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History looms: teams outside top four make title case

The NRL finals series could be the most difficult to predict with all eight sides a genuine chance. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

The NRL's bottom-four finalists have declared they are ready to defy history, with Nathan Cleary revealing how he never lost hope that Penrith could still fight for a fifth-straight title.

Not since Canterbury in 1995 has a team won the premiership from lower than fourth spot, with that side and the 1993 Broncos the only teams to do so.

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