Finals Week 2 Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

New Zealand 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. Subs: 14 Grant Rovelli, 15 Evarn Tuimavave, 16 Sam Rapira, 17 Logan Swann

Sydney Roosters: 1. Anthony Minichiello, 2. Brent Grose, 3. Setaimata Sa, 4. Sia Soliola, 5. Sam Perrett, 6. Braith Anasta, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. Mark O'Meley, 9. James Aubusson, 10. Lopini Paea, 11. Nate Myles, 12. Anthony Tupou, 13. Craig Fitzgibbon. Subs: 14. Mickey Paea, 15. David Shillington, 16. Anthony Cherrington, 17. Mitchell Aubusson. (Amos Roberts to be added).

Brisbane 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. Subs: 14 David Stagg, 15 Ashton Sims, 16 Greg Eastwood, 17 Nick Kenny

Melbourne 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. Subs: 14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi.

Friday September 19, 2008
New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)

New Zealand 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. Subs: 14 Grant Rovelli, 15 Evarn Tuimavave, 16 Sam Rapira, 17 Logan Swann

Sydney Roosters
1. Anthony Minichiello, 2. Brent Grose, 3. Setaimata Sa, 4. Sia Soliola, 5. Sam Perrett, 6. Braith Anasta, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. Mark O'Meley, 9. James Aubusson, 10. Lopini Paea, 11. Nate Myles, 12. Anthony Tupou, 13. Craig Fitzgibbon. Subs: 14. Mickey Paea, 15. David Shillington, 16. Anthony Cherrington, 17. Mitchell Aubusson. (Amos Roberts to be added).

Date: Fri September 19 2008, 8:45PM NZST GMT+12 [Fri September 19 2008, 6:45PM AEST GMT+10]
[Fri September 19 2008, 8:45AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Roosters by 8Paul Booth: Warriors by 12Sam Brooks: Warriors by 10


OVERALL:
Total Games: 22
New Zealand Warriors wins: 11. [Pts: 419]
Sydney Roosters wins: 10. [Pts: 555]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
New Zealand Warriors: 26 pts: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Warriors 42 d. Roosters 16 [Crowd: 12711]
Sydney Roosters: 52 pts: 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun May 30: Roosters 58 d. Warriors 6 [Crowd: 10078]

Biggest Crowd: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun Oct 6: Roosters 30 d. Warriors 8 [Crowd: 80130]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
New Zealand Warriors: WLWLWLWLWWWLLWLLLWWWDL
Sydney Roosters: LWLWLWLWLLLWWLWWWLLLDW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 12 l. Sydney Roosters 38 [Crowd: 11922]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Sydney Roosters 31 drew New Zealand Warriors 31 [Crowd: 15124]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Warriors 42 d. Roosters 16 [Crowd: 12711]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sun: Roosters 12 l. Warriors 22 [Crowd: 6806]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Roosters 22 l. Warriors 24 [Crowd: 13789]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun: Warriors 6 l. Roosters 10 [Crowd: 10082]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Aug 29: Warriors 24 l. Roosters 30 [Crowd: 8019]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sun May 30: Roosters 58 d. Warriors 6 [Crowd: 10078]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Aug 31: Roosters 24 l. Warriors 26 [Crowd: 18726]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun Oct 6: Roosters 30 d. Warriors 8 [Crowd: 80130]

Overall record at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 167 games, won 97, drawn 1, lost 69.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 42 d. Penrith Panthers 20
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 16 d. Brisbane Broncos 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 8 d. Melbourne Storm 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 24 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14

Sydney Roosters: 11 games, won 5, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 14 l. Sydney Roosters 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 12 l. Sydney Roosters 38
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Warriors 42 d. Roosters 16
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun: Warriors 6 l. Roosters 10
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Aug 29: Warriors 24 l. Roosters 30

Head to Head at Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ) Stats:
Total Games: 10
New Zealand Warriors wins: 6. [Pts: 210]
Sydney Roosters wins: 4. [Pts: 202]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sun: New Zealand Warriors 12 l. Sydney Roosters 38 [Crowd: 11922]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Warriors 42 d. Roosters 16 [Crowd: 12711]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sun: Warriors 6 l. Roosters 10 [Crowd: 10082]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun Aug 29: Warriors 24 l. Roosters 30 [Crowd: 8019]
2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun Mar 24: Warriors 21 d. Roosters 14 [Crowd: 14378]

Overall record with Tony Archer Stats:
New Zealand Warriors: 24 games, won 11, drawn 0, lost 13.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 2 - [View] Sun: North Queensland Cowboys 49 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat: New Zealand Warriors 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 12

