Commencing with the New Zealand Warriors vs the Sydney Roosters on Friday night, listed below are the NRL Teams and Squad Lineups for Week 2 of the Finals Series 2008
FRIDAY
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS v SYDNEY ROOSTERS at Mt Smart Stadium, 6.30pm
WARRIORS: Lance Hohaia, Aiden Kirk, Brent Tate, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei, Michael Witt, Nathan Fien, Ruben Wiki, Ian Henderson, Steve Price (capt), Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Micheal Luck. Interchange: Grant Rovelli, Evarn Tuimavave, Sam Rapira, Logan Swann
ROOSTERS: Anthony Minichiello, Brent Grose, Setaimata Sa, Sia Soliola, Sam Perrett, Braith Anasta (capt), Mitchell Pearce, Mark O’Meley, James Aubusson, Lopini Paea, Nate Myles, Anthony Tupou, Craig Fitzgibbon. Interchange: Mickey Paea, David Shillington, Anthony Cherrington, Mitchell Aubusson.
Referee: Tony Archer
SATURDAY
BRISBANE BRONCOS v MELBOURNE STORM at Suncorp Stadium, 7.45pm
BRONCOS: Karmichael Hunt, Darius Boyd, Joel Moon, Justin Hodges, Denan Kemp, Darren Lockyer (capt), Peter Wallace, Ben Hannant, Michael Ennis, Joel Clinton, Corey Parker, Sam Thaiday, Tonie Carroll. Interchange: David Stagg, Ashton Sims, Greg Eastwood, Nick Kenny
STORM: Billy Slater, Steve Turner, Matt Geyer, Israel Folau, Anthony Quinn, Greg Inglis, Cooper Cronk, Jeff Lima, Cameron Smith (capt), Brett White, Michael Crocker, Ryan Hoffman, Dallas Johnson. Interchange: Jeremy Smith, Adam Blair, Sika Manu, Antonio Kaufusi
Referee: Shayne Hayne
Why is Channel ( (Melbourne) allowed to broadcast the finals at times when the majority of the population is asleep? If Ch 9 does not want to broadcast live into Melbourne then why can’t the Foxtell or Austar do the games live? According to my local TV guide tonight’s game (even with Melbourne playing) will be shown “live” at 12.15 a.m. tomorrow.
As an ex resident of NSW, a keen football follower, I find it very frustrating since moving to Melbourne to miss out on watching the Friday night game and now the finals, live unless I stay up until midnight.
Can something be done about this at least for next year?