Brisbane Broncos 14–16 Melbourne Storm — Semi-Final, 2008 NRL Finals Series
20 Sep 2008 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD · Attendance: 50,466
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2008 NRL finals series: Brisbane Broncos 14–16 Melbourne Storm, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD on 20 Sep 2008.
Sourcing caveat: No try/goal minute timestamps were found for this fixture.
Scorers
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Boyd; Kemp Goals: Parker (3/3 conversions) |
| Melbourne Storm | Tries: Crocker; Inglis; Slater Goals: Smith (2/3 conversions) Sin bin: Jeff Lima |
Team sheets
| Brisbane Broncos | Melbourne Storm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karmichael Hunt | Fullback | Billy Slater | 1 |
| 2 | Darius Boyd | Wing | Steve Turner | 2 |
| 3 | Joel Moon | Centre | Matt Geyer | 3 |
| 4 | Justin Hodges | Centre | Israel Folau | 4 |
| 5 | Denan Kemp | Wing | Anthony Quinn | 5 |
| 6 | Darren Lockyer (c) | Five-Eighth | Greg Inglis | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Wallace | Halfback | Cooper Cronk | 7 |
| 8 | Ben Hannant | Prop | Jeff Lima | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Ennis | Hooker | Cameron Smith (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Joel Clinton | Prop | Brett White | 10 |
| 11 | Corey Parker | Second Row | Michael Crocker | 11 |
| 12 | Sam Thaiday | Second Row | Jeremy Smith | 14 |
| 13 | Tonie Carroll | Lock | Dallas Johnson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | David Stagg | Ryan Hoffman | 12 | |
| 15 | Ashton Sims | Adam Blair | 15 | |
| 16 | Greg Eastwood | Sika Manu | 16 | |
| 17 | Nick Kenny | Antonio Kaufusi | 17 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Craig Bellamy | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Shayne Hayne |
Match report
Brisbane led 12-0 at half-time in front of a huge 50,466-strong Suncorp crowd and looked set to eliminate Melbourne, who had already lost their opening final. But Melbourne — Michael Crocker, Greg Inglis and Billy Slater all crossing — clawed back to steal the win in the second half, setting up a preliminary final against Cronulla.