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2008 NRL Grand Final

2008 (2008) NRL Grand Final  ()
2008 Grand Final logo
12 Total
MAN 832 40
MEL 00 0
Date5 October 2008
StadiumANZ Stadium
LocationSydney, NSW, Australia
Clive Churchill MedalBrent Kite (MAN)
National anthemAnthony Warlow
RefereeTony Archer
Attendance80,388
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The 2008 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2008 NRL season. It was played between the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm on Sunday, 5 October at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.[1]

The 2008 Grand Final was the first Grand Final played in daylight since the introduction of the night Grand Final in 2001.[2] The two teams had previously played in the 2007 NRL Grand Final, with Melbourne winning 34–8. Manly reversed this result in 2008, winning 40–0;[3] the largest Grand Final winning margin in the history of the game, and the first Grand Final since 1978 where the losing team did not score a point.

  1. ^ Read, Brent (5 October 2008). "Harry Bath joins legends to pass on in Centenary season". The Australian. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  2. ^ Paine, Chris (5 October 2008). "Magnificent Manly exacts grand final revenge". ABC News. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Manly win NRL grand final". Radio New Zealand. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.

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