Winfield Cup 1987: Preliminary Final - Canberra Raiders VS Eastern Suburbs Roosters

hello and welcome to the Sydney cricket ground for the final of the Windfield cup between Eastern suburbs and camra the winning team today will go on to challenge Manley in the 1987 Grand Final East Com into this Clash after going down narrowly to Manley last Sunday and their full team today is worth moris Smith Melrose Liden Hall spinner Chella gilter thear the captain rampling Simkins and Shephard the camber Raiders came to last weekend and put an end to South Sydney's hopes with a massive 46 points to 12 Victory their full team rundown today is Belcher Kenna meninga in 21 Jackson Cy O Sullivan hen Jack at half in three Lance Captain coin Gilbert beo Steve walers and Todd mstone is the man in charg for this final clash between Eastern suburbs and Cambra well both teams on the park now ready for the uh contest and a contest of some Dimensions it'll be M Stones got them off Eastern suburbs are defending the southern end they're receiving the ball running with a very strong wind how strong is the wind over it is a very strong Breeze it has blown up even stronger in the last 20 or 30 minutes yagan won the toss as you mentioned elected to run with it interesting point recks Alan Jones the Australian rugby coach has been in the Eastern sub dressing room for the last 20 minutes as a motivational exercise let's see what effect that'll have on the roosters in the opening minutes okay suburbs hemmed into their quarter at the moment the ball goes from Gil M back a pretty ordinary pass back to worthy takes it on the first bounce gets a towering kick down field the breeze is going to have some effect belshire has to take it on the first bounce drops it and now he's under pressure right back in his own quarter C's coming to take some of the load off the forwards there and makes a good break he's gone right through the middle that's a good run from C still going about uh 15 or 16 M he traveled odine Lance Lance oh very heavily backs slammed Shephard was in there early and got underneath him Sam beo who's everybody's favorite the last couple of weeks HJ about to ow salivan the kick down field it's not going to find touch it'll H worth into the quarter well he's made a good break and beaten the first Defender got out to within about 7 m of the quarter line milrose at dummy half run sideways taken out of it there by Brent Todd Gila on the shepher driven sideways in the tackle he's one of those that needs to stand deep and come straight ahead Joella just beyond the quarter line had a long pass back to milrose who kicks straight down the middle of the field oh cor's made a bit of a blunder it's going to go close to going out on the quarter line belch takes it he's evaded one Defender two and that's a good run from Bela came away with about a 15 M run Kenna goes sideways up ended strongly and heavily Simpkins and giler there and I don't think he's terribly well landed on his head he's uh gone down on his knee he'll come back to that 10 m inside cra's half Brent Todd only able to go a couple of meters before he was buried here's beo tearing his way forward it's a good sturdy break 10 m beyond the halfway line the signal goes up for last tackle out to henck the kick hard Liden knocks it down feels it again it was knocked backwards so there's problems already for Eastern suburbs and extremely strong Breeze at their backs but on the two occasions that they've kicked CRA have had no trouble whatsoever in bringing the ball back in a set of four or six tackles some 40 or 50 m so an e suburbs again standing too flat and the pressure really on now camra in possession off an easn suburbs era out it comes to Todd Todd's going straight and hard gets to within about 14 to 15 me of the line walers at dummy half they're going to try the blinds side Ashley Gilbert out to Mal maninger he's paing forward still going gets to within about 9 M before he's put down Walters henck O Sullivan Jackson on belshire runs into a player gets ricocheted off him came out again about 3 m out from the quarter he's tackled Sullivan Alex to go The Blind Side again Don to Jackson a little graub a kick through this could be interesting oh worse done a magic job and fielded that one only about 7 me out from his line Ken rather cor was there to uh to take attempt to take that it just didn't bounce right for him easn suburbs only about 7 m out from their line slippery Morris comes away with a run keeps going back up The Blind Side Smith through the Dummy from dummy half and went another few meters cam relying on Plenty of pressure early on here's mcar he gets out to the [Applause] quarter and there's a penalty going to be awarded e subes finally to get away from hum and there's the Man walers Steve walers the hooker who was laid [Applause] off now Smith's going to take the kick he's got a pretty uh decent sort of a kick he goes for a very low trajectory one that one makes a gain of about 18 or 20 M tap kick from sitkins on a rampling rampling manages to get beyond the halfway line Chella right through the middle of the Ruck still going busted them wide open got it away to spin SP in for a try it's a great run from Chella and very very good backing up on the outside there see that again spner was there when it was needed a very good try indeed and the first occasion that e so decided to show a little bit of depth in their running they all got in each other's way there the camper defense L spena good to see the support there for Eastern suburb the forward so far in these opening minutes haven't been supporting or backing up enough the man in possession of the ball the Trella arguably the most consistent forward feast in suburbs right throughout the semi-final Series so far a good Bast and great support there was support outside and inside luckily it went to the man that really had all the pace to take it on Lor spena this is the start that Eastern subers have been searching for they've got a g at their backs in these first 40 minutes and they really do need to go in at halftime leading by 10 or 12 points yes the great Misfortune there for camra they had two two men to tackle Trill both of them got in each other's way and fell off and he went straight through and heard the call from Spa was able to get the pass away SP has sprinted away the last 20 m a very comfortable try that's caused problems for EAS suburbs Smith to take this kick from only 8 m out and about 4 M off [Applause] center very easy he'll be hoping that they score a ball underneath the the post e sub CRA nil well that's an early break for Eastern suburbs we've only had about 7 and 1/2 minutes of [Applause] play now the kickoff again from Belta you see the strength of the wind the ball going probably 10 or 15 me earlier than it would otherwise hanging right up in the air Lance the tackler on that [Applause] [Music] occasion Simpkins goes to run from dummy half finds Shephard got himself mobile for about a 7 m game back to Melrose left foots it downfield it should go to Bela fairly comfortably Aina is going to take it now he gets another serve to a good strong defense coming in on him each time he's tried to run the ball Jackson back to Bel with a big looping [Applause] pass of Todd Sullivan was out there he's stopped on his tracks walers Jackson out to Corry the referee's Called It Forward the referees call that one forward see it again so so camra still searching out wide this is where their strengths are and this is where they nearly caught e and suburbs napping while referee was in a good position to see it a camera player down on the broad of his back at the moment as least in sub's come up with a scrum win yeah it looks to me like Brett Todd the front row forward receiving some treatment there he going to get mixed up right in the play here at the moment there's a a loose ball gone out to henek then out to Cy comes inside his man steps and gets back to the halfway [Applause] line Cambra now have to show us there that they've come of age if they can do this stuff in the Big Time HJ as Sullivan Jackson oh he had meninga coming back on the inside then couldn't find him with a pass there oh salivan very quick acceleration this little Fell's got the only player in the CRA side to be with the club at the start of their care career in first [Applause] division back to the quarter