15m agoSun 28 Sep 2025 at 4:25am<\/p>\n
Relive Melbourne’s preliminary final win over Cronulla<\/p>\n
The first of the preliminary finals was played on Friday evening, in front of a big crowd in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
The Storm booked themselves into the grand final for the 11th time in the past 20 seasons, with victory over the Sharks.<\/p>\n
Catch up on the action from Friday byb tapping the link below.<\/p>\n
30m agoSun 28 Sep 2025 at 4:10am<\/p>\n
NRLW: Brisbane Broncos 24 leading Newcastle Knights 6 at half-time<\/p>\n
The NRLW preliminary final is on, with the second-placed Brisbane Broncos hosting the third-placed Newcastle Knights.<\/p>\n
There is a nice crowd in at Lang Park to cheer on the Broncos, who have a good lead at half-time.<\/p>\n
The Broncos have scored four tries and hold a 24-6 lead.<\/p>\n
Newcastle has had a few opportunities to score, but most of the first half was dominated by the Broncos.<\/p>\n
The Knights were able to score the final try before the break, giving themselves something to build on in the second half.<\/p>\n
38m agoSun 28 Sep 2025 at 4:02amWhat time is kick-off in the NRL this afternoon?<\/p>\n
Here is when the kick-off will occur in the preliminary final between the Brisbane Broncos and Penrith Panthers.<\/p>\n
4:05pm AEST: NSW, Qld, Vic, ACT, Tas3:35pm ACST: South Australia, Northern Territory2:05pm AWST: Western Australia40m agoSun 28 Sep 2025 at 4:00amWelcome to the ABC Sport NRL finals blog<\/p>\n
Hello Australia.<\/p>\n
Welcome back to ABC Sport’s live digital coverage of the 2025 NRL finals series.<\/p>\n
The Melbourne Storm are in the grand final, and this afternoon, we find out their opponent.<\/p>\n
We are at Lang Park in Brisbane for a clash of titans.<\/p>\n
The Brisbane Broncos vs the Penrith Panthers.<\/p>\n
Can the Broncos overcome an arch nemesis and reach a second grand final in three years?<\/p>\n
Or can the Panthers reach a sixth consecutive grand final, in pursuit of a fifth NRL premiership in a row?<\/p>\n
In the NRLW the Brisbane Broncos are hosting the Newcastle Knights, with the winner to meet the Sydney Roosters in next Sunday’s decider.<\/p>\n
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