Grand Final

ROOSTERS 30, PANTHERS 28 Stunning comeback decides thriller UNDERDOGS the Sydney Roosters staged an astonishing secondhalf fightback to overrun the Penrith Panthers and claim the club’s maiden premiership title in the Holden Cup. Down 28-6 at the break, the Roosters returned in the second half with a nothing-to-lose attitude and once they seized the momentum there was no looking back. The game appeared a lost cause at half-time, especially when hooker Grant Garvey left the field with a shoulder injury and secondrower Victor Radley was forced to switch to dummy-half. Coach Anthony Barnes told his players to win the opening 10 minutes of the second half and see where that would take them. They scored twice in that period, narrowing the deficit to a far more manageable 10 points and with belief growing, Barnes’…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2016 Edition

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