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NRL Teams - Finals Week One
September 9th 2008 05:15
Category: Team Selection
Sydney Roosters (4th) v Brisbane Broncos (5th)
Friday 7:45pm, Sydney Football Stadium
Roosters: 1. Anthony Minichiello 2. Brent Grose 3. Setaimata Sa 4. Sia Soliola 5. Sam Perrett 6. Braith Anasta (c) 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Mark O'Meley 9. Riley Brown 10. Lopini Paea 11. Nate Myles 12. Anthony Tupou 13. Craig Fitzgibbon
Interchange: 14. Mickey Paea 15. David Shillington 16. Anthony Cherrington 17. James Aubusson 18. Mitchell Aubusson (one to be omitted)
Broncos: 1. Karmichael Hunt 2. Darius Boyd 3. Joel Moon 4. Justin Hodges 5. Denan Kemp 6. Darren Lockyer (c) 7. Peter Wallace 8. Ben Hannant 9. Michael Ennis 10. Joel Clinton 11. Corey Parker 12. Sam Thaiday 13. Tonie Carroll
Interchange: 14. David Stagg 15. Ashton Sims 16. Greg Eastwood 17. Nick Kenny
Cronulla Sharks (3rd) v Canberra Raiders (6th)
Saturday 6:30pm, Toyota Park
Sharks: 1. Brett Kearney 2. Misi Taulapapa 3. Ben Pomeroy 4. David Simmons 5. Luke Covell 6. Brett Seymour 7. Brett Kimmorley 8. Ben Ross 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Adam Peek 11. Luke Douglas 12. Fraser Anderson 13. Paul Gallen (c)
Interchange: 14. Danny Nutley 15. Bryan Norrie 16. Kade Snowden 17. Terrence Seu Seu 18. Grant Millington 19. Blake Green (two to be omitted)
Raiders: 1. David Milne 2. Adrian Purtell 3. Colin Best 4. Joel Monaghan 5. Brett Kelly 6. Terry Campese 7. Glen Buttriss 8. Scott Logan 9. Ryan Hinchcliffe 10. Dane Tilse 11. Nigel Plum 12. Joe Picker 13. Alan Tongue (c)
Interchange: 14. Josh Miller 15. Marshall Chalk 16. Neville Costigan 17. Trevor Thurling
Manly Sea Eagles (2nd) v St. George Illawarra Dragons (7th)
Saturday 8:30pm, Brookvale Oval
Sea Eagles: 1. Brett Stewart 2. Michael Robertson 3. Steve Bell 4. Steve Matai 5. David Williams 6. Jamie Lyon 7. Matt Orford (c) 8. Brent Kite 9. Matt Ballin 10. Josh Perry 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Glenn Hall 13. Glenn Stewart
Interchange: 14. Heath L'Estrange 15. Mark Bryant 16. Jason King 17. Steve Menzies 18. Adam Cuthbertson (one to be omitted)
Dragons: 1. Jason Nightingale 2. Wendell Sailor 3. Mark Gasnier (c) 4. Matt Cooper 5. Josh Morris 6. Ben Rogers 7. Ben Hornby 8. Dan Hunt 9. Stuart Webb 10. Jason Ryles 11. Lagi Setu 12. Ben Creagh 13. Dean Young
Interchange: 14. Matt Prior 15. Kirk Reynoldson 16. Beau Scott 17. Ben Ellis 18. Jarrod Saffy 19. Jamie Soward 20. Simon Woolford 21. Rangi Chase (four to be omitted)
Melbourne Storm (1st) v New Zealand Warriors (8th)
Sunday 4:00pm, Olympic Park
Storm: 1. Billy Slater 2. Steve Turner 3. Matt Geyer 4. Israel Folau 5. Anthony Quinn 6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jeff Lima 9. Cam Smith (c) 10. Brett White 11. Michael Crocker 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson
Interchange: 14. Jeremy Smith 15. Adam Blair 16. Sika Manu 17. Antonio Kaufusi
Warriors: 1. Lance Hohaia 2. Aidan Kirk 3. Brent Tate 4. Jerome Ropati 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Michael Witt 7. Nathan Fien 8. Ruben Wiki 9. Ian Henderson 10. Steve Price (c) 11. Simon Mannering 12. Ben Matulino 13. Micheal Luck
Interchange: 14. Grant Rovelli 15. Evarn Tuimavave 16. Sam Rapira 17. Logan Swann 18. Epalahame Lauaki (one to be omitted)
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How the NRL finals system works
Week Two:
The two lowest losing teams from Week 1 are eliminated, the two highest winning teams from Week 1 progress to Week 3.
1st Semi Final - 4th highest ranked winner vs 2nd highest ranked loser
2nd Semi Final - 3rd highest ranked winner vs 1st highest ranked loser
Week Three:
The two losing teams from Week 2 are eliminated.
1st Preliminary Final - 2nd highest ranked winner (from Week 1) vs winner of 2nd Semi Final
2nd Preliminary Final - 1st highest ranked winner (from Week 1) vs winner of 1st Semi Final
Week Four:
Grand Final: winner of 1st Preliminary Final vs winner of 2nd Preliminary Final
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Stay tuned to NRL Live for match previews!
