NRL FINALS FIRST WEEKEND MATCH-UPS1st Elimination Final5-Brisbane Broncos v 8-Gold Coast Titans - Friday September 9, 7:50pm AEST (6:10pm local) at Suncorp StadiumMeetings in 2016 - Brisbane Broncos won only gameR5: Brisbane Broncos 24 def Gold Coast Titans 16 at Cbus Super StadiumBrisbane Broncos:Season record 15-9 - Last 5 WWWWW - Against top 8 sides: Won 5, Lost 6One of the form teams of the competition, the Broncos have bounced back from their State of Origin hangover with a vengeance.Theyve won their past five games and in two of their past three have humbled fellow finalists the Bulldogs and Storm.In a major boost not only have the team hit form but so have playmakers Ben Hunt and Anthony Milford and the latter is vital.Gold Coast Titans: 11-1-12 - Last 5 LLWWL - Against top 8 sides: Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 8The Titans have squeaked into the finals with back-to-back losses and havent beaten a fellow top-eight side since Penrith in round 11, theyre also still waiting for Jarryd Hayne to do something amazing. They might just be waiting until the 2017 season for that.1st Qualifying Final2-Canberra Raiders v 3-Cronulla Sharks - Saturday September 9, 5.30pm AEST at GIO StadiumMeetings in 2016 - Cronulla won one game, Canberra won one gameR7: Cronulla 40 def Canberra 16 at GIO StadiumR22: Canberra 30 def Cronulla 14 at Remondis StadiumCanberra - 17-1-6 - Last 5 WWWWW - Against top 8 sides: Won 7, Lost 4Canberra are red hot.The Raiders are the in-form team of the NRL and as we enter the finals series theyve won their past 10.Scalps in that run include Gold Coast, North Queensland, Cronulla and Melbourne.In the same 10 matches theyve not once failed to score more than 22 points.Cronulla - 17-1-6 - Last 5 LWLLL - Against top 8 sides: Won 8, Drawn 1, Lost 3If Canberra are peaking at the right time the Sharks might have peaked too soon.The pressure of chasing a maiden premiership could be getting to the boys in the black, white and blue, who have coughed up losses to also-rans Souths and St George in the past month.2nd Qualifying Final1-Melbourne Storm v 4-North Queensland Cowboys, Saturday September 10, AAMI Park, 8pmMeetings in 2016 - The Storm have won bothR21: Storm 16 def Cowboys 8 at 1300 Smiles StadiumR10: Storm 15 def Cowboys 14 at Suncorp StadiumMelbourne - 19-5 - Last 5 WLWLW - Against top 8 sides: Won 7, Lost 4Craig Bellamys men carry mixed form into the finals. The last time they put together back-to-back wins was round 22. While they downed minor premiership rivals Cronulla 26-6 on Saturday theyve also been well beaten by fellow contenders the Broncos (26-16) and the Raiders (22-8) in the past month.North Queensland - 15-9 - WWWLL - Against top 8 sides: Won 6, Lost 5The Cowboys are warming to their title defence. Three wins in three weeks over the Warriors (34-6), the Bulldogs (24-16) and the Titans (32-16) gives them some strong momentum even if they havent really been tested by anyone in form.2nd Elimination Final6-Penrith Panthers v 7-Canterbury Bulldogs, Sunday September 11, Allianz Stadium, 4pmMeetings in 2016 - The Bulldogs won their only encounterR2: Bulldogs 18 def Panthers 16 Pepper StadiumPenrith - 14-10 - Last 5 WWWWW - Against top 8 sides: Won 4, Lost 7The Panthers are on the prowl. While the Raiders have taken the NRL by storm the Panthers have quietly gone about their business, marching to the finals on the back of a five-match winning streak. They put an exclamation mark on that by humiliating Manly 36-6 in round 26 but the only top eight side theyve faced since mid July are the Titans and they got away with a 15-14 win there.Canterbury - 14-10 - Last 5 LLLWW - Against top 8 sides: Won 4, Lost 6The Dogs are struggling. Theyve been rolled by Souths (28-10), the Cowboys (24-16) and the Broncos (20-10) over the past three weeks and havent beat a top eight side since mid June. Nmd Günstig Fake . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. Adidas Ultra Boost Schweiz . 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Ive never been through something that every day you had to do something for it. Every day, you wake up, and until you go to bed, youre doing some type of rehab. Its been like that for me for eight months, and itll continue to be like that for me for the next eight months.Its something that Im always going to have to pay attention to. Its a part of life now. It makes me appreciate the game even more than I did. Just being out there today, Im full of passion and full of fire. I get goosebumps just walking out of that door. So it was a great day.Graham ran routes and caught passes from the quarterbacks during the first part of Wednesdays practice. Nothing he did required moving at full speed, and Graham stayed on the sideline once the offense and defense started going against each other.Coach Pete Carroll has said that Graham is on track to play in Week 1, barring a setback.Asked if thats his expectation, Graham said, I cant really answer that. Im not allowed to answer that.After undergoing surgery, Grahams right leg was immobilized for 11 to 12 weeks. The rehab process involved learning how to stand and learning how to walk again, he said.For me, I think one of the biggest battles is mentally, Graham said. You have good days and you have bad days. Randomly, youll feel good for weeks, and then all of a sudden, youll have a bad day where youre reallly sore.dddddddddddd. And you end up questioning yourself, like Am I doing the right thing? Why is this so hard?Especially for me and my career, I feel like a lot of things have come easy. Ive always been athletic and fast. To have to learn how to walk again, its very humbling for sure.Graham has spoken with others who have suffered the same injury, like former teammate Jon Stinchcomb and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. They emphasized how rushing back can lead to other injuries. So for now, the Seahawks plan is push Graham along slowly.This team and every one of my teammates just uplifted me the entire time, Graham said. Im talking about Richard Sherman every day comes in that training room and encourages me. And every time Im out here running, he steps out here.Luke Willson, [tight ends coach] Pat [McPherson], everybody in this building has been nothing but positive and nothing but encouraging about everything from how much they need me and how much they cant wait for me to get back. Just hearing that every day, all the love I get from this building, it definitely helps. ... I cant wait for that first touchdown, honestly. Thatll be probably the sweetest moment for me.On the defensive side of the ball Wednesday, rookie defensive lineman Jarran Reed suffered what looked like a left foot or ankle injury and was carted off the field. He later indicated he is OK.?A second-round pick out of Alabama, Reed is in line to be the Seahawks starting nose tackle. ' ' '