 It is also the first time that a team has been kept scoreless in a Grand Final since the 1978 NSWRL Grand Final Replay, where Cronulla lost to Manly 16–0.Sea Eages forward Brent Kite was named man-of-the-match and received the Clive Churchill Medal.The 2008 Grand Final was the last match for Super League-bound Steve Menzies of Manly.