they come WS as Sullivan gets a a high bomb wor stands his ground it was knocked on Eastern suburbs in possession certain amount of pressure there coming through and the ball nearly coming down sweet here for HJ he just couldn't control it or keep his feet so plenty of problems for camon now David C Brett Todd is the player lipping off towards the touchline at the moment it's the first time in about 8 weeks that they've had to replace anyone through any major injury it appears that it's a left ankle and let's hope for his sake that uh yes it appears that he is coming off the ground gr well we'll have to get a replacement on there shortly so give us some advice when that happens with you David I will do that okay Eastern suburbs in possession still inside their quarter Gil Meer a away to McAn finding some room up The Blind Side and Smith's had the ball stolen from him I think it was it looked like Kena yes Regan's the replacement coming on as salivan out there he's propped and came back on the inside cutting himself off from support walers runs from dummy half out to henck hjx half through the Gap rean will need to keep his wits about him he's a player that can get a little bit over excited and he's is prone to concede penalties coin about 18 M out from the Eastern suburbs line wers onto ran now first touch of the football goes forward he gets to within 10 me of the line get to his feet plays at walers Sullivan cut out past to meninga meninga gets it away there nicely to Bela Bel to and the ball's dropped kick through and it's multiple knock on now Chris Ken's in some trouble down here at the moment he's the player well he got decked earli as remember L it on on his neck I just saw the trainer signal to the grand stand for 10 minutes in the head bin so he'll be coming off he looks a bit groggy too well that'll be K I would imagion come off for him but we shall see Eastern suburbs after 12 minutes lead six points to nil Gil meer good pass to McAn M out to Smith props comes back on the inside runs into a hornet's nest 3 m out from his quarter Chella already put his imprint on the game with a great bu for the first try to Lorie sper slippy moris threatening up The Blind Side back to Melrose a towering kick down field belard takes it well 10 m outside his quarter oh he's had the ball stalling from him it's gone out there to uh Brendan Hall and he's knocked on about four times it's ridiculous gee whiz there was an opportunity then good quick hands from the broken play there would have seen e sub way up field but Brendan Hall just couldn't handle the football all camber come up with the scrum Wing hen Jack runs around The Blind Side of the scrum away from The Blind Side of the open and Phil carry on number 14 yes car's made a a place on the field in place of Kenna who's come off with the headb wers the coin now there's a penalty been awarded against e sub for all being inside the five yards I was just uh cogitating to myself how long the referee would be before he sprung Eastern suburbs standing up inside the uh The Ruck Jackson's kick is a good one takes play to within 3 m of the quarter [Applause] line well camra have got themselves into a little bit of trouble now with Mal meninga on there it's apparent that he's not going to last the distance so already they've used up one replacement with him and there were two others there already at the moment Brent Todd and Chris Kenna come from the field I don't think Todd will be back Sam beo makes a hard intrusion walers indecision Sullivan steps inside HJ or stepped inside and tried to set hjac up but he couldn't do it wers that pass was very close to being forward last tackle wers runs to dummy half gets it away there beautifully to Ashley Gilbert he's going to score beside the post oh the Eastern suburbs defense should be shot for that one that is really a try from nothing he wasn't really even in a position to take the football but he came when when the opportunity presented itself there he was bang on see it again on the State Bank replay indecision this was the last tackle from both sides they were setting themselves for the kick they didn't position themselves properly Eastern suburbs went to sleep stood back and just stood around watching and waiting to see what was going to occur they're all hanging back here four and five each and some those players in nobody was moving up in a line to commit themselves to the defense he easily did Trevor giler that's a bad Miss for him there and a great comeback by Cameron this try is worth a lot of points forget about the four Eastern suburbs are the one that are playing for the G at their backs a great reply by camber to get back but poor defense from Eastern suburbs well gilm and rampling of the two players that Ashley Gilbert went in between there that was a shameful performance and Arthur boot will not be very happy with his forwards over [Applause] that yes I guess that looks like Wayne Bennett down there the the coach or one of the two coaches the cambera side he's coming up to uh talk to the trainer as the kick is taken by belshire and it's successful so the scores then after 16 minutes Play [Applause] 60 well I've severely chasen Eastern suburbs who done marvelously well to get on the board after 7 minutes have uh been uh had their backside smacked now do I see alen Jones going out on the field there behind you David he's coming down to have a chat actually the man that uh was in the Eastern suburbs dressing room and he's joining us right now uh Rex Allen you were in the Eastern suburbs dressing room before Hal time before the kickoff what was the the role of allenes well Arthur asked me to come down and have a few things to say and I just did as I was asked that was all can't give any more than that away well I think that he'd be very disappointed with the commitment here I mean that was a very soft try and we've missed a lot of tackles early on in the first phase of the game so they're not going to get the line up together then cber going to score some trouble I think Arthur would be pretty annoyed about the defense early on Allan uh was a great start by E to yes a good try but the defense has been a bit shy the first up tackles are not being made and canra have the ability to maintain continuity out of the tackle and that's going to be very dangerous I think unless East can make the first tackle stick and finally down to the m cricket ground next week I believe in from there this morning I've been down there this morning with Carlton um I left at 6:00 this morning so it's a bit of a day I'll enjoy the rest and then enjoy this final Alan thanks for joining us thanks David Alan Jones there the Doan of two and also a man who I'm to is making so much money he has to dig holes in the backyard to put it in t but we shall see here's e suburbs only about 30 m out now with rampling going up The Blind Side that's not a bad intrusion milrose is at dummy half still going out the Blind Side to mcar switches back to spena onto hall Hall goes straight through and there's s beo going to be talked to here I think he possibly is it looked like to me that it was a high tackle but we shall see well we certainly did see it was high above the shoulder straight around the neck and no doubting that this is the right decision and a chance for e and Subs to add to their score line well Sam beo has been chastised there will be a penalty awarded against him yes let's have a look at these low grade results because it's pretty critical what they've done in the under 23 South Sydney defeated param 18 to 12 there were several paramet players sent off in that match Manley Reserve grade came home with a wet sail to defeat paramet manly 20 parameter 6 so in the under 23s next week it'll be South against saints in the reserve grade it'll be penth against Manley and Manley are waiting and their team is sitting here watching him from the wormal brothers box uh they'll be waiting to see uh exactly who they playing next week well they speak of the devil speak of the devil there's a bunch of manly players there's Crusher creel Lions Williams Randle I wish we still had him for his defense he's a great was a great tackler but all in all the manly side are there just watching the performance of these two teams Chris Kenner coming back onto the touchline they still look very very stiff in that neck Department as I