3rd Qualifying Final: MAN v SOU – by the clock

QUALIFYING FINAL THREE

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#2 MANLY-WARRINGAH v #7 SOUTH SYDNEY @ BROOKVALE OVAL.
Saturday 8:30pm AEST, 8th September 2007.

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES
1-13: B Stewart, M Robertson, S Bell, S Matai, C Hicks, J Lyon, M Orford (c), J King, M Monaghan, A Cuthbertson, A Watmough, G Stewart, L Williamson.
Bench: M Bryant, S Menzies, V Mauro, J Afamasaga.
Coach: Des Hasler.

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
1-13: F Talanoa, Y Gordon, N Vagana, D Widders, P Mellor, J Williams, J Smith, P Cusack (c), S Rigon, R Asotasi (c), J Sutton, L Stuart, B Rogers.
Bench: I Luke, M Greenfield, M Manuokafoa, D Kidwell.
Coach: Jason Taylor.

FIRST HALF

1^st Minute SOU – Souths kick off. Physical early in defence the Bunnies. Manly through Matt Orford clear to the Souths 30m line. 

3^rd Minute SOU – Fetuli Talanoa and then John Sutton make half breaks giving the Bunnies a chance for the first attacking kick of the game. Jeremy Smith chips to the corner but Michael Robertson defuses the danger on his goal line. 

4^th Minute MAN – Jamie Lyon instigates a Manly strike into the right edge and takes Manly into the Souths half but the last play doesn’t eventuate. Souths counter and get the first penalty thanks to Adam Cuthbertson laying on the play the ball. 

6^th Minute SOU PENALTY GOAL – Cuthbertson infringes again this time moving from marker on his line too early. Joe Williams will take an easy shot at penalty goal from just to the left of the posts. 

RABBITOHS PENALTY GOAL – J Williams successful from just to the left of the posts.

2-0 RABBITOHS after 7 Minutes. 

2nd Qualifying Final: NQL v BUL – by the clock

QUALIFYING FINAL TWO

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#3 NORTH QUEENSLAND v #5 BULLDOGS @ DAIRY FARMERS STADIUM.

Saturday 6:30pm AEST, 8th September 2007

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
1-13: M Bowen, T Williams, A Graham, B Farrar, M Henry, Justin Smith, J Thurston (c), M Scott, A Payne, C Webb, S Faust, M Bartlett, P Bowman.
Bench: D Faiumu, Jason Smith, J Lillyman, R Cashmere.
Coach: Graham Murray.

BULLDOGS
1-13: L Patten, H El Masri, D Millard, W Tonga, M Utai, B Roberts, B Sherwin, M O’Meley, C Hughes, C Armit, W Mason, A Ryan (c), R Maitua.
Bench: A Perry, N Kouparitsas, L Te Maari, J Hickey.
Coach: Steven Folkes.

FIRST HALF

1^st Minute NQL – kick off by Cowboys. Dogs bring it back into the Cowboys half and Brent Sherwin finds touch 2m out from the line. Channel Nine have another stuff up following on from last night’s Warriors-Eels game as NBN television freezes just after the kick off and misses the first 30 seconds. 

3^rd Minute NQL – Cowboys first set doesn’t match the Bulldogs. Matt Bowen’s kick is fielded on the 30m line by Luke Patten. Sherwin’s bomb is the first attacking kick of the night but Hazem El Masri knocks on about 10m out right on the right touchline. 

5^th Minute BUL – the Dogs go-forward is dominating they kick on the 40m line inside Cowboys territory again and find touch near the line. Chris Armit looks to have picked up a knock to the knee during the set. 

7^th Minute BUL – Reni Maitua makes a half break and Sherwin kicks high off the back of it that Bowen defuses on his line. Sherwin taken out big time but play on.