Unfortunately for Norths, Halligan had one of his worst performances in his career as a goal kicker as he only kicked one goal from five attempts. Norths would lose the match 16-14 despite scoring more tries than Penrith and fell short of their first grand final appearance since 1943.
Unfortunately, Norths suffered a setback as Halligan had one of his worst performances in goal kicking, only managing to kick one goal from five attempts. Despite scoring more tries than Penrith and falling short of their first grand final appearance since 1943, Norths lost the match 16-14.