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- In a feature NRL.com first published last year on the 20th anniversary of the 1999 grand final, we look back at the Melbourne Storm's stunning first premiership win in a thrilling, contentious and memorable decider.
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With the exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the merger of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, seventeen teams competed for the NRL Premiership during the 1999 season, which culminated in the first grand final to be played at Stadium Australia .
- 26 September 1999
- Brett Kimmorley (MEL)
- Sydney, Australia
- Stadium Australia
The NRL Grand Final determines the champions of the National Rugby League club competition. It is a major sport event in Australia. Since 1999, it has been contested at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
- 1908 (1998 NRL)
- 1 October 2023
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Apr 17, 2024 · The 1999 NRL Grand Final Winners: The Melbourne Storm. League Freak 2 weeks ago 06 mins. At the end of the Super League War, and as part of the deal that saw the ARL and Super League merge their competitions, News Limited insisted on the creation of a team based in Melbourne.
The 2022 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2022 National Rugby League season in Australia. It was contested between the Penrith Panthers and the Parramatta Eels on Sunday the 2nd of October at Accor Stadium in Sydney.
- 2 October 2022
- Accor Stadium
A record crowd packed into Stadium Australia in Sydney to watch the Melbourne Storm beat the newly merged St. George Illawarra Dragons in the 1999 NRL Grand Final, and the NRL consolidated into one formidable competition, which has gone from strength to strength during the ensuing decades.
Sep 26, 2019 · Feature. Party like it's 1999: How Storm upset Dragons to kick off purple reign. Brad Walter NRL Senior Reporter. Thu 26 Sep 2019, 12:00 PM.
Oct 2, 2022 · NRL grand final 2022: Penrith Panthers dominate Parramatta Eels – as it happened