The whole stadium appeared to deflate as more than 40,000 hysterical fans let out a breath. Now a finger on the same arm was as crooked as a grape vine. Twice in the last twenty minutes Balmain nearly wrapped up the match. WG The Raiders now led 19-14 and 90 seconds later the final siren signalled a new chapter in the rugby league history books. I was too angry to think straight. Return to the page you just ventured from CLICK HERE.. Get some more beers, or make another coffee, take your time and have some fun. At this point the Sironen/Roach replacements became crucial with neither able to resume the field for the extra period. He had done it. For the following few seconds it seemed as if no one knew exactly what to do. All Rights Reserved... Sitemap ...Website by Quigs @ Studioquigs, Posted by... quigs eraofthebiff - on ... 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Canberra also became the first team to win from outside of Sydney. I always struggled catching balls from that side, especially high balls. Ricky Stuart: 7. Glenn Lazarus Brent Todd A slither of wood 20 centimetres high. He watched it head towards the black mark painted in the middle of the cross bar. S O'Brien with 90 seconds to go and it seemingly all over for the The only thing going through my head was, ‘Why did he do it?’. In his book Doing My Block Roach says: “I was filthy on everyone when I was replaced. Woman slain at home had AVO on ‘on-again, off-again’ partner, Nine News boss sorry for moment of drunken ‘madness’, REVEALED: Who’s who in the bikie underworld, Sydney underworld ‘powderkeg’ as cops fear Hamzy revenge. Benny Elias' field goal attempt hit the cross bar, after USE THIS SEARCH - it works The players wandered around the field in a bit of a daze; the crowd buzzed and chattered with excitement; referee Bill Harrigan looked towards the tunnel for direction. All game he’d been waiting and finally there it was. It’s not as if you turn up on the day and kick a goal to draw the grand final, you live for those moments and you’ve been doing it for 10 odd years so I knew how to handle that situation.”. Four times he pushed off his left foot leaving a quartet of Tiger tacklers in his wake. Tim Brasher: Wing: 5. James Grant And handle it he did. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. SR The debate about Ryan’s decision continues 25 years later with no one taking a backward step. As it came down near the goal posts Garry Jack, Andy Currier and Canberra’s “super sub” Steve Jackson jostled for the ball. That game still bonds us today. Copyright © Era of the Biff 2012. back inside past three converging defenders to score close Bill Harrigan, who was standing in the middle of the two packs, remembers the tension. By that stage I just said ‘well, do what you f***ing want then’. 1989: Canberra Raiders 19 – 14 Balmain Tigers B. Harrigan Sydney Football Stadium … Standing on the right hand wing, James Grant had been following the ball as it came towards his side of the field. Roach had drawn two defenders who were now locked in to tackling him even though he didn’t have the ball. The crowd watched in awe as the ball spiralled skywards, spinning through the air, whistling in the wind until it peaked. They snuck out to a 14-8 lead meaning the Raiders would need a converted try just to catch them. He knew he had to kick this goal to equal the scores and didn’t want anything distracting him. We should have played six tackles at Balmain and scored.”. With17 minutes to go, Balmain won the scrum and took the ball to the right side of the ground. With 90 seconds left on the clock, five-eighth Chris O’Sullivan jumped into dummy half and punted a towering kick into the air. Andy Currier NSWRL boss John Quayle and other officials were assembling with the Winfield Cup trophy, obviously preparing for the presentation after the match. Canberra 19 (Tries: Belcher, Ferguson, Jackson; Goals: Meninga 3; Fld Goal: O'Sullivan 1) Benny Elias fired off a field goal attempt but Meninga came charging at him and blocked the ball as it came off Benny’s boot. It was an infringement he, nor any other referee, had found fault with during the final series. They’ve lost it!”, “I remember it. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. The Balmain skipper snatched at what he thought was the ball, but it was really just a blur as it was coming towards him from his left _ the side of his detached retina. And so did his team-mates. There is no better feeling. He lunged backwards and to the right, flicking his hand towards the flying legs of Neil and, somehow, pulling off the most famous ankle tap of all time. The pair stood behind the action pulling and jerking at his painful digit doing whatever they could to slip it into its socket. Then, when he saw Garry Jack coming over in cover defence, he went back to the right forcing Jack to stop and dive at his legs, but he slipped off _ “yep, I went too low on him,” Jack admits. I was watching the ball as it came into my chest but then Andy (Currier) came in a bit too close and the Canberra guy (Jackson) was there too …, “I’ve also wondered since if I should have tried to take it with my hands in the air like an AFL mark instead of on my chest. Of the 13 players to start the match, only Steve O’Brien knew what it like to win a grand final having been on the wing for Canterbury in the 1984 premiership team. James Grant: Centre: 3. Steve Jackson Garry Jack still wonders what might have been. But in reality and in hindsight it deflated the Tigers because we hit the front for the first time.”, “To be honest I thought it was a really selfish play,” Belcher says. Mal Meninga kicked off the first 10-minute half of extra time and, once again, Garry Jack caught the ball. Steve Walters Before he could get up and reach over to score, Canberra hooker Steve Walters pounced on him like a tarantula. Whether it was Steve Edmed in the front row or Steve O’Brien on the left wing, the Tigers just kept turning up.
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