Sydney Roosters 16–24 Brisbane Broncos — Qualifying Final, 2008 NRL Finals Series
12 Sep 2008 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 18,343
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 2008 NRL finals series: Sydney Roosters 16–24 Brisbane Broncos, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 12 Sep 2008.
Sourcing caveat: No try/goal minute timestamps were found for this fixture.
Scorers
| Sydney Roosters | Tries: Soliola; Tupou Goals: Fitzgibbon (4/4 conversions) |
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Carroll; Kemp; Stagg; Wallace Goals: Ennis (2/3 conversions); Parker (2/2 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Sydney Roosters | Brisbane Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Minichiello | Fullback | Karmichael Hunt | 1 |
| 2 | Brent Grose | Wing | Darius Boyd | 2 |
| 3 | Setaimata Sa | Centre | Joel Moon | 3 |
| 4 | Iosia Soliola | Centre | Justin Hodges | 4 |
| 5 | Sam Perrett | Wing | Denan Kemp | 5 |
| 6 | Braith Anasta (c) | Five-Eighth | Darren Lockyer (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Mitchell Pearce | Halfback | Peter Wallace | 7 |
| 8 | Mark O'Meley | Prop | Ben Hannant | 8 |
| 9 | Riley Brown | Hooker | Michael Ennis | 9 |
| 10 | Lopini Paea | Prop | Joel Clinton | 10 |
| 11 | Nate Myles | Second Row | Corey Parker | 11 |
| 16 | Anthony Cherrington | Second Row | Sam Thaiday | 12 |
| 13 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Lock | Tonie Carroll | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 12 | Anthony Tupou | David Stagg | 14 | |
| 14 | Mickey Paea | Ashton Sims | 15 | |
| 15 | David Shillington | Greg Eastwood | 16 | |
| 17 | James Aubusson | Nick Kenny | 17 | |
| Brad Fittler | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tony Archer |
Match report
A wild, high-scoring affair in which the Roosters raced to a 16-8 half-time lead behind Soliola and Tupou tries, only for Brisbane to storm back after the break. Four different Broncos try-scorers, capped by a Peter Wallace try, turned the game and eliminated the home side, sending Wayne Bennett's Broncos into the semi-finals against Melbourne.