The father-son duos set to create NRL history

Arthur and Cleary – they're the two surnames set to rewrite the NRL history books in Sunday night’s Grand Final showdown.

Jacob Arthur and Nathan Cleary might be worlds apart in terms of experience and their father's Ivan and Brad also have their fair share of differences, but the two families are set to combine for a noteworthy piece of history come Sunday when they become the first father-and-son duo to go head-to-head in an NRL Grand Final.

After a year filled with tough decisions in guiding the Eels to the verge of their first Premiership since 1986, Brad Arthur knows one of the toughest decisions in his nine years at the helm was the dilemma he wrestled with around selecting his son Jake on the bench for the title decider.

NRL.com reports that Arthur revealed that it was Ivan Cleary who he turned to for advice last year when faced with the “unique” situation of coaching his then rookie son in the pressure-cooker of the NRL.

The Eels face the Panthers at 8.30pm Sunday.

[Source: NRL]