The first spot in next week’s season decider is up for grabs in a mouth-watering clash as the Panthers look to advance to a fourth consecutive grand final.
I’m talking about our two injured halves of course.
There were doubts Luai would return at all this season, but he’s passed his fitness test and is apparently a certainty to start tonight.Expect Melbourne’s heavy-hitting forwards, like Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Christian Welch, to target Luai and put him through a world of pain. He’s been named to play , but it will be clear in the opening minutes whether he is 100 per cent or not.Penrith have been an NRL powerhouse for the past four seasons, but the Storm were the last club to tame the beast in a decider when they beat them in the 2020 grand final.
Melbourne have appeared in a whopping 14 preliminary finals and have won 10 of them. Coach Craig Bellamy has steered the ship for all but one of them .
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