18-8 down with 30 minutes left..

[Bansai Pipeline]

O'Sullivan deserves a $300K bonus.

[Johnny.]

O'Sullivan deserves a $300K bonus.

Break out the gold plated brown bags.

[milanja]

All the off season buys won us the game.

Without SBW's 2 big plays in the last 20, I'm not sure we win tonight.

Also, ironically enough, we got the better calls.

I think so to mate, at the game, I still couldnt workout how they gave us the penalty, when I only saw jwh make a slight headbutt movement. On the screen they said penalty was for "crowding"? Dont know what that means??

[Johnny.]

I think so to mate, at the game, I still couldnt workout how they gave us the penalty, when I only saw jwh make a slight headbutt movement. On the screen they said penalty was for "crowding"? Dont know what that means??

Methods that impede the immediate release of the player in possession

h. Crowding the player in possession once the tackle is complete using their knees, arms or body.

[Guest]

I thought it was all over if they scored again when leading 18-8. I couldn't believe we got the penalty when I saw JWH head but someone. The Gods were on our side tonight after leaving us to our fate all year with the refs. Manly got to taste what we have eaten for every game. But we have learnt to win in spite of huge penalty counts against us. That is what makes us true champions. Anyone can win when everything goes your way and Manly needed all the luck to win but couldn't dig deep enough like we have when the luck wasn't with them. We are the hallmark of true champions. So Justice was done. Manly had it all to prove not us. If they were good enough then a few controversial decisions wouldn't have led to a loss. Toovey should understand that as refereeing will never be perfect. To be ahead 18-8 in a grand final and then lose it you have NO EXCUSE.

Two times behind in a grand final and we still win. How many teams in any code can do that?

[Hawkeye]

To be honest, I knew we'd won when Jenko scored that miracle.

Finally a grand final moment for us !
After all these years, so sick of seeing Gearin scoring that try, or Scott Sattler's tackle. Finally a GF highlight we can all enjoy when it's shown on highlight reels in years to come

[roosterproud]

Hands up who thought we were looking down the barrell of another Grand Final loss?

not me

in a few games this year we have started slow and built up. we got the half time speech from robbo(get back to our game and stick to it)

now I go down to the tab and pick up my $1780 from them.
hawks @$4
Roosters @$17
the double @$68

and a proud member of both

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Hands up who thought we were looking down the barrell of another Grand Final loss?

Never....I was always confident we would finish stronger.

Just needed to control the ball and we did.

[Spanner in the works]

I thought we were done to be honest. Not our best team performance this year by any means. It's just great we can now turn to those superstar players like SBW and AV to get us out of trouble.

[Tom Verlaine's Ghost]

At 18-8 I thought we were down for the count, simple as that.

[Guest]

i have to be perfectly honest and say i thought it was deja vu from the 2010 decider when we came out of half time and let the opposition score. The Steve Matai try really burried me emotionally at the game and i was getting the dirts hearing that " Manlly" chant get up.

I look forward to watching the replay of the game as the guys fought back really quickly to get the try we needed to get us back in the game. The Mitchell Pearce pass to Guerra through the gap - gorgeous stuff.

I'm so happy Anthony Minichiello is not the person to go down with 5 GF's losses 2-4 is better than 1-5. So happy for our Champion fullback.

[Guest]

Come on...anyone who thinks we weren't gone or at least in a very very awkward position is lying!

Two tries behind in GF is not the place to be particularly against a side like Manly.

Just an awesome effort from everyone to stay calm and just know if they stuck to the plan and didn't panic they would get there.

Hats off to Manly they made us work so hard for that which makes it so much sweeter in the end. When we beat the warriors it almost felt like an anti climax because we won too easy in the end. Not this time! In doubt almost right to the end. One of the great games no matter who you follow and I can't wait to watch it again. And again, and again...

[Guest]

The look on the boys faces was telling a sad story. I thought we might lose it but knew there was enough time to come back. So happy for Mini after all he has been through with his injuries. An absolute legend not just at this club but the game as well.

[Spirit of 66]

Finally a grand final moment for us !
After all these years, so sick of seeing Gearin scoring that try, or Scott Sattler's tackle. Finally a GF highlight we can all enjoy when it's shown on highlight reels in years to come

It was something different, wasn't it Hawkeye? We haven't had to do it the hard way like that before. 74, 75 and 02 were games where the tension built and finally broke. We were on the ropes and had to fight back twice. The Jennings moment was one for the ages, but there were others too.

[Guest]

I hate to say it but I think Jenko's the long term buy of the year.

We can't really differentiate between the 3 big ones..they always talk about the big three in relation to the storm but I reckon no matching our big three in SBW, Jenko and Maloney who've had the most influence in our success