Scorecard
| Cronulla | v | Melbourne |
| 0 | Time: 80.00 | 28 |
| TRIES | Steve Turner 3m Israel Folau 24m Adam Blair 35m Steve Turner 63m Matt Geyer 73m |
| CONVERSIONS | Steve Turner 4/5 (80%) |
| PENALTY GOALS | |
| FIELD GOALS | |
| SIN BINS | |
| 7 | PENALTIES | 5 |
| 8 | SCRUMS | 10 |
| 25 / 36 (69%) | COMPLETIONS/SETS(%) | 31 / 42 (74%) |
| 157 (1319m) | RUNS (m) | 161 (1333m) |
| 2 | LINE BREAKS | 5 |
| 291 | TACKLES | 303 |
| 36 | MISSED TACKLES | 27 |
| 10 | OFFLOADS | 4 |
| 15 | ERRORS | 12 |
Match Details
| Venue: Sydney Football Stadium | Start Time: 7:45PM |
| Weather: Fine | Surface: Good |
| Referee Name: Tony Archer Touch Judges: Steve Chiddy, Jeff Younis Video Ref: Bill Harrigan |
Team Stats
| Cronulla | v | Melbourne |
| 0 | TRY ASSISTS | 4 |
| 10 | OFFLOADS | 4 |
2 0 | LINE BREAKS Line Break Assists | 5 2 |
291 25 6 36 | TACKLES MADE 1 on 1 Tackles Ineffective Missed | 303 31 15 27 |
157 (1319m) 70 (576m) 48 (340m) 18 (166m) 4 (30m) 3 (29m) 11 (142m) 143 (1141m) | TOTAL RUNS (m) Hitups (m) Runs (m) Dummy Half Runs (m) 1st Receiver Runs (m) Ruck Runs (m) Kick Return Runs (m) Total Runs in General Play (m) | 161 (1333m) 83 (672m) 36 (339m) 21 (149m) 3 (27m) 2 (8m) 10 (65m) 145 (1195m) |
18 (488m) 0 1 | KICKS (m) 40-20 Kicks Line Dropouts | 19 (808m) 0 2 |
136 7 112 17 | PLAY THE BALLS Slow Neutral Fast | 140 19 106 15 |
Stand Out Players
| Most Tackles |
Most Runs |
Most Line Breaks |
Most Offloads |
Danny Nutley 40 |
Misi Taulapapa 18 |
Misi Taulapapa 1 |
Paul Gallen 2 |
| Cronulla | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Brett Kearney | Fullback | 80 |
17 (125m) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (26m) |
| Misi Taulapapa | Winger 1 | 80 |
18 (177m) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Ben Pomeroy | Centre 1 | 80 |
11 (82m) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| David Simmons | Centre 2 | 80 |
6 (50m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Luke Covell | Winger 2 | 80 |
7 (63m) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Blake Green | Five-eighth | 80 |
6 (44m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (119m) |
| Brett Kimmorley | Halfback | 80 |
5 (49m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 (323m) |
| Ben Ross | Prop 1 | 31 |
7 (68m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Isaac De Gois | Hooker | 80 |
7 (75m) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Peek | Prop 2 | 25 |
7 (49m) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Luke Douglas | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
11 (88m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Fraser Anderson | 2nd Row 2 | 68 |
8 (77m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Paul Gallen | Lock | 80 |
17 (136m) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20m) |
| Danny Nutley | Interchange | 47 |
13 (98m) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0m) |
| Bryan Norrie | Interchange | 47 |
4 (40m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Kade Snowden | Interchange | 37 |
10 (72m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Terrence Seu Seu | Interchange | 20 |
3 (26m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Runs (m) | Offl. | T/Br | L/Br | L/Br As | Try As | Kicks (m) |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 |
12 (86m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 (0m) |
| Steve Turner | Winger 1 | 80 |
14 (119m) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Matt Geyer | Centre 1 | 80 |
10 (86m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Israel Folau | Centre 2 | 80 |
14 (116m) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 |
17 (123m) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 80 |
7 (58m) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (216m) |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 |
3 (46m) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 (578m) |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 56 |
16 (135m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Russell Aitken | Hooker | 77 |
3 (32m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14m) |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 59 |
12 (80m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Michael Crocker | 2nd Row 1 | 74 |
11 (76m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Antonio Kaufusi | 2nd Row 2 | 37 |
8 (77m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 70 |
9 (67m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Sika Manu | Interchange | 29 |
5 (59m) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 20 |
7 (44m) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 35 |
5 (56m) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Scott Anderson | Interchange | 23 |
8 (73m) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0m) |
| Cronulla | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Brett Kearney | Fullback | 80 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Misi Taulapapa | Winger 1 | 80 |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Pomeroy | Centre 1 | 80 |
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Simmons | Centre 2 | 80 |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Covell | Winger 2 | 80 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Green | Five-eighth | 80 |
18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Kimmorley | Halfback | 80 |
22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Ross | Prop 1 | 31 |
20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac De Gois | Hooker | 80 |
29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Peek | Prop 2 | 25 |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Douglas | 2nd Row 1 | 80 |
36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fraser Anderson | 2nd Row 2 | 68 |
23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gallen | Lock | 80 |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Nutley | Interchange | 47 |
40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Norrie | Interchange | 47 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Snowden | Interchange | 37 |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Seu Seu | Interchange | 20 |
10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne | Pos | Mins |
Tackles | Missed | Ineff. | Pen.Conc. | Errors |
| Billy Slater | Fullback | 80 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Turner | Winger 1 | 80 |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Geyer | Centre 1 | 80 |
25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel Folau | Centre 2 | 80 |
16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Quinn | Winger 2 | 80 |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Inglis | Five-eighth | 80 |
17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cooper Cronk | Halfback | 80 |
27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Lima | Prop 1 | 56 |
16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Aitken | Hooker | 77 |
37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Brett White | Prop 2 | 59 |
21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Crocker | 2nd Row 1 | 74 |
20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Kaufusi | 2nd Row 2 | 37 |
18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Johnson | Lock | 70 |
40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sika Manu | Interchange | 29 |
15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Tolman | Interchange | 20 |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Blair | Interchange | 35 |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Anderson | Interchange | 23 |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Possession
| Cronulla | v | Melbourne |
| 49% | | 51% |
Last Updated: 29 Sep 2008 3:30PM
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