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{{Short description|Championship game of the National Rugby League season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}▼
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league football match
|year = 2016
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|home = [[File:Melbourne_colours.svg|50px]]<br/>[[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne<br/>Storm]]
|away = [[File:Cronulla_colours.svg|50px]]<br/>[[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland<br/>Sharks]]
|home_abbr = MEL {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}}
|away_abbr = CRO {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}
|home_half1 =0
|home_half2 = 12
|home_total = 12
|away_half1 =8
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|anthem_title = [[Advance Australia Fair|Australian National anthem]]
|anthem =[[Dami Im]]
|referee = [[Matt Cecchin]]<br/>[[Ben Cummins]]<br/>Jeff Younis (
|attendance =83,625
|network = [[Nine Network]] (
|commentators =[[Ray Warren]]<br/>[[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]]<br/>[[Phil Gould (rugby league)|Phil Gould]]<br/>[[Brad Fittler]] (
|commentators2 =
|commentators3 =
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|next = [[2017 NRL Grand Final|2017]]
}}
The '''2016 NRL Grand Final''' was a [[rugby league]] match between the [[Melbourne Storm]] and the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
The match was preceded by the [[2016
==Background==
The [[Melbourne Storm]] qualified for their sixth grand final in ten years after appearing in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012 deciders, although their only recognised premiership was in 2012 after their 2007 and 2009 titles were withheld due to systemic [[Melbourne Storm salary cap breach|salary cap breaches]]. Only coach [[Craig Bellamy (rugby league)|Craig Bellamy]] and halfback [[Cooper Cronk]] have been involved on each occasion. The [[Cronulla
[[File:State of Origin Game II 2018.jpg|thumb|ANZ Stadium, where the match was played]]
===2016 season===
The [[Melbourne Storm]] and the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] met twice during the [[2016 NRL season#Regular season|regular NRL season]]; in round 4 and round 26. In round 4, the
In their qualifying finals,
== Teams ==
{| style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|- style="background:#f03;"
! align="centre" style="width:170px; border:3px solid purple; background:navy; color: white"|Melbourne<br/>Storm▼
▲! align="centre" style="width:170px; border:3px solid purple; background:navy; color: white"|Melbourne<br>Storm
! style="width:120px; text-align:center; background:#eee; color:black;"|Position
! align="centre" style="width:170px; border:solid black; background:lightskyblue; color:white"|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[Cameron Munster]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#eee;"| [[Fullback (rugby league)|Fullback]]
||[[Ben Barba]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[Blake Green]]
| style="background:#eee;"| [[Five-eighth]]
||[[James Maloney (rugby league)|James Maloney]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
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||[[Andrew Fifita]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)|Cameron Smith]] (c)
| style="background:#eee;"| [[Hooker (rugby league)|Hooker]]
||[[Michael Ennis]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|}
Melbourne Storm halfback [[Cooper Cronk]] played in his sixth grand final after having
The 2016 NRL Grand Final also marked the [[Melbourne Storm]]'s 500th NRL game since it entered the competition in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/storm/nrl-grand-final-where-does-melbourne-storm-rank-after-first-500-games-as-a-club/news-story/ae5ed156a4a5e9adda0f53032d188d82|title=NRL grand final: Where does Melbourne Storm rank after first 500 games as a club?|publisher=Fox Sports Australia|first=Simon|last=Brunsdon|date=26 September 2016|
=== Officials ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Position
!
!
! rowspan="5" |
!Stand-By
|-
| class="table-rh" {{rh}} |[[Referee (rugby league)|Referees]]:
|[[Matt Cecchin]]
|[[Ben Cummins]]
|[[Gerard Sutton (referee)|Gerard Sutton]]
|-
| class="table-rh" {{rh}} |[[Touch judge|Touch Judges]]:
|Jeff Younis
|Brett Suttor
|Chris Butler
|-
|class="table-rh" {{rh}} |[[Video referee|Senior Bunker]]:
|Bernard Sutton
|
!
|-
| class="table-rh" {{rh}} |[[Video referee|Bunker Officials]]:
|[[Ashley Klein]]
|[[Luke Patten]]
!
|}
==Match summary==
<section begin=scoreboard />
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg
|
|
|team1
|score =12 – 14 ▼
|try1 = '''2'''<br>[[Jesse Bromwich|J Bromwich]] {{try|50}}<br>[[Will Chambers|Chambers]] {{try|64}}
|report =1st: 0 - 8 <br>2nd: 12 - 6 <br>[http://www.nrl.com/sharks-win-first-ever-nrl-premiership/tabid/10874/newsid/101856/default.aspx Report]▼
|goal1 = '''2'''<br>[[Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)|Smith]] {{kick|51|66}} {{small|(2/2)}}
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] ▼
|1sthalf = 0–8
|2ndhalf = 12–6
▲|stadium = [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
▲|report
|attendance=83,625▼
|try2 = '''2'''<br>[[Ben Barba|Barba]] {{try|15}}<br>[[Andrew Fifita|Fifita]] {{try|69}}
|goal2 = '''3'''<br>[[James Maloney (rugby league)|Maloney]] {{kick|pen 8|16|71}} {{small|(3/3)}}
|field2 =
|stadium = [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
▲|attendance= 83,625
|referee = Matt Cecchin
|referee2 = [[Ben Cummins]]
|touch = Jeff Younis, Brett Suttor
|potmaward = [[Clive Churchill Medal]]
|potmwinner= [[Luke Lewis]] (Cronulla-Sutherland)
}}
<section end=scoreboard />
===First half===
The [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a penalty goal kicked by [[James Maloney (rugby league)|James Maloney]] after [[Marika Koroibete]] was penalized for a swinging arm on [[Chad Townsend]]. The
Despite dominating ball possession and field position, the
===Second
The [[Melbourne Storm]] regained their composure in the second
The [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] responded through a try scored by prop [[Andrew Fifita]] in which he beat five Melbourne defenders from close range. Maloney again converted the goal leaving the score 14 - 12 to Cronulla with just nine minutes remaining in the match.<ref name="auto1"/>
The
== Opening games ==
=== Holden Cup NYC Grand Final ===
{{see also|2016
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|bg = #eeeeee
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|team1 = Penrith Panthers U20s {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}}
|score =28 – 30
|report =1st: 28 - 6 <br/>2nd: 0 - 24 <br/>[http://www.nrl.com/roosters-win-classic-holden-cup-grand-final/tabid/10874/newsid/101843/default.aspx Report]
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} Sydney Roosters U20s
|stadium = [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
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=== NRL State Championship ===
{{see also|2016 NRL State Championship|2016 New South Wales Cup|2016 Queensland Cup}}
==Aftermath==
Cronulla's premiership victory qualified them to take part in the [[2017 World Club Series]]. As runners-up, Melbourne were also set to participate but withdrew from the competition, claiming that travelling to England would hamper their pre-season preparations.<ref>{{cite news
==See also==
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