Something is brewing on the Gold Coast and it smells like the emerging stench of a Kiwi-NRL powerhouse.

There were never going to be winners or losers in the two Kiwi-NRL finals games over the weekend as high quality and quantity Kiwi-NRL teams Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles fell short against two teams who offer more specific fairytale yarns in Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Kiwi-NRL veterans will be on show in the third week of NRL finals footy, although most of the funk sits with the golden crop of Kiwi-NRL talent with Rabbitohs vs Sea Eagles and Storm vs Panthers.

Two rounds of Kiwi-NRL finals footy tucked away and Morgan Harper's introduction to footy in September is providing a fun journey to follow.

In tracking all things Kiwi-NRL the mahi of Deine Mariner in Australia has caught my attention not only as Mariner's clearly a high quality Kiwi-NRL prospect but also because this falls into alignment with wider Kiwi-NRL ideas.

Expect a hearty bounce back from the Kiwi-NRL Sea Eagles, while James Fisher-Harris comes up against a ruthless Eels forward pack.

The first round of NRL finals footy dished up plenty of Kiwi-NRL intrigue as every base was covered. There were dominant performances commanding plenty off attention, more subtle Kiwi-NRL contributions and some low key deep cuts that reflect the Kiwi-NRL funk.

Monster weekend of Kiwi-NRL finals footy coming up. We’ve got a breakdown of the Kiwi-NRL players and notes on match ups, key players and stats.

While all of Aotearoa wanted a 1-outs with anyone who disregards Tokoroa's Joseph Manu, Sydney Roosters dished out the 18th Kiwi-NRL debut as Moala Graham-Taufa was graced with a couple minutes of NRL footy.

Two teams have dominated the NRL for the past decade and while lots of flashy blokes have snapped up the headlines throughout this period, Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters have two hearty Aotearoa troopers leading their success in Jesse Bromwich and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Like most NRL clubs, Manly Sea Eagles are bolstered by Kiwi-NRL players at all levels.

Newcastle Knights have named St Paul's College junior Jirah Momoisea to make his NRL debut this weekend, making Momoisea the 17th Kiwi-NRL debutant of 2021.

Add three more Kiwi-NRL debutants to the tally for 2021 now that Naufahu Whyte, Griffin Neame and Makahesi Makatoa all made their debuts over the weekend.

In covering Kiwi-NRL matters at the top end of NRL business and also the junior pipelines offered by every NRL club, a strong trend of SEQ emerging as a pivotal round-a-bout of Kiwi-NRL prospects quickly perked my antenna.