Finals Week 3 Match Threads *** SPOILER ALERT Saturday STORM VS COWBOYS***

[Graham]

Yes Storm forwards were second best. Blake Green was hardly in it. Cam Smith and Coops were very hardworking but unable to really lift the team for once.

[Graham]

Hope you had a reasonable seat Bourbon Rat. Who was in your usual place?

[Futtocks]

 

[Graham]

What a great thing to do, JT. This will have been such a highlight in this lad's life. He'll never forget it. JT has created a little piece of magic in this young boy's heart.

[Farmduck]

I'm not sure what this means for the GF.

 

Both teams conceded 2 tries, Broncos scored 6 and Cows 5.

 

Broncos won at home and Cows won away - the longest away trip in NRL

 

Broncos get one day longer recovery time but Cows still get a full week.

 

Cows will have extra travel this week for NRL promo functions and Dally M awards but may move their whole machine to Sydney mid-week.

 

Head to head this year: Bronx 2  Cows 1 - both teams won their home games

[Graham]

Yes, both teams will be in with a good chanc2.

Both finished with the same number of wins in the league and points. Just points difference gave Broncos 2nd place andf Cowboys 3rd.

Cowboys look capable of beating anyone on that form.

Broncos did everything they needed to beating a Roosters outfit apparently hell bent on self destruction in front of a massive home crowd.

 

In the end it comes down to how it goes on the day.

I guess it is a case of who you feel will win as the stats are as even as they come.

[Graham]

For the record:
 
NORTH QUEENSLAND 32(G Cooper 2 M Morgan 2 J O’Neill 2 tries J Thurston 4 goals)
MELBOURNE 12 (C Cronk T Harris tries C Smith 2 goals) at AAMI Park.[/size][/font][/color][/background]
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins. Crowd: 29,315.

[Bourbon Rat]

Hope you had a reasonable seat Bourbon Rat. Who was in your usual place?

Unfortunately ###### seats G.Bloke next to me but his arms up on the wall so a didn't see half the field,

The usual row of the rat pack was fill with 'one game blowins' who appeared to cheer for whomever was winning ?

Sad way to end a season for Melbourne,but Nth Qld came with the hunger & the game plan.

NFI what Storm took to the field ? O WELL ! Bring on 2016

[Farmduck]

In the Holden Cup, Panthers 50 def. Warriors 16 and Manly 25 def. Cows 24

 

U20s GF: Panthers v Manly.

 

Also on TV next week (not sure about UK) the State Cup: Q Cup winners v NSW Cup winners. Both of these GFs will be played today (Sunday)

 

Q Cup: Townsville Blackhawks v Ipswich Jets

NSW Cup: Wyong Roos v Newcastle Knights

[Farmduck]

So, Ipswich Jets 32 d. Townsville Blackhawks 20

 

and

 

Newcastle 20 d. Wyong 10  (big upset as Newcastle finished 7th)

 

So, next week, Ipswich v Newcastle