Despite finishing in the top four and winning their opening qualifying final over the minor premiers away from home, the Raiders enter Sunday’s grand final as massive underdogs.
For right or wrong, the Roosters enter this year’s decider with a similar level of favouritism as Melbourne in their clash with North Queensland two seasons ago.
James Tedesco’s frightening form and clinical set of performances throughout this year’s finals series are hard to go past, but can a Raiders team who’ve defended like their lives depended on it get over the line?
There are plenty of stats, figures and members of personnel that all point heavily towards an Eastern Suburbs premiership on Sunday night – but how can Canberra counter this?
Is the fairytale already over for the Green Machine? Or is the footy public not giving them a fair shout?
We were joined on the Game of Codes podcast by Roar rugby league expert Tim Gore to preview the 2019 NRL grand final and make the case for both teams, before jumping ahead to our predicted winners, margins, first try-scorers and Clive Churchill medallists.
Visit our Game of Codes hub to catch the full episode and be sure to subscribe and review on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever else you’re listening.
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