Finals Week Three Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs: Luke Patten, Hazem El Masri, Andrew Emelio, Reni Maitua, Matt Utai, Daniel Holdsworth, Brent Sherwin, Mark O'Meley, Corey Hughes, Nate Myles , Willie Mason, Andrew Ryan (C), Sonny Bill Williams. Subs: Roy Asotasi, Adam Perry, Chris Armit, Nick Kouparitsas

Brisbane Broncos: Justin Hodges, Darius Boyd, Brent Tate , David Stagg, Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer (C), Shane Perry, Shane Webcke, Shaun Berrigan, Petero Civoniceva, Sam Thaiday, Brad Thorn, Tonie Carroll. Subs: Corey Parker, Dane Carlaw, Ben Hannant, Casey McGuire, Tame Tupou (one to be omitted)

Melbourne Storm: Billy Slater, Matt Geyer, Matt King, Greg Inglis, Steve Turner, Scott Hill, Cooper Cronk, Antonio Kaufusi, Cameron Smith, Brett White, David Kidwell, Ryan Hoffman, Dallas Johnson. Subs: Garret Crossman, Michael Crocker, Ben Cross, Nathan Friend, Jake Webster, Jeremy Smith, Adam Blair (rhree to be omitted)

St George Illawarra Dragons: Clint Greenshields, Wes Naiqama, Mark Gasnier, Matt Cooper, Brett Morris, Trent Barrett (C), Ben Hornby, Luke Bailey, Aaron Gorrell, Jason Ryles, Matt Bickerstaff, Ashton Sims, Shaun Timmins. Subs: Danny Wicks, Justin Poore, Ben Creagh, Mathew Head, Daryl Millard, Michael Henderson, Sam Isemonger (three to be omitted)

Friday September 22, 2006
Bulldogs vs Brisbane Broncos at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)

Bulldogs
Luke Patten, Hazem El Masri, Andrew Emelio, Reni Maitua, Matt Utai, Daniel Holdsworth, Brent Sherwin, Mark O'Meley, Corey Hughes, Nate Myles , Willie Mason, Andrew Ryan (C), Sonny Bill Williams. Subs: Roy Asotasi, Adam Perry, Chris Armit, Nick Kouparitsas

Brisbane Broncos
Justin Hodges, Darius Boyd, Brent Tate , David Stagg, Karmichael Hunt, Darren Lockyer (C), Shane Perry, Shane Webcke, Shaun Berrigan, Petero Civoniceva, Sam Thaiday, Brad Thorn, Tonie Carroll. Subs: Corey Parker, Dane Carlaw, Ben Hannant, Casey McGuire, Tame Tupou (one to be omitted)

Date: Fri September 22 2006, 7:45PM AEST GMT+10 [Fri September 22 2006, 9:45AM GMT]
Referee: Paul Simpkins
TV Details: Live Channel Nine 7:45pm

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Bulldogs by 2Chris Riediger: Bulldogs by 8


OVERALL:
Total Games: 33
Bulldogs wins: 13. [Pts: 609]
Brisbane Broncos wins: 19. [Pts: 766]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Bulldogs: 36 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 11: Broncos 4 l. Bulldogs 40 [Crowd: 25107]
Brisbane Broncos: 30 pts: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 30 [Crowd: 26111]

Biggest Crowd: 1993 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Round 17 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Broncos 38 d. Canterbury 18 [Crowd: 54751]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Bulldogs: WWLWWWLLLLWLLLLLLWLLLLWDWLWWWLWLL
Brisbane Broncos: LLWLLLWWWWLWWWWWWLWWWWLDLWLLLWLWW

Last 10 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 30 [Crowd: 26111]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Broncos 25 d. Bulldogs 6 [Crowd: 30589]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 29 d. Broncos 22 [Crowd: 29112]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Broncos 35 d. Bulldogs 28 [Crowd: 29845]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 15: Broncos 18 l. Bulldogs 46 [Crowd: 49571]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun May 2: Bulldogs 25 d. Broncos 18 [Crowd: 17104]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri Jul 11: Broncos 4 l. Bulldogs 40 [Crowd: 25107]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Fri May 23: Bulldogs 0 l. Broncos 24 [Crowd: 25673]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Fri Sep 6: Bulldogs 25 d. Broncos 18 [Crowd: 16492]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Fri Mar 22: Broncos 20 drew Bulldogs 20 [Crowd: 22300]

Overall record at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Bulldogs: 52 games, won 34, drawn 1, lost 17.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Roosters 14 l. Bulldogs 30
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun: Roosters 32 d. Bulldogs 12
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Souths 37 d. Bulldogs 24
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sat Sep 25: Bulldogs 30 d. Panthers 14
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Semi-Final - [View] Sun Sep 19: Bulldogs 43 d. Storm 18

Brisbane Broncos: 42 games, won 28, drawn 1, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 6 l. Brisbane Broncos 50
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Fri: Roosters 6 l. Broncos 24
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

