NRLW grand final: Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters - live!
30 September 2018 03:53
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Updates from Broncos v Roosters 2018 grand final from HomebushAny thoughts? Get in touch via email or tweet @rrjparkin 4.53am BST 12 min: Walton brings it out from the restart, good response after her earlier fumble. But they’ve been their own worst enemies again, as Sims throws a bit of a wobbler to Taufa and the skipper grasses the pass.Broncos now with six, starting 40m out. Decisive six here. 4.52am BST 10 min: Sims with a good bust to set up the attack, and then a clever across-field kick from Temara troubles the Broncos, who can’t claim cleanly.On-field refs say no try for a knock on (each way), but replays show it’s come off the noggin of Simon! A falcon try-assist! But good work from Gray, who reacts quickest to ground. 4.47am BST 8 min: Broncos chase line working hard to prevent the Roosters from bringing it out easily from their tryline. Brown with a good scurry, but the pressure’s lifted with Brisbane pinged for hanging on too long in the tackle.And another penalty to the Roosters, who take a second tap on their own 40m line. 4.45am BST My, my. An early talking point – Nati’s shown great strength to get there, but uuuge question marks over whether she’s successfully grounded that!The video review took plenty of looks at it, but with “try” the on-field decision, the TV men couldn’t find sufficient evidence to chalk it out. A tough one on Chooks supporters, perhaps. 4.42am BST 6 min: Ooph. A mistake from the restart, some nerves for Walton who puts it down cold.Now it’s the Broncos with their first chance to attack with gusto. 4.40am BST 4 min: A second penalty to the Chooks, who opt for the two. Was that the right decision? They had some early momentum and were a good shot at breaching the line.No mistake from Temara with the boot, so they open the scoring. 4.38am BST 2 min: An early scare as Kelly receives some treatment, she’s looking a bit gingerly on one of the ankles, we’ll keep you posted on that.And a penalty to the Roosters, with a player being taken without the ball. Good field position now – what can they make from this? 4.36am BST Roosters with the kick, and it’s Ballinger who takes the first hit up.A steady six from the Broncos first up, it ends with a high ball, and Brown deals well on her own line. The Roosters bring it out from around their 25m mark. 4.34am BST Your last chance to win eternal glory will an outrageous pre-game prediction?Roosters 36-2? Broncos by +60? Fire us an email and tweet to join the coverage. As a heavily baby-oiled Brad Pitt in the movie Troy infamously exhorted: “Immortality. Take it. It’s Yours.” 4.32am BST We’re about five minutes away from the first whistle at Homebush. Both squads are going through some last minute warm ups and handling drills. You’d imagine nerves will be high, despite the relative international experience scattered throughout these two squads. 4.26am BST Apart from a place in the history books as the inaugural winners, there’s also some pretty fancy bling on offer today:#NRLWGF Premiership rings! #NRLW pic.twitter.com/KvgL01SYO3 4.14am BST But, without further ado, some team news:Broncos: 4.08am BST As always, we’d love to hear from you in our coverage today of this historic match – were you across the NRLW from the ground floor? At the first training or jersey pressings? Share with your fellow readers your best tales, insights, predictions and groundless gut feelings, via email or twitter @rrjparkin. 6.11am BST And finally the day has come! It’s the inaugural Women’s Premiership grand final, and for those that perhaps thought this day might never come, that in and of itself is a pretty big deal.It’s the battle between the presumptive favourites, the Roosters, and the actual favourites, the Broncos. The pre-season talk was all about the Sydney side, but across the short competition, it’s been the Queenslanders, steered round the park by Ali Brigginshaw and Dally M player of the year, Brittany Breayley, that have garnered the plaudits. They’re the undefeated side, and boast a win against the Chooks in 2018 already; but in fairness, it was the Roosters that pushed the Broncos harder than anyone else this year. Related: NRLW final preview: a fitting capstone to a breakout year Continue readingread full article
