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Sep 29, 2022 · NRL Grand Final Match Highlights | St George Illawarra Dragons v Melbourne Storm | 1999. The Dragons and Storm do battle in the 1999 NRL Grand Final. 🏉 SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE NRL...
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Sep 26, 1999 · Classic mini - The Melbourne Storm and St George Illawarra Dragons face off in the 1999 Grand Final.
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- Clive Churchill Medal
- Unsung Hero
- Play of The Day
- The 'What If' Moment
- The Quote
- Recollections of A Champion
- Recollections of A Runner-Up
- A New Millennium
Melbourne went into the final yet to beat St George Illawarra and having lost to the Dragons 34-10 earlier in the 1999 finals series. The Storm needed a player to take the big show by the collar and at half-time, that man wasn't halfback Brett Kimmorley. "To that point in my career the feeling I had walking off [at half-time] after chipping the bal...
The 1999 grand final was Glenn Lazarus' 254th and final NRL appearance – and it was some way to bow out of the top-flight game as he captained Melbourne to glory. The win capped a remarkable achievement for the legendary Kangaroos and NSW prop who won five titles with three separate clubs – the others being Canberra (1989 and 1990) and Brisbane (19...
It could be argued that Chris Anderson's half-time speech was the most inspirational moment for Melbourne even if the Kimmorley-bomb, Ainscough-head high, Smith/Harrigan-penalty try was the defining moment for the Storm. But the hit Smith put on Anthony Mundine before half-time to deny the Storm five-eighth a try, coupled with a weaving run from Ge...
To this day, St George Illawarra fans insist the pass from Matt Geyer to send centre Tony Martin over for Melbourne's opening try in the 54th minute was forward, even if just a smidgeon. But Anthony Mundine's decision to go on his own after regathering his own grubber kick, with Dragons second-rower Darren Treacy unmarked outside him, was pivotal. ...
"Once Craig Smith catches the football you think it's going to be a try but then he has his head taken off and it's 'Did he score, did he not score?' and to have to wait for that decision was an agonisingly long time," Kimmorley recalled. "It may have been five seconds but it felt like five minutes at least."
"It was more relief for me," Storm halfback Kimmorley said of the full-time siren sounding. "The first half had some bad feelings for me. It was my kick that (Nathan) Blacklock ran the length of the field on the back of... so you go into the sheds at half-time absolutely shattered thinking you've won them the game." Scores had the Storm down 14-0 a...
"Any time you lose a grand final it's a bad memory," Newcastle coach Nathan Brown, who lined up at hooker for the Dragons, told NRL.com. "But along the way there are plenty of good memories. The road to it was really exciting. We obviously had a good year to get there so that's an achievement. But winning a grand final is the ultimate and unfortuna...
Melbourne went on to thump Super League champions St Helens 44-6 at JJB Stadium in Wigan in the 2000 World Club Challenge with Robbie Ross and Scott Hill each bagging a brace of tries. Kimmorley was man of the match. The Storm finished the NRL minor premiership in sixth place with a 14 win, one draw, 11 loss record and were eliminated in the qualif...
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Sep 9, 2019 · GF glory: Historic finish seals Storm win. The Craig Smith penalty try that sealed the Melbourne Storm's inaugural Premiership in 1999 will be forever remembered in rugby league history.
Apr 17, 2024 · Brett Kimmorely was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the man of the match, but most who watched the game felt Tawera Nikau should have won the medal, he was like a man possessed in this game. Here are the video highlights of the 1999 NRL Grand Final:
Apr 28, 2021 · Storm v Dragons | 1999 Grand Final | Full Match Replay | NRL ... 1999 Grand Final | Full Match Replay | NRL. 28 Apr 21. Video by National Rugby League.
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Aug 19, 2024 · Match info page for the Melbourne Storm vs. St George Illawarra Dragons game in the Grand Final of the 1999 NRL season. Storm won 20 to 18 at Stadium Australia.