Sydney Roosters: 21 games, won 12, drawn 0, lost 9.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Fri: Sydney Roosters 16 l. Brisbane Broncos 24
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 14 l. Sydney Roosters 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Mon: Sydney Roosters 19 d. Wests Tigers 10
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 12 l. Sydney Roosters 40
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 1 - [View] Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 l. Sydney Roosters 34

Head to Head with Tony Archer Stats:
Total Games: 1
New Zealand Warriors wins: 1.
Sydney Roosters wins: 0.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2000 National Rugby League - Round 8 - [View] Sun Mar 26: Auckland 26 d. Roosters 22 [Crowd: 11125]

Saturday September 20, 2008
Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)

Brisbane 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. Subs: 14 David Stagg, 15 Ashton Sims, 16 Greg Eastwood, 17 Nick Kenny

Melbourne 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. Subs: 14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi.

Date: Sat September 20 2008, 7:45PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat September 20 2008, 9:45AM GMT]
Referee: Shayne Hayne

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Broncos by 4Paul Booth: Storm by 8Sam Brooks: Storm by 20


OVERALL:
Total Games: 23
Brisbane Broncos wins: 9. [Pts: 435]
Melbourne Storm wins: 13. [Pts: 530]
Draws: 1

Biggest wins:
Brisbane Broncos: 28 pts: 2002 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sat Aug 3: Storm 20 l. Broncos 48 [Crowd: 10308]
Melbourne Storm: 46 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Storm 50 d. Broncos 4 [Crowd: 12149]

Biggest Crowd: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 8 l. Brisbane Broncos 15 [Crowd: 79609]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Brisbane Broncos: WWLLDLWLWWWWLLWLLLWLLLL
Melbourne Storm: LLWWDWLWLLLLWWLWWWLWWWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 28 d. Brisbane Broncos 8 [Crowd: 13831]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 1 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 40 d. Brisbane Broncos 0 [Crowd: 15552]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Brisbane Broncos 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 18 l. Melbourne Storm 28 [Crowd: 33750]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 8 l. Brisbane Broncos 15 [Crowd: 79609]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Broncos 12 l. Storm 18 [Crowd: 40159]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Fri: Storm 10 d. Broncos 4 [Crowd: 15479]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sat: Broncos 18 l. Storm 24 [Crowd: 25193]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: Broncos 28 d. Storm 15 [Crowd: 32738]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Storm 50 d. Broncos 4 [Crowd: 12149]

Overall record at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Stats:
Brisbane Broncos: 129 games, won 83, drawn 0, lost 46.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 24 d. Newcastle Knights 2
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Gold Coast Titans 21 l. Brisbane Broncos 25
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 21 - [View] Sun: Brisbane Broncos 34 d. Canberra Raiders 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Brisbane Broncos 18 l. Bulldogs 26

Melbourne Storm: 6 games, won 4, drawn 0, lost 2.
Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 18 l. Melbourne Storm 28
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Broncos 12 l. Storm 18
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sat: Broncos 18 l. Storm 24
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: Broncos 28 d. Storm 15
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sat Sep 11: Storm 31 d. Broncos 14

Head to Head at Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Stats:
Total Games: 6
Brisbane Broncos wins: 2. [Pts: 124]
Melbourne Storm wins: 4. [Pts: 142]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 18 l. Melbourne Storm 28 [Crowd: 33750]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Broncos 12 l. Storm 18 [Crowd: 40159]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week One - [View] Sat: Broncos 18 l. Storm 24 [Crowd: 25193]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: Broncos 28 d. Storm 15 [Crowd: 32738]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Qualifying Finals - [View] Sat Sep 11: Storm 31 d. Broncos 14 [Crowd: 31100]

Overall record with Shayne Hayne Stats:
Brisbane Broncos: 26 games, won 17, drawn 0, lost 9.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Fri: Brisbane Broncos 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 9 - [View] Sun: Brisbane Broncos 12 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sun: Newcastle Knights 22 l. Brisbane Broncos 34
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 15 - [View] Mon: Brisbane Broncos 48 d. Wests Tigers 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 11 d. Brisbane Broncos 4

Melbourne Storm: 18 games, won 10, drawn 0, lost 8.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 17 d. Melbourne Storm 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Sydney Roosters 6
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 12 - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 46 d. Bulldogs 0
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sat: Sydney Roosters 10 d. Melbourne Storm 6
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 d. Melbourne Storm 12

Head to Head with Shayne Hayne Stats:
Total Games: 1
Brisbane Broncos wins: 0.
Melbourne Storm wins: 1.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: Broncos 12 l. Storm 18 [Crowd: 40159]