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Manly has had some outstanding players in their premiership winning teams, and here a team of the greatest grand-final winners.

It takes a lot to win a premiership, and something like 1,400 players have now had that pleasure since the league kicked off in…

NRL.com takes a look back at some of the best matches between the Roosters and Sea Eagles ahead of Friday night's semi-final in Mackay. 

Jack Gibson's powerhouse Eastern Suburbs team thumped St George by 38-0 in the 1975 NSWRL grand final; a match as much remembered for the white boots worn by an injured Graeme Langlands. NRL.com has gone into the vault to find footage of the grand finals from the pre-NRL era dating back to 1966 and will be showcasing these games, including a full replay, match highlights and great moments from the encounters. The 1975 decider - the first to be telecast in colour - finished with the biggest-ever grand final margin at the time (a record that stood until Manly defeated Melbourne 40-0 to win the ...

The Sea Eagles had ended their 26-year wait for a premiership the previous season against the Roosters, beating them 19-14, and they took the field in the ’73 decider at the SCG with nine internationals in their run-on 13. Cronulla in contrast were the definition of a young team on the rise with fresh talents like teen sensation Steve Rogers, who had debuted that year, Warren Fisher, Steve Edmunds and Rick Bourke flourishing under the leadership of grizzled English veterans Tommy Bishop and Cliff Watson. Minor premiers Manly finished just one point ahead of the second-placed Sharks and enjo...