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After a gruelling NRL season the minor premiers Penrith Panthers take on arch rivals the Parramatta Eels in the big dance for a shot at the ultimate prize.
The Panthers have been the benchmark all season, but the Eels have beaten them twice and are peaking at the right time of year.
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The game pits arguably its best player in Nathan Cleary up against Eels counterpart Mitchell Moses in a mouth-watering battle of the star playmakers.
Eels skipper Clint Gutherson will go head-to-head with brilliant Panthers No.1 Dylan Edwards in a clash of the workhorses at the back.
The battle between Panthers rake Api Koroisau and Eels hooker Reed Mahoney will have a massive impact on the result.
As will the battle between livewire five-eighths Jarome Luai and Dylan Brown, who possess the brilliance to produce a match winning moment on their own.
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However, the game will ultimately be decided by an epic battle of the forward packs and their ability to set the tone for their brilliant backs.
The Eels’ twin towers of Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Junior Paulo come up against Panthers enforcers James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota in the front row.
In the back row Viliame Kikau and Liam Martin will lead the Panthers’ charge up against Eels counterparts Shaun Lane and Isaiah Papali’i.
Panthers skipper Isaah Yeo will be crucial to his side’s chances of going back-to-back and will come up against Ryan Matterson and Nathan Brown off the bench.
The Eels lead the season battles 2-1, but the Panthers have the experience of the last two grand finals to lean on against the inexperienced Parramatta side when it comes to deciders.
However, the form guide looks set to go out the window as the two sides go head-to-head in what promises to be an epic battle of the west to crown the 2022 NRL champions.
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TEAMS
Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Charlie Staines 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Mitch Kenny 15. Scott Sorensen 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. Sean O’Sullivan 19. Matt Eisenhuth 20. J’maine Hopgood 21. Sunia Turuva 22. Chris Smith
Eels: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Bailey Simonsson 5. Waqa Blake 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Isaiah Papali’i 13. Ryan Matterson 14. Nathan Brown 15. Jakob Arthur 16. Oregon Kaufusi 17. Marata Niukore 18. Bryce Cartwright 19. Makahesi Makatoa 20. Tom Opacic 21. Ofahiki Ogden 22. Ky Rodwell
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