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Week 1 of the NRL finals series is here. We take a look at some of the head-to-head and individual player stats heading into the weekend’s games.
In form Newcastle arrive into a home final that looked unlikely a few months ago on the back of nine straight wins. The Raiders are coming into the finals on the back of two wins in their last seven games.
FINALS RECORD (including Finals Head-to-Head)
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KEY PLAYER HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Kalyn Ponga has been a big part of Newcastle’s revival, so the player Head-to-Head starts with the numbers ones. Next up is two centres who have had a great 2023. Finally, two game breakers to round out the NRL Finals Week 1 stats.
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