mentioned he was dumped very very heavily on the neck and shoulder area was little bit restricted but uh fortunately for canra coming back on the field well Kenner will come back in time to get involved after this kick at [Music] goal just outside the quarter and about 4 M off center well the ball's been blown off the mound again there is a contingency in the rules that if the breeze is too strong a player can hold the ball but uh I don't know whether that will eventuate in this situation Arthur beatson sitting there pondering I would suggest pondering about the defense or lack of it during the last camber try Don ferer too sitting up there having quite a of a Bast day having plenty to say he's kicked the goal so no problems with that one so Eastern suburbs lead by 8 points to six as we're coming towards the halfway mark in this first [Applause] [Music] half come [Applause] on Bela drve it deep and hard it's gone straight there to Liden who's got both knees strapped up out to hall Hall runs Cross Field walers tries to upend him but he's a strong young man wouldn't be up ended thean on a rampling those are the early tackles where I'd be setting myself now to be kicking This breeze that we keep on mention is exceptionally strong he some's Keen to play with the ball you can get yourself into trouble here losing it as they lost it on one situation they tend to be waiting on the fifth or sixth tackle to set themselves that's when camber are at their best we've got the Winger and fullback back already waiting for the kick o it's a beautiful kick from milrose it's gone downfield found touch only about 2 m out from the line Shee whiz that's a sweet kick absolutely beautiful and Kenna really can't be blamed for anything there it was no fault of the wing three quarter the scum feed by hjac lock forward to it seemed to be pretty smartly out of the scrum there I thought before the ball referee didn't see it that way meninga running straight and true now Cory goes from D half he made one very good inroad from an early disaster from [Applause] belche Terry Regan coming away with a strong burst back to Mel maninger well that's straight to worth that's not to be uh not to be done too [Applause] often now milrose runs from dummy half oh he's got some Pace too he's a little bit short of confidence when he's running he's a lot faster than a lot of people think M Tony milrose I've seen him scor some D very good chares brenon Hall very close to being through wisely didn't give the pass Simpkins over running milrose Morris and there's another penalty it's against Dean Lance on this occasion spena fighted to take a quick tap it would have only been for fun because that was well and truly within kicking [Applause] range this is almost an identical kick to the last one for David Smith he's had two from two it's only about 3 m shorter M maninger there looking solid shall we say he really does look just a little bit overweight as to be [Applause] expected Smith a meter inside the corner and uh 5 m to the left of dead [Music] center be aiming for the right hand upright one would think well he's missed it that's the stength of the breeze so the score remains Eastern suburbs eight camra six and that is a dead set let off for [Applause] camra and takes the kick drives it along the ground AAR will feeli it just his own side of halfway Lance was there effectively to tackle it Paul cheller again just a couple of meters beyond the halfway line Simpkins goes for a Sprint gets a pass away as he was falling to rampling Chella Morris spinner back on the inside pass look forward there the pass to [Music] Smith Simpkins Chella last tackle coming up M at dummy half milrose Kicks Down field this could be too big oh it's bounced back and its end oh spam me days it's a try you wouldn't believe it it's an astonishing try a try that will shock you well it's no try the touch judge has been called in by Mick Stone Gary belter was screaming at the touch judge and the referee claiming that the ball landed on the chalk see it for your it certainly did so belatedly no touch judge was waving and Gary belter had to call them into play well that would have been an astonishment the ball broke backwards directly backwards and and there's been a knock on from dummy half here or from the temp [Applause] restart so it'll be an Eastern suburbs feed and camra are still under pressure belshire will have nightmares about that uh that ball there East in sub's Poss gives it to Gary worth and worth puts it down it's a pat on the back from Hall but ch don't really need a pat on the back for dropping a sitter like that well plenty of mistakes from both sides and I think Gary belch has also got to realize that he only to play to the rules to cover that situation and accept the bomb himself it would have been a restart on the quarter line so whilst the touch judge was certainly incorrect there Gary should have played the play to the whistle himself Ashley Gilbert comes around the side of the [Music] Ruck now Sam Bea gets to the halfway line moving it out to Jackson Jackson back inside to meninga runs into one of his own players knocks in base over Apex Jackson it was oh Jackson's had a kick charge down it's taken by Kenner it's six to go according to the referee mcar got up limping they're just on over the halfway line Lance rean Lance again as Sullivan meninga showed the ball to Jackson who was coming around him but took it himself The Tackle and Jack little kick through well is he going to construe that as a knock on no he's not but I've seen him rule those as knock on only last week we had an absolute flurry of those well I had no doubt that that was a knock on from Gary worth the crowd certainly reacted to it should have been a scrum and it should have been a feed to camber well East and suburbs having their share a luck at the moment onto shepher running slightly sideways gets a no he doesn't he goes on his own gets a pass away it's gone along the ground to Hall he rides the tackle to the halfway line that was Bea all over him rampling back to spener into milrose he had the ball stripped from him but the referee says in so doing it was not gone well handling are errors causing all sorts of problems for Eastern suburbs they're really starting to run out of time now only 30 minutes in this first half and that Advantage slipping away of that breeze in this first half now why would the referee do that wave the Easter sa players back on side because the ball was held in the camon scrum that should have been a penalty awarded he's got no right to do that but rean 9 M into Eastern suburbs half wers coin well he's giving a penalty now against him but he's got a referee has got no right to warn players he must administer the laws of a players offside he's got to penalize it simple as that Jackson to take the kick for touch 12 and 1/2 minutes to go 8 points to six Eastern suburbs good opportunity for camra to come back with some [Applause] pressure rean about a three or four meter game backo tearing his way forward and gets to the 10 m line got penty on The Blind Side here back on the inside look forward the referee's going to go with it it was probably unsighted on that occasion walers hen Jack meninga beautifully to Bela back into meninga meninga sees for the line and he scored a try Mal maning has scored a try for camra the crowd love it the players love it it's an astonishing try it took him out of his Bel and strength to do it see it again well last weekend Eastern suburbs trade Mark where there to fence against Manley not so on this occasion the short Blind Side East had a ton of players all you can see here is the tricolors all over the screen but they found their way through Trevor gilm was out on the other side of the r calling out for players to come out he felt they were short on that side look at this there six seven Eastern suburbs players in shot but nobody back up on the inside here and too easy for the big man malinger to crash back over camber really starting to wear e suburbs down their defense is just not for they got no confidence in it whatsoever back inside goes the football and a lack of Defense from E sub if Arthur beatson wasn't smiling before well he's well and truly a worried man right now and I reckon that Trella will wake up with the greatest headache he's still being treated there meninga took him on Trella to his