It’s the home stretch, the final game that decides your ultimate NRL Finals fate. Though we already know seven of this year’s eight combatants, every spot between second and eighth is still up for grabs!

So with 80 minutes of the regular season to go, what does your team need to go their way?

6. MELBOURNE

Best finish: 3rd
If the Storm can beat Parramatta they’ll have secured a spot in the top four – but if Penrith can beat the Cowboys, Melbourne could end up in third place at the end of the round and face a trip to PointsBet instead of BlueBet in the first week of the finals.

Other option: 4th
If the Storm win but the Cowboys also win, the Storm will remain where they are.

NRL Rd 23 - Broncos v Storm
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 19: Tui Kamikamica of the Storm is congratulated by team mates after scoring a try during the round 23 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium, on August 19, 2022, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Other option: 5th
If the Storm lose to Parramatta.

Worst finish: 6th
It’s hugely unlikely but remotely possible – if the Eels put together one of the attacking showcases they’re capable of and pile on Melbourne and the Roosters do the same to the Rabbitohs (we’re talking 30-point margins), the Tri-colours could end up leaping the Storm.