Valemi steps in off the wing and into contact, but it’s high, and Lee is put on report and Canberra get a full set 20m from home. The Raiders underperformed. Canberra will surely score soon. Well, until tackle four anyway when Havili spills a pass with the Raiders looking to spin the ball left. Cameron Munster 7. It’s a risk-averse drive from Melbourne, but that’s all they need for now. “We have a little tradition that the winner brings a beer into the loser and we meet as friends – we don’t rub it in.” As for Stuart: “The hardest thing is that I love him as one of my close mates, and usually when one of your mates wants something you try to get it for them.”. They defied the odds to reach last year’s grand final, they upset the Roosters last time out, and they have been going against convention all season, brushing off injury after injury to hit the finals in peak form. Canberra benefit from a fortunate penalty against Cameron Smith no less and kick their way out of trouble to halfway. On tackle four they send the ball through hands to the right, evading two near-intercepts. Canberra are not going lightly. The temperature is in the low 20s and dropping as evening dusk cedes to floodlit night, there’s no rain - although we do know the dew can become a hazard, and there’s little wind to speak of beyond a slight north-easterly breeze. Spots in the NRL grand final at the end of the craziest season in history go on the line this weekend. He replaces Chris Lewis. They’re in ✔✔#NRLStormRaiders #TelstraPremiership pic.twitter.com/PZQFUObIKr. A rollercoaster of an NRL final has seen end-to-end action and plenty of tries, but a brutal injury toll has hit both teams hard. 30 mins: They come again Canberra, Soliola impressing off the bench, hitting Melbourne hard through the guts. Another Melbourne attack, almost another try. The Raiders have battled back gamely, but they have an awful lot of ground to make up. I pointed out to him that if he did retire or go to another club, hopefully not, that we would like to send him out on the right note. Too close to call this one (as is the second prelim final). Croker kicks a beautiful fizzing conversion from the whitewash. Melbourne defend stoutly and force Williams into kicking on the last but after the high ball to the right corner is dealt with the Green Machine pounds through and forces the line drop-out. Storm do superbly to keep the ball alive then Hughes darts through a narrow gap, feeds Vunivalu on his outside and the flying Fijian somehow dances his way with impossible footwork and strength around three Canberra tacklers - without stepping into touch - and powers over the line. I said to him that we’d like to give him a decent send-off and he said, ‘why?’ I said that after 400-odd games and grand finals that you’ve done a tremendous job for us, but he is not one of those guys who wants a lot of fanfare.”, 1. This game is hot #AFLFinals pic.twitter.com/c6D91d4El3. Up the milk! Valemi almost makes a line break returning the kick to the corner but Kaufusi came across and the pair came together with a thundering crash. NRL has confirmed the 2020 Grand Final will be played at ANZ Stadium Sydney in front of 40,000 fans on Sunday 25 October. In 2019, the main act was OneRepublic. This time Bateman straightens up when one more pass would have meant a certain score, and Melbourne survive. All rights reserved. #NRLStormRaiders#TelstraPremiership pic.twitter.com/vjocqKRqj0. 16 mins: Melbourne look like breaking the line every attack. The match-up will hold no fears for Stuart’s crew. Hudson Young has caught the eye for the Raiders, and he leads allcomers for carries and tackles. With space and numbers to the right after a solid drive up the guts the Raiders make no mistakes sending the ball through hands and Cotric touches over in the corner. Eventually Cotric gets to the sideline and heads for home, chipping and chasing, the ball bouncing in his favour, but as the Canberra winger accepts the bobble, Cameron Smith hauls him down from behind and clings on like a lion hunting an antelope, simultaneously halting Cotric’s momentum and dislodging the ball. "NRL announce grand final for ANZ Stadium", "Amy Shark To Headline The 2020 NRL Grand Final Entertainment", Australia Kangaroos tour of England (cancelled), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_NRL_Grand_Final&oldid=984434443, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 October 2020, at 02:23. 76 mins: Canberra are throwing it around like it’s a nines exhibition now, which they have to, and it makes from some entertaining, if scruffy, play from kick-off to the Storm 20m line. For those who are unable to attend the game, the match is shown live on Channel 9. The prize for winning the premiership is the Provan-Summons Trophy and a … 25 mins: How’s the AFL going? 1. The set ends with an odd left-footed kick from Munster that bobbles into touch about 15m out. 57 mins: Bellamy will be happier with the past five or so minutes with the game settling down into a midfield scrap after a harum-scarum start to the half. From centrefield Canberra switch left but the defensive line shifts smartly. The touchdown was not clean and Canberra breathe a sigh of relief.

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