credit stood his ground and tried to tackle the big F and he's only just now recovered and uh he is in Disneyland at the moment he was not yards back out of the way there by a giant of a man coming hard and strong now belcha one from one no success with that one so the score now with 10 minutes to go to halftime camber 10 Eastern suburbs eight yes David we've got a replacement yes Trevor Patterson's the man warming up in the touch line it appears that uh David travella very heavily can cuss so probably 10 minutes in the head bin Trevor Patterson in jersey number 50 with that uh familiar headgear coming on the field for the roosters yes well I picked that with that tackle that he tried to attempt on meninga there it was no way he was going to stop him anyway we're back with camber now trying to relieve the tension of being near Their Own Line rean comes away with it Walters on a coin [Applause] [Music] [Applause] wers again a dummy half on the Sam beo Big Sam's putting his imprint on the game with some sturdy running and there's another penalty against East suburbs failing to be back the five yds Patterson is probably the man being spoken [Applause] to this is the situation that camra found themselves against East in the first semi-final every time they scored a try they allowed easn suburbs to crawl back into the game they've just got to shut them out prior to the halftime break here they're going to have a ton of confidence in attack when they turn around in the second half with the breeze at their backs and they're having all sorts of problems or creating all sorts of trouble for East both outride and around the ruts CRA midway between the easn suburbs quarter and halfway out to O Sullivan Ashley Gilbert making ground every time he runs out to a Sullivan henck meninga slips a tackle going well showed the ball ran with it he's he's just given he's just given Morris a nice old don't argue there a knock him away out to corri plenty of pressure there for Eastern suburbs as the last tackle comes up hen Jack goes for the bomb it's going to land in the field to play and Eastern suburbs come up with possession and that was Gary worth only about a meter out from his line Jackson tackles him and in only the space of two or 3 minutes now if there were any critics at all of Don ferer and Wayne bannett for playing maaninga they've all been dispelled he's come up with a try and he is creating plenty of trouble out wide and really that must be heartening for the man that took that selection trouble on Don fer rean just had the I'm sorry coins just been penalized for stealing the ball after a tackle had been called so East subers will now breathe a deep s of relief and get themselves away from their quarter 7 minutes to go to the half time break Smith to take the kick come on that's well and surely over the sideline 10 MERS [Applause] out Simkins onto sheer got a pass away as he was falling to spener now Patterson goes for a run from dummy half aan uh Brendan Halls found a gap right up the middle looks back on the inside it's tatani Mel will he get the pace yes he's got the pace it's a try and a good one to Tony Melrose backed up beautifully the play was made by Brendan Hall who broke the camber defense Midfield spit it into the clear and left the pass to Melrose I didn't know whether he had the pace you see for yourself trade of Eastern suburbs on the State Bank replay the variety trying to switch play a great Break by Brandon Hall camra again now guilty of letting Eastern suburbs to come back as I mentioned just the moment ago this is the way the semifinal went Eastern suburbs coming back every time that camra scored but a gaping hole right up the middle here well you can't win matches with that sort of Defense EAS Subs are learning that in this first half poor defense around the rcks but great support play by Tony Melrose just having the pace to outlast Ivan henck on that occasion giving David Smith the uh conversion attempt from virtually 8 m out from the line and about 7 or 8 m off center yes we've just seen Trevor gilm taken from the field and you've got a replacement David CG salvator is the boy that's on but that is a cruel blow losing both their tackling machines the pocket size dynamos that's how vital that tribe was to Eastern suburbs that came just at the right time they will struggle without those two in the second half Smith's kick is successful so the score now easn sub 14 CRA 10 and uh Arthur Beaton there doing plenty of talking into the telephone two tries and three goals to the Eastern suburb side G Meister we are informed has gone only to the Head [Applause] bin Morris runs from dummy half can't find a a channel to run in worth away to rampling good surging run ricocheted off a defender on the quarter line and went again for another 78 M Melrose pass to worth has taken very well he gets his kick in it was a late decision ker well the crowd of booing they the Ju that the EAS soos players were offside there out to henck couldn't run there for his own players they were coming back on [Music] side rean hey up and down and pretty heavy stuff right in the middle of the cricket pitch asley Gilbert yes the word on David cheller is well he's got a see a severe concussion but the one I want to speak about Rex is the incredible situation for the second week in a row that gilme has gone off into the headman with his left ankle heavily strapped we'll come back to a moment as cber on the attack the bomb goes up field it's taken beautifully by Worth to defuse the situation he comes up with the ball about 5 m out from his line hall away to McAn McAn spins out of a tackle but is put down finally about 11 M out the situation Rex rampling you remember last week lost to Bo and came off now the responsibility is the Eastern suburbs Club doctor that must verify that there is a head injury now we've seen gilm to go off with his left ankle very very heavily strapped it together a situation the E and suburbs floting those rules scrum going down directly in the middle of the field on the quarter hjac has it awful pass out to meninga but he takes it on the first bounce Tackle by milrose K runs sideways he's not going anywhere that way he now attempts to use his strength and gets back towards the quarter line up The Blind Side they come again after coin Camry using The Blind Side where if possible it's been effective for them henck as Sullivan Gilbert standing very wide Ashley [Applause] [Music] Gilbert there Sullivan pinj oh stopped on his tracks there a great tackle came in right on top of him well C elected to kick back up field that was no way but there might be something come out of this it's six to go the referee has said as coins picked it up and here they go Walters onto s backo beo charging through can't get a bass away yes he does it's gone to ground now it's going to be six to go again the referee says was knocked down onto Jack Jackson trying to use his strength to get there but there's no way he's about a meter short Easton suburbs on the rack at the moment all coin came too shallow he's got the ball down he stood only about a meter off the rck as he came to that a meter back I should say and he swiveled and gone over the line and scored a try and referee Stone quickly had to acknowledge it say it again again another case where nothing was on Plenty of e Soo defense there in numbers they just took the tackle and they've helped him across the tri line he just turned and swivel good play there from cber in just turning in that situation but really they had the numbers and this is incredible the defensive effort put up in this first half by Eastern suburbs they just virtually spun him around onto the line that's a try for sure and how easy it was for coin well in this high-scoring match uh we've got the points set up at 4 all with about 54 seconds to go to half timee Bel will take the kick at goal he'll be trying to uh get camber a lead to go in at halime so that they can come out and play with this Breeze with a confidence but they've done everything right in this first half apart from some defensive lapss which have let them down they've not been at a disadvantage as far as the wind's concerned they've played well they've kept the ball territorially in EAS suburbs territory belshire 15 m in from the sideline well he's just faded that one away again so the score is 14 all with