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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2550529, member: 1899"] Watched the 2000 Grand Final for the first time since around that time. Mainly, I just went into see whether Lockyer was the right choice for man of the match given that's all anybody talks about. In my opinion, he was basically head and shoulders above the rest. It seems like a lot of people picked Phillips because he saved four tries but of those four, three of them were really tries just about any fullback in first grade should be able to stop and he was assisted by those breaks usually occuring early in the set, hence the players aren't going to back themselves. Meanwhile, Lockyer was in everything and while he basically checked out with 25 to go, nobody else was able to catch him. In fact, I'd almost go as far to say the likes of Sailor & Thorn had a bigger claim than Phillips ever did, even Ruben who recovered well from an earlier hit would be giving him a fair race for the championship. Away from that, story of the game was that the Broncos jagged a comfortable 14-2 lead with 20 to go. Roosters began rolling the dice but couldn't build any pressure and made it easy for the Broncos to hold on. I think it cops a hard wrap as one of the worst grand finals, maybe it lacked a little theatre but in terms of quality I've seen far worse and at least there was a contest. Other notes... - Ikin actually played really well until Bonetti clocked him with a late shoulder charge to open the second half. In the modern game, it'd be a send off everyday of the week and I think it had a massive bearing on the game as Ikin became a total liability when he returned. - Infact, a lot of players seemed to be struggling with injuries. Webcke basically played with one arm, Tallis, Ricketson & Fletcher seemed 'off' and Fittler seemed to be struggle in the second half. - Broncos were unlucky not to be denied a try earlier when a pass was ruled forward against Ikin. Touch and go, but happy to go with the call. - Another piece of 'objective' commentary. Vautin praises this hit from Thorn which caused Sing to lose the ball and straight away Sterlo pipes in and says there was a hand in from Thorn. Seconds later, Tuqiri scores and it's played off like an undeserved try. - Couple of good hits. TC pulled off some beauties and Walters in what was supposed to be his final game pulled off a good tackle on Cusack - To show how different the game was back then, the Broncos made a total of 21 interchanges in the first half, Roosters with 18. Ridiculous stuff and it went against what the game is about. Would have been interesting to see how the Broncos would have gone with a set amount given the health of Webby. BHQ style vote 3. Darren Lockyer 2. Brad Thorn 1. Wendell Sailor [/QUOTE]

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