storm v eels5. ERIC GROTHEAge: 29 Games: 133 Ht: 189cm Wt: 101kg

4. JOEL REDDYAge: 23 Games: 62 Ht: 191cm Wt: 92kg

10. FUIFUI MOIMOIAge: 30 Games: 96 Ht: 183cm Wt: 108kg

2. STEVE TURNERAge: 24 Games: 106 Ht: 177cm Wt: 84kg

1. BILLY SLATER Age: 26 Games: 156 Ht: 178cm Wt: 89kg

5. DANE NEILSENAge: 24 Games: 11 Ht: 188cm Wt: 98kg

4. GREG INGLISAge: 22 Games: 96 Ht: 195cm Wt: 106kg

10. BRETT WHITEAge: 27 Games: 112 Ht: 187cm Wt: 108kg

13. DALLAS JOHNSONAge: 27 Games: 156 Ht: 183cms Wt: 92kgs

2. LUKE BURTAge: 28 Games: 197Ht: 178cm Wt: 88kg

1. JARRYD HAYNEAge: 21 Games: 84 Ht: 188cm Wt: 96kg

8. NATHAN CAYLESS (c)Age: 31 Games: 234 Ht: 185cm Wt: 108kg

7. JEFF ROBSONAge: 27 Games: 27 Ht: 175cm Wt: 88kg

13.TODD LOWRIEAge: 26 Games: 98 Ht: 187cm Wt: 98kg

12. BEN SMITHAge: 24 Games: 82 Ht: 192cm Wt: 101kg

11. NATHAN HINDMARSHAge: 30 Games: 259 Ht: 188cm Wt: 100kg

9. MATTHEW KEATINGAge: 23 Games: 51 Ht: 177cm Wt: 88kg

Possible line-ups

NRL Grand Final, 5pm today, ANZ Stadium, Sydney

8. AIDEN TOLMANAge: 20 Games: 33 Ht: 183cm Wt: 99kg

9. CAMERON SMITH (c)Age: 26

Games: 168 Ht: 185cm

Wt: 95kg

11. ADAM BLAIRAge: 23 Games: 75 Ht: 188cm Wt: 108kg

12. RYAN HOFFMANAge: 25 Games: 153 Ht: 192cm Wt: 103kg

RUSSELL GOULD SELECTS Momentum is a wonderful thing in sport, but the momentum of a team sprinkled with good players and one or two stars cannot beat the momentum of a team littered with superstars and one or two good players. Melbourne Storm fits the second category and the fact all their gun players are up and firing counters the capacity of the Eels to fire on the back of Jarryd Hayne and Fuifui Moimoi. Forget a soft run in the finals, Melbourne has demolished two opponents that ran in to them with the same sort of momentum the Eels have now. This is about greatness for the Storm boys.

14. RYAN HINCHCLIFFE Age: 24 Games: 46 Ht: 182cm Wt: 90kg15. JEFF LIMA Age: 27 Games: 77 Ht: 182cm Wt: 107kg

16. RYAN TANDY Age: 28 Games: 13 Ht: 187cm Wt: 108kg17. SCOTT ANDERSON Age: 23 Games: 27 Ht: 190cm Wt: 108kg

COACH: CRAIG BELLAMY

MELBOURNE STORM INTERCHANGE

14. KEVIN KINGSTON Age: 26 Games: 77 Ht: 178cm Wt: 90kg15. FELETI MATEO Age: 25 Games: 63 Ht: 194cm Wt: 101kg

16. JOE GALUVAO Age: 31 Games: 161 Ht: 181cm Wt: 106kg17. TIM MANNAH Age: 21 Games: 27 Ht: 184cm Wt: 107kg

pARRAMATTA EELS INTERCHANGE

ONE TO WATCHBILLY SLATER

Regarded as the competition’s best full-back of the past five years. It’s his combination with Storm’s

kickers that makes him such a potent attacking force, that and his dancer-like footwork that allows him to fly through even the smallest gap in a defensive line. His

hands are safe in catching kicks, too, but his penchant for trying to take off before he has caught the ball can

sometimes bring errors at the wrong time.

TALE OF THE TApEMELBOURNE STORM pARRAMATTA EELS Fourth Ladder position Eighth 14 Won 12 9 Lost 11 1 Drawn 1 12 HEAD-TO-HEAD 9 7 PAST 10 MEETINGS 3

THIS YEAREels 18 d Storm 16 at Parramatta Stadium (Rd 19)

BIGGEST HEAD-TO-HEAD WINSStorm 50 d Eels 12 at Olympic Park (Rd 23, 2003)

Eels 54 d Storm 10 at Etihad Stadium (Rd 20, 2001) RECENT FORM

(Past five matches)Storm: LWWWW Eels: WLWWW

LEADERS OF THE STATS STORM EELS Billy Slater (17) Tries Luke Burt (15) Billy Slater (22) Line breaks Jarryd Hayne (32) Dallas Johnson (953) Tackles M Keating (830) Billy Slater Metres Jarryd Hayne (3074) gained (4261)

THE MARKET$1.60 Melbourne Storm, $2.35 Parramatta Eels

Odds: TAB Sportsbet

ON THE BOXChannel 9, live

from 4.30pm today

3. KRISNAN INU Age: 22 Games: 56 Ht: 188cm Wt: 96kg

6. DANIEL MORTIMERAge: 20 Games: 32Ht: 174cm Wt: 79kg

7. COOpER CRONKAge: 25 Games: 139 Ht: 178cm Wt: 88kg

6. BRETT FINCHAge: 28 Games: 235 Ht: 183cm Wt: 86kg

3. WILL CHAMBERS Age: 21 Games: 41 Ht: 189cm Wt: 100kg

STORM BY 6

COACH: DANIEL ANDERSON

ONE TO WATCHJARRYD HAYNE

playing on instinct is his key attribute. He could do anything,

any time, almost always defying rugby league convention. He is

powerful with a 96kg frame, but also displays the deft touch of a sweet ball handler. But as a defensive full-back he

can be lazy in covering his line at times and has been caught out by subtle kicks.