In the first finals round, Manly defeated the St. George Illawarra Dragons 38-6. Latest. View photos, video, essential stats, interactive player match-ups and have your say in our multimedia report The 2008 Grand Final was the first Grand Final played in daylight since the introduction of the night Grand Final in 2001.

Sun 14 Sep, 2008 Stats. This match was also the most-watched television program on Australian TV for 2007. After Michael Di Venuto fell, Durham looked to be in some trouble. [5], The loss against New Zealand saw Melbourne matched up against the Brisbane Broncos in the semi-final; the team the Storm lost against in the 2006 grand final. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League.The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Steve Price was the club's captain. Orford also played for NRL sides, the Northern Eagles and Canberra Raiders, as well as in the Super League for England's the Bradford Bulls. Stewart was chased down just short of the try-line by Storm halfback Cooper Cronk, but he managed to flick the ball back without looking into the arms of Steven Bell to also get a try in his last game at the club.

[7] Despite this suspension, Melbourne defeated the Cronulla Sharks 28-0 in the preliminary final, and entered their third consecutive grand final.[8].

During the 2008 regular season, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm met twice: Round 5 and Round 22. Player Stats. However, the finale was to come at the seventy-five-minute mark when from their forty-metre line, Sea Eagles second rower Glenn Hall burst into open space, passing back inside for Brett Stewart who was running through in support. 33rd Minute: Manly 8–0 (Robertson try) Major Partners. Menzies has spent the majority of his playing career in the back row, but he also played as a centre, five-eighth and as a utility player off the bench. A New Zealand national representative centre, he played in the National Rugby League for Australian club the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

This is the highest Rugby League Grand Final margin in Australian history, eclipsing the 1975 NSWRFL season's Grand Final where Eastern Suburbs defeated St George, 38–0 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [11], The 2008 Grand Final was the last match for Super League-bound Steve Menzies of Manly.

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After the video referee ruled the grounding successful, Matt Orford's conversion attempt hit the upright and missed so the score remained 4 - 0 with fifteen minutes of the first half remaining. The tournament began on 11 June 2008 before culminating in Finals Day, held at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 26 July. While several clubs had left the League to compete in the 1997 Super League season, twelve ARL-loyal teams – eight from across Sydney, two from greater New South Wales and two from Queensland – competed for the Optus Cup Trophy. Manly went into the 2008 grand final not having beaten the Storm since Roun… The 2011 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 62nd in the club's history. [4], In the qualifying final, Melbourne played the New Zealand Warriors. The club first appeared in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League season and currently plays home matches out of its ground, Brookvale Oval whilst training at the New South Wales Academy of Sport in Narrabeen. During the 2008 regular season, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm met twice: Round 5 and Round 22.

Halfback Matt Orford was presented with the Dally M Award for his performance during the regular season, while fullback Brett Stewart was the league's top tryscorer with 19 tries. For the third consecutive year, sixteen teams competed for the 2009 Telstra Premiership title.