Finals Week 3 Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Matai, 5 Chris Hicks, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Jason King, 9 Michael Monaghan, 10 Brent Kite, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Luke Williamson, , 14 Travis Burns, 15 Glenn Hall, 16 Mark Bryant, 17 Steve Menzies, 19 Matt Ballin, 20 Jack Afamasaga, 21 Adam Cuthbertson (three to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys: 1 Matt Bowen, 2 Ty Williams, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Paul Bowman, 5 Ben Farrar, 6 Justin Smith, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Matt Scott, 9 Aaron Payne (vc), 10 Carl Webb, 11 Sam Faust, 12 Matthew Bartlett, 13 Mark Henry. Subs: Subs:, 14 David Faiumu, 15 Jason Smith, 16 Jacob Lillyman, 17 Ray Cashmere, 18 Neil Sweeney, 19 Ben Vaeau (two to be omitted).

Melbourne Storm: 1. Billy Slater, 2. Steve Turner, 3. Matt King, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Anthony Quinn, 6. Greg Inglis, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Ben Cross, 9. Cameron Smith (c), 10. Brett White, 11. Clint Newton, 12. Ryan Hoffman, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Matt Geyer, 16. Michael Crocker, 17. Jeff Lima, 18. James Aubusson, 19. Garret Crossman (two to be omitted).

Parramatta Eels: 1 Jarryd Hayne, 2 Krisnan Inu, 3 Joel Reddy, 4 Timana Tahu, 5 Eric Grothe, 6 Brett Finch, 7 Tim Smith , 8 Nathan Cayless (c), 9 Mark Riddell, 10 Fuifui Moimoi, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh, 12 Ian Hindmarsh, 13 Feleti Mateo. Subs: 14 PJ Marsh , 15 Josh Cordoba, 16 Chad Robinson, 17 Daniel Wagon.

Saturday September 22, 2007
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs North Queensland Cowboys at Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Matai, 5 Chris Hicks, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford (c), 8 Jason King, 9 Michael Monaghan, 10 Brent Kite, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Stewart, 13 Luke Williamson, , 14 Travis Burns, 15 Glenn Hall, 16 Mark Bryant, 17 Steve Menzies, 19 Matt Ballin, 20 Jack Afamasaga, 21 Adam Cuthbertson (three to be omitted).

North Queensland Cowboys
1 Matt Bowen, 2 Ty Williams, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Paul Bowman, 5 Ben Farrar, 6 Justin Smith, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Matt Scott, 9 Aaron Payne (vc), 10 Carl Webb, 11 Sam Faust, 12 Matthew Bartlett, 13 Mark Henry. Subs: Subs:, 14 David Faiumu, 15 Jason Smith, 16 Jacob Lillyman, 17 Ray Cashmere, 18 Neil Sweeney, 19 Ben Vaeau (two to be omitted).

Date: Sat September 22 2007, 7:45PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat September 22 2007, 9:45AM GMT]
Referee: Paul Simpkins

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Sea Eagles by 8 (if Thurston plays) or Sea Eagles by 36 (if Thurston is out)


OVERALL:
Total Games: 11
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 6. [Pts: 294]
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 5. [Pts: 235]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 42 pts: 1996 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sun May 5: Sea Eagles 46 d. Cowboys 4 [Crowd: 5227]
North Queensland Cowboys: 11 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat May 24: Sea Eagles 20 l. Cowboys 31 [Crowd: 7028]

Biggest Crowd: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 20 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 23956]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: WWWWWLLWLLL
North Queensland Cowboys: LLLLLWWLWWW

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 30 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 [Crowd: 18682]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 20 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 23956]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 24 l. Cowboys 26 [Crowd: 13118]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Sat Mar 13: Cowboys 20 l. Sea Eagles 24 [Crowd: 17952]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat May 24: Sea Eagles 20 l. Cowboys 31 [Crowd: 7028]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat Mar 22: Cowboys 30 d. Sea Eagles 20 [Crowd: 10937]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 18 - [View] Sat Jul 3: Cowboys 26 l. Sea Eagles 28 [Crowd: 15389]
1999 National Rugby League - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 8: Sea Eagles 26 d. Cowboys 22 [Crowd: 7973]
1998 National Rugby League - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 16: Sea Eagles 28 d. Cowboys 12 [Crowd: 8422]
1996 Optus Cup - Round 7 - [View] Sun May 5: Sea Eagles 46 d. Cowboys 4 [Crowd: 5227]


