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Thursday, September 14, 2006

NRL Semi Finals Week 2

Semi Final time in the NRL with St George Illawarra Dragons and the Manly Sea Eagles going head to head at Aussie Stadium on Friday night.

The Dragons have won their last four against the Sea Eagles and go into this clash a short priced favourite.

Last week the Sea Eagles had the Knights beaten leading 18-6 they simply ran out of legs while the Dragons coasted in posting their fourth straight win over the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.

If Manly can play the full 80 minutes then they will win their first finals match since 1997. But can they?

The Brisbane Broncos will be out to snap a seven game losing streak in the finals when they take on the Newcastle Knights at Aussie Stadium on Sunday night.

Brisbane put in a poor performance last week against the Dragons and get their chance to break through against a Knights side who really should have been beaten last week by the Sea Eagles.

Fortunately the Broncos don’t have to play this one at Suncorp where their record has been poor since returning to the upgraded stadium.

Brisbane has won two of their last three against the Knights but did lose their last clash in a thriller, 32-30 at EnergyAustralia Stadium.

posted by Footballer at NRL Semi Finals Week 2

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