Kangaroos halves square up, Lodge v Jared and the clash of the NRL’s favourite Poms

It’s Round 23, and as the finals logjam gets tighter and tighter, the pressure on the star players heats up more and more.

We’re set for some doozies this weekend: there’s some mate-against-mate action to kick us off, a meeting of Australia’s starting halves, a Queensland fullback rivalry, old v new for the Blues and even a local derby to round off the weekend – if you’re from Bradford, at least.

Here’s the biggest five match-ups to keep an eye on this weekend – and front of mind when you’re picking your Draftstars Rapidfire team, too. 

Matt Lodge v Jared…