Barely three years ago,wooden spoons were being hurled onto the Red Hill training surface. Now,80 minutes stand between them and a miracle comeback.
James Fisher-Harris and company know from bitter experience the importance of winning the opening exchanges up front in a grand final.
Despite losing 10 players from last year’s title-winning side,the Knights are back in the grand final - and planning for a bright future by locking down their stars.
Dally M rookie of the year Sunia Turuva will kiss a photo of his late mother on his way out the door on grand final day.
Adam Reynolds’ right boot has kicked Souths,and now the Broncos,to many victories,but in the 76th minute of the 2021 grand final,it failed to co-operate.
A teenage fan got under the skin of Reece Walsh,but Penrith will resist trying to do likewise on the big stage.
Dally M five-eighth of the year Ezra Mam is extremely proud of where he comes from – so proud his body is covered in permanent tributes to his Indigenous heritage. But there’s still plenty of skin left for a premiership tattoo.
Gillon McLachlan said the Sunshine State preferred Australian rules. But the departing AFL chief executive’s boast falls flat when you compare eyeballs on last week’s NRL and AFL preliminary finals.
Adam Reynolds strutted into the Dally Ms with Allan Langer and Kevin Walters,dreaming of emulating their feats of steering the Broncos to premiership glory.
I called it after last year’s grand final and again in April:the Panthers will go back-to-back-to-back. They are too strong across the park and you always have the sense that they have another gear in them.
From big screens by the Nepean River to free face-painting and fire pits in Richmond,here’s where to watch the NRL grand final.