only about six or five seconds to go to the halftime break they W have time to kick off well there's the Hooter in the background an astonishing game a game that mistakes trumps for both sides defensive errors but some good tries scored nonetheless least Subs tries have come from spinner and milrose goals three from four to Smith camber tries have come from Gilbert meninga and coin the goals are one from three to Bela I'll be back after this with more action in this final well a pretty useful crowd here for this match and uh they're sitting in warm sunshine now the breez is not abated as far as I'm aware but we'll check that out with David forom David no the breezes uh still blowing it will favor cber in the second half the scores at 140 interesting in the Eastern suburbs Camp uh David Trella who went off after taking that very solid knock from malman when he scored that vital try was actually off the field for 10 minutes and 15 seconds prior to half time so Trevor Patterson in fact will now reain his place at the side a bad organizational blunder in the E suburbs camp with uh David Trella not being able to resume in this match Trevor Gil Meister has taken his place back in the Eastern suburb second row and no changes in the camra lineup okay the scrums went 5-4 to camra the penalties went 43 to Eon suburbs possession held CRA 73 tackles Eastern suburbs 59 tackles as the kickoff goes oh dear there yes Sam that's what you need to do with it Sam beo attempted to catch the ball from the kickoff knocked on and then tried to pound the ball into the turf now if something happens from this he'll need to uh do 10 years penis somewhere or other Lor sper feeds this scrub Le suburbs win it elrose away to worth worth comes in and around him they're only about 8 m out Paul about 3 m away now Patterson's gone to dummy half a ramping up The Blind Side the camber defense were ready for [Applause] that spinner Hall trying to get his arms free he's got it free now it's got it away through sitkins out to milrose milrose throws the dummy a l pass over the top and it's got to Morris and Morris is in for the try oh gee Sam be won't feel very happy about that a terrible blender from the kickoff ends a couple of tackles later with a try on the corner toor see it again sh in the first half handling mistakes crossed easn Subs badly one leading to a try for CRA similar now saner coming up with a major mistake and a sloppy start to the second half for cber but Tony milrose does exceptionally well here on the replay he had plenty of cover defense coming across for cber he had to try and keep them and drag them all in especially the Winger to give Mars that clear run and he waited the ball out superbly camber well pretty slow to move up there just running Tenny to go across field should have cut straight in and put Brandon Hall down immediately there he was allowed to turn and unload simpkin started to spin that ball out wide Mose with plenty of room looking kept on looking and a great ball over the top here for moris and CRA well they've L suburbs come back yet again but a good ball from MOS great hands and slippy Morris did well to drag it in well that's slippery Morris's 12th try for 87 St George curiously didn't seem to want him last year so he left he been an instant success with Eastern suburbs David Smith a meter in for from the sideline a meter out from the quarter kicking virtually across the breeze CR goes a bit hushed and he's hooked it away it's no goal so the score then is Eastern suburbs 18 camra [Music] 14 the key to that try of course was uh Brendan Hall running trying to make an intrusion being tackled by three of them being able to fight his arm free and give the ball to Simpkins from there on so long as they take and give the passes properly it had to be a try now from the kickoff the ball's gone dead in goal so it'll be a line Dropout by Eastern suburbs yes we've got Alan Jones down there again uh let's have some words of wisdom from him though Alan East sub beginning of the half as they did in the first half and uh it couldn't have come at a better time no they've got a hell of a job ahead of them though they've got to keep backo and Gilbert and the wind in check I'm not too sure that they can do that but they can't can't defend as badly as they did in the first half the tackling was bad and those big men here are going to leave some impact on the game I would have thought but they're in front that's where you got to be the gamble with Melman iner already paid off for canra yes unbelievable and of course Bennett would certainly have the oiled up in the second half so canra no way near being out of it coin on to Lance coin broke a tackle got to his feet quickly pass the ball to Lance they only about 15 M out now wal's going from dummy half it's good stuff too and he's only about a meter and a half away directly underneath the post quick play the ball here he can't get to his feet quickly he's very very laborious look at Slippery Maris out of the right hand he's yards offside he was 15 or 20 M offside there he's still going up offside so that should be a penalty to camra but the referee has missed it Ashley Gilbert out to Regan Regan away there to Kenna Kenner back on the inside to coin coin's going strongly and he's going to score his second try it's a great try to coin backed up beautifully oh this camera side can come back can't they that's an astonishing bit of football has been it their coach sitting down on the ground still but see that again it had the hall Mark of the winners great again football out wide by rean a good ball from the front rower that's come on as a replacement and the second row is having an outstanding G for camra coin and Gilbert they keep this ball alive you don't want to under underestimate any of these camra forwards they have all been taught the skills by Wayne Bennett that's what he was brought to camer for and they know how to turn and unload and look at the handling and the passing dragged it in beautifully and Gary coin says thank you for his second try East were filed they thought that cam were going to maintain that play there to the right hand side but they changed and varied it out to the left Kenna did well to keep it alive and as I said what a performance coins having and putting in in this preliminary final as he picks up his second Drive Tony rampling the easn sub player who missed the tackle on coin dropped away behind him so this gives Mal maninger the opportunity he's had five tries 31 goals and a field goal for 83 points from the part of the Season that he was able to play prior to breaking his [Applause] arm well the crb go relatively quiet they 3 m in from the [Music] sideline oh yes maaninga the hero has kicked the goal has he made a comeback well it's an astonishing performance camra 20 Eastern suburbs 18 now see this kick again over she goes so sweet and just beautiful probably with the wind assistance but we won't take anything away from it 20 points to 18 seven minutes gone two tries have been scored in that space of time and this again is the problem area for camra this is where they continue to allow sides to come back and Counterattack again they've got to put their stamp on this game they that go goal MinGa should have really uplifted the team no mistakes now in their own quarter line a good kicking game is what's required they've got to be the next scorers to really Dominate and say that this final is ours and a bir in the Grand Final Sullivan he's very close to being through there incidentally statistically 11 Miss tackles by e subes in the first half to only three by camber is a fairly significant uh thing oh beautiful work from worth caught a ball running backwards on his shoulder G coming from the field now that looks like a leg injury of some description David yes I don't think You' be G to the Head B this time recks Craig salvator as the player on at number 23 23 Craig salvator at least in Subs you could put an Indian blanket over the lot of them at the moment they're all in a bunch there's sori now he's made a bus and a good one he's gone about 15 to 20 yards 2530 getting up towards the camera quarter line now slippery Morris has injected himself into the line get a pass away to milrose they run around pass again back to to Brendan Hall it was knocked down pi up by malinga and he surges back towards the halfway