Overall record with Paul Simpkins Stats:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 23 games, won 11, drawn 0, lost 12.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 d. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 14 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Two - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 0
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat: Storm 30 d. Sea Eagles 20
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Knights 14 l. Sea Eagles 16

North Queensland Cowboys: 30 games, won 11, drawn 1, lost 18.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 20 d. Bulldogs 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 14 l. Bulldogs 54
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: Dragons 34 d. Cowboys 14
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun: Knights 16 l. Cowboys 18
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: Eels 18 l. Cowboys 26

Head to Head with Paul Simpkins Stats:
Total Games: 1
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 0.
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 20 d. Sea Eagles 16 [Crowd: 23956]

Sunday September 23, 2007
Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels at Telstra Dome, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC)

Melbourne Storm
1. Billy Slater, 2. Steve Turner, 3. Matt King, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Anthony Quinn, 6. Greg Inglis, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Ben Cross, 9. Cameron Smith (c), 10. Brett White, 11. Clint Newton, 12. Ryan Hoffman, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Matt Geyer, 16. Michael Crocker, 17. Jeff Lima, 18. James Aubusson, 19. Garret Crossman (two to be omitted).

Parramatta Eels
1 Jarryd Hayne, 2 Krisnan Inu, 3 Joel Reddy, 4 Timana Tahu, 5 Eric Grothe, 6 Brett Finch, 7 Tim Smith , 8 Nathan Cayless (c), 9 Mark Riddell, 10 Fuifui Moimoi, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh, 12 Ian Hindmarsh, 13 Feleti Mateo. Subs: 14 PJ Marsh , 15 Josh Cordoba, 16 Chad Robinson, 17 Daniel Wagon.

Date: Sun September 23 2007, 4:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Sun September 23 2007, 6:00AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Eels by 4


OVERALL:
Total Games: 18
Melbourne Storm wins: 11. [Pts: 368]
Parramatta Eels wins: 7. [Pts: 380]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Melbourne Storm: 38 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 17: Storm 50 d. Eels 12 [Crowd: 8699]
Parramatta Eels: 44 pts: 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri Jul 20: Storm 10 l. Eels 54 [Crowd: 13074]

Biggest Crowd: 1999 National Rugby League - Preliminary Finals - [View] Sat Sep 18: Storm 18 d. Eels 16 [Crowd: 27555]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Melbourne Storm: WLLWWLLLWLWWWWLWWW
Parramatta Eels: LWWLLWWWLWLLLLWLLL

Last 10 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Parramatta Eels 10 [Crowd: 11549]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 12 d. Parramatta Eels 6 [Crowd: 15690]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Eels 22 l. Storm 34 [Crowd: 7139]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Storm 14 l. Eels 26 [Crowd: 9649]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sat Jul 24: Storm 22 d. Eels 16 [Crowd: 8067]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun May 16: Eels 16 l. Storm 36 [Crowd: 8243]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun Aug 17: Storm 50 d. Eels 12 [Crowd: 8699]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat May 24: Eels 10 l. Storm 12 [Crowd: 8136]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 18: Storm 20 l. Eels 22 [Crowd: 7747]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat Apr 6: Eels 30 l. Storm 32 [Crowd: 11132]

Overall record at Telstra Dome, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 13 games, won 7, drawn 1, lost 5.
Last 5 games:
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Mon Aug 27: Storm 24 drew Warriors 24
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Mon Aug 20: Storm 28 d. Panthers 24
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun Jul 29: Storm 32 d. Broncos 28
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri Jul 20: Storm 10 l. Eels 54
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Thu Jul 5: Storm 64 d. Tigers 0

Parramatta Eels: 1 games, won 1, drawn 0, lost 0.
Last 5 games:
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri Jul 20: Storm 10 l. Eels 54

Head to Head at Telstra Dome, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC) Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 0. [Pts: 10]
Parramatta Eels wins: 1. [Pts: 54]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2001 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri Jul 20: Storm 10 l. Eels 54 [Crowd: 13074]

Overall record with Tony Archer Stats:
Melbourne Storm: 23 games, won 17, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Parramatta Eels 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 30 d. Melbourne Storm 12
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Storm 20 l. Warriors 24
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sat: Storm 24 d. Dragons 10
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sat: Panthers 18 l. Storm 40

Parramatta Eels: 17 games, won 9, drawn 0, lost 8.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 68 d. Brisbane Broncos 22
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Parramatta Eels 10
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 24 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Parramatta Eels 18 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12

Head to Head with Tony Archer Stats:
Total Games: 1
Melbourne Storm wins: 1.
Parramatta Eels wins: 0.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Parramatta Eels 10 [Crowd: 11549]