Dogs of war | Bulldogs v Tigers Match Mini | Grand Final, 1988 | NRL

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Balmain Tigers face off in the 1988 Grand Final.
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[@wperfect]

So good to watch, bring this sport back

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

Nice how they leave the Hanley incident out of the highlights package bar the aftermath .

[@mickfitz76]

My heart broke that day and again 12 months later.

[@kalmahnalyd4615]

The eels are even worse

[@caribstu]

I'm with you there mate.

[@adthomp]

the day I became a Balmain fan then the next year I cried harder.... then since 1990 I have seen 3 finals appearances in 34 years... lucky for 05

[@ZiggyStardust49]

Where was Blocker?

[@adthomp]

@@ZiggyStardust49 warren Ryan famously took Siro and Blocker off with 10 to go thinking the game was over and put defensive players on. back in those days once you were off you couldn't be put back on

[@surechautauqua1296]

Always remember Terry Lamb cheap shotting Elery Hanley in this game and a couple of years later Big Mal snotted him beautifully in 94 GF. Justice prevailed 😀

[@MarkMcAlpine-ey9hu]

Luv those days

[@MayoFNT]

In our days you can hardly touch someone or it will be on report

[@retroray58warby98]

Didn’t show Lamb deliberately take out Hanley, just the aftermath. I’m a Bulldogs supporter but I don’t know how Lamb stayed on the field after that head shot.

[@pc1974qld]

a bit like Meninga taking out Lamb in the 1994 Grand Final

[@lexx555]

Just a solid tackle by Baa

[@matt4148]

Nah. It was a deliberate play. It turned the gf

[@INJUMAN101]

@@lexx555 put down the pipe mate.

[@keithpritchard1181]

@@matt4148 No it didn’t. The Tigers were never going to win.They struggled just to reach the Grand Final, whereas the Bulldogs coasted in quite comfortably. Full credit to the gutsy Tigers though for getting as far as they did.

[@stormtrooper9376]

Good old "Dogs of War" classic!

[@the_manh]

No footage of Terry Lamb's cheap shot on Ellery Hanley??

[@Pang_Yau]

Watched this final in my grandma's house . Balmain was invincible up to that point .

[@matcole1975]

It was a Tigers win until Terry Lamb ko'd Ellery Hanley.

[@RyanSymons]

Nah

[@CA-jt2tf]

Smart play by Lamb

[@matcole1975]

@@CA-jt2tf Lucky. If they had the bunker back then Lamb was gone Tigers win. 💯

[@amsterdamoriginalsaustralia]

These were two really great teams on paper and in games

[@jonah9006]

Arms are like windmills the commentators are not the same anymore

[@darylkanofski9327]

Most of tv commentators now are just boring that's why I listen to the radio

[@user-lf6fc2re5k]

This era of TV league commentary (Mossop, Maurice, Anderson Hughes and co.) easily best in my near 50 years. And you had Hollywood and Zorba on radio

[@onyxgio6178]

This game would be stopped every second for a penalty

[@nrlisthebest5095]

I hope the bulldogs win a Grand Final soon

[@user-uw4yb3oj7c]

2024 my Bro

[@leftwinglunatic7930]

If they keep buying Penrith players... who knows, maybe one day! 😂

[@Pb-nutts]

2023 Dogs of retreat

[@dluap569161]

I watched the first 4 minutes of this. You show Ellery Hanley getting taken off, but not what happened to him before that. Everyone knows what happened, but why did the NRL censor it? You didn't even exist then.

[@miskeen8701]

Bulldogs player through a good 4 punches and still got the penalty man footy was good

[@Cowboy-yu3wo]

Such a good classic😄😄

[@calvindusava5912]

First GF i remember watching on tv

[@neil2550]

Had to stop watching after theydidnt show Ellery Hanley get taken out

[@MarkMcAlpine-ey9hu]

I was only watching to see celery taken out

[@bobbytreetop1701]

@@MarkMcAlpine-ey9hulost your crayons 😢

[@dluap569161]

Same. I was looking for a video of the full match, but could only find this, but after that censorship I also had to stop.

[@lexx555]

Another great game by T. Lamb

[@brentletord8721]

Worst decision ever in a grand final was Peter Tunks been sin bin.

[@user-sb7lp9rm7c]

Worst decision was Terry Lamb NOT BEING SENT OFF …. for hit on Hanley ….

[@zabaleta66]

Hard luck my Tigers.

[@motog4221]

The bulldogs were the dirtiest team. What a farce.

[@jameslesa5902]

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