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PARRAMATTA EELS. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 4th out of 16 teams. NRL Telstra Premiership 2009 Grand Final Storm v Eels Full Match Replay. Cooper Patrick Cronk (born 5 December 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. http://parramatta-advertiser.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/cayless-moimoi-named-in-grand-final-team/Tony Archer and Shayne Hayne have been appointed to referee the 2009 Telstra Premiership Grand Final – the first Grand Final to feature two referees.NRL Referees Coach Robert Finch today handed Hayne his first Grand Final appointment and Archer his third after an intensive de-brief of both Preliminary Finals performances.The Grand Final will be Hayne’s 200th Premiership match.“It is always a special occasion to be appointed to your first Grand Final and Shayne has certainly earned that honour, not just with his performances this season but over the past few seasons,” Finch said today.“Tony has been the leading referee in the game for the past two years and has again demonstrated his leadership and ability throughout the season and together Tony and Shayne represent the best combination for the biggest match of the year.“It’s been a significant year for match officials with the introduction of the two-referee system and I think everyone has been impressed with the impact it has had on the ruck and the speed of the game.“It has allowed us to fast-track a number of referees and we have had a number of young referees establish themselves as senior officials this season, such as Ben Cummins and Jared Maxwell, and I would like to congratulate Gavin Reynolds on his appointment to the Toyota Cup Grand Final.” NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop, today congratulated all referees on their efforts throughout the season:“Our refereeing program is among the most professional in world sport and it is a credit to both Tony and Shayne that they have earned the honour of representing all officials in the biggest game of the year.“Just like the players, referees also aspire to be in the Grand Final and I congratulate Tony and Shayne on their appointments.“Thank you to all our match officials for your efforts in what has been a historic season with the introduction of the two-referee system.” They then progressed to their fourth consecutive grand final, this time to be played against the Parramatta Eels and won, claiming their second premiership in three seasons, a title later stripped in 2010 after being found guilty of salary cap …
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The 2009 Melbourne Storm season was the 12th in the club's history.
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Luke Burt 3. They competed in the NRL 's 2009 Telstra Premiership, just making the finals by finishing 8th (out of 16). Skip to main content Main. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin team representative, he played most of his club career in the National Rugby League for the Melbourne Storm, with whom he won 2 premierships from 7 NRL Grand Finals. The Eels won 18–16 at The 2009 NRL Grand Final featured pre-match entertainment by the Some commentators felt that Slater did not deserve the award, suggesting other Melbourne teammates such as The NRL Grand Final is one of the most popular sporting events of Australasia, and the 2009 NRL grand final was played before a sold-out crowd of 82,538 – the largest rugby league crowd at ANZ Stadium in its current configurationThe Nine Network was criticised on talkback radio, internet blogs, news sites and the Herald Sun newspaper for not broadcasting the post match celebrations, such as the trophy and medal presentations outside of NSW and QLD, the outrage most evident in Melbourne due to Melbourne Storm winning the game, and also due to the large number of Storm supporters at the Melbourne Storm function who could not make the trip to Sydney.