вЂњWombatвЂќ virtually disposed of the hapless Sharks on his own, his pace and quick hands a generation ahead in the fullback position, while his straight boot in the original match proved instrumental in the Sea Eagles even earning the right to take Cronulla to a rematch. EadieвЂ™s efforts in the 80 minutes that handed Manly their fourth premiership wasnвЂ™t able to be overlooked. The 1978 Clive Churchill Medal was awarded retrospectively taking into account the original grand final and its replay. THREE goals, a field goal, one try and a hand in two others. Playing at five-eighth, he barged through four Sea Eagles defenders for his first try, before earning a place on the highlights reels forever when he ran the length of the field and fended off Michael Robertson to score his second and wrap up the premiership for the Storm. Fast, powerful and every other adjective ever used to describe вЂњGIвЂќ came together as he terrorised the inexperienced Manly outfit on rugby leagueвЂ™s biggest day. SO DOMINANT was Greg InglisвЂ™ 2007 Grand Final performance he could have almost taken on Manly on his own and still walked away with the medal. The second rower was instrumental in the BroncosвЂ™ win, belting the Bulldogs in defence and with bullocking runs in attack before scoring the match-sealing try with a smart dummy and go from hooker.

IF RAY Price was Mr Perpetual Motion then Gorden Tallis must have been the Energizer Bunny during BrisbaneвЂ™s 1998 Grand Final win - except opposing Canterbury players might tell you he hit a little bit harder than a rabbit. 7 directed the Eels to their most recent premiership against their arch-rivals. Steering his beloved Eels around and controlling the match with his long and short kicking game, the crafty No. Still, the best analyst in the game today showed the same composure and class on the field almost 30 years ago. IT SEEMS almost ludicrous that in the only tryless grand final in history the Clive Churchill Medal was awarded to a halfback. While perhaps not the grandest performance of his career, one of the greatest to play the game laid the platform for one of the most dominant first halves in grand finals. THE Parramatta Eels were simply unstoppable in 2001 and if it had not been for the brilliance of Andrew Johns then surely their premiership drought would have come to an end.

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