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The NRL home-and-away season is finally complete, and we now know which eight NRL clubs will be going head to head in this year’s finals series.
Second Qualifying Final: Melbourne Storm versus South Sydney Rabbitohs
7:50pm AEST Friday 7 September, AAMI Park
First Elimination Final: Penrith Panthers versus New Zealand Warriors
5:30pm AEST Saturday 8 September, ANZ Stadium
First Qualifying Final: Sydney Roosters versus Cronulla Sharks
7:40pm AEST Saturday 8 September, Allianz Stadium
Second Elimination Final: Brisbane Broncos versus St George Illawarra Dragons
4:00pm AEST Sunday 9 September, Suncorp Stadium
Week 1 of the #NRLFinals has been confirmed!
All fixtures will be broadcast live on Channel 9 and Fox Sports + the #NRL Live Pass. pic.twitter.com/S07pXt9T55
— NRL (@NRL) September 2, 2018
After securing the minor premiership with a win over the Parramatta Eels this weekend, the Sydney Roosters will host the Cronulla Sharks, who themselves locked in a top-four spot by beating the Bulldogs on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the other qualifying final will see the Melbourne Storm hold home ground advantage over the South Sydney Rabbitohs, as those sides finished second and third respectively.
Amazingly the difference between fifth and sixth not only saw the teams level on wins, but also on points differential, with the Panthers finishing ahead by virtue of having conceded the least points.
That means that they’ll be hosting the New Zealand Warriors in an elimination final, while the Brisbane Broncos will host the St George Illawarra Dragons.
It shapes as being one of the most even finals campaigns as history as the Roosters in first have finished the season with only one more win to their name than the New Zealand Warriors in eighth.
The order of the top four and the order of the lower four were both decided through further tiebreakers as all sides inside each group finished on the same number of wins.
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