Parramatta playing Melbourne in the NRL grand final eh?? What a cracking end to the season.
And probably the season some of us thought would go down as one of the worst. The year after the games centenary has been marred by seemingly endless off field dramas but a man named Hayne and a team renowned for their courage and ability to be the best will fittingly end this year on a high.
The Eels can now officially be called a juggernaut. They destroyed the Dogs Friday night and while the scoreline said only a couple of tries were the difference, we who watched the game know they were never going to lose.
The real work starts now however. Keeping the young players feet on the ground and working out how to get Jarryd Hayne off his charge. There is no doubt he went in with the knees but a grade 1 is good enough for me, not grade 2. Nathan Cayless surely can’t play but I hope he does. He’s a great bloke and deserves to lead his team onto the field.
The Storm were simply awesome, destroying the Broncos in the first 20 minutes, never letting them get into the game. If I was a Parra supporter I would be worried about the likes of Slater, Inglis, Smith and co who have hit amazing form in the last month.
They have beaten the Warriors, Manly and Brisbane scoring in excess of 100 points and giving up 16 or so. Stats don’t lie.
They don’t have a worry in the world. No injuries, no judiciary and they live in Melbourne so most importantly, no pressure.
Parra on the other hand have the weight of the world on their shoulders.
$1.70 Melb and $2.10 Parra. Don’t be surprised if those odds are shorter by game time, with or without Hayne.
The Storm look the goods. They have the resolve to avenge last year exactly as Geelong did in the AFL but it will be close either way.
And have a think about this for a moment, would the Storm had made the grand final without Brett Finch, and just importantly would Parra have made it with Him???
It’s Something to ponder during grand final week.
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