Craig Fitzgibbon got Sydney's first try of the match in the 70th minute to give the Roosters a glimmer of hope but the conversion was unsuccessful making the score 14-6.
Michael De Vere extended his side's lead out to 10-0 in the 27th minute. Broncos won 14 to 6 at Stadium Australia.
. Brisbane had a chance to go ten in front with a penalty goal but missed marginally. The 2000 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2000 NRL season.It was contested by the Brisbane Broncos, who had finished the season in 1st place, and the Sydney Roosters, who had finished the season in 2nd place.The Brisbane Broncos were favourites heading into the grand final with the Sydney Roosters as underdogs.
However the Broncos extended their lead to 14-2 when Wendell Sailor scored in the 55th but the conversion was unsuccessful by Michael De Vere. Craig Fitzgibbon got Sydney's first try of the match in the 70th minute to give the Roosters a glimmer of hope but his conversion was unsuccessful as it dropped onto the cross bar and bounced out, leaving the score 14-6. The Roosters opened their scoring in the 35th minute with a penalty goal to Luke Phillips to make it 10-2 and it remained that scoreline until halftime.In the first minute of play after the break, Broncos five-eighth Ben Ikin got hit late with a high shot and went to the bench missing twenty minutes of the second half. Match info page for the Brisbane Broncos vs. Sydney Roosters game in the Grand Final of the 2000 NRL season. Four minutes later, Lote Tuqiri scored the first try of the Grand Final which was converted by Michael De Vere to make it 8-0 in Brisbane's favour.
The Roosters opened their scoring in the 35th minute with a penalty goal to Luke Phillips to make it 10-2 and it remained that scoreline until halftime.In the first minute of play after the break, Broncos five-eighth Ben Ikin got hit late with a high shot and went to the bench missing twenty minutes of the second half. Brisbane had a chance to go ten in front with a penalty goal but missed marginally. Michael De Vere extended his side's lead out to 10-0 in the 27th minute. Shane Webcke went into the match with a broken arm.Sydney were unlucky not to have an early lead only 3 minutes in when Shannon Hegarty got over the line but good cover defence by Brisbane fullback Darren Lockyer stopped them from scoring. The 2000 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2000 NRL season.It was contested by the Brisbane Broncos, who had finished the season in 1st place, and the Sydney Roosters, who had finished the season in 2nd place.The Brisbane Broncos were favourites heading into the grand final with the Sydney Roosters as underdogs. The Broncos opened the scoring with a penalty goal to Michael De Vere to make it 2-0 at the 12th minute. However the Broncos extended their lead to 14-2 when Wendell Sailor scored in the 55th but the conversion was unsuccessful by Michael De Vere. . Shane Webcke went into the match with a broken arm.Sydney were unlucky not to have an early lead only 3 minutes in when Shannon Hegarty got over the line but good cover defence by Brisbane fullback Darren Lockyer stopped them from scoring.