Grand Final: Test Eagles vs Hawks LIVE!!!! @ ANZ Stadium!!!

Update – 41st minute: Coming out of halftime and the injury report is good news for the Test Eagles with Izett not suffering any major injury to that shoulder and has been assessed at halftime by their medical team and he will be right to take the field for this 2nd half so that is good news for the Test Eagles and for New South Wales. Back to the action now and the Hawks have their hands on the ball its 2nd tackle as Denton gets taken down just before the 30. It’s played back to Hornby who throws it to Gayler who gives it off to Retzel and he is taken 35 out. It comes back now to Tim Taylor who is deep…he kicks it downfield….a long kick..looking for a 40/20..ITS LOOKING GOOD…..ARMSTRONG IS CHASING…..THE BALL IS ROLLING TO THE SIDELINE…ARMSTRONG DIVES FOR IT BUT CAN’T GET THERE! IT’S A 40/20 TO THE HAWKS! What a brilliant kick by Tim Taylor and what a great way to start this 2nd half! This is the kind of play that lifts a team! The Hawks race to the scrum and they are now just 15 metres out!

The Scrum is packed and it is given to Taylor who throws it to Ben Taylor…OH who almost gets around Manera! Shriram goes in for a scoot..but gets taken down 8 metres out. It comes back to Hornby who gives it to Gayler…Gemmell runs around him and Gayler flicks it back to Gemmell….Gemmell charges forward…looks to pass…NO HE DUMMIES…HE HAS SPACE…GEMMELL TO THE LINE…AND GEMMELL WILL SCORE! IT’S A TRY TO THE HAWKS! What a start to the 2nd half! A brilliant 40/20 backed up by a brilliant dummy and try and the Hawks are back within 8 with a kick to come!

Shriram needs to get this one…just in line with the right hand upright. He strikes it nicely…AND ITS OVER! They are now just 6 points down as the score is 22-16! Great start for the Hawks!

 

Good luck next season