The curtain closes on the regular season this week but not before a spectacular winner-takes-all clash between the Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm. The Tip Sheet previews the playoff for the final spot in the Top 4 as the Blue & Gold host their Victorian rivals.

That isn't the only big time game this week as the NSW Cup enter Week 1 of the finals with a sudden death clash against the Bulldogs. Canterbury have pipped the Eels twice this year in frenetic clashes so can Parra get the one that matters most? Sixties and Forty20 breakdown the two rosters and how Parramatta can prevail.

The NRLW take on the resurgent Newcastle Knights. Can they continue their week-to-week improvement and claim a prized scalp? Gayle Broughton will be the key for the Eels, the question is whether they can find ways to get her involved throughout the game.

Finally, the main event in the Round 25 clash against the Storm in the NRL. The boys look at who can be the difference makers for Parramatta and what their mental approach to this game will be.