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Penpix of Melbourne NRL grand final team
MELBOURNE PENPIX FOR SUNDAY'S NRL GRAND FINAL
Fullback
RYAN PAPENHUYZEN
Age: 22
NRL games: 41
Finals games: 5
Billy who? The electric Papenhuyzen has been lighting up Melbourne's attack to become a match-winner.
Winger
SULIASI VUNIVALU
Age: 24
NRL games: 110
Finals games: 13
Off to rugby next year, Vunivalu will be hoping his dodgy hamstrings can get him over the tryline at least one more time.
Centre
BRENKO LEE
Age: 25
NRL games: 66
Finals games: 2
Found a real home at his fourth NRL club with his combination with Vunivalu settling nicely.
Centre
JUSTIN OLAM
Age: 26
NRL games: 37
Finals games: 5
One of the game's hardest hitters, Olam is set to usurp former Storm great Marcus Bai as the most popular man in PNG.
Winger
JOSH ADDO-CARR
Age: 25
NRL games: 104
Finals games: 11
The NRL's fastest player, "The Foxx" is racing back to Sydney but will want to go out with a bang.
Five-eighth
CAMERON MUNSTER
Age: 26
NRL games: 130
Finals games: 16
Lost his cool in the 2018 decider but a more mature Munster will back himself to deliver this time.
Halfback
JAHROME HUGHES
Age: 26
NRL games: 59
Finals games: 5
Already a great ball-runner, Hughes now has the kicking game to match.
Prop
JESSE BROMWICH
Age: 31
NRL games: 247
Finals games: 24
The undisputed leader of the Storm pack, the Kiwi giant always leads by example.
Hooker
CAMERON SMITH
Age: 37
NRL games: 429
Finals games: 41
Likely his final match before retirement, Smith would dearly love another title to add to his many records and trophies.
Prop
CHRISTIAN WELCH
Age: 26
NRL games: 95
Finals games: 7
In career-best form, Welch has become a Storm tackling machine.
Second-row
FELISE KAUFUSI
Age: 28
NRL games: 131
Finals games: 11
A quiet achiever, Kaufusi has the ability to sniff out a try when it counts.
Second-row
KENNY BROMWICH
Age: 29
NRL games: 170
Finals games: 18
Taking his game to a new level, Bromwich has been a handful for many a right-edge defence.
Lock
NELSON ASOFA-SOLOMONA
Age: 24
NRL games: 123
Finals games: 13
The man mountain dubbed Big Nasty looks primed to terrorise the Panthers pack.
Interchange
DALE FINUCANE
Age: 29
NRL games: 200
Finals games: 23
One of the Storm's toughest, Finucame is coming off a calf injury but will give his all.
TINO FA'ASUAMALEAUI
Age: 20
NRL games: 26
Finals games: 2
His first crack at a GF, Fa'asuamaleaui is Origin bound on the back of a break-out season.
BRANDON SMITH
Age: 24
NRL games: 61
Finals games: 8
Like a pinball bouncing around, high-energy Smith is into everything when he gets his chance.
NICHO HYNES
Age: 24
NRL games: 12
Finals games: 2
Looks like a surfie dude and offers the same cool, calm demeanour.
