1990 St George v Canberra Presidents Cup Grand Final

on Friday rugby league preview and I just felt that the week's rest wouldn't do George any good and in fact all three teams that were first into the Grand Final were all beaten yesterday there's got to be something to that and uh all of the teams had problems backing up after the week's rest let's have a look at a very good Reserve grade game uh sorry President's Cup game where St George drew first blood we haven't seen much of him he and hodgers worked brilliantly to set up the first try a few weeks ago he worked very face to the rer Tony P be interesting to see what they do from here s George just 18 M away hoders hodgers on his own hoders are still going hogers has got support hogers doesn't me any scores St George in for the first try of the Grand Final Troy hogers scor and and the George players are certainly excited about that first try replay let's have a look at it Russell really all he did was just just St them that's all he did he just ran through a free bow tackle in the end the try had support So Ian Heron with the opportunity to stretch the St George margin to six 12 M out almost in front Heron moves in strikes it sly and St George take the early lead in the President's Cup Grand Final and George 6 C Ral Kil the dummy half prle got that pass away there's a m Jo it's going to be dangerous her up over the halfway oh he's had the pass intercept how can they score here down with McDonald no he's still going i' certainly think that's where he'll finish up Jackson Jackson in behind the defense Jackson being chased Jackson almost in space Jackson back on the inside that looked to be a for pass to Walker he dropped it anyway and the referee is going to rule the scrum for the forward pass again Eddie Ward spot on to make the decision in line with that pass and to me it looked forward 3 and 1/2 minutes remaining in the the first half of the President's Cup Grand Final camra will be desperate to put some points on with this group of six tackles is it why it comes out now to Mullins Mullins has got away from his man he's got a he face Mullins down to the FL he's gone without his boots too I he's lost both of them I thought for a second he managed to pinch a pair of Gran langland's boots there but what it was he got there he is look at him with white white socks that's the socks that he's running in because he came out of both boots back towards the halfway line camra almost on the halfway Fritz on the edge of the rock Fritz has gone straight through he's looking for support he can't find it back on the inside or on the outside St George did well to recover from that but he'll play it almost on the St George quarter line quickly the ball swung away again to Mullins and Mullins can't find the space down the left side of the field last tackle against CRA 18 M away Mullins has been injured I think took his time to get up now it comes away it's Gregory who hoisted high it's coming down in the field of play they all go high that look to be knocked on and it is says the referee and it's a hand over and George just out from Their Own Line the golden opportunity gone begging for the cameras side F have picked the ball up there six more but I think they may have scored on the post the kick not a good one from Walker straight to price Jones and price Jones trying to link up on the far side of the field with McDonald McDonald comes back inside he's got away from one he's away from two over the halfway the big man goes just inside St George's territory Mullins hering out wi it comes to Baker this is Bo again and Bo again has got round his Man Bo almost in the fear Bo he's got to here's her coming across but Bo as he stopped no the referee says play on Fair try great try and the CRA fans starting to really enjoy this well it is a day that you feel nervous I think the the adrenaline's pumping like I know that the all the teams have participa in in because it's going to be a great day it's uh topped off what has been again one of the greatest years in in league and I'm sure that the two teams playing today has really made it their work well just come back here J's a try a try Jason De has scored a try after and Georg era Jason De has picked it up magnificent pass back on the inside and deep St George sent the kick down field and coming across the error was made and then it was picked up and a way they went kroer made the first break back on the inside he found support and then all of a sudden looming up on the inside Jason De picked it up magnificently to go over and score a try and put cber in front he'll play the ball about 35 M out from the George Line last tackle against camra as a game it's going to be Gregory having a long range shot at field goal look pretty good off the B I think it's there [Applause] welcome back to the football stadium the President's Cup Grand Final going right down to the wire Jeremy donur on a great run but charging ahead to score underneath the post only moment ago and this kick from Ian heren out of the two extras and St George are only three points behind only 12 M out last tackle against camra can St George do something as it's going to be Gregory another shot at field goal I think he's got that one as well it is and that will certainly seal it because they'll get the football back and hold it for six and that might be the ball game yeah 16 points to 12 a comprehensive Victory there by c r and George and you were saying to me off camera there some promising performers there Jason De David Bo yeah both good players growing there they're certainly endowed with a lot of good young youngsters coming through CRA they they made the Grand Final in in three grades yesterday and they won two out of the three and they've certainly got a lot of talent and of course with chica Ferguson and um and uh and also Chris Sullivan going to England chick is retiring or says he will and and D Lance they're going to have to blood some new players and they've certainly got them there they don't have to go shopping they've got them in their own backyard and they're all green