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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3082967, member: 1899"] Unbelievable, Grand Final day has dished up some bizarre games in the past, this encounter between Burleigh and Newtown would have to rank right up there with Sydney vs. Penrith 2016 and North Sydney vs. Parramatta as one of the more dramatic. It appeared that Burleigh's goal line defence was going to pay off for them. They frustrated the Jets into submission, scoring one try and eventually scoring off another mistake. They didn't make life easy for the Jets, and their inexperience opponents kept forcing the play through rushed kicks and the like. At 16-2, it appeared the Bears were home and hosed. With Buchanan and Page coming onto the field, it seemed like the Bears would win control of the ruck and Fogarty would do the rest. Instead both players came up with crucial errors and when Fogarty's kick was charged down, momentum had well and truly swung. It seemed a matter of when not if the Jets would score and right as it appeared the Bears had done enough, the horror of all bounces shows itself. The Bears were actually ready for it, they read it well but somehow it just managed to zag when everyone was expecting the zig. Former Rabbitoh and Dolphin Toby Rudolf was outstanding. He dominated the middle and was tireless for the Jets all afternoon. I thought the Bears played well considering they lost Politoni early and he's a huge part of their set-up. I thought the superior conditioning of the NSWRL once again showed and the Bears were exposed in that last 20 minutes in particular. [/QUOTE]

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