line only about 12 M from [Applause] it wers Lance everyone gives thems a chance of scoring a try in this match the defense has been pretty brittle there's corri going through some palace defense to make a 15 M intrusion Sam beo holding like Grim death to the ball as Sullivan Jackson Hur himself in the opposition there last [Applause] tackle MinGa a pass out to The Blind Side to corri corri gets a kick which goes down only about a meter from where he kicked it and Eastern suburbs are in possession again through Smith thean spea shepher stands to The Tackle back to worth on the hall who's done everything right in this match been responsible for two tries Lorie spener runs strongly taken out of it by Jackson on the halfway line Simpkins McAn Melrose got a pass away McAn rampling good running got a pass away oh it's gone to wor look forward but we'll see how he goes the referee St was directly in line with it wor surged away he thought he was on the tail end of a try there sitkins Melrose Morris sighted the line and changed Direction and went straight ahead but got wrapped up in a good tackle there by ran on to shepher back to sheer well the kick has been charged down and there was a slight block on there a SL offside rolling there I thought the ball went to an E sub player behind him and ricocheted back into the other e sub players hands say it again well there's no doubt anyway that the original ball to Gary worth from Tony rampling was a mile forward mstone missed that and it would have been criminal if that try hadn't come up there for Eastern suburbs H ja feed the scrum well he's penalized e in suburbs for not packing Square on here M having something to say about it he was talking to McAn about the lock forward and back rowers there making sure that they stay in involved and in the scrum until the ball comes [Applause] out the penalty has been taken es Gilbert now Jo lien as off another change to East Subs yes Wayne chalice is the band coming onto replace Joe lighton recks correct me if I'm wrong I don't remember hearing you call Joe lion right through that the first 50 or 60 Minutes of this match uh but white chalice who's been under a bit of Doubt himself with an kill's tenant injury is the man on the left wing for Eastern suburbs yes I think I perhaps might have mentioned his name once but I'm not going to argue with anyone about it he didn't quite much of a p there's a great kick being put down field it's found a very good touch only about 18 M out from the Eastern suburbs line a great kick it was and it should be more of that too on early tackles from cber let's just get right out of their own quarterline and halfway and keep the play down here for the rest of this second half Gary worth injects himself into the line there trying to find a gap Patterson they're just round about the quarter onto rampling he's over the top of one tackle still going and has dropped the football little rampling is either hurt or exhausted one of the two he's fought his way through that tackle and that's where the ball was lost the rampling still sitting on the ground there beside the scrum he going to pack it into the lock position HCK away to Jackson Cory running Crossfield he's made a good intrusion oh he's going to go all the way it's a joke he's gone right through the Eastern suburbs defense from The Blindside wing and scored a try an astonishing try really one that was never on see it again well you'll virtually see this on the State Bank replay as cam Cate there's the Gap right from the play of the ball nobody moved in to cut it off C Patterson was looking for the defense to come up on the inside from Denny sheeper but that wasn't coming Tony ramling still injured in back play there was hovering back in cover defense so there was plenty of numbers out of the defensive line the messages still pouring out from camra here and this is exactly what they have to do as I said they had to be the next scorers to try and put some sort of dominance on this game instead of letting this Counterattack to keep on coming from Eastern Subs Cory was the man a carpenter from cber but has come up with a good for the Raiders 24 points to 18 maling to take the kick from 10 m out and about 10 m off center the breeze blowing slightly across him he just wants to kick it firmly as straight as he can that'll do the [Applause] job oh yes he's just made it by Heavens that was a close thing and he's having a joke with Big Stone about it 26 points to 18 camell lead and Cy 14 tries in 87 [Applause] battle yes we've got a player warming up there I believe it's Rowan brenon is that right David yes it is at number 22 he's coming on to replace Terry Regan who's done an outstanding job as the replacement forward to this candra side but obviously he's been a bit short of match practice with the lower grades from candra being out of Reckoning in the semi-finals but what a sterling job he's done as a replacement forward for the old season warhorse Terry Regan okay so he's going to come on at number 22 can in the camera in possession just around about their own quarter there's the man that's going to be replaced Regan it's uh Eastern suburbs being penalize for inside the five do I see Harry Hastings going out there for Eastern sabbs you certainly do I don't know whether it's because he let that try in rampling of Eastern suburbs or the fact that he went down injured before that last run but Harry Hastings is on to replace rley in the easn sub [Applause] lineup well that's an astonishing thing for har he's had a miserable season one way or another anyway he's back in the side now as CRA come back with a a rush there's rean still pounding forward he hasn't been replaced yet Sam beo tearing his way through the The Ruck got a pass away to walers walers was close handy to him and he's been decked only about a meter out from the line look at Morris out on the right look at Morris he's yards offside he's being ignored by the referee on Sullivan he's been offside since the uh camra started attacking it 10 or 12 minutes ago oh Sullivan well the ball's gone free from Jackson he was trying to offload it and keep alive I think they're trying to desperately run Eastern suburbs ragged at the moment pings at dumy have McAn SP up great tackle there's Dean Lance putting a imprint on spena see it and over the sideline he goes That's d D Smith's been taken over the sideline on the quarter now the referee is talking to Morris now he's waving to him to come out it now he can simin moris for persistent infringements or send him from the field and he's been offside I promise you for five of the last 10 minutes well I hope that's uh sufficient now we got a touchd j [Applause] now I don't know quite what this is about we got an extra player on the field no Kevin walers is uh finally replacing melin iner and listen to the crowd for a job well done the gamble has paid off for the cber Raiders big melinger coming off the ground well it has but there's still 22 minutes to go so we've got to take our uh care with our selections here camera are all up winners the way they're going but uh let not second guess it out to henck from that lost ball there onto [Applause] Walters there's Terry ran still paing forward he doesn't really know how to slow down this fell just as soon as we get this uh attack out of the way hen Jack onto walers walers back to henck HJ gets it away to Jackson Jackson's in for a try right underneath the posts right underneath the posts yes well what do you do with this side that have got the great ability to move the ball around there's been no fluk about their performance lately they've come up with five tries see this one and on the State Bank replay they just keep this alive what a great performance now in the second half they just Kevin walers keeping the ball alive back inside it goes pet Jackson and just watch the Elation here he was confident he was just going to charge it over and this is the try that has brought a break smile to the face of malman iner well all smiles great effort by candra we're going well so far David still 20 minutes to go but uh I got full com in the voice and keep on going you feel all right you look all right I feel real good well possibility now M playing in your first ever Sydney Grand Final the gambles played off oh it's tremendous see I you no injes for this day so I'll be playing