NRL Finals Week 1 Review - Will Panic Set in for the Losing Top Four Sides?

The League Scene

AJ and Rhys are back to review a chaotic opening week of the NRL finals.

On the show this week

- Roosters sticking loyal to Sandon Smith amid calls to bring in Joey Manu

- Penrith put together their best first half all year as they blitz the Roosters and AJ criticises Trent Robinson's bench rotation and praises Naufahu Whyte

- Melbourne blitz Cronulla as Hughes, Munster and Grant run riot

- The Hynes Impact - we analyse and see if it is truely his fault like the social media trolls tell us.

- North Queensland say goodbye to the Knights as Cotter and Dearden show their class.

- AJ and Rhys criticise the Knights' lack of recruitment direction as another recruitment manager comes in.

- Bulldogs fall just short but we review what was an incredible journey for the boys from Belmore

- Turbo playing busted but doing enough as Brooks and Koula show their class

- Reviews of NSW Cup and QLD Cup as grand final day draws near.

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