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The Battle of Brookvale was the unofficial name given to the Round 25, 2011 National Rugby League (NRL) match between the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Melbourne Storm, played at Brookvale Oval on 26 August 2011. A number of incidents in the first half led to some fights breaking out all over the ground, eventually turning into a five-minute brawl involving all players on the ground. Following the brawl, Manly went on to win the match 18–4, on its way to finishing second on the premiership ladder. Several players faced charges at the NRL Judiciary with suspensions and fines being handed out. ==Background== The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm have, in recent years, engaged in a modern-day rivalry which is amongst one of the most recognised in the National Rugby League today. In seven of eight seasons between 2006 and 2013 (except 2010), at least one of these two teams has featured in the Grand Final, and, in the four of five seasons between 2007 and 2012, one of these teams has won the premiership, though the Storm's 2007 and 2009 titles (the former of which was won by defeating Manly in the Grand Final) were to be later stripped from the club as a result of salary cap breaches exposed by the NRL in 2010. The height of this rivalry came with the two clubs' meetings in the 2007 and 2008 NRL Grand Finals. Melbourne defeated Manly 34–8 to win the 2007 title, whilst Manly reversed the result and won by a record 40–0 scoreline in 2008. They have also featured in two finals matches, with Melbourne winning both by the scoreline of 40–12 in the 2009 qualifying final and the 2012 preliminary final. This was to be the first match attended by David Gallop of either side since suspending Brett Stewart from the first four weeks of the 2009 season for a sexual assault charge for which he would later be exonerated, and since stripping the Storm of two premiership titles and three minor premiership titles for salary cap breaches; extra security was hired for his presence at the game. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Brookvale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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