The 2023 Grand Final is now just two sleeps away. For rugby league fans, this is better than Christmas!

We have been blessed this year by witnessing the two best sides rolling through finals to meet on the final day of the season.

Both sides are at full fitness, both sides are in top form and both sides have cruised into the Grand Final with relative ease.

Simply put, I am fully expecting both sides to rip in for the full 80 minutes on Sunday night in producing one of the all time finales!

The more I look at it, the closer it looks. The individual battles across the park are mouth watering.

With two sides so closely matched, the season could literally come down to one battle. One moment of magic.

With a plethora of brilliant battles, on and off the park, on Sunday night, we are going to look at the five most likely to decide the decider:

3. Nathan Cleary vs Adam Reynolds

The obvious major battle comes in the clash of the star number sevens.

Both Cleary and Reynolds are Premiership winning halves with Origin experience. Both are the hearts of their superstar-filled sides.

If this game is going to be won on the back of either halfback's boot, it's a literal coin toss. I don't think it's unfair to say Cleary and Reynolds possess the two best kicking games in the competition.

There is no doubt that Cleary is the NRL's golden boy right now, and for good reason.

That said, Adam Reynolds' arrival at Red Hill has transformed them from a 14th placed finish into Grand Finalists in the space of two seasons.

You can talk about the rise of Reece Walsh, or the Broncos forward pack, or their coaching staff but none of this happens if not for Adam Reynolds decision to move north.

The irony here is that, despite each's brilliant attacking game, it could be the number seven who defends better that has the biggest say in the result.

Both will be be targeted early and often by the opposition's big men. If one cracks early, then it's trouble.

If you were to demand a one on one battle to decider the outcome of this match, obviously it's the Cleary vs Reynolds clash! Sign me up!