, tries by David Furner, Laurie Daley, Noa Nadruku, Jason Croker and Mal Meninga, 4 goals by David Furner Canterbury Bulldogs 12: Tries by Jason Williams and Jason Hetherington, 2 goals by Darryl Halligan Canberra Raiders 1: Brett Mullins 2: Ken Nagas 3: Mal Meninga (Captain) 4: Ruben Wiki 5: Noa Nadruku 6: Laurie Daley 7: Ricky Stuart 8: Quentin Pongia 9: Steve Walters 10: Paul Osborne 11: Jason Croker 12: David Furner 13: Bradley Clyde 14: Brett Hetherington 15: David Westley (Other reserves weren't used) Coach: Tim Sheens Canterbury Bulldogs 1: Scott Wilson 2: Jason Williams 3: Steven Hughes 4: Jarrod McCracken 5: Darryl Halligan 6: Terry Lamb (Captain) 7: Craig Polla-Mounter 8: Darren Britt 9: Jason Hetherington 10: Martin Bella 11: Dean Pay 12: Jason Smith 13: Jim Dymock 14: Matt Ryan 15: Steve Price 16: Simon Gillies 17: Mark Brokenshire Coach: Chris Anderson [/QUOTE]

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