NRL grand final LIVE: All the latest updates and scores as Penrith take on Melbourne at Accor Stadium

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What starts at the Accor Stadium?

Here’s a handy guide to help you plan your bathroom breaks/barbecue duties/bottle shop and make sure you don’t miss any of the big events of the day…

  • 1:00 PM: The gates of the Accor Stadium are open to the public.
  • 1:20 PM: The NRL State Championship Grand Final begins: Newtown Jets vs Norths Devils.
  • 3:55 PM: The NRLW Telstra Women’s Premiership Grand Final: Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks.
  • 6:30 PM: The pre-game entertainment show, headlined by international star The Kid LAROI.
  • 7:30 PM: The main event begins: Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers
The Panthers' Nathan Cleary and the Storm's Harry Grant pose for a photo ahead of the NRL Grand Final press conference in Sydney, Thursday, October 3, 2024. The Penrith Panthers will play the Melbourne Storm in the 2024 NRL Grand Final. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING
Sydney Roosters captain Isabelle Kelly and Cronulla Sharks captain Tiana Penitani pose for a photo ahead of a 2024 NRLW Grand Final press conference at Circular Quay, Sydney, Friday, October 4, 2024. The Sydney Roosters take on the Cronulla Sharks in the Sunday's NRLW 2024 Grand Final. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING
  • 9:30 PM: Post-match celebrations, including trophy presentations and individual awards.

Has a deaf-deaf barrage put a dent in the Storm’s grand final preparations?

Penrith faced the same problem when they chose to stay in a hotel just meters from Accor Stadium in 2021. Some of their stars told team staff and as a result they stayed in Parramatta to avoid a repeat – but the Storm may not have been aware of that ahead of what they would face on Saturday night.

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Aussie footy tragically worth $800 million is betting a staggering amount on Penrith’s victory

OK, advertising guru John Singleton won’t be on Battle Street when Melbourne gets the chocolates tonight – but even he’s nervous about how much he has scored on the outcome.

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Brad Fittler solves a years-old mystery

Channel Nine’s coverage of the decider kicked off today with league legend Brad Fittler revealing he has found the missing Johnathan Thurston ball (pictured below) used to kick the winning field goal in the 2015 decider.

De Steeden disappeared shortly after JT put him through the post to give fans one of the most dramatic finishes to a grand final ever.

“There was a guy from the NRL, Nathan McGuirk, who thought, ‘You know what, I better find that ball because that’s going to be important in the future,’” Fittler said.

“So he went behind the goal post and the stage was still there from the entertainment that year.

“He’s been fidgeting underneath and the ball is just sitting there.”

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 14: Former NRL player and television commentator Johnathan Thurston kicks a goal before the NRL Qualifying Final between North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

G’day and welcome

Thanks for joining us for Ny Breaking Australia’s coverage of the 2024 NRL Grand Final as Penrith attempt to become the first team since the legendary St. George side of the 1950s and 1960s to have four wins consecutive premierships.

With two high-quality curtain raisers and top-notch pre-game entertainment, it promises to be a huge day of football, culminating with the two best teams in the world facing off in a duel that seems so close on paper, even

The Storm's Jahrome Hughes and the Panthers' Nathan Cleary are presented on stage ahead of the NRL Grand Final press conference in Sydney, Thursday, October 3, 2024. The Penrith Panthers will play the Melbourne Storm in the 2024 NRL Grand Final. ( AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

the bookmakers have difficulty predicting a winner.