The NRL reaches the final four stage but has to compete this weekend with the big AFL Grand Final in Melbourne for attention. Talking of second string, our 2024 NRL Finals Week 3 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview are also primed to be ignored by most.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, some spicy tips and you have a rugby league soup with probably more flavour than one could ever need or want. It’s all you can eat NRL stats.
2024 NRL Finals Week 3 Matches
Fri 7:50 pm – Melbourne v Roosters @ AAMI Park
Sat 7:50 pm – Penrith v Cronulla @ Accor Stadium
2024 NRL Finals Week 3 Tips
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
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2024 NRL Finals Week 3 Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
Plus our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
Going back to 2020 Melbourne have beaten the Roosters 10 of the last 11 games.
The H2H at AAMI Park is 9-4 to the Storm and 1-0 to Melbourne for finals matches.
Melbourne have won eight of their nine finals games at AAMI Park v Sydney teams. And all five Finals games at AAMI Park on a Friday.
Melbourne have won 10 of their last 11 games at AAMI Park on a Friday going back to 2020. Roosters are the only team to beat them in that run.
Since 1998, the Roosters have won four of their 17 away Finals matches.
Roosters have won six of their last seen Friday games v non-Sydney sides.
Penrith have won 10 Finals games in a row. Cronulla have won one of their last eight.
Cronulla have won one of their 14 away Finals matches. Penrith have won nine Finals matches in a row as the home side.
Penrith have won five home Finals games in a row at the Olympic Stadium. They are 8/10 at the Olympic Stadium for finals matches.
Cronulla’s only win at the Olympic Stadium during finals of three matches was their 2016 title win.
Penrith have won 11 of their last 13 games at Olympic Stadium. Over the same period Cronulla are W2 L4.
Penrith have won seven of their last eight games v Cronulla and four in a row on a Saturday.
Cronulla have won the only finals clash between these sides in 2018. Prior to last weekend it was their last Finals win since their 2016 title.
Penrith are W4 L3 on a Saturday this season. Cronulla are W5 L5.
2024 NRL Finals Week 3 – Finals Series Stats
Heading into the 2024 NRL Finals Series, it’s time to check a few stats for each of the finals team’s records this season against the other top teams, across other seasons and their finals record in general. In case you needed more stats.
2024 NRL Season Stats Summary
