2008 Super League Grand Final
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 2008 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leeds Rhinos celebrating their victory after the full-time whistle | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Date | 4 October 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Lee Smith ( Leeds Rhinos) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Scouting for Girls | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,810 | ||||||||||||
| Broadcast partners | |||||||||||||
| Broadcasters | |||||||||||||
| Commentators | |||||||||||||
The 2008 Super League Grand Final was the 11th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League XIII season. Held on Saturday 4 October 2008, at Old Trafford, Manchester, the match was between League Leaders St. Helens and defending champions from 2007 Leeds Rhinos.
Route to the Final
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. Helens |
27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos |
27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 |
St Helens
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Semi-Final | Leeds Rhinos (H) |
38–10 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Leeds Rhinos
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Semi-Final | St Helens (A) |
38–10 |
| Elimination Final |  Wigan Warriors (H) |
18–14 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Match details
4 October 2008 18:00 UTC+1 |
| St. Helens |
16–24 | Leeds Rhinos |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Graham 6' Gidley 43' Gardner 59' Goals: Long (2) |
Report |
Tries: Smith 24' Hall 37' McGuire 49', 63' Goals: Sinfield (4) |
| St Helens | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Wellens |
Fullback | 5 | Lee Smith |
| 2 | Ade Gardner |
Winger | 22 | Ryan Hall |
| 3 |  Matthew Gidley |
Centre | 19 | Carl Ablett |
| 4 |  Willie Talau |
Centre | 4 | Keith Senior |
| 5 | Francis Meli |
Winger | 2 | Scott Donald |
| 6 | Leon Pryce |
Stand Off | 6 | Danny McGuire |
| 7 | Sean Long |
Scrum half | 7 | Rob Burrow |
| 17 | James Graham |
Prop | 8 |  Kylie Leuluai |
| 9 |  Keiron Cunningham (c) |
Hooker | 9 | Matt Diskin |
| 18 | Bryn Hargreaves |
Prop | 10 | Jamie Peacock |
| 11 | Lee Gilmour |
2nd Row | 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan |
| 12 | Jon Wilkin |
2nd Row | 12 | Gareth Ellis |
| 30 | Chris Flannery |
Loose forward | 13 | Kevin Sinfield (c) |
| 14 | James Roby |
Interchange | 14 | Ali Lauitiiti |
| 8 | Nick Fozzard |
Interchange | 16 | Ryan Bailey |
| 28 | Paul Clough |
Interchange | 17 | Nick Scruton |
| 23 | Maurie Fa'asavalu |
Interchange | 18 | Ian Kirke |
| Daniel Anderson |
Coach | Brian McClennan | ||
The coin to see who kicked off was tossed by 12-year-old, James Baxter who won the opportunity through a competition through the leagues sponsor Engage.