The Panthers and Broncos may be heavy favourites heading into this weekend’s grand final qualifiers, but a few indicators point to potential upsets.
After the Knights’ and Roosters’ seasons came to an end, for just the second time in the NRL era teams from four separate states, territories or countries are represented in the preliminary finals.Brisbane and Penrith are the favourites heading into the weekend, and they’re on a collision course to meet in next week’s grand final, but there are a couple of key stats and facts to know about which could cause an upset.
Saturday night’s clash will be just the second time these clubs have faced off in an NRL finals match; the first came in 2011 when the Broncos downed the Warriors 40-10 in week one of the play-offs.But in that year, the Warriors went on to win their next two finals and met the Sea Eagles in the decider – their second and last grand final appearance to date – which they lost 24-10.
There’s no doubt the Panthers have the upper hand on Friday night, and they’ve beaten the Storm twice already this year. But the Storm have the best preliminary finals record of any club in the NRL era.
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