Review of the 2017 NRL Grand Final

The NRL Grand Final is the most watched NRL all season and it did not disappoint this year. The game was between Melbourne Storm and the North Queensland Cowboys. 
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Melbourne Storm who were the hot and in-form favourites to win the premiership showed that they were a class above the rest on the weekend with their 34-6 thumping over the Cowboys. At the end of the first half the score was already 18-0 and the Cowboys looked like they didn't have much of a chance to get back into the game. The Cowboys only try came just after the half time break. This filled the Cowboys and their supporters with hopes of a comeback, but these hopes were soon after diminished when the Storm went on to score another three tries. 
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The Clive Churchill medal is the medal that is presented to the man of the match of the Grand Final. This year's Clive Churchill medallist was Billy Slater who plays at Fullback for the Melbourne Storm. This is the second time that Slater has won the award making him one of only 5 players ever to win the medal more than once.

 The Grand Final also marked the last time that the iconic trio of Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater would play together on the same team. With Cooper Cronk's contract running out he now has to decide if he retires from NRL or takes up a new contract with another club next year. No matter what he decides it has been widely agreed upon in the NRL community that this Melbourne trio is one of the best of all time, and undoubtedly the reason for such dominance of the Storm this season and their consistently high table finishes for the last 10 years. 
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Author: Dominic Gordon

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