The 2022 NRL Finals series has arrived and it promises to be a memorable one as an opening weekend of intriguing matchups awaits.
Things kick off Friday night when reigning premiers Penrith host Parramatta in the first qualifying final.
With coach Ivan Cleary
choosing to rest 13 players
in their
final-round loss to the Cowboys
last weekend, the refreshed Panthers will be primed to face the Eels, the only side in the competition to beat Penrith on two occasions this year.