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ROOSTERS
WIN!
AFTER
ALMOST THREE DECADES IN THE PREMIERSHIP WILDERNESS, THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS
FINALLY HAD SOMETHING TO CROW LOUDLY ABOUT IN 2002.
ON
OCTOBER 6, THE HEART-BREAKING DROUGHT ENDED FOR RUGBY LEAGUE’S LONGEST-SERVING
CLUB WHEN BRAD FITTLER LIFTED THE TELSTRA CUP ALOFT TO THE DELIGHT OF
THE TRICOLOURS’ PATIENT AND PROUD SUPPORTERS.
IN
OVERCOMING THE NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS UNDER LIGHTS IN THE GRAND FINAL AT
TELSTRA STADIUM, THE ROOSTERS ENSURED THAT THE GAME’S MOST PRIZED POSSESSION
WOULD RETURN TO SYDNEY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1996.
IT
WAS A FEATHER IN THE CAP OF ROOKIE COACH RICKY STUART AND A COURAGEOUS
SQUAD THAT PEAKED AT THE RIGHT TIME BY WINNING IT’S LAST NINE GAMES IN
A ROW, INCLUDING THE GLORIOUS DECIDER THAT CAN BE RE-LIVED OVER AND OVER
AGAIN THANKS TO THIS OFFICIAL NRL RECORD OF THE ENTIRE MATCH

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