Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? “I am worried about their forward strength ... that’s going to be a big test for them,” Geyer said. The 2018 NRL finals are almost here. After winning their qualifying finals, the Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Storm can sit back, relax and watch on as they await their opponents in the penultimate weekend of the NRL season. Penrith looked a top-four certainty for much of the season but dropped to fifth after a second straight defeat, this time to the Warriors (eighth). Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. They broke a run of five losses in six games with a win over Wests Tigers last week to bounce back into the top four, but a shocking 38-0 loss to Canterbury means confidence in their title hopes has reached a season-low as they dropped to sixth. In their first outing after Griffin was axed, the Panthers were lucky to escape with a one-point win over Gold Coast courtesy of a Nathan Cleary field goal in golden point after a dramatic late comeback. Tariq Sims of the Dragons (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images). There's a reason some boys rebel against the 'exclusive' school, 'Very likely' COVID-19 deaths could top 2 million, WHO official warns, After weeks of deflecting questions, Andrews has squarely pointed the finger of blame. “Their form was sliding (when Griffin was still coach) but they were finding ways to win,” Ennis said. A loss for the Dragons will see their Grand Final hopes all but extinguished, as well as face the possibility of taking out the wooden spoon (which, in a four team competition, wouldn’t be as embarrassing as it is in the men’s league). For the winner: A trip to Melbourne to face the Storm in a preliminary final next Friday night. Join the conversation, you are commenting as, news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Graham is expected to play, and this would see him come up against the Burgess brothers in what shapes as a classic English stoush in the forwards battle. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins). NRL finals 2018 week 2 ultimate guide, fixture, matchups, kick off times. There was a scary moment not long after, when Rabbitohs winger Campbell Graham somersaulted in mid-air following a collision with chasing Dragons forward Jeremy Latimore. Sign up, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. Don't have an account? Sharks captain Paul Gallen celebrates with Luke Lewis after a win. “To be out on the bench and have so many changes before a crucial game like that, come on man.”. Making the win all the more impressive was that influential players James Graham and Gareth Widdop both failed to see it out, with the latter not to feature again in 2018 following a recurrence of the shoulder injury he suffered in the round 22 loss to the Eels. For Lewis, it could be his final NRL game after he announced that he would be retiring at season’s end. This means that the winner of this Saturday night’s match will face the Chooks (who will be without Latrell Mitchell after he was suspended for one match by the tribunal for his crusher tackle on Josh Dugan) in the preliminary final next weekend. 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Former NSW star and coach Laurie Daley told the Big Sports Breakfast on Monday: “From what I’ve seen over the last seven weeks I couldn’t back them to do anything in the competition. “But since Anthony Griffin was removed they’ve been comprehensively beaten aside from that dusty win against the Titans.”, Read: Penrith’s plan a $10m disaster in waiting, I hate to say this but @PenrithPanthers will go out in week 1 of the finals. Bronson Xerri is facing a four-year ban for doping but Cronulla halfback Chad Townsend is confident it won’t mean the end of his NRL career. It now remains to be seen which club has the hunger to stay alive in season 2018. The Dragons lost Tariq Sims to a knee injury early after halftime but kicked out to an eight-point lead on Zac Lomax's penalty goal in the 53rd minute. NRL Finals 2018: Top eight locked in for big finals series. Read: Betrayal sparks $6m star’s fall from grace, How all Dragons feel right now.Source:News Corp Australia. A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size. The preliminary finals have been confirmed with the Storm to host the Sharks on Friday night at AAMI Park. Ellie-Jean Coffey website, photos, Instagram, XXX, exclusive... NRL 2020: Darius Boyd retires, gender reveal, Broncos chairm... NRL 2020: Reaction to Roosters thrashing by Rabbitohs, Alex ... Dean Jones dead at 59: Daughters’ heartbreaking Instagram po... Dean Jones dead at 59: Dan Andrews’ dig, bitter feud, cricke... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. He then potted a penalty goal not long after to level the game. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work Suliasi Vunivalu is tackled during the 2018 NRL grand final match between the Melbourne Storm and the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Telstra Premiership and NRL news, draws, scores, fantasy and tipping. Last meeting in a final: St George* defeated South Sydney 24-6, first semi-final, 1984. This season: Sharks defeated Panthers 26-22 at Southern Cross Group Stadium in round seven; Sharks defeated Panthers 24-12 at Panthers Stadium in round eighteen.

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