When the Parramatta Eels and Brisbane Broncos run out at The Cauldron on Thursday night it will represent a moment when the NRL defied the odds and give many an important nod that Australia is indeed the lucky country amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The Eels and Broncos were both undefeated in the first two matches before the season was halted amid a range of state and federal government lockdown restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus, and both hold ambitions of a strong post-season run.
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