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The six types of NRL player who win the Dally M Medal (ABC News)

This week is the final round for NRL players to accumulate Dally M votes. Here are the six types of stars who can win the award.

It's part of the reason Johnathan Thurston was able to scrape home for his first Dally M in his first season with North Queensland back in 2005 and it's why Cronulla's Nicho Hynes is a big chance of emulating that feat in his maiden year with his new team. Penrith are the best team in the NRL and have been all season. The Roosters were the best team in 2019 and James Tedesco was their best player and he won. The classic example of this type of winner is Danny Buderus in 2004, and our 2022 equivalent is Ben Hunt. Sometimes, the decision as to who should win the Dally M is so incredibly obvious it takes all the mystery out of it, like With very few exceptions, there are six kind of Dally M winners and in the race for the 2022 medal we've got five of them.

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Storm's Meaney will be fit for NRL finals (The Singleton Argus)

Melbourne utility Nick Meaney is set to line up in the first week of the finals despite aggravating...

"We're in the fight still and there are positive signs but it comes back to ball security, making our tackles and completing our sets. "We're just shooting ourselves in the foot," Meaney said. Melbourne utility Nick Meaney is set to line up in the first week of the finals despite aggravating a shoulder injury late in Thursday's 22-14 loss to Parramatta.

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Qualifying Final Information: Battle of the West (Penrith Panthers)

The Panthers will face Parramatta Eels in a blockbuster Qualifying Final at BlueBet Stadium in Week 1 of the NRL Finals Series.

They will receive a follow up email on Monday morning with their NRL issued pre sale code. Children three years of age or under receive free entry. 2022 football members will receive an email on Sunday night confirming the time and date of the Battle of the West.

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Meaney to play through pain for maiden finals chance (NRL.COM)

Storm fullback Nick Meaney is set to continue playing through the pain of an AC joint injury that requires a pain-killing injection in a bid to make his ...

“It’s one of those injuries you can carry and fight through the pain. “The combination is still learning but I think we’re doing a good job at the moment talking to each other so hopefully next week 'Hughesy' [Jahrome Hughes] is back and we can get the job done. “We’re building that combination, he’s a special player Munster and he’s all over the park at times so just feeding off him and trying to put him into space as well,” Meaney said.

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Storm's Meaney will be fit for NRL finals (The Singleton Argus)

Melbourne utility Nick Meaney is set to line up in the first week of the finals despite aggravating...

"We're in the fight still and there are positive signs but it comes back to ball security, making our tackles and completing our sets. "We're just shooting ourselves in the foot," Meaney said. Melbourne utility Nick Meaney is set to line up in the first week of the finals despite aggravating a shoulder injury late in Thursday's 22-14 loss to Parramatta.

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