The two finals games over the weekend were two of the most exciting games we've seen in a long time.

The Warrior's second half performance was outstanding, and to keep the Roosters scoreless in the second half shows just how far the Warriors defense has come. Although to be fair, in recent weeks it seems anyone can keep the Roosters scoreless in the second forty.

The Storm were lucky to come away with the win on Saturday night. Inglis's last minute try was a heart breaker for Bronco's supporters, and you could tell how much it hurt them when you saw Lockyer's reaction.

It was a really tough week for the Broncos, with the sexual assault allegation against Hunt, Boyd and Thaiday, and then reports that Lockyer tackled a bar manager.

The loss sees the end of the Wayne Bennett era for the club, and although it wasn't the ideal send-off, you can't argue with the culture Bennett has established at Brisbane.

Here's a review of the Broncos and Roosters 2008 season:

Roosters (6th): When you think back to 2007, and the horror year that the Roosters went through then, you'd have to say that 2008 was a success. They got off to a great start, and began to look like the Roosters of a few years ago. Towards the end of the season, though, they started to get quite shaky, and their game started to suffer. To finish in the top eight is a huge improvement, and the way Brad Fittler is molding the club - well, let's just say that the future is looking a lot brighter than it was this time last year.

The only concern for the Roosters heading into 2009 is that they haven't made any decent signings - and when you consider the players they're losing, that may be a problem.

2009 Gains: Zero
2009 Losses: Anthony Tupou (Sharks), Davis Shillington (Raiders), Micky Paea (Dragons), Anthong Minichello (possibly leaving to play rugby in France, but it's not 100% at this stage)

Broncos (5th): Another solid year for the Broncos, but they'll be extremly disappointed to have lost to the Storm in the dying minutes. It's the end of an era at Brisbane, and it's hard to see them dominating the NRL in the years to come. Just look at who they're losing - Bennett (coach), Carroll, Ennis, Hannant, Boyd, Kemp and Eastwood. The club will essentially have to be re-built, and that won't be an easy task.

In saying that, any club with Lockyer and Hunt will be tough to beat - but without Bennett at the helm, we won't see them at their best in 2009. It's certainly going to be interesting to see how they adapt to life without Wayne.

2009 Gains: Israel Falou (Storm), Ben Te'o (Tigers), Aaron Gorrell (Les Catalans), Lagi Setu (Dragons)
2009 Losses: Michael Ennis (Bulldogs), Ben Hannant (Bulldogs), Darius Boyd (Dragons), Toni Carroll (retiring), Denan Kemp (Warriors), Joel Moon (Warriors), Shane Perry (Les Catalans), Greg Eastwood (Leeds)

Only four teams remain for 2008 - next week, we'll review the two who don't make it to the Grand Final.

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