Cronulla have lost their last two games to the champs by a combined 70-0 score line. To spring one of the biggest finals upsets in history,things are going to have to get weird.
The Cronulla halfback is a finals regular,having now played 10 per cent of his 100 career matches in September.
After two back surgeries,Rhiannon Byers had to learn to walk again. On Sunday,she’ll make her NRLW finals debut.
The Roosters and Sharks have to throw convention out the door if they’re to trouble the two premiership heavyweights.
Toby Rudolf feared two days wandering around Amsterdam on holiday could end his career – until the “GOAT of toes” went to work on the Cronulla prop.
Their preliminary finals opponents played in a frenetic match last week that featured just four penalties. The Panthers loved it – and want it to continue until the grand final.
Their pay packets aren’t in the same ballpark as six of the highest-paid players in the game,but they’ve already had a taste of the NRL high life and the scrutiny that comes with it.
Nicho Hynes sat down with Nathan Cleary this year to learn about handling clutch moments. Now they’re pitted against each other for a grand final berth.
Nicho Hynes wears the No.7,but after Cronulla broke their finals hoodoo,there’s no doubt who runs the show in the Shire.
The Braydon Trindall-inspired Sharks have won their first finals match since 2018 to set up a preliminary final showdown against Penrith.
When his side suffered a season-ending injury before a ball had been kicked,and a star’s role was changed from his old glory,one man needed to step up.