NRL diehards gear up for a grand final like none before | Michael McGowan

Fans of Souths and Penrith have endured a stunted build-up to rugby league’s showpiece event

The Redfern Oval that Fran Grant remembers is long gone. The old hill into the ground and the cardinal and myrtle grandstand were pulled down years ago and replaced by a schmick $20m redevelopment that’s all clean lines and cool cement.

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are long gone too, of course. Lured away like so many NRL clubs to the cavernous Olympic Stadium, where clubs don’t have to worry about pesky local council fees and instead get paid handsomely to play.

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