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Date | 2 October 2016 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||
Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||
Clive Churchill Medal | Luke Lewis | ||||||||||||
Australian National anthem | Dami Im | ||||||||||||
Referee | Matt Cecchin Ben Cummins Jeff Younis (touch judge) Brett Suttor (touch judge) | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 83,625 | ||||||||||||
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The 2016 NRL Grand Final was a rugby league match between the Melbourne Storm and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to determine the premiers of the National Rugby League for the 2016 season. The match was held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Sunday 2 October. Cronulla-Sutherland won the match 14–12 in a tight contest before 83,625 spectators, earning the club its first premiership title in their 49-year history. They also became the last of nine Sydney-based teams to win a premiership. Cronulla forward Luke Lewis was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player on ground.
The match was preceded by the 2016 National Youth Competition Grand Final and the 2016 NRL State Championship. Pre-match entertainment was headlined by Keith Urban and former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora with Orianthi.[1] The match was broadcast live throughout in Australia by the Nine Network.