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 Archive > Year > 2007 > Nrl Telstra Premiership
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Grand Final
Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8 |
 
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 Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Sun September 30 2007, 7:15PM AEST GMT+10 Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8 at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)  Melbourne Storm Civic Reception Mon October 1, 2007 Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au The State Government of Victoria and the City of Melbourne will honour the triumphant Melbourne Storm rugby league team with a civic reception at Federation Square tomorrow from 12:00pm. The NRL premiers will be joined by the Premier of Victoria Mr. John Brumby and the Lord Mayor Mr. John So, and Gorgi Quill will perform live. What: Melbourne Storm civic reception Date: Tuesday, October 2nd Venue: Federation Square, Melbourne Time: 12.00pm - 2:00pm News sent by: www.melbournestorm.com.au The premiership is Melbourne's Mon October 1, 2007 Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au The Melbourne Storm capped off a season to remember by producing a dominant performance tonight to win the 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership. The seven tries to two, 34-8 victory over the Manly Sea Eagles encapsulated everything that the Storm brought to rugby league in 2007; steely defence, a scheming multi-faceted attacked, astute coaching, and above all a team that plays as one and for each other. Opening salvos by both teams provided a frantic start to the match as they went toe to toe in an attempt to get the vital upper hand in this do or die encounter. The Storm, though, had been here before and knew what to do. Their first try was structured, intelligent and had class written all over it. Melbourne sent three decoy runners to the line, enabling Cameron Smith to link with Greg Inglis who then found Anthony Quinn. The winger crossed the line and gave Melbourne the start that they were looking for. As the half continued the Storm were looking like they were part of the occasion, not under its shadow. When they encroached upon Manly's 20-metre zone, Melbourne's dangermen popped up everywhere. If it wasn't Smith, it was Cooper Cronk. Or Billy Slater. Or, as with the second try, the Clive Churchill medallist, Greg Inglis. The five-eighth received the ball after a sharp Smith and Cronk run around play, before he busted through Anthony Watmough, shrugged off Matt Orford and planted the ball down. As the minutes in the half ticked down, the Storm continued to break the line and threaten more points, but Manly had the last laugh. Just as the Storm looked like they had every "I" dotted and "t" crossed, the Sea Eagles stole a try in the final seconds of the first half thanks to a strong Steve Matai run. At 10-4, it was still game on. Enter Mick Crocker, who in the opening ten minutes of the second half proved why he's such an important member of the Melbourne tilt. First, he unleashed a massive shoulder hit on Brett Stewart. It was ferocious; it was scary; it ended the fullback's night. It was so scary in fact, that five minutes later when Crocker took the ball ten minutes out from Manly's line, the Sea Eagle's defenders seemed loathe to touch him. He charged over and the Storm took back their ten-point lead. From then on, the floodgates opened. Matt King capped off his NRL career with a strong try out wide, Billy Slater providing the assist. Inglis then stamped his presence on the game again. Brett White did the hard work, charging into traffic and then providing a sweet offload to the flash-like number six. Inglis flirted with the touchline and unleashed one of his trademark fends, before diving over the line with the grin of a man who had just sealed a grand final victory. Chris Hicks got one back for Manly, but it was too little too late, as Clint Newton and Anthony Quinn piled on more points for the Storm to complete the rout. The clock couldn't count down fast enough for both teams, as the Storm could finally celebrate their victory after two years of being the best team in the competition. Coach Craig Bellamy gave a year's worth of smiles, the players soaked up the defining moment of their careers and from Wodonga to Footscray to Wilson's Promontory, the mighty Melbourne Storm fans got what they wanted. Storm 34 (Tries: Quinn 2, Inglis 2, Crocker, King, Newton; Goals: Smith 3) def. Manly 8 (Tries: Matai, Hicks). Report sent by: www.melbournestorm.com.au
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