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WATCH: Tanah Boyd and Jerome Ropati preview NRL Finals Week 1
Sport Nation • September 10th, 2026 12:05 pm
The 2026 NRL top 8 that will battle for a spot in the Grand Final and a chance to lift the Provan-Summons Trophy | Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP
The NRL Finals have arrived and to complete Sport Nation's holy trinity of weekly rugby league shows, we have The Finals Countdown.
Each week, host Sam Ackerman teams up again with former Warrior Jerome Ropati many years after TV3's The League Fix.
Rounding out the lineup is current One NZ Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd, injured, but ready to provide insightful analysis of the teams he has faced and how the game is played today.
The trio will take rugby league fans on the journey with them as the road to the Grand Final becomes clearer and just two teams remain.
On this week's episode, they look at the Warriors matchup against the Dolphins, the return of Jackson Ford, and how important hooker Wayde Egan and his creativity is to unlocking the Warriors' forwards come Saturday.
They also preview the Panthers-Roosters, Sharks-Cowboys, plus Rabbitohs-Knights, with all games to be broadcasted live on Sport Nation.
We have your footy fix covered through September and October with Running It Straight (6-7pm Tuesdays), The Finals Countdown (6-7pm Wednesdays), plus The Six Again Podcast - our dedicated women's rugby league show - available from 4pm wherever you get your podcasts, plus 6-7pm Thursdays.
Watch the full show below via the Sport Nation YouTube:
Tune into Sport Nation for live commentary of the NRL Finals - download the app today on Google Play and the App Store.
