Key match-ups: where the 2024 NRL grand final will be won and lost | NRL

1. Nathan Cleary v Ryan Papenhuyzen

When Brisbane ran away with last year’s grand final, Nathan Cleary clawed it back, conjuring 17 of the most sublime minutes in rugby league history to steal it 26-24. It secured Cleary’s second Clive Churchill medal as best afield and many are tipping him…