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🏉 NRL 2026 Grand Final: Roosters Are Premiers! | Post-Match Thoughts · The BJ Show

0:00
SPEAKER_00: Hello everyone and welcome back to the Big Go Show.
0:03
SPEAKER_00: What a way to finish the 2026 NRL season.
0:07
SPEAKER_00: Yes, it's been a long time since we I have shared the last time.
0:11
SPEAKER_00: The 2026 NRL Grand Film has been played and what an unbelievable finish we had.
0:18
SPEAKER_00: The Sydney Roosters are your 2026 NRL premiers defending their Newcastle Knight by just the all-time 1.19 to 18 at the I Core Stadium.
0:33
SPEAKER_00: Courts and licenses to the Sydney Roosters on winning the Prentip.
0:38
SPEAKER_00: And but also quite some license to the New Castle Knight on an incredible season.
0:44
SPEAKER_00: Let's get into my post grand final four.
1:09
SPEAKER_00: Wow, during the first half.
1:10
SPEAKER_00: Newcastle look like they could create one of the greatest grand final stories.
1:16
SPEAKER_00: But Rooster didn't panic.
1:18
SPEAKER_00: They worked their way back into the contest and went into halftime, only six points behind at 12 to set that what good teens do.
1:32
SPEAKER_00: Even when things aren't going their way, they find a way to stay in the game.
1:42
SPEAKER_00: I thought Newcastle were fantastic early in the game.
1:45
SPEAKER_00: One of the biggest moments was the incredible long range try from Kieran Hongin.
1:54
SPEAKER_00: That showed exactly how dangerous Hogan could be when he gets some space.
2:02
SPEAKER_00: Newcastle came into this grand final as the underdog, but they wasn't afraid of location at all.
2:11
SPEAKER_00: Remember, this was a team that finished with the wound spoon last season, then made it all the way to the grand final in 2026.
2:23
SPEAKER_00: That is an incredible turnaround.
2:26
SPEAKER_00: Roosters fight back.
2:28
SPEAKER_00: The Roosters slowly start taking control.
2:31
SPEAKER_00: They had plenty of possession and field position.
2:35
SPEAKER_00: And even totally hard Newcastle defenses started to feel that pressure.
2:43
SPEAKER_00: Mark Newground was outstanding and finished his NIL career with two titles in the grand final.
2:52
SPEAKER_00: The roosters keep coming.
2:54
SPEAKER_00: A 12 point climb into a lead with suddenly Newcastle were the team that needed to find something.
3:02
SPEAKER_00: Brayley Cheerley Evans.
3:05
SPEAKER_00: What a way to finish.
3:07
SPEAKER_00: One of the biggest stories of this grand final has to be Daly Cherry Evans.
3:14
SPEAKER_00: Playing his final NRL match.
3:17
SPEAKER_00: He presented one of the most important moments of the game.
3:22
SPEAKER_00: With around 10 minutes remaining, Cherry Evans kicked the field goal that even totally becoming the difference between the two teams.
3:33
SPEAKER_00: What a way to finish.
3:34
SPEAKER_00: Playing in a grand final, winning the punishment and compromising the points that ultimate separating the two t two suit or two sides.
3:44
SPEAKER_00: You couldn't a better finish.
3:48
SPEAKER_00: Newcastle almost still it.
3:50
SPEAKER_00: But Newcastle wasn't finished.
3:52
SPEAKER_00: They kept fighting.
3:53
SPEAKER_00: Greg Mosehale scored late to bring Newcastle right back into the contest.
3:59
SPEAKER_00: Suddenly it was 1918.
4:01
SPEAKER_00: The Night had one final opposition to find something.
4:06
SPEAKER_00: But the Roosters held on.
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SPEAKER_00: Final score.
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SPEAKER_00: Full time 1918.
4:11
SPEAKER_00: What a grand final! James Ted Isko Klein Churchill Medal.
4:18
SPEAKER_00: Crush license also to Jason Ted Isco who won the 2026 Climb Churchill Medal as the best player on the ground.
4:30
SPEAKER_00: Tesco was motioning for the Roosters and keep getting improved through the contest.
4:37
SPEAKER_00: He provided a huge run-in performance and was also there in the crisis final moments and Newcastle desperately searching for a winning score.
4:50
SPEAKER_00: A fantastic performance from the Bruce's captain on the biggest stage.
4:55
SPEAKER_00: My thoughts! For me, this was the fantastic grand final.
5:00
SPEAKER_00: It had everything.
5:02
SPEAKER_00: And I watched the last three minutes of the game.
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SPEAKER_00: Newcastle getting off to a great start.
5:07
SPEAKER_00: The Bruce is fighting back.
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SPEAKER_00: Some brilliant individual performances and a huge field goal.
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SPEAKER_00: A late Newcastle comeback and then one point finish to finish it all.
5:17
SPEAKER_00: You can't ask for a much better for an NRL grand final.
5:23
SPEAKER_00: I also would like to give Newcastle a lot of credit.
5:27
SPEAKER_00: Going from the wound spoon and playing into a grand final one year later is something that players, coaches, and supporters should be incredibly proud of.
5:36
SPEAKER_00: And you should.
5:37
SPEAKER_00: They then win a print ship, but what a season they had.
5:41
SPEAKER_00: For the Roosters, Foo, they are champions.
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SPEAKER_00: Foo they what it matters the most.
5:47
SPEAKER_00: Craig Nations to the Sydney Roosters, your 2026 NIL PRENIA! That's to wrap up my thoughts on the 2026 NIL Grand Final and also bring us to the end of another NIL season.
6:11
SPEAKER_00: Congratulations to the Sydney Roosters and congratulations to Newcastle on an incredible season.
6:17
SPEAKER_00: What did you think of the grand final?
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SPEAKER_00: Who was your best player on the ground?
6:22
SPEAKER_00: And what was your favorite moment for the 2026 NIL season?
6:28
SPEAKER_00: Thank you everyone for watching and listening to the BJ show.
6:31
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6:36
SPEAKER_00: Until next year and next time, take care everyone, and I will see you on the next episode of the BJ Show.
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SPEAKER_00: That's all, folks.
6:45
SPEAKER_00: Peace.