For any other team they would have been awarded a penalty but it was Fittler's last year and they helped his team make the GF but they still couldn' win
Fien was an absolute monster. Completely underrated. Man went on to do big things as the Kiwis 7, Winning the 2008 RLWC at 7 and he even won a premiership as an extremely valuable and pivitol role for the 2010 Dragons as the backup 9. He also played most of this game with a broken Jaw thanks to that early dogshot. Myles was a complete no one but Fien for sure proved his worth.
1997-2001 was the hay day of those jerseys. I remember watching Gavin Lester make a break in the 1998 grand final only to be collared by Kevin Walters. If his jersey wasn’t 5x too big for him he may have scored a try.
@@Demonico-j7x I'm only 27 mate but yeah especially growing up playing league and union was a huge difference though when transitioned to tighter jerseys 👍🏽
Simpkins was utterly incompetent with the whistle all afternoon. He should have awarded a penalty at the end for Walker picking the ball up from an offside position after Minichello knocked on but stupidly awarded a scrum to NQ and even though they packed it before time had expired he didn't blow time off and called the game.
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Wow ! Cowboys got ripped off there ! Should have stopped the clock and packed the scrum
Andrew Voss did a great job calling a Classic Preliminary Final
This was a classic nobody expected the cows to put up such a fight
The scrum was already packed when the reff called time out.
shouldn't of even been a scrum should of been a penalty for picking the ball up in an offside position
It was such a different time, particularly concussion protocols. Im very concerned for Crocker's wellbeing in the future.
The Cowboys would go on to Grand Final a year later in 2005 against The West Tigers.
Turn the pain into drive
For any other team they would have been awarded a penalty but it was Fittler's last year and they helped his team make the GF but they still couldn' win
Almighty dog shot from ricketson
Did he even go to the bin for that? These days he would've been sent off and a lengthy ban
The obstacles for the Roosters Third consecutive Grand Final is against The Cowboys who had a Fairy Tale run during The Finals.
How did the cows get so far with Fein and Myles in the halves
It gets forgotten how the cows had their big breakthrough before the JT era, and it was with a pair of absolute nobodies in the halves
Because they had Matty Bowen at fullback
@@MeAgain998 Aaron Payne was an excellent 9 too
Fien was an absolute monster. Completely underrated. Man went on to do big things as the Kiwis 7, Winning the 2008 RLWC at 7 and he even won a premiership as an extremely valuable and pivitol role for the 2010 Dragons as the backup 9. He also played most of this game with a broken Jaw thanks to that early dogshot. Myles was a complete no one but Fien for sure proved his worth.
Sunday afternoon preliminary finals should be brought back
Mick Crocker is truely a War Horse.......
The open neck baggy jerseys gotta miss em 👌🏽
1997-2001 was the hay day of those jerseys.
I remember watching Gavin Lester make a break in the 1998 grand final only to be collared by Kevin Walters. If his jersey wasn’t 5x too big for him he may have scored a try.
@@Demonico-j7x I'm only 27 mate but yeah especially growing up playing league and union was a huge difference though when transitioned to tighter jerseys 👍🏽
Roosters Legend Luke Ricketson would miss the Grand Final due to suspension in the aftermath of this Game.
Ricketson is a fuck wit for that cheap on fien
Crocker staying on twice is truly horrific
Ricky Stuart has aged like a baked potato
No penalty at the end🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ what a joke
Michael Crocker was a hard man
How was the scrum not formed? Play should've been stopped
They just didn't want the Cowboys to win
No doubt the Roosters won this game the hard way against the Determined Cowboys. No doubt the Cowboys gave the Roosters in a physical game
When the Biff reigned free. #Bringbackthebiff
Who’s the number 6 for the North Queensland Cowboys
can yous do the 2002 warrios roosters grand final there is zero highlights on youtube
10:29 that Cowboys player clearly swore at Paul Simpkins and didn't get sent off
Simpkins was utterly incompetent with the whistle all afternoon. He should have awarded a penalty at the end for Walker picking the ball up from an offside position after Minichello knocked on but stupidly awarded a scrum to NQ and even though they packed it before time had expired he didn't blow time
off and called the game.
@@beaves9659 He also ignored the head-high shot on Michael Crocker which left him dazed 9:07
@@beaves9659 there's a reason Mander got the nod for the GF
How did they leave Crocker on after both those hits? Def definitely got the Roosters over the finish line at the end
Who would that Fitzgibbon along with Todd Payten would be the mudflap trail blazers long before it was a thing?
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Bro what world did we live in you could just punch someone for no reason and not even go to the bin
A better world lol
Roosters got hard done by clearly a knock on and didn't blow the whistle for a scrum 🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Should’ve been a penalty to cows for accidental offside
Fucking hell the cowboys were a dirty team in that game.
The Roosters were supremely punchable tho