Finals Week Two Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Melbourne Storm: 1. Greg Inglis, 2. Matt Geyer, 3. Steve Bell, 4. Matt King. 5. Jake Webster, 6. Scott Hill, 7. Matt Orford, 8. Robbie Kearns (c), 9. Cameron Smith, 10. Brett White, 11. David Kidwell, 12. Glen Turner, 13. Dallas Johnson. Interchange: 14. Dennis Scott, 15. Cooper Cronk, 16. Antonio Kaufusi, 17. Ryan Hoffman, 18. Alex Chan, 19. Jamie Feeney, 20. Ian Donnelly (three to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys: 1. Matt Bowen, 2. Ty Williams, 3. Josh Hannay, 4. Paul Bowman, 5. Matt Sing, 6. Johnathan Thurston, 7. Brett Firman, 8. Paul Rauhihi, 9. Aaron Payne, 10. Shane Tronc, 11. Steve Southern, 12. Luke O'Donnell, 13. Travis Norton. Interchange: 14. David Faiumu, 15. Jacob Lillyman, 16. Justin Smith, 17. Mitchell Sargent, 18. Rod Jensen (one to be omitted).

Wests Tigers: 1. Brett Hodgson, 2. Daniel Fitzhenry, 3. Shane Elford, 4. Paul Whatuira, 5. Pat Richards, 6. Benji Marshall, 7. Scott Prince (c), 8. Anthony Laffranchi, 9. Robbie Farah, 10. John Skandalis, 11. Ben Galea, 12. Mark O'Neill, 13. Dene Halatau. Interchange: 14. Liam Fulton, 15. Chris Heighington, 16. Bronson Harrison, 17. Bryce Gibbs.

Brisbane Broncos: 1. Karmichael Hunt, 2. Scott Minto, 3. Brent Tate, 4. Shaun Berrigan, 5. Leon Bott, 6. Darren Lockyer (c), 7. Brett Seymour, 8. Tonie Carroll, 9. Brad Thorn, 10. Darren Smith, 11. Petero Civoniceva, 12. Barry Berrigan, 13. Shane Webcke. Interchange: 14. Corey Parker, 15. Casey McGuire, 16. Dane Carlaw, 17. Sam Thaiday, 18. Berrick Barnes, 19. Neville Costigan, 20. Darren Mapp (three to be omitted)

Saturday September 17, 2005
Melbourne Storm vs North Queensland Cowboys at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)

Melbourne Storm
1. Greg Inglis, 2. Matt Geyer, 3. Steve Bell, 4. Matt King. 5. Jake Webster, 6. Scott Hill, 7. Matt Orford, 8. Robbie Kearns (c), 9. Cameron Smith, 10. Brett White, 11. David Kidwell, 12. Glen Turner, 13. Dallas Johnson. Interchange: 14. Dennis Scott, 15. Cooper Cronk, 16. Antonio Kaufusi, 17. Ryan Hoffman, 18. Alex Chan, 19. Jamie Feeney, 20. Ian Donnelly (three to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys
1. Matt Bowen, 2. Ty Williams, 3. Josh Hannay, 4. Paul Bowman, 5. Matt Sing, 6. Johnathan Thurston, 7. Brett Firman, 8. Paul Rauhihi, 9. Aaron Payne, 10. Shane Tronc, 11. Steve Southern, 12. Luke O'Donnell, 13. Travis Norton. Interchange: 14. David Faiumu, 15. Jacob Lillyman, 16. Justin Smith, 17. Mitchell Sargent, 18. Rod Jensen (one to be omitted).

Date: Sat September 17 2005, 7:45PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat September 17 2005, 9:45AM GMT]
Referee: Paul Simpkins
TV Details: Live Channel 9, 7:45pm
Points Start: Cowboys +4.5


OVERALL:
Total Games: 13
Melbourne Storm wins: 9. [Pts: 340]
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 4. [Pts: 264]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Melbourne Storm: 28 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat Mar 30: Storm 38 d. Cowboys 10 [Crowd: 8828]
North Queensland Cowboys: 20 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 26: Cowboys 32 d. Storm 12 [Crowd: 12023]

Biggest Crowd: 1998 National Rugby League - Round 15 - [View] Sat Jun 20: Cowboys 8 l. Storm 10 [Crowd: 24464]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Melbourne Storm: WWWWLWWWLWWLL
North Queensland Cowboys: LLLLWLLLWLLWW

Last 10 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Storm 16 l. Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 16810]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 30 d. Storm 24 [Crowd: 22471]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 24: Storm 28 d. Cowboys 6 [Crowd: 6875]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 12: Storm 22 d. Cowboys 16 [Crowd: 7643]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat Apr 26: Cowboys 32 d. Storm 12 [Crowd: 12023]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 10: Cowboys 30 l. Storm 40 [Crowd: 9238]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat Mar 30: Storm 38 d. Cowboys 10 [Crowd: 8828]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat Jun 2: Cowboys 24 l. Storm 38 [Crowd: 10987]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat Feb 24: Storm 28 l. Cowboys 32 [Crowd: 12321]
2000 National Rugby League - Round 22 - [View] Sat Jul 1: Cowboys 22 l. Storm 26 [Crowd: 17192]

Overall record at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 14 games, won 5, drawn 0, lost 9.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Storm 16 l. Cowboys 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Souths 12 l. Storm 38
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sun Sep 19: Bulldogs 43 d. Storm 18
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat Jun 12: Souths 28 d. Storm 26
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sun Sep 21: Bulldogs 30 d. Storm 0