Friday 7:45pm, Sydney Football Stadium
Roosters: 1. Anthony Minichiello 2. Brent Grose 3. Setaimata Sa 4. Sia Soliola 5. Sam Perrett 6. Braith Anasta (c) 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Mark O'Meley 9. Riley Brown 10. Lopini Paea 11. Nate Myles 12. Anthony Tupou 13. Craig Fitzgibbon
Interchange: 14. Mickey Paea 15. David Shillington 16. Anthony Cherrington 17. James Aubusson 18. Mitchell Aubusson (one to be omitted)
Broncos: 1. Karmichael Hunt 2. Darius Boyd 3. Joel Moon 4. Justin Hodges 5. Denan Kemp 6. Darren Lockyer (c) 7. Peter Wallace 8. Ben Hannant 9. Michael Ennis 10. Joel Clinton 11. Corey Parker 12. Sam Thaiday 13. Tonie Carroll
Interchange: 14. David Stagg 15. Ashton Sims 16. Greg Eastwood 17. Nick Kenny
Cronulla Sharks (3rd) v Canberra Raiders (6th)
Saturday 6:30pm, Toyota Park
Sharks: 1. Brett Kearney 2. Misi Taulapapa 3. Ben Pomeroy 4. David Simmons 5. Luke Covell 6. Brett Seymour 7. Brett Kimmorley 8. Ben Ross 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Adam Peek 11. Luke Douglas 12. Fraser Anderson 13. Paul Gallen (c)
Interchange: 14. Danny Nutley 15. Bryan Norrie 16. Kade Snowden 17. Terrence Seu Seu 18. Grant Millington 19. Blake Green (two to be omitted)
Raiders: 1. David Milne 2. Adrian Purtell 3. Colin Best 4. Joel Monaghan 5. Brett Kelly 6. Terry Campese 7. Glen Buttriss 8. Scott Logan 9. Ryan Hinchcliffe 10. Dane Tilse 11. Nigel Plum 12. Joe Picker 13. Alan Tongue (c)
Interchange: 14. Josh Miller 15. Marshall Chalk 16. Neville Costigan 17. Trevor Thurling
Manly Sea Eagles (2nd) v St. George Illawarra Dragons (7th)
Saturday 8:30pm, Brookvale Oval
Sea Eagles: 1. Brett Stewart 2. Michael Robertson 3. Steve Bell 4. Steve Matai 5. David Williams 6. Jamie Lyon 7. Matt Orford (c) 8. Brent Kite 9. Matt Ballin 10. Josh Perry 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Glenn Hall 13. Glenn Stewart
Interchange: 14. Heath L'Estrange 15. Mark Bryant 16. Jason King 17. Steve Menzies 18. Adam Cuthbertson (one to be omitted)
Dragons: 1. Jason Nightingale 2. Wendell Sailor 3. Mark Gasnier (c) 4. Matt Cooper 5. Josh Morris 6. Ben Rogers 7. Ben Hornby 8. Dan Hunt 9. Stuart Webb 10. Jason Ryles 11. Lagi Setu 12. Ben Creagh 13. Dean Young
Interchange: 14. Matt Prior 15. Kirk Reynoldson 16. Beau Scott 17. Ben Ellis 18. Jarrod Saffy 19. Jamie Soward 20. Simon Woolford 21. Rangi Chase (four to be omitted)
Melbourne Storm (1st) v New Zealand Warriors (8th)
Sunday 4:00pm, Olympic Park
Storm: 1. Billy Slater 2. Steve Turner 3. Matt Geyer 4. Israel Folau 5. Anthony Quinn 6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jeff Lima 9. Cam Smith (c) 10. Brett White 11. Michael Crocker 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson
Interchange: 14. Jeremy Smith 15. Adam Blair 16. Sika Manu 17. Antonio Kaufusi
Warriors: 1. Lance Hohaia 2. Aidan Kirk 3. Brent Tate 4. Jerome Ropati 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Michael Witt 7. Nathan Fien 8. Ruben Wiki 9. Ian Henderson 10. Steve Price (c) 11. Simon Mannering 12. Ben Matulino 13. Micheal Luck
Interchange: 14. Grant Rovelli 15. Evarn Tuimavave 16. Sam Rapira 17. Logan Swann 18. Epalahame Lauaki (one to be omitted)
...
How the NRL finals system works
Week Two:
The two lowest losing teams from Week 1 are eliminated, the two highest winning teams from Week 1 progress to Week 3.
1st Semi Final - 4th highest ranked winner vs 2nd highest ranked loser
2nd Semi Final - 3rd highest ranked winner vs 1st highest ranked loser
Week Three:
The two losing teams from Week 2 are eliminated.
1st Preliminary Final - 2nd highest ranked winner (from Week 1) vs winner of 2nd Semi Final
2nd Preliminary Final - 1st highest ranked winner (from Week 1) vs winner of 1st Semi Final
Week Four:
Grand Final: winner of 1st Preliminary Final vs winner of 2nd Preliminary Final
...
Stay tuned to NRL Live for match previews!
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