Sydney Roosters v North Queensland Cowboys | 2004 Prelim Final | Classic Match Highlights | NRL

After finishing the regular season in seventh place, the Cowboys were just one game away from making the Grand Final during their first-ever finals series.
Were the minor premiers able to shatter the Cinderella Story and make their way through to their third-straight decider?
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[@Salesiable]

Andrew Voss did a great job calling a Classic Preliminary Final

[@thestoicwhinger]

How did the cows get so far with Fein and Myles in the halves

[@Sydneysideliner]

It gets forgotten how the cows had their big breakthrough before the JT era, and it was with a pair of absolute nobodies in the halves

[@russoswerve7856]

Sunday afternoon preliminary finals should be brought back

[@thomasgillespie17]

It was such a different time, particularly concussion protocols. Im very concerned for Crocker's wellbeing in the future.

[@TheRetroRugbyLeagueArchives]

This was a classic nobody expected the cows to put up such a fight

[@nickatanige4179]

Michael Crocker was a hard man

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Wow ! Cowboys got ripped off there ! Should have stopped the clock and packed the scrum

[@Salesiable]

The obstacles for the Roosters Third consecutive Grand Final is against The Cowboys who had a Fairy Tale run during The Finals.

[@davidtalopa719]

The scrum was already packed when the reff called time out.

[@mcgregorkurum]

Mick Crocker is truely a War Horse.......

[@Salesiable]

The Cowboys would go on to Grand Final a year later in 2005 against The West Tigers.

[@Pvtepingpong]

Turn the pain into drive

[@HSimon1981]

10:29 that Cowboys player clearly swore at Paul Simpkins and didn't get sent off

[@beaves9659]

Simpkins was utterly incompetent with the whistle all afternoon. He should have awarded a penalty at the end for Walker picking the ball up from an offside position after Minichello knocked on but stupidly awarded a scrum to NQ and even though they packed it before time had expired he didn't blow time off and called the game.

[@rewster7]

@@beaves9659 He also ignored the head-high shot on Michael Crocker which left him dazed 9:07

[@darylkanofski9327]

For any other team they would have been awarded a penalty but it was Fittler's last year and they helped his team make the GF but they still couldn' win

[@Salesiable]

Roosters Legend Luke Ricketson would miss the Grand Final due to suspension in the aftermath of this Game.

[@LawrenceMcLaughlan-jj4kz]

Ricketson is a fuck wit for that cheap on fien

[@ezza1236]

Ricky Stuart has aged like a baked potato

[@tenfold9769]

The open neck baggy jerseys gotta miss em 👌🏽

[@StonedGossard_]

Crocker staying on twice is truly horrific

[@CameronSmith-sc5nr]

🤯

[@LiamPorter2005]

Who’s the number 6 for the North Queensland Cowboys

[@saveit4last]

Almighty dog shot from ricketson

[@Sydneysideliner]

Did he even go to the bin for that? These days he would've been sent off and a lengthy ban

[@Salesiable]

No doubt the Roosters won this game the hard way against the Determined Cowboys. No doubt the Cowboys gave the Roosters in a physical game

[@user.--.]

When the Biff reigned free. #Bringbackthebiff

[@tenfold9769]

Roosters got hard done by clearly a knock on and didn't blow the whistle for a scrum 🙆🏽‍♂️🙆🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@marcus86tiger]

Should’ve been a penalty to cows for accidental offside

[@christianjorgenson7900]

can yous do the 2002 warrios roosters grand final there is zero highlights on youtube

[@lock386]

How was the scrum not formed? Play should've been stopped

[@darylkanofski9327]

They just didn't want the Cowboys to win

[@zejacques3935]

How did they leave Crocker on after both those hits? Def definitely got the Roosters over the finish line at the end

[@dylanmcburnie7749]

Bro what world did we live in you could just punch someone for no reason and not even go to the bin

[@LeeXhaf]

A better world lol

[@iajanus]

Fucking hell the cowboys were a dirty team in that game.

[@thestoicwhinger]

The Roosters were supremely punchable tho