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Message: [QUOTE="Broncoman, post: 2551073, member: 7803"] Thanks to Pete I was inspired to watch the 2000 Grand Final. I've recapped it before in the 25 years DVD thread but I will recap it again for the sake of this thread. Despite the Roosters 28-0 win over Brisbane the last time the two meet they went in as underdogs which I'm guessing might've been to the fact that they were carrying injuries to key players and had a giant battle to get to the grand-final. After a tight first 10 minutes where both sides got over the line but failed to register a score (Hegarty had the ball knocked out by Lockyer and a pass from Ikin to Lockyer was ruled forward) the Broncos gain control and with Ikin running the show register a try and 3 goals to take a 10-0 lead in the 25th minute with only the gallant Luke Philips saving the Roosters from disaster. The Roosters finish the first half strongly but can only register a goal by Philips to go into halftime with a respectable 10-2 margin. The second-half follows the same script with Brisbane controlling the flow of the play but with Ikin carrying an injury and poor finishing only limits the scoring to a Wendell Sailor try where he barged over Matt Sing after a hot potato ball from Tonie Carroll. The Roosters come home with a wet sail but great defense and some poor handling by Easts keeps Brisbane 14-2 ahead. Fitzgibbon gets over for a well earned try with 8 to go but his conversion thuds into the cross-bar trapping the lead at 14-6. Brisbane hold firm for the reminder of the match and come out with a deserved 14-6 win. Notes - Wendell and Lote Tuquiri were having a good natured battle as to who could score the most tries. Both went into the match on 17 each and both scored to finish the year on 18 a piece. Worth noting that they were the wingers in this game and when they represented the Wallabies they both played on the wing in the 2003 Word Cup Final - This was supposed to be the farewell for Kevie but he returned and played a handful of games in 2001. It was the farewell for Mick Hanc0ck though and Brad Thorne went to Union and Kevin Campion went to the Cowboys - The win equalled Wayne Bennet's premiership wins with Jack Gibson with 5 - The Clive Churchill debate. Lockyer had an outstanding game in attack and defense having a hand in Tuquris try, returning the ball back strongly and saving an early try but I still think Philips should've got it the game would've been a blowout if it wasn't for him. He saved 4 tries in the first-half - Our best were Wendell Sailor, Darren Lockyer and Gorden Tallis with a special mention to Shane Webcke (Broken arm) and Brad Thorne. The dell was outstanding terrorisng the Roosters every time he got the ball, scoring a try and snatching an intercept from Adrain Lam late in the game - Many say this was a dour grand-final and I agree. Some scrappy play from both teams and very few highlights with defense dominating. Still was interesting enough as the Roosters pushed the Broncos right to the final-siren [/QUOTE]

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