Match Details
The Broncos were without three of their 2006 NRL grand final-winning team: star prop forward Shane Webcke had retired, utility back Casey Maguire had signed with another club, and David Stagg was also absent.
| St Helens | Position | Brisbane Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paul Wellens | Fullback | 1. Karmichael Hunt |
| 2. Ade Gardner | Wing | 2. Darius Boyd |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | Centre | 3. Brent Tate |
| 4. Willie Talau | Centre | 4. Justin Hodges |
| 5. Francis Meli | Wing | 5. Steve Michaels |
| 6. Leon Pryce | Stand-off | 6. Darren Lockyer (c) |
| 7. Sean Long (c) | Scrum-half | 7. Shane Perry |
| 8. Nick Fozzard | Prop | 8. Dane Carlaw |
| 14. James Roby | Hooker | 9. Shaun Berrigan |
| 10. Jason Cayless | Prop | 10. Petero Civoniceva |
| 11. Lee Gilmour | Second-row | 11. Corey Parker |
| 15. Mike Bennett | Second-row | 12. Brad Thorn |
| 12. Jon Wilkin | Loose forward | 13. Tonie Carroll |
| 13. Paul Sculthorpe | Int. | 14. Sam Thaiday |
| 17. James Graham | Int. | 15. Greg Eastwood |
| 18. Bryn Hargreaves | Int. | 16. Ben Hannant |
| 9. Keiron Cunningham | Int. | 17. Michael Ennis |
| Daniel Anderson | Coach | Wayne Bennett |
The Broncos were the first to score when St. Helens winger Ade Gardner failed to secure a Darren Lockyer cross-field bomb close to his own try line, providing Brisbane's second-rower Corey Parker with a gift try which he went on to successfully convert. A further two points were added when a Matt Gidley tackle on Shaun Berrigan resulted in Australian referee Steve Clarke awarding a penalty to the Broncos. The Saints hit back though with a movement out wide finished off by Gardner. Paul Sculthorpe successfully adding the extra two saw a half-time scoreline of 8 - 6 in favour of the visitors.
In the second half Brisbane were once again the first to score, with their captain Darren Lockyer kicking across field for winger Darius Boyd to catch the ball and get a try. St. Helens Loose forward Sculthorpe then scored a try at the other end which he also converted, levelling the score at 12 all. Another tackling infringement by Gidley brought about a penalty, which the Broncos successfully kicked, giving them a two-point lead going into the final quarter of the match. But in the seventieth minute, from twenty metres out, Sean Long put a high kick across field and Ade Garnder, leaping up over the Brisbane defence, caught the ball and came down with it over the try-line, putting the Saints in front and ensuring a tense final ten minutes. The conversion from Sculthorpe brought the score to 18 - 14 in favour of the European champions, who managed to preserve that scoreline until the final siren.
| St Helens 18 | Brisbane 14 | |
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Paul Sculthorpe, St Helens returning from injury was judged to be Man-of-the-Match. The win meant a clean sweep of the trophies for St. Helens, having already won the 2006 Challenge Cup and the 2006 Super League Grand Final.
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