definitely next week if we make it well uh a great try the extra power your carrying probably helped I'd say so David yeah will you go and enjoy a well earned sh tremendous comeback thanks very much Dave yes the man's a hero Jackson was the scorer of the last try belch is going to attempt the goal from directly in front 11 M out he's kicked the goal so six tries and four goals 32 points Eastern suburbs 18 and they'll flag wavers from the camber side those Keen supporters who've come all the way down who are at the southern end of the ground directly underneath the scoreboard are going to be elated tonight there they are they're the real supporters the ones that really let everybody know that they support camera okay Cam's arrived on the scene it's great stuff now can East and Subs lift themselves they've got 20 minutes and 24 seconds Sam beo caught the ball from the kickoff took it well and brought it out about 17 M on rean he's still pairing forward wallers is at dmy half there's uh Dean Lance the captain who's been steady at the back been pulling out some good tackles from time to time coin one of the success stories in this craid scorer of two tries today Jackson away to Bela he's a Monumental kick going downfield wor stands underneath it well oh and he's picked off beautifully there that was O salivan that came up with that tackle chalice runs from dummy half H Hastings out to McAn back inside to milrose and to Hall tackled 10 me short of the halfway line there's always going to be a case of how well easta Sila was backed up after that fairly tet game against Manley last weekend nothing left for them now in the second half except to keep that ball alive the little men Steve Morris Brendan Hall Lorie spena they've all got to stay alive with the ball they really have got to throw it anywhere and just hope that a break can come up and get them back into the game Simpkins tackled or is that worth that Simpkins at the Hastings little kick attempted there which didn't come off oops cam of trying to pass that's gone astray and Eon suburbs have come up with the ball again so that's six to go Morris he knows what's required of him he's running almost every time from dummy half onto huan paing forward 15 M out from the line Eastern suburbs now hot on attack Hastings Morris spena stands in a tackle gets it to Hastings built it to the ground about 8 m out by Sullivan on the hall good cut out pass to salvator he threw the ball back to the opposition who was there to pick it up coin of course everything he turn done today has turned to goal walers who must have been desperately disappointed at being left out of the side would have been eled at meninga form but he's probably just as a lighter to get on the Panic himself number seven [Applause] about 7 m outside the camra quarter Jackson's built with the ball down field it's gone right over W's head taking back 10 m from his goal line he's got some Defenders there there's one of the most elant he's like a Shear's dog rounding up sheep beautiful slippy moris taken away he's aware that the line side is sometimes unpopulated when the ball's kicked down field chalice comes away with a good vigorous run right up the middle of the pack Hastings siins driven sideways by coin who's having a magic Day Spa kicks ahead it's too far taken by Bel belshire gets ankle tapped by him though gets a pass away out there to Walters w oh he's got a pass away it's been intercepted by Morris given away there to Patterson Patterson back inside to chalice chalis steps his man and is taken over the sideline yes what are the manly boys thinking at the moment I wonder whether they see anything here that they've got to really worry about I suggest it's this camera side the way they're going could worry anybody this is Magic football they're putting on here the crowd are uh fairly quiet watching it I think some of it in all 32 points to 18 yes we've had a replacement David yeah that finally has taken place Rowan Brenan in number 22 on for Terry Regan he's also performed adly for this CRA side rean almost had to be forcibly ejected from the field Harry Hastings is also coming off and we've got uh rling back on the field for easn suburbs oh Sullivan very close to being through they look a bit thread bear on the edge of the r EAS suburbs at the moment on Corry out of Brennan who's having his first touch of the football walers on a [Applause] coin 10 M from the halfway line dropped that football the referee should do something about that well he's seen it now and he's made a move and he's going to put down a scrub we can't have rap's rules little bit tidy the play from camber we've still got nearly 16 minutes left in this game here he is just about to drop the ball there so they can't go to sleep with the fact that they still have this Breeze and they should be kicking on early tackles milrose trying to knock one of the Defenders out of the way there he's taken a bit of a knock himself very slowly to his feet Manan salvator Cy all over the top thing the Morris worth Tackle by ran Brennan and C player being treated in the background there spener shepher still about 10 m out yeah Tony milrose still hasn't recovered from that heavy knock he took when he was carrying the football there a few moments ago and the trainers is indicating a stretcher spener puts a high kick up corre takes it he's got a bit of room to move here goes up the middle of the field and out beyond the quarter line by 4 M now we're going to have milrose treated here and I think that all the players will be pretty happy about having a stoppage of play Melrose got up hopping very badly I don't know whether we've captured that uh that impact that he took but uh it certainly was a heavy uh blow he took section of the good crowd here at the Sydney cricket ground is Benn at the one of the coaches and I guess that uh easn sub supporters at this stage with 40 minutes to go would be fairly disillusion and also worrying about the replacement for Tony Melrose David it's Gary Pro Gary Pro is the player coming on from Melrose is coming off of the stretcher big Glenn Lazarus is warming up on the touch line too I wouldn't be surprised if he replaces s Becka who's been struggling with that virus well he's being wheeled from the field now there he is good Round of Applause and we're back with the action Gary pram takes his place ran Brennan surges forward walers Ashley Gilbert very strong player what a good Duo coin and Gilbert are in the second round [Music] Brennan back to Jackson Kicks Down field first bounc it goes to WTH wor made a bit of an inroad finally picked off there by henck Morris hul [Music] [Applause] priman 10 M from the halfway line 32 points to 18 13 minutes and 49 seconds still to go under David Smith Jackson finally put his Center par down not before he'd made a good in Patterson shepher quick hands out to Simkins Renard Hall spena camera defens is okay sheer well he was going to release that ball but he was spun round on the tackle M wor kicks at the end of it ball will go into the cambera in goal area vure feels it brings it down to salvator gets it to cry Corry through two tackles oh very close to being through the moris tackle Rowan [Applause] Brennan rosty nickers coin that 8 m from a halfway [Applause] line Ashley Gilbert onto backo big Sam just having a bit of trouble keeping going at the moment he's put in a strong performance that kick is well waited goes into the in goal area wors hem in against the sideline good defense there by wers and a Sullivan [Music] chalis trying to push his way out with sheer brute strength out to mcgar after to Smith Smith trying to run around his man Cory gets him just over the [Applause] quarterline Morris came Midfield there through a loose pass out to Prime Brenan Hall very strong young player has not done anything wrong this afternoon spena a rampling Smith's running to a gap you could have put a battleship into he's running up field he stepped the fullback Morris has overrunning it's a good run only about 7 me from the quarter line Jackson's going to be penalized for failure to get off the tackle player quick tap taken by Morris out to Hall spena McAn McAn should have tried to offload that out to the left he died with possession Patterson only about 15 M out from cra's line hall shepher turns his back gets it to rampling rampling goes straight tackled only