Penrith Panthers v Paramatta Eels Sunday 02 October, From 6:30pm
16 hours of Grand Final day coverage from 7:00am: Weekend Today, Sports Sunday, Sunday Footy Show and NRLW and NRL State Championship Grand Finals

The ultimate showdown between two heated local rivals, the Panthers and Eels, will culminate in the crowning of the 2022 premiers when the NRL Grand Final is Exclusive, Live and Free on Channel 9HD and 9Now from 7.00am on Sunday.

In the first ever Grand Final between these two teams, Nine’s Wide World of Sports will celebrate the Battle of the West with 16 hours of wall-to-wall live coverage of rugby league’s biggest day from Accor Stadium, including the exclusive broadcast of the NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final.

Beginning at 7.00am at Accor Stadium, Weekend Today will take their whole show to the ground for a special Grand Final edition, followed by Sports Sunday at 10.00am and the Sunday Footy Show at 11.00am. This leads into live coverage of the NRL State Championship Grand Final between Panthers and Norths Devils at 1.00pm, before the NRLW Grand Final between the Knights and Eels at 3.45pm.

The Panthers juggernaut that has dominated the 2022 season so far, will come into the game as hot favourites after winning the minor premiership. Halfback maestro Nathan Cleary and Origin representatives Brian To’o, Jarome Luai, Isaah Yeo, plus the man whose intercept try won them last year’s Grand Final, Stephen Crichton, playing behind a ferocious forward pack, will be primed to rip into their crosstown rivals.

They are facing an Eels team desperate for the club’s first Grand Final victory dance since 1986, as they aim to break the longest premiership drought in the NRL era – 36 years.

The fate of the blue and gold rests in the hands of the fearsome front-row duo of Junior Paulo and Raegan Campbell-Gillard, with captain Clint Gutherson and Mitchell Moses ready to throw caution to the wind in an effort to score an underdog win in front of a sold-out crowd.

Wide World of Sports will have the best in the business covering this blockbuster Grand Final match-up. Hosted by James Bracey, rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns, premiership-winning captains Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Brad Fittler, Paul Gallen, Darren Lockyer, and multiple premiership winners Billy Slater, Phil Gould AM and Sonny Bill Williams will provide viewers with insight and analysis befitting the biggest day of the season.

Mat Thompson will call the NRL Grand Final alongside Johns and Smith, while Phil Gould AM, Peter Psaltis and Ruan Sims will provide commentary for the NRLW and State Championship Grand Final. Danika Mason, Allana Ferguson and Emma Lawrence will cover  the sidelines for all three games.

NRL GRAND FINAL DAY COVERAGE BEGINS AT 7:00AM ON CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW

NRL GRAND FINAL DAY: BROADCAST SCHEDULE
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, All times AEDT
All programs Live from Accor Stadium, Sydney.

WEEKEND TODAY SHOW: GRAND FINAL SPECIAL – 7.00am 
Kick off your day with Weekend Today when Belinda Russell, Charles Croucher, Jayne Azzopardi and Richard Wilkins are on-site to capture all the colour and excitement building up to the big game.

SPORTS SUNDAY: 10.00am – Host Roz Kelly is joined by Candice Warner, Todd Woodbridge and Anthony Seibold on the panel at Accor Stadium for a monster edition of Sports Sunday with special guest and two-time NRL Premiership winner, Johnathan Thurston. 

SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW: 11.00am – Danika Mason, Andrew Johns, Billy Slater and Brad Fittler will deliver a supersized Grand Final edition of the show from Accor Stadium that features Sonny Bill Williams, Paul Gallen, Cameron Smith, Allana Ferguson, Ruan Sims, Emma Lawrence, Sam Thaiday and Darren Lockyer as we warm up for the first live game of the day.

NRL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL: PENRITH PANTHERS V NORTHS DEVILS 
The best club team of 2022 will be decided when live match coverage begins in the State Championship Grand Final between this year’s NSW Cup Premiers, the Penrith Panthers, and the best from Queensland, the Norths Devils. 

Sydney                       1.00pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Brisbane                     12.00pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Melbourne                  1.00pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Adelaide                     12.30pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Perth                          10.00am LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now

Commentary – Phil Gould and Peter Psaltis. Panel – Cameron Smith and Danika Mason. 
Sideline – Emma Lawrence and Allana Ferguson.

NRLW GRAND FINAL: KNIGHTS v EELS, Accor Stadium, Sydney

Sydney                       3.45pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Brisbane                     2.45pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Melbourne                  3.45pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Adelaide                     3.15pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Perth                          12.45pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now

Commentary – Ruan Sims, Peter Psaltis and Allana Ferguson. Sideline – Darren Lockyer and Emma Lawrence.

9NEWS: 6.00pm – Before the big game begins, 9News will deliver all the major stories of the day in a special bulletin for NRL Grand Final Sunday.

PRE-MATCH ENTERTAINMENT: 6.30pm – The heart and soul of Australian rock ’n’ roll, Jimmy Barnes, will perform with DIESEL and special guest Josh Teskey, alongside award-winning Indigenous singer-songwriter Emma Donovan. Eurovision 2022 star Sheldon Riley and Aussie hip-hop legends Bliss n Eso will also feature. Plus, Mahalia Barnes and A.GIRL will perform before the NRLW Grand Final earlier in the day.

NRL GRAND FINAL: PANTHERS v EELS, Accor Stadium, Sydney

Sydney                        7.30pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Brisbane                      6.30pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Melbourne                   7.30pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Adelaide                      7.00pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now
Perth                           4.30pm LIVE on Channel 9HD and 9Now

Pre-game Panel – James Bracey, Billy Slater, Johnathan Thurston and Cameron Smith.

Commentary – Andrew Johns, Cameron Smith and Mat Thompson. Sideline – Brad Fittler and Danika Mason.

Post-match Panel – James Bracey, Phil Gould, Brad Fittler, Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Johnathan Thurston, Darren Lockyer and Paul Gallen.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022