Grand Final Teams

Team Lists in Brief:

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Matai, 5 David Williams, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford [c], 8 Brent Kite, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Josh Perry, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Hall, 13 Glenn Stewart. Subs: 14 Heath L'Estrange, 15 Mark Bryant, 16 Jason King, 17 Steve Menzies, 18 Adam Cuthbertson, 19 Luke Williamson (two to be omitted).

Melbourne Storm: 1. Billy Slater, 2. Steve Turner, 3. Matt Geyer, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Anthony Quinn, 6. Greg Inglis, 7. Cooper Cronk [c], 8. Jeff Lima, 9. Russ Aitken, 10. Brett White, 11. Michael Crocker, 12. Jeremy Smith, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Scott Anderson, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi, 18. Aiden Tolman, 19. Brett Anderson (two to be omitted).

Sunday October 5, 2008
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1 Brett Stewart, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Steve Bell, 4 Steve Matai, 5 David Williams, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Matt Orford [c], 8 Brent Kite, 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Josh Perry, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Glenn Hall, 13 Glenn Stewart. Subs: 14 Heath L'Estrange, 15 Mark Bryant, 16 Jason King, 17 Steve Menzies, 18 Adam Cuthbertson, 19 Luke Williamson (two to be omitted).

Melbourne Storm
1. Billy Slater, 2. Steve Turner, 3. Matt Geyer, 4. Israel Folau, 5. Anthony Quinn, 6. Greg Inglis, 7. Cooper Cronk [c], 8. Jeff Lima, 9. Russ Aitken, 10. Brett White, 11. Michael Crocker, 12. Jeremy Smith, 13. Dallas Johnson. Subs: 14. Scott Anderson, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi, 18. Aiden Tolman, 19. Brett Anderson (two to be omitted).

Date: Sun October 5 2008, 5:15PM AEDT GMT+11 [Sun October 5 2008, 4:15PM AEST GMT+10]
[Sun October 5 2008, 6:15AM GMT]
Referee: Tony Archer

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Broncos by 6Chris Riediger: Raiders by 12Sam Brooks: Broncos by 2Paul Booth: Raiders by 14


OVERALL:
Total Games: 13
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 5. [Pts: 210]
Melbourne Storm wins: 8. [Pts: 299]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 22 pts: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Sea Eagles 34 d. Storm 12 [Crowd: 9338]
Melbourne Storm: 30 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat Sep 6: Storm 40 d. Sea Eagles 10 [Crowd: 10020]

Biggest Crowd: 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 d. Melbourne Storm 12 [Crowd: 18640]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: LLLWLWWWLWLLL
Melbourne Storm: WWWLWLLLWLWWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Melbourne Storm 16 [Crowd: 18442]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4 [Crowd: 13632]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 d. Melbourne Storm 12 [Crowd: 18640]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat: Storm 30 d. Sea Eagles 20 [Crowd: 13991]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 11 - [View] Sat: Sea Eagles 34 d. Storm 12 [Crowd: 9338]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 3 - [View] Sun: Sea Eagles 25 d. Storm 18 [Crowd: 15470]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun Sep 5: Sea Eagles 30 d. Storm 28 [Crowd: 9790]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sat Sep 6: Storm 40 d. Sea Eagles 10 [Crowd: 10020]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun Apr 20: Sea Eagles 20 d. Storm 14 [Crowd: 7588]

Overall record at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 11 games, won 5, drawn 0, lost 6.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 16 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 48
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 40 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Sat: Bulldogs 14 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16

Melbourne Storm: 9 games, won 7, drawn 0, lost 2.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 36 d. Melbourne Storm 12
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Bulldogs 6 l. Melbourne Storm 38
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 8 l. Brisbane Broncos 15
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week Three - [View] Sat: Melbourne Storm 24 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 10

Head to Head at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Stats:
Total Games: 1
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 0. [Pts: 8]
Melbourne Storm wins: 1. [Pts: 34]
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8

Overall record with Tony Archer Stats:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles: 17 games, won 9, drawn 0, lost 8.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Wests Tigers 16 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 48
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Melbourne Storm 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 7 - [View] Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30 d. Bulldogs 22
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8

Melbourne Storm: 29 games, won 22, drawn 0, lost 7.
Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Finals Week 3 - [View] Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0 l. Melbourne Storm 28
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Melbourne Storm 16
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 2 - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8

Head to Head with Tony Archer Stats:
Total Games: 4
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles wins: 1.
Melbourne Storm wins: 3.
Draws: 0

Last 5 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Melbourne Storm 16 [Crowd: 18442]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 5 - [View] Fri: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4 [Crowd: 13632]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Grand Final - [View] Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun Apr 20: Sea Eagles 20 d. Storm 14 [Crowd: 7588]