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The Sharks’ 24-6 win over the Raiders has secured Cronulla a home elimination final for week one of the 2023 NRL finals.
The competition’s top eight had already been set and the order of the top four confirmed after the Panthers downed the Cowboys, but the positions of the bottom four teams hinged on the outcome of the last regular-season match.
Clinching the two points, the Sharks will now play the Roosters in a do-or-die finals clash at Shark Park.
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With their win on Saturday night, the Panthers secured their third minor premiership in four seasons, while the result also finalised the contents of the top eight with the Cowboys making way for the Roosters.
Unable to claim top spot after succumbing to the Storm on Thursday night, the Broncos finish in second place with the Storm third and the Warriors fourth after losing to the Dolphins.
Newcastle confirmed their fifth placed finish with a win over the Dragons with the Sharks sixth, the Roosters seventh and the Raiders rounding out the top eight.
The finals kick off on Friday, 8 September.
FINAL NRL LADDER 2023
1: Panthers (42 pts)
2: Broncos (42 pts)
3: Storm (38 pts)
4: Warriors (38 pts)
5: Knights (35 pts)
6: Sharks (34 pts)
7: Roosters (32 pts)
8: Raiders (32 pts)
NRL 2023 FINALS FIXTURE – WEEK 1 (all AEST)
Second qualifying final: Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm, Friday September 8 at 7pm, Suncorp Stadium.
First qualifying final: Penrith Panthers vs Warriors, Saturday September 9 at 4pm, BlueBet Stadium
Second elimination final: Sharks vs Roosters, Saturday September 9 at 7pm, Pointsbet Stadium
First elimination final: Knights vs Raiders, Sunday September 10 at 4pm, McDonald Jones Stadium
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How will the NRL finals work?
The winners of the two qualifying finals advance to host the two preliminary finals, while the losers from the elimination finals are out.
In the first semi, the loser of the first qualifying final between the Panthers and the Warriors will host the winner of the first elimination final fixture between the Knights and the Raiders.
The loser from the second qualifying final between the Broncos and the Storm will host the winner of the second elimination final between the Sharks and the Roosters.
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In the first preliminary final, the winner out of the Panthers and the Warriors in the first qualifying final will host whoever wins the second semi out of the Broncos, the Storm, the Sharks, or the Roosters.
The winner out of Broncos and the Storm in the second qualifier will host the winner of the first semi final between the Panthers, the Warriors, the Knights, or the Raiders in the second prelim.
The winners of the two preliminary finals will do battle in the 2023 NRL grand final, which will take place at Accor Stadium on Sunday, October 1 at 7.30pm AEST.
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