Week 4 NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final

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The Grand Final trophy has been delivered to the Olympic Stadium by Darren Lockyer and Hazem El Masri courtesy of the Telstra helicopter

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Currently now is the presentation of the 300 Club and Retiring Players tribute - with Wes Carr's Performance " When we were kings"

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Now up is Wolfmother performing with around 120 young lady dancers in blue jeans and black singlets

The girls pull* the club banners of every team from under the stage to form a flower type symbol amongst the back drop of flame throwers shooting flames up to 5 metres into the sky.

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They have a Black Hawk helicopter some 20 metres above the ground at the centre of the stadium. Now the helicopter is slowly going around in a circle performing the mexican wave with the crowd. The game ball is dropped off as well.

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The crowd goes wild as the Parramatta Eels run onto the ground. Now the boos go up for the outta towners the Melbourne Storm

[Thiele]

Go the Storm

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The players line up for the National Anthem to be performed by 2009 Australia's Got Talent winner 16 year old operatic singer Mark Vincent.

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Now a minute's silence to be held for the people of Samoa and Indonesia because of the terrible natural disasters that has happened this week.

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Officials for todays Grand Final

Referee: Tony Archer, Shayne Hayne
Video Referee: Bill Harrigan
Touch Judges: S Heycox, David Abood

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Where underway at the Olympic Stadium for the Telstra Rugby League Grand Final for 2009

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(4) Melbourne Storm 6 v (8) Parramatta Eels @ 5m

Ryan Hoffman scores in the far left corner for the 1st try of the Grand final
Cameron Smith scores the extras

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(4) Melbourne Storm 6 v (8) Parramatta Eels @ 18m

No score since the 5th minute

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(4) Melbourne Storm 10 v (8) Parramatta Eels @ 26m

Brett Finch throws a dummy left and passes to Cooper Cronk on his right he run's and breaks the Eels line and offloads to Adam Blair to score the Storms 2nd try in the far right corner.
Cameron Smith misses the conversion

[Ian]

C'mon Eels !!!!

F*** I hate it when sports aren't shown on free to air

[Thiele]

C'mon Eels !!!!

F*** I hate it when sports aren't shown on free to air

Live on Channel 9

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Greg Inglis gets clobbered on a chip and chase on the last play the ball from 10 metres out. Unlucky not to get a penalty.

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Eric Grothe Jr. goes close to scoring a try for the Eels but the ref calls a foward pass

[Ian]

C'mon Eels !!!!

F*** I hate it when sports aren't shown on free to air

Live on Channel 9

Shit so it is, that'll teach me to believe an online TV guide

[Ian]

1/2 time 10-0

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(4) Melbourne Storm 10 v (8) Parramatta Eels 0 @ H/T

Storm tries
Ryan Hoffman
Adam Blair

Conversions
Cameron Smith 1/2

Interesting half time stat. Melbourne Storm has not conceded any points in the 1st half of their last 5 games