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Matty Johns: The inside story of Storm’s most embarrassing loss that left Folau in tears – Fox Sports
Twelve years after Melbourne’s most embarrassing loss, insider Matty Johns has revealed how Storm’s famous 0-40 defeat to Manly in the 2008 grand final went so wrong.
Johns was working with Storm halfback Cooper Cronk at the time, and had a first-hand look at where it all unravelled in a topsy-turvy finals campaign for the Victorian team.
Melbourne was the reigning champions, having trounced the Sea Eagles the previous season to win the title.
I think it starts at the 2007 grand final, where this rivalry really came on between Melbourne and Manly, Johns told the Matty Johns Podcast.
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