The two best teams of the season will appropriately slug it out in the 2024 grand final with premiership glory beckoning. As Melbourne and Penrith prepare to lock horns, we looks at the numbers and narratives that matter most.
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An $80,000 development player from Penrith has emerged as the grand final bolter to cover the loss of Melbourne giant Nelson Asofa-Solomona to suspension.
The NRL are on track for another bumper season with Friday’s clash between Melbourne and the Roosters attracting almost two million eyeballs.
Braydon Trindall has beaten the odds to carve out an NRL career, and his good friend and potential grand final foe Harry Grant has insight on his early days.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is going to need a miracle at the NRL judiciary if he is to play in the grand final after being slapped with a monster ban for his high tackle on Rooster Lindsay Collins.
Kalyn Ponga is still a chance to be called up for the Kangaroos Pacific Test series despite the saga surrounding his initial desire to sit out the games.
The Sea Eagles have a Wests Tigers teen amid heavy interest from Australian rugby, who experts have described as the “best young talent across either code”. That and more in Sport Confidential.
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has named the preliminary extended squad for the Pacific Championships and some big names have failed to make the cut.
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has admitted he is bitterly disappointed by Kalyn Ponga’s decision to pull out of contention for the Pacific Championships in a bid to prioritise his focus on the Newcastle Knights.
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