Saturday's minor premiership showdown between the Storm and the Sharks will have a huge bearing on which club will win this year's NRL club championship. The Sharks lead the Panthers by two points heading into the final round with four points up for grabs for each club across their two grades this weekend. It is somewhat fitting that, as both clubs celebrate their 50th anniversary, they are the only clubs left in the hunt for the club championship. If the Sharks win both grades (NYC and NRL) on Saturday they will claim their second club championship, having won it under the old format in 1995. If they manage just one win, the Panthers will take the title on Sunday if they can win both grades against Manly, due to a greater points differential across the two grades. If Sharks lose both grades then the Panthers will claim the title with just one win on Sunday. If the Panthers are successful it would be their first club championship title.