about 5 m out it's all Eastern suburbs at the moment Simpkins zkin is underneath the post and scores a try and that's a good one for him 22 points to 32 points at the moment with a kick at goal from directly in front to go and 10 minutes say it again so we certainly haven't given up something for their supporters here a glimmer of hope 10 minutes to go in this preliminary final and 10 minutes is a long long time in a game of rugby league the stay to Tire bit of pressure here applied by Houston s bad defense again just ducking under the tackles here good play from Stevie Morris he looked right then switch left here and the Dummy from Simpkins caught them and S be and Dean Lance getting each other's way but well still some sort of time to go in this game and maybe Eastern suburbs an outside chance well David Smith has kick three goals from five attempts this is a simple kick from directly in front if there's such a thing as a simple kick makes no mistake with it so the score 32 points to 24 Eastern suburbs down the tube at the moment but we have 9 minutes and 43 seconds still to go well Sam becko has made a move from the field Glenn Lazarus is the man that's come on the big healthy looking lad at number 23 but really the pressure is now back on CRA they've got an eight-point lead just on 9 and 1/2 minutes they cannot afford to relax if they want to play in their first Grand Final here next weekend against [Applause] Manley we're waiting the kickoff now Lazarus is in 23 salvatori coming away with a spirited run out to the quarter Paul would have been arguably easn suburb's best player today patteron 8 minutes and 54 seconds to go Simkins kick over the top the bounce is good for beler he's found himself in open space running Well turns it back on the inside to walers walers gets back beyond the halfway [Applause] line Glen lazrus Rowan Brennan least the subers look a bit thin on the left at the moment out to O [Applause] Sullivan some of the players having great difficulty getting back into position at the moment too they've had a pretty turd game a lot of running in it 10 tries have been scored Jackson's kick at field goal is unsuccessful so there'll be a uh a quarterline drop out to a quarterline tap to restart the play shepher takes [Music] it he gets the predictable 6 m Simkins under worth he's submerged McAn running from dummy half stands in a tackle good one two to Patterson backs slam around about the halfway line spener finds a little bit of a a track to run there and makes a good 10 m Simpkins on Morris and the last tackle coming up for easn suburbs there McAn it's gone to salvator the kick ahead Bel takes it and it's taken by salvatori and a good [Applause] tackle so when those chips are being put in well they're being only put in for the man himself you've got to let know the runners both inside and out if the chip kick is on they've been far too deep and playing easily into the hands of Gary beler but camri can't afford to go to sleep still nearly 7 minutes to go just got to steadily work this play around and give an option of two kickers Eastern suburbs will try and Chase and harass the kicker from the marker area so if Jackson's got a drop back he's also got a drop back in tandem with Gary belter so there's an option there back to Jackson he's elected to run instead of kick gu to be sweet and plays it back to walers and there's the kick been put in by beler it looks like it's going to be a beauty yes it does way over the halfway line midway between in the quarter and the halfway and a great kick from Bel a bit of experience coming out there he's played in some big games especially those state of origin presses and a cool head there the defense was coming down on him and it was needed to relieve the pressure now Eastern suburbs will have to G their loines and lift themselves with 5 minutes and 50 seconds to go they've got a score twice spinner Paul cut out pass to Smith on to Gary Prime was taking on Jackson a fair bit but Jackson's pretty strong Defender a moring type of Defender Morris worth he had Chalice on the outside there East sub was nice and deeply lined out Patterson backs his way towards the opposition he's tackled around about the halfway line shepher I'm full of admiration for the workload this Fell's got he's made an error there but uh nonetheless it's been a very good performance by him onto Cy corri up The Blind Side evades the rampling tackle he's evaded two tackles three tackles he's getting to his feet and going again gets a pass away there to henck henck can't go through the tackle of sipkins who's tackling 15 M out from the line on to Waters Waters there to Lazarus the big healthy looking as you said David yes he's clean and tidy as Sullivan Bel the ball's gone on the bounce to him Ashley Gilbert had to fall on that one still around about the eastern suburbs quarter line we inside the last 5 minutes we'll be keeping you in touch with how much to go well there's an intercept being taken by Gary Prim possession back in his uh team's favor McAn to Spa back inside to sitkins he got a pass away but I think it's gone forward the referee says yes and that's Brendan Hall getting a little bit temper temperamental at the moment smashing the ball into the uh [Applause] ground it looks very much like now with only about uh 4 minutes to go as our camra and Manley will be the 1987 Grand [Applause] finalists there's Manley pondering their fight it's uh something that uh they're going to have to live with next week well that ball came spurting out the back there it was obviously Stalin from a player this probably is one of the last scrums of the match 32 points to 24 well the referee allowed that ball to go straight through the scrum and said play on Gary Prime makes a good break he's got space in front of him looking on the outside gets it to Morris Morris steps goes back on the inside he's run into the cover of which was coming across streaming across all the camber players are very attentive to the fact that they've got a problem here they've all come back on side now Eastern suburbs can extend it by going out behind them salvatori salvator's busted a tackle he's busted two and Ken is there and gets him in a touch just about a meter before the line oh yeah close stuff well it's a tied camper here a great run from salvator but the cover defense is just here Kenna coming across just making him step across the line there's his foot going out over the sideline but camra can't afford if this is going to be the way they're going to play the 87 Grand Final a team like Manley will absolutely murder them out wide if they allow them so much latitude when they've got the ball a couple of minutes to go in this match camber have come up with possession through hjac from the last scrum thean is the tackler there on Bela very weary bunch of 26 players out there at the moment absolutely exhausted they are there's been so much Pace in this game Lazarus coming away with a a good surge about a minute and a bit to go Lazarus through absolutely leg weary defense made 15 M with the greatest of these piece of fresh replacement Jackson back to worth is coming to it Morris gets there first moris is kicked ahead he's got Pace this fell he might get a bounce he's kicked it again the referee says play on there Spina falls on it he's only about 30 m out from the line onto Brendan Hall Shephard McAn McAn trying to search out wide to get that pass away but I think the ball's been stallen from him and that probably is going to be the section Gary belch has come up with [Applause] it 32 points to 24 looks to me as though that's the end of the section for Eastern suburbs in 1987 it's been a marvelous year for camra the Dual coaches has worked astonishingly [Applause] well walers back to Jackson kicks for touch doesn't find touch finds chalice it gets to the halfway line before he's put down and there's the Huda that's the end of the game and Cambra are in to the 1987 Grand Final full time Eastern Subs have scored the following tries Spina Melrose Morris siins have scored tries for Eastern suburbs goals Smith four from six Gilbert for CRA meninga coin two Cy Jackson vure two goals meninga two goals the difference eight points 32 to Cur 24 to Eon suburbs and and it's a welcome to the big time for camra they are now a club that's on the way they go in against the manly side next week