Canterbury Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos, 2006 Prelim Final | Classic Match Highlights | NRL

Two of the competition's big guns faced-off at the Sydney Football Stadium for a spot in the Grand Final.
Would the Bulldogs make it to their second decider in three seasons, or would the Broncos make it through to final game of the season for the first time since the year 2000?
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[@chek33official]

How good was footy with Ray Warren commentating. Hearing his voice is nostalgic

[@danielanderson4726]

Rabs would have made that Knights-Raiders final a lot more exciting.

[@Benz_Schmidt]

I've always said it, no one calls it the way Rabs did. Miss the ol bugga

[@tw3543]

My first thought watching this was "man i miss rabs". Legend 👍

[@skankhunt311]

So much passion in his calls back then. Sadly towards the end of his career it didn’t seem that passion was there anymore.

[@Therationalnationalist]

Makes me feel like I’m 10, watching Friday Night Footy, eating Maccas

[@jamesduncan5017]

I remember this game I totally gave up on the Bronx by half time and went and got drunk. Woke up next morning thinking we lost. Little did I know 😂😂😂😂. We went on to win the grand final

[@terryinjia1579]

Would have done the same

[@davidanthony6222]

That Hodges pass to berrigan😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 How many meters forward

[@jamesduncan5017]

@@davidanthony6222 play on all day bruh

[@precessionoftheequinoxes3224]

​@davidanthony6222 If you actually slow it right down and watch it carefully, you'll see that it wasn't forward. It's the line that Hodges is running that gives the illusion that it's forward. Just my opinion and how I see it.

[@khankake9576]

Watch it again, it wasn't forward

[@issyjas3309]

One of the best matches I’ve ever watched, Lockyer set about the second half like it was the last game he’d ever play. The guy was phenomenal, sheer force of nature. There was a moment after they scored and a cut opened up near his eye and blood trickled down , like some heroic born warrior from the Iliad.

[@Tommytoolsqueezer]

Lockyer 🐐

[@andydavidson6841]

I smell a premiership for broncos 2023. Giddy up

[@davidanthony6222]

That Hodges pass to berrigan😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 How many meters forward

[@breal8939]

​@davidanthony6222 Nothing in it, only couple metres

[@tw3543]

Damn man. How close. 😮

[@patricksobb5762]

I’m glad they gave that first try. Ryan’s effort was pathetic. Could have easily made that tackle

[@mrb5760]

So how did that work out for ya?

[@andrewp1308]

My favourite story from this game is Willie Mason heading into the sheds at half time loudly proclaiming the dogs are off to a gf in earshot of Lockyer and the rest of the broncos side in an effort to demoralise them. Fast forward 40mins of game time and big Willie wasn't so chirpy.

[@seanwoods5943]

I remember 😅

[@precessionoftheequinoxes3224]

I think I remember Mason being interviewed after the match and him saying that he can't believe that they had lost. 😂 He was absolutely devastated. Probably one of the greatest if not THE greatest comeback wins by the Broncos ever.

[@RugbyLeagueHistory]

Canterbury bottled that game badly. I remember halfway through the 2006 NRL season the Daily Telegraph published an article which said "Can we just have the grand final now between Melbourne and Canterbury?, all the other teams are making up the numbers". That aged well 🤣

[@THEzero139]

I mean the first try was an obstruction. I knew they were gonna give a try just cause its the dogs

[@billythakid7230]

Damn that’s crazy, especially since the Broncos beat both teams in route to their 6th premiership.

[@RugbyLeagueHistory]

@@billythakid7230 Melbourne finished 12 points ahead of Brisbane that year in the regular season as well.

[@Navigator_Isle]

Like a thief in the night the Broncos were that year 😂🐎

[@blank.9301]

Good ole days 👍

[@shaneevans7244]

I remember these days well when you could never count the broncs out until the 80th minute

[@jaxman626]

First time I actually paid attention to an NRL game, just a 6yr old kid down here in POM City..... 17yrs later, fucking stoked there back on-top #LESSSGOOOBABY

[@Calvin-ks9cr]

Remember this game so well. Was watching at a bar with two of my mates.We were in full Brisbane Broncos Shirts/jerseys. At half time a really big Bulldogs fan bought us a six pack of beers and said " sorry guys ,Webcke is a great player and all but better luck next year". We responded " games not over yet" he laughed and walked away. Full time I bought him a six pack and said " sorry mate , good game though". He snorted and refused the offer..my response " get stuffed then ,enjoy mad Monday:.

[@davidanthony6222]

That Hodges pass to berrigan😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 How many meters forward

[@khankake9576]

Give it a rest

[@jjruss8238]

Hodges to Berrigan @ 44:28 - 3 metres forward pass

[@nrl_edits3958]

and their first try obstruction 😂

[@seanwoods5943]

Walsh knows.😅

[@miskeen8701]

man we need this coaching staff for the dogs right now

[@jayannan9897]

So good. I watched that game in jail with the antenna plugged into an apple..yes an actual apple as in the fruit because the wall outlet didn't work and the cable had been tampered with 😂😂😂 When the Broncos started scoring in the 2nd half the atmosphere was like Lang Park. Cups banging on bars, everyone cheering and sledging while the acoustic bounce of the concrete amplified the noise so loud it was like we were there at the ground 🍻 Sounds crazy but that was one of the best footy games I've ever been to😂😂😂✌❤

[@AD_travels]

Lockyer special.... one of the best

[@davidanthony6222]

The way the Bulldogs collapsed

[@seanwoods5943]

Imagine what the storm would have done to them.

[@davidanthony6222]

Hodge's pass to berrigan Tom brady would be proud

[@CrackDCat]

Time to relive the nightmare I had when I was 10 🤣

[@mataio_]

GO THE MIGHTY BRONCOS! 🐴🐴🐴

[@jjruss8238]

Broncos first try was a clear obstruction.

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Back when EVERY try went to the video ref !!! So annoying !!

[@mrb5760]

The poodles have always sucked.

[@NELLYEDDY34]

Nobody cares about the gronkos

[@hemanag1020]

Here we are in '23 and forward passes are a blight on this once great game. Why dont vid refs call forward passes? Because there are so many forward passes, many great games have been ruined by forward passes not called. There is a great flaw in the game when forward passes are so prevalent. Someone needs to fix this.

[@minyatawilson3095]

"Can't rule on forward passes" is the dumbest thing any ref or video ref has ever said. If the replay shows its forward then call it forward. It's that easy. SMH🙄

[@davidanthony6222]

That Hodges pass to berrigan😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 How many meters forward

[@mattkmusic2769]

@@minyatawilson3095 the rule is whether the ball is forward out of the hands. It can travel forward and still be a legal pass due to momentum. That's why they dont want to use the video ref for it - it would invite so much inconsistency with the video ref which is supposed to be able to rule on things more definitively