Like political parties, the NRL has an elite eight where everyone has a dreaded rival, as well as someone else they enjoy dominating.
As the play-off bound teams enter the final round of the regular season, these personal battles threaten a re-ordering of the positions on the finals ladder.
The bogey team meetings begin on Thursday when the fifth-placed Eels host perennial finals club the Storm. Parramatta have beaten Melbourne in their previous three clashes, with Storm coach Craig Bellamy...