With the 2022 NRL finals series underway, we are set for four phenomenal matchups between this year's premiership contenders.
These eight clubs share some serious finals history, so much so that this year's qualifying and elimination finals feel like a miniature rivalry round.
2. Melbourne Storm (5th) vs Canberra Raiders (8th)
The Storm have long enjoyed finals football under Craig Bellamy, winning 62.9% of their finals matches in the NRL. Although this Saturday they come up against their bogey team, with Ricky Stuart's Raiders claiming their last three encounters at AAMI Park.
2016 Preliminary Final - The Storm and Raiders' first finals encounter took place back in 2003 when the Victorian club snatched a 30-18 victory in the nation's capital.
But the real heartbreak for the Raiders fans came in 2016, when they fell just shy of a Grand Final appearance, losing 14 - 12 at AAMI Park in Cooper Cronk's 300th NRL game, despite a clear opportunity for Edrick Lee in the dying stages of the contest.
2019 Qualifying Final - The Green Machine would have their revenge three years later on their crusade towards the Grand Final, travelling back down to AAMI Park to capture a controversial 12-10 win over Melbourne.
The game was decided in the final five minutes when a Melbourne mistake was swept up by Joey Leilua who flicked inside to John Bateman to score.
2020 Preliminary Final - In just over one rotation of the sun, the Storm would show their class with a comprehensive 30-10 flogging over Canberra in front of 37,000 at Suncorp Stadium. Then going on to win the premiership that year under the guidance of Cameron Smith.
