Whilst we all live in hope that Jarryd Hayne magic will be enough to carry us to a Grand Final victory, history has shown that in general it takes more than one quality playmaker to win a grand final.
Whilst the opinion on the quality of each playmaker may be subjective, by my summation teams with only one quality playmaker in the side have only won 15% of the time over the past 20 years.
I have included a list of grand final winners and their play makers below. Where in my opinion the second playmaker is of average quality, I have highlighted the name in italic font.
So what does this mean for our beloved Eels? We will struggle to win the competition if we rely only on Jarryd Hayne!
1991 Penrith Canberra | 1996 Manly St.George |
1992 Brisbane St.George | 1997 ARL Newcastle Manly |
1993 Brisbane St.George | 1997 SL Brisbane Cronulla |
1994 Canberra Canterbury | 1998 Brisbane Canterbury |
1995 Canterbury Manly | 1999 Melbourne St George Illawarra |
2000 Brisbane Sydney Roosters | 2005 Wests Tigers Nth Qld |
2001 Newcastle Parramatta | 2006 Brisbane Melbourne |
2002 Sydney Roosters New Zld | 2007 Melbourne Manly |
2003 Penrith Sydney Roosters | 2008 Manly Melbourne |
2004 Canterbury Sydney Roosters | 2009 Melbourne Parramatta |
2009: Cooper Cronk / Cameron Smith / Billy Slater
2008: Matt Orford / Brett Stuart
2007: Cooper Cronk / Cameron Smith / Billy Slater
2006: Darren Lockyer / Shaun Berrigan
2005: Scott Prince / Benji Marshall
2004: Brett Sherwin / Braith Anasta
2003: Craig Gower / Preston Campbell
2002: Brad Fittler / Craig Wing / Anthony Minichiello / Brett Finch
2001: Andrew Johns / Danny Buderus
2000: Darren Lockyer / Kevin Walters
1999: Brett Kimmorley / Matt Gyer
1998: Darren Lockyer / Kevin Walters / Allan Langer
1997: Darren Lockyer / Kevin Walters / Allan Langer
1997: Andrew Johns / Matthew Johns
1996: Geoff Toovey / Nick Kosef
1995: Craig Polla-Mounter / Terry Lamb
1994: Ricky Stuart / Laurie Daley / Mal Meninga / Brett Mullins / Steve Walters
1993: Allan Langer / Kevin Walters / Kerrod Walters
1992: Allan Langer / Kevin Walters / Kerrod Walters
1991: Royce Simmons / Greg Alexander
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