{"id":109574,"date":"2021-07-31T22:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T22:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=109574"},"modified":"2021-07-31T22:56:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T22:56:36","slug":"gf-rematch-blockbuster-live-and-free-on-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=109574","title":{"rendered":"GF rematch blockbuster live and free on Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/live-scores\/melbourne-storm-v-penrith-panthers-nrl-telstra-premiership-2021\/321206\" title=\"Storm vs Panthers\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Storm vs Panthers<\/a> grand final rematch has landed live and free on Channel Nine after the forced reshuffle of Round 20.<\/p>\n<p>After Saturday NRL matches were put on hold due to Queensland&#x27;s new lockdown restrictions, those fixtures were moved to Sunday; while the original Sunday games will now be played on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Melbourne vs Penrith match will be played in Nine&#x27;s Sunday slot at 4pm AEST. The blockbuster clash is not only a rematch of last year&#x27;s grand final but likely a preview of this year&#x27;s decider, with the Storm and Panthers dominating atop the NRL ladder.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"5f464e88-9485-442a-8fb4-716dfc81e1bd\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/5f464e88-9485-442a-8fb4-716dfc81e1bd\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both teams are sitting on 34 points, with imposing 16-2 records, and one side will hold the advantage in the minor premiership race after a high stakes clash at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Superstar Storm fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen will feature off the bench in his second game back from concussion. Harry Grant is also on the Melbourne bench after recovering from a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>The battle in the halves is a cracker despite the absence of Penrith&#x27;s Nathan Cleary. Storm&#x27;s Cameron Munster and Jahrome Hughes will match wits with Panthers young guns Matt Burton and Jarome Luai.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Sunday at Suncorp Stadium: Knights vs Raiders, 1.50pm; Dragons vs Rabbitohs, 6.25pm.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday: Bulldogs vs Titans, 6pm; Sharks vs Sea Eagles, 8.05pm<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Storm vs Panthers grand final rematch has landed live and free on Channel Nine after the forced reshuffle of Round 20. After Saturday NRL <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=109574\" title=\"GF rematch blockbuster live and free on Nine\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109574"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109576,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109574\/revisions\/109576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}