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People of the Illawarra speak to the Illawarra Mercury about who they are going for in the NRL Grand Final this weekend. Video by Anna Warr
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00:00Mark Johnston from Wollongong. Yes, I'm going for the Newcastle Knights because I was once a Steelers fan and we
00:06should still have our own team. So great that Newcastle still has their team and go the Knights.
00:12And do you think Kenny Truston should have been sent on for the tackle on Nathan Cleary last week?
00:18No, maybe he should have been told that's the end of his game but they should have been able to
00:21bring a replacement on so they still had 13 on the field.
00:26Rod Horan from Wollongong. I'm going for Newcastle in the final because I'm a South Sydney fan.
00:34And the Phoenix Crossland tackle on Nathan Cleary last week, do you think he should have been sent off for
00:40the whole game?
00:42Of course not, it was an accident. There's no way he should have been sent off for that whole game.
00:47Just an accident.
00:49Stephanie from Wununa and I'm going for the Roosters.
00:53And what do you think about the tackle by Phoenix Crossland last weekend on Nathan Cleary? Do you think he
01:00should have been sent off for the whole game?
01:02Yeah, it was pretty serious hip drop but just an unlucky injury.
01:07Caleb Keller, West Wollongong and I'm going for Newcastle.
01:13And do you think with Phoenix Crossland should have been sent off for the whole game?
01:18I do not. The tackle wasn't that bad. The injury made it seem worse. But the actual tackle itself, there's
01:28been worse and they've stayed on the field.
01:31I'm Riley, live in Melbourne and going for Newcastle Knights.
01:35And do you think Phoenix Crossland should have been sent off for the whole game last weekend through that Nathan
01:42Cleary tackle?
01:43I think so. Just based on, it's hard to not, when someone's leg breaks in half, to not make it
01:50a send off.
01:53Probably based on the tackle, it would have been like 10 in the bin. But yeah, with the outcome, I
01:58think it's hard to not have a send off.
02:02Hey, it's Matt Field, Mount Kira, New South Wales. Look, my heart says Newcastle, but my head, if I was
02:12a betting man, I'd say the Roosters. And my head's going for the Roosters.
02:17Do you think Phoenix Crossland should have been sent off for the whole game for the Nation Series tackle last
02:23weekend?
02:24I do think that that was warranted to be a send off offence. Forgetting the severity of an injury, I
02:30still think that a hip drop tackle in the game that we're playing at the moment in 2026,
02:37although previously, back in days gone by, it wouldn't have been an issue. Today, it's an issue and it's an
02:43offence. And yeah, he's been sentenced to the four game ban, which is, yeah, it's acceptable.
02:51Meg Ryan, Winnville, and I'm going for Roosters all the way, baby.

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