The Club ANZAC Game is the name given to the two annual Rugby league football matches played on Anzac Day, 25th April each year between four National Rugby League clubs.
The first game is played between the Sydney Roosters and St. George Illawarra Dragons and the second match, normally played later in the day, is contested between the Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors.
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History of Club ANZAC Game [edit]
The Roosters vs. Dragons match has taken place since the 2002 season, and the Storm and Warriors have clashed on this day since 2009. Both are now permanently fixtured to commemorate Anzac Day.[citation needed] These games generally have crowd numbers of 20,000 - 30,000 attending each game, with a record of 40,752 attending the Dragons vs. Roosters game in 2013. The Sydney game is played at the Sydney Football Stadium (except in 2008 where it was played at ANZ Stadium) and the Melbourne vs New Zealand game is always played in Melbourne, and has been played at AAMI Park since 2011. The player judged man-of-the-match in the Roosters vs. Dragons Club Anzac game has been awarded the "Spirit of ANZAC" medal since 2009.[1]
Television Rights [edit]
The Nine Network and Fox Sports have had coverage of the games. Most games are held on Fox Sports. The only games to be shown on the Nine Network are the Dragons-Roosters games in 2004 and 2010 (on a Sunday afternoon) and in 2013 (Thursday afternoon).
Summary [edit]
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Roosters | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 189 | 249 | -60 |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 189 | +60 |
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Storm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 52 | +48 |
| New Zealand Warriors | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 100 | -48 |
Results [edit]
The home game designation for the Dragons vs. Roosters game normally alternates from year to year even through the game is always played at Allianz Stadium whereas the Storm vs. Warriors game is always a Melbourne Storm home game.
2002 [edit]
| Friday, 25 April Round 7, 2002 |
St George Illawarra  |
20 - 24 |  Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[2] Attendance: 20,588 Referee/s: Tony Archer |
| Tries: Willie Peters (1) Trent Barrett (1) Nathan Tutt (1) Goals: Aaron Gorrell (3/3) Amos Roberts (1/1) |
(Report) | Tries: Shannon Hegarty (1) Luke Phillips (1) Craig Wing (1) Justin Holbrook (1) Goals: Justin Holbrook (4/5) |
2003 [edit]
| Saturday, 25 April Round 7, 2003 |
Sydney Roosters |
20 - 24 | St George Illawarra |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[3] Attendance: 26,014 Referee/s: Shayne Hayne |
| Tries: Shannon Hegarty (1) Justin Hodges (1) Brett Finch (1) Brad Fittler (1) Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon (2/4) |
(Report) | Tries: Trent Barrett (1) Chris Nero (1) Brett Firman (1) Mark Riddell (1) Goals: Mark Riddell (4/4) |
2004 [edit]
| Sunday, 25 April Round 7, 2004 |
St George Illawarra |
8 - 11 | Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[4] Attendance: 26,246 Referee/s: Steve Clark |
| Tries: Tries: Reece Simmonds (1) Goals: Mathew Head (2/2) |
(Report) | Tries: Brad Fittler (1) Goals: Michael Crocker (2/3) Chris Walker (1/1) Field Goals: Brett Finch (1) |
2005 [edit]
| Monday, 25 April Round 7, 2005 |
Sydney Roosters |
24 - 26 | St George Illawarra |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[5] Attendance: 32,270 Referee/s: Sean Hampstead |
| Tries: Chris Walker (2) Ryan Cross (1) Anthony Minichiello (1) Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon (3/3) Amos Roberts (1/1) |
(Report) | Tries: Ben Hornby (2) Shaun Timmins (1) Matt Cooper (rugby league) (1) Goals: Mathew Head (5/6) |
2006 [edit]
| Tuesday, 25 April Round 7, 2006 |
St George Illawarra |
22 - 12 | Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[6] Attendance: 31,105 Referee/s: Steve Clark |
| Tries: Wes Naiqama (2) Matt Bickerstaff (1) Mark Gasnier (1) Goals: Mathew Head (3/5) |
(Report) | Tries: Tries: David Shillington (1) Amos Roberts (1) Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon (2/2) |
2007 [edit]
| Wednesday, 25 April Round 7, 2007 |
Sydney Roosters |
18 - 4 | St George Illawarra |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[7] Attendance: 18,240 Referee/s: Paul Simpkins |
| Tries: Shaun Kenny-Dowall (2) Sam Perrett (1) Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon (3/5) |
(Report) | Tries: Chase Stanley (1) Goals: Wes Naiqama (0/1) |
2008 [edit]
| Friday, 25 April Round 7, 2008 |
St George Illawarra |
26 - 6 | Sydney Roosters |