North Queensland Cowboys: 12 games, won 5, drawn 0, lost 7.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Storm 16 l. Cowboys 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Souths 16 l. Cowboys 30
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun Jun 15: Roosters 15 d. Cowboys 14
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Mon Mar 31: Souths 20 l. Cowboys 27
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat Aug 31: Souths 34 l. Cowboys 36

Head to Head at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 0. [Pts: 16]
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 1. [Pts: 24]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Storm 16 l. Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 16810]

Overall record with Paul Simpkins Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 23 games, won 11, drawn 1, lost 11.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Storm 16 l. Cowboys 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Storm 34 d. Tigers 22
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sun Sep 19: Bulldogs 43 d. Storm 18
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Raiders 18 l. Storm 36
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 24: Storm 22 d. Eels 16

North Queensland Cowboys: 24 games, won 7, drawn 1, lost 16.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Storm 16 l. Cowboys 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Fri: Tigers 50 d. Cowboys 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 56 d. Sharks 14
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Eels 50 d. Cowboys 12
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sun Sep 26: Roosters 19 d. Cowboys 16

Head to Head with Paul Simpkins Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 0.
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Storm 16 l. Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 16810]

Sunday September 18, 2005
Wests Tigers vs Brisbane Broncos at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)

Wests Tigers
1. Brett Hodgson, 2. Daniel Fitzhenry, 3. Shane Elford, 4. Paul Whatuira, 5. Pat Richards, 6. Benji Marshall, 7. Scott Prince (c), 8. Anthony Laffranchi, 9. Robbie Farah, 10. John Skandalis, 11. Ben Galea, 12. Mark O'Neill, 13. Dene Halatau. Interchange: 14. Liam Fulton, 15. Chris Heighington, 16. Bronson Harrison, 17. Bryce Gibbs.

Brisbane Broncos
1. Karmichael Hunt, 2. Scott Minto, 3. Brent Tate, 4. Shaun Berrigan, 5. Leon Bott, 6. Darren Lockyer (c), 7. Brett Seymour, 8. Tonie Carroll, 9. Brad Thorn, 10. Darren Smith, 11. Petero Civoniceva, 12. Barry Berrigan, 13. Shane Webcke. Interchange: 14. Corey Parker, 15. Casey McGuire, 16. Dane Carlaw, 17. Sam Thaiday, 18. Berrick Barnes, 19. Neville Costigan, 20. Darren Mapp (three to be omitted)

Date: Sun September 18 2005, 4:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun September 18 2005, 6:00AM GMT]
Referee: Tim Mander
TV Details: Live Channel 9, 4:00pm
Points Start: Tigers +1.5


OVERALL:
Total Games: 12
Wests Tigers wins: 2. [Pts: 198]
Brisbane Broncos wins: 9. [Pts: 372]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Wests Tigers: 28 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6 [Crowd: 36563]
Brisbane Broncos: 44 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 20 - [View] Sun Jun 18: Broncos 56 d. Tigers 12 [Crowd: 19953]

Biggest Crowd: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6 [Crowd: 36563]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Wests Tigers: DLLLLLLWLLLW
Brisbane Broncos: DWWWWWWLWWWL

Last 10 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6 [Crowd: 36563]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sat: Broncos 40 d. Tigers 22 [Crowd: 25780]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat Aug 21: Broncos 24 d. Tigers 20 [Crowd: 26790]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun Mar 28: Tigers 24 l. Broncos 32 [Crowd: 13011]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat Aug 16: Broncos 10 l. Tigers 12 [Crowd: 15042]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun May 4: Tigers 6 l. Broncos 38 [Crowd: 7100]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 20: Broncos 46 d. Tigers 14 [Crowd: 13009]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Fri May 31: Tigers 14 l. Broncos 28 [Crowd: 9540]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat Jun 23: Tigers 10 l. Broncos 44 [Crowd: 8362]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Mar 10: Broncos 24 d. Tigers 6 [Crowd: 12484]

Overall record at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Wests Tigers: 9 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 5.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sun: Roosters 26 l. Tigers 32
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat May 8: Roosters 22 d. Tigers 0
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun Mar 21: Souths 17 d. Tigers 16
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat Apr 12: Souths 32 d. Tigers 22

Brisbane Broncos: 40 games, won 26, drawn 1, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Fri: Roosters 22 l. Broncos 40
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat Aug 28: Souths 34 drew Broncos 34
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri Apr 9: Roosters 14 l. Broncos 26
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Fri Apr 18: Roosters 27 d. Broncos 20

Head to Head at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
Wests Tigers wins: 1. [Pts: 34]
Brisbane Broncos wins: 0. [Pts: 6]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6 [Crowd: 36563]

Overall record with Tim Mander Stats:
Wests Tigers: 16 games, won 3, drawn 1, lost 12.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat Sep 4: Knights 26 d. Tigers 16
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Fri Jun 25: Tigers 0 l. Roosters 56
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 13 - [View] Sat Jun 5: Storm 30 d. Tigers 24
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sun Apr 25: Tigers 30 d. Sea Eagles 22

Brisbane Broncos: 44 games, won 26, drawn 3, lost 15.
Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Broncos 4 l. Dragons 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat: Broncos 24 drew Raiders 18
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sun: Broncos 22 d. Sharks 10
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Broncos 35 d. Bulldogs 28

Head to Head with Tim Mander Stats:
Total Games: 2
Wests Tigers wins: 1.
Brisbane Broncos wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sun: Tigers 34 d. Broncos 6 [Crowd: 36563]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Fri May 31: Tigers 14 l. Broncos 28 [Crowd: 9540]