Summary
How exactly can I summarise that game? Early on, it looked like we were in for a tight match, before the Roosters completely broke it open and dominated the first half. The Sharks looked absolutely down and out, I think we all really doubted their ability to come back from a first half performance like that. But to their enormous credit, they played a sensational second half and nearly came away with a premiership. Emma Tonegato and Tiana Penitani took the lead, with Ellie Johnston and Holli Wheeler putting on enormous pressure in the front row and Tayla Preston keeping things ticking over with her pinpoint accurate kicks.
But in the end, the Roosters recovered from their shell shock to make important decisions at key times – the penalty goal in the 52nd minute was probably the key moment of the match, as that buffer proved to be vital when the Sharks scored with two minutes remaining.
Importantly, the win gave Bremner a well-deserved fairytale ending and puts Elliott up with the great Glenn Lazarus as the only two players to win premierships with three different clubs. It has been an absolute treat of rugby league so far today, so I’m looking forward to seeing if the NRLM grand final can live up to the excitement served up by the other two games. That match doesn’t kick off until 7:30pm, but you can enjoy the build up right now, with Jonathan Howcroft.
I’ll leave you there, but thanks for spending the afternoon with me and witnessing that incredible game! So long and happy rugby league Christmas!!
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Updated
There was so much excitement in that game, I think it’s pretty clear you need to go back and re-live a lot of those moments. Fortunately the fabulous Jack Snape has you covered from live at the ground with a match report that encapsulates all the thrills of the game.
