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The 2003 National Rugby League premiership was the 96th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the sixth run by the NRL. Fifteen teams competed and the Penrith Panthers defeated reigning champions, the Sydney Roosters in the grand final, claiming their first premiership since 1991. Manly rejoined the competition since their merger with North Sydney in 1999, with the license of the former Northern Eagles reverting back to the Sea Eagles. Also season 2003 brought in the new "Golden Point" Extra-Time rule, where after 80 minutes, if the game was tied, then 10 minutes of extra time was played until one team scored the winning point(s).
[edit] Season summaryThe salary cap for the 2003 season was $AU3.25 million per club for their 25 highest-paid players.[1] The major story this season was the resurgence of the Penrith Panthers, who defied the critics and naysayers to win their second premiership in their illustrious history since joining the competition in 1967. Coached by John Lang and captained by Craig Gower, the Panthers were the surprise minor premiers, dominating the competition despite consistent disparagement from many sources, and would continue their outstanding form in the finals, beating the Broncos, Warriors and finally the Roosters in the grand final. The Dally M Medal ceremony was cancelled by the NRL after negotiations with the players' union, the Rugby League Professionals Association, stalled. All votes for the award were destroyed. It was later revealed that with one round of the regular season to play, Craig Gower was leading both Brad Fittler and Clinton Schifcofske by one point in the overall points tally. However, with the ceremony officially cancelled more than a week out from the awards, no points were allocated in the final round of the season.[2] At the end of the season, Chris Anderson would lose his job at Cronulla, while Peter Sharp was dismissed as Manly coach. [edit] TeamsThe lineup of fifteen teams for the 2003 premiership remained unchanged from the previous season, except for Manly-Warringah, who returned in place of their failed joint-venture club, the Northern Eagles. This ended North Sydney's representation in the League. [edit] Records set in 2003
[edit] AdvertisingIn 2003 the NRL sacked their advertising agency of the previous two years, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney, and took the unusual step of coming up with their own in-house creative concept. Former Cronulla Sharks player and then current Parramatta Eels assistant coach Alan Wilson hit upon the idea of using the Hoodoo Gurus' 1987 hit "What's My Scene?" with reworked lyrics as "That's My Team". "and another thing, I'm discovering lately, I'm a bit crazy, for my rugby league team " Wilson is a friend of Hoodoo Gurus singer Dave Faulkner and made the necessary arrangements which included re-uniting the band to re-record the track. Faulkner is a long-time supporter of the Sharks and the original film clip of "What's My Scene?" had included shots of band members in Wests and Cronulla jumpers. The ad focuses on the grass roots supporters at all levels of the game and in its finished version includes shots of fans from the Cessnock Goannas, a proud Bulldogs supporter and a Penrith teenager with a broken leg signed by her heroes. These images are included with the usual fare of pre-season team training images, big-hits, clever passes and post-try celebrations.[3]. To produce the ad the League returned to the agency who created and produced the Tina Turner campaigns from 1989 to 1995 - Hertz Walpole Advertising by now renamed MJW Hakuhodo. [edit] Ladder
[edit] Finals[edit] Grand Final
In 2003 the Grand Final was broadcast live in the United States by Foxports World as it had been since 2001.[4] 2003 saw the first grand final to feature two Sydney-based teams since 1996 and the first all-Sydney grand final since the formation of the NRL. First Half The Roosters spent the majority of the first quarter of the match defending in their own half as the underdog Panthers absorbed some stinging defence and took it to the reigning premiers. In pouring rain, after repelling a series of raids from Penrith, Sydney conceded first points in the 31st minute: Luke Priddis, running from dummy-half on the Panthers' side of the half-way line, found open space before passing to Luke Rooney in support to score the game's first try. Ryan Girdler converted, giving Penrith a 6-0 lead. Second Half Ten minutes into the second half saw the Roosters on the attack close to the Panthers' line. Spreading the ball out wide it found Shannon Hegarty who ran back in between the outnumbered Penrith defenders as they moved across to touch down. The try was converted by Craig Fitzgibbon, the ball bouncing off an upright, but going between them, so the scores were level at 6 all. A few minutes later, Scott Sattler made a memorable tackle on Sydney winger, Todd Byrne. Byrne made a break down the sideline and Scott Sattler ran from the other side of the field to tackle him over the sideline and into touch, changing the momentum of the game. In the 65th minute, Penrith regained the lead when Luke Priddis scored a try next to the post with Preston Campbell converting. Penrith sealed the win in the 73rd minute with another try to Luke Rooney. Preston Campbell converted the try to give Penrith the win, 18-6. Luke Priddis scored one try and set up the other two, whilst making 47 tackles during the game, to win the Clive Churchill Medal.
Clive Churchill Medallist: Luke Priddis [edit] Sources and footnotes
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