Stadium Australia, Sydney[8] Attendance: 21,596 Referee/s: Sean Hampstead |
| Tries: Josh Morris (1) Jason Nightingale (1) Brett Morris (1) Ben Hornby (1) Goals: Jamie Soward (5/6) |
(Report) | Tries: Anthony Tupou (1) Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon (1/1) |
2009 [edit]
| Saturday, 25 April Round 7, 2009 |
Sydney Roosters |
0 - 29 | St George Illawarra |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[9] Attendance: 28,926 Referee/s: Shayne Hayne, Tony De Las Heras |
| (Report) | Tries: Jamie Soward (2) Jason Nightingale (1) Brett Morris (1) Goals: Jamie Soward (6/6) Field Goals: Jamie Soward (1) |
| Saturday, 25 April Round 7, 2009 |
Melbourne Storm  |
14–14 |  New Zealand Warriors |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 15,200 Referee/s: Tony Archer, Matt Cecchin |
| Tries: Chambers, Slater, Turner Goals: Smith 1/3 |
Tries: Vatuvei 2, Ah Van, Goals: Kemp 1/3 |
2010 [edit]
| Sunday, 25 April Round 7, 2010 |
St George Illawarra |
28 - 6 | Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 36,212 Referee/s: Tony Archer, Alan Shortall Man of the Match: Darius Boyd |
| Tries: Tries: Matt Cooper (2) Brett Morris (1) Trent Merrin (1) Luke Priddis (1) Goals: Jamie Soward (4/5) |
(Report) | Tries: Mitchell Aubusson(1) Goals: Todd Carney (1/2) |
| Sunday, 25 April Round 7, 2010 |
Melbourne Storm |
40 - 6 | New Zealand Warriors |
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 23,906 Referee/s: Gavin Badger, Brett Suttor report= (Report) |
| Tries: Duffie (2), Smith, Blair, Tandy, Isa, Slater Goals: Smith 6/7 Field Goal |
Tries: Ta'ai Goals: Maloney 1/1 Field Goal |
2011 [edit]
| Monday, 25 April Round 7, 2011 |
Sydney Roosters |
10 - 24 | St George Illawarra |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 34,976 Man of the Match: Darius Boyd |
| Tries: Justin Carney(1) Mitchell Pearce(1) Goals: Braith Anasta (1/2) |
Tries: Mark Gasnier (1) Brett Morris (1) Darius Boyd (1) Ben Creagh (1) Goals: Jamie Soward (4/4) |
| Monday, 25 April Round 7, 2011 |
Melbourne Storm |
14 - 18 | New Zealand Warriors |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 22,694 Referee/s: Shayne Hayne, Gavin Morris |
| Tries: Champion, Cronk Goals: Smith 3/3 Field Goal |
Tries: Inu, Lillyman, Luck Goals: Maloney 3/4 Field Goal |
2012 [edit]
| Wednesaday, 25 April Round 8, 2012 |
St George Illawarra |
28 - 24 | Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,164 Referee/s: Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins |
| Tries: Creagh (2), Cooper, Prior, Weyman Goals: Soward (3), Hornby |
Tries: Anasta, Guerra, Minichiello, Pearce Goals: Anasta (4) |
| Wednesday, 25 April Round 8, 2012 |
Melbourne Storm |
32 - 14 | New Zealand Warriors |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 20,333 Referee/s: Tony Archer, Chris James Report: [10] |
| Tries: Chambers (3), Nielsen (2), O'Neill Goals: Smith 4/6 Field Goal |
Tries: Tupou (2), Brown Goals: Maloney 1/3 Field Goal |
2013 [edit]
| Thursday, 25 April Round 7, 2013 |
Sydney Roosters |
34 - 10 | St George Illawarra |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,752 Referee/s: Shayne Hayne, |
| Tries: Mitchell Aubusson Michael Jennings(2) Anthony Minichiello Martin Kennedy Daniel Tupou Goals: James Maloney (5/6) |
Tries: Jason Nightingale Matt Cooper Goals: Jamie Soward (1/2) |
| Thursday, 25 April Round 7, 2013 |
Melbourne Storm |
28 - 18 | New Zealand Warriors |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 25,480 Referee/s: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara Report: [11] |
| Tries: Chambers (2), Fonua, Slater, Waqa Goals: Smith 4/5 Field Goal |
Tries: Henry, Johnson, Tupou Goals: Johnson 3/3 Field Goal |
References [edit]
- ^ AAP (23 April 2009). "The NRL has failed to promise the Storm a regular clash on Anzac Day". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200207.html#0929
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200307.html#0929
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200407.html#0929
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200507.html#0929
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200607.html#0929
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200707.html#0929
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200807.html#0929
- ^ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/games/200907.html#0929
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/lowdown-on-storm-warriors-clash/story-e6frexnr-1226337980809
- ^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl-premiership/melbourne-storm-thunders-home-over-warriors-in-anzac-day-nail-biter/story-fn2mcuj6-1226629587999#.UXniAaLRiSo
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