Head to Head at Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 3
Bulldogs wins: 1. [Pts: 52]
Brisbane Broncos wins: 2. [Pts: 71]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
1998 National Rugby League - Grand Final - [View] Sun Sep 27: Broncos 38 d. Canterbury 12 [Crowd: 40857]
1995 Australian Rugby League - Semi-Final - [View] Sun Sep 10: Bulldogs 24 d. Broncos 10 [Crowd: 34087]
1993 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sun Sep 19: Broncos 23 d. Canterbury 16 [Crowd: 34821]

Saturday September 23, 2006
Melbourne Storm vs St.George-Illawarra Dragons at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

Melbourne Storm
Billy Slater, Matt Geyer, Matt King, Greg Inglis, Steve Turner, Scott Hill, Cooper Cronk, Antonio Kaufusi, Cameron Smith, Brett White, David Kidwell, Ryan Hoffman, Dallas Johnson. Subs: Garret Crossman, Michael Crocker, Ben Cross, Nathan Friend, Jake Webster, Jeremy Smith, Adam Blair (rhree to be omitted)

St.George-Illawarra Dragons
Clint Greenshields, Wes Naiqama, Mark Gasnier, Matt Cooper, Brett Morris, Trent Barrett (C), Ben Hornby, Luke Bailey, Aaron Gorrell, Jason Ryles, Matt Bickerstaff, Ashton Sims, Shaun Timmins. Subs: Danny Wicks, Justin Poore, Ben Creagh, Mathew Head, Daryl Millard, Michael Henderson, Sam Isemonger (three to be omitted)

Date: Sat September 23 2006, 7:45PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat September 23 2006, 9:45AM GMT]
Referee: Steven Clark
TV Details: Live Channel Nine 7:45pm

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Dragons by 6Chris Riediger: Dragons by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 16
Melbourne Storm wins: 11. [Pts: 414]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 4. [Pts: 334]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Melbourne Storm: 60 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 5 - [View] Fri Mar 3: Storm 70 d. Dragons 10 [Crowd: 23239]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 46 pts: 2000 National Rugby League - Round 18 - [View] Sun Jun 4: Dragons 50 d. Storm 4 [Crowd: 10141]

Biggest Crowd: 1999 National Rugby League - Grand Final - [View] Sun Sep 26: Storm 20 d. Dragons 18 [Crowd: 107558]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Melbourne Storm: LLWWLWWWDWWLWWWW
St.George-Illawarra Dragons: WWLLWLLLDLLWLLLL

Last 10 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Dragons 24 l. Storm 34 [Crowd: 13866]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Storm 24 d. Dragons 10 [Crowd: 8692]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun: Storm 24 d. Dragons 16 [Crowd: 9420]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Dragons 12 l. Storm 46 [Crowd: 9032]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri Aug 6: Dragons 34 d. Storm 14 [Crowd: 12960]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun Mar 28: Storm 34 d. Dragons 6 [Crowd: 8237]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri Aug 22: Dragons 14 l. Storm 22 [Crowd: 11367]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat Jun 15: Dragons 30 drew Storm 30 [Crowd: 8021]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat Apr 20: Storm 12 d. Dragons 4 [Crowd: 8023]
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sun Jun 17: Storm 34 d. Dragons 28 [Crowd: 11530]

Overall record at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 4 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 0.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sat: Rabbitohs 14 l. Storm 38
2000 National Rugby League - Round 12 - [View] Tue Apr 25: Bulldogs 22 l. Storm 44
1999 National Rugby League - Grand Final - [View] Sun Sep 26: Storm 20 d. Dragons 18
1999 National Rugby League - Round 19 - [View] Sat Jul 10: Canterbury 20 l. Storm 24

St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 14 games, won 6, drawn 0, lost 8.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Bulldogs 26 d. Dragons 10
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Rabbitohs 14 l. Dragons 44
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Tigers 24 d. Dragons 15
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: Tigers 32 l. Dragons 40
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 46 d. Dragons 28

Head to Head at Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 1. [Pts: 20]
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 0. [Pts: 18]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
1999 National Rugby League - Grand Final - [View] Sun Sep 26: Storm 20 d. Dragons 18 [Crowd: 107558]

Overall record with Steven Clark Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 34 games, won 18, drawn 0, lost 16.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 12 d. Parramatta Eels 6
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Storm 28 d. Sharks 12
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: Storm 18 d. Cowboys 6
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sun: Warriors 16 l. Storm 22
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sat: Broncos 18 l. Storm 24

St.George-Illawarra Dragons: 24 games, won 12, drawn 1, lost 11.
Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Eels 28 d. Dragons 6
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Fri: Dragons 16 l. Bulldogs 22
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Sharks 30 d. Dragons 12
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Tue: Dragons 22 d. Roosters 12
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 10 l. Dragons 36

Head to Head with Steven Clark Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 0.
St.George-Illawarra Dragons wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
1999 National Rugby League - Round 13 - [View] Fri May 28: Storm 16 l. Dragons 28 [Crowd: 14316]