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Brisbane centre Kotoni Staggs scored the match winner in the 18-12 derby win over the Dolphins and says his post-try celebration reinforcing "who owns Suncorp Stadium" was all about making a point dear to Broncos' hearts.

Before the game, the Dolphins CEO Terry Reader had said the Broncos were now "co-tenants" of Suncorp Stadium with the new team.

While technically true, the Broncos were at pains for most of the week leading into the game to make the point that it was still their spiritual home.

The subject resonated with Staggs who raced 100 metres to score the final try in the 77th minute on Friday night before becoming animated and vocal.

"I just said, 'This is our home'. There might have been an 'F' word there but I was just a bit emotional with such a good way to finish the game," Staggs said.

"We knew the battle against them was going to be about who owns Suncorp ...with another Brisbane team coming in. That just came straight to mind when I scored. It is our home.

"The Cowboys have been a good game in previous years and we have another now with the Dolphins."

When Staggs started off his career, he played for Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup, a club that he still holds in high regard.

"When I first made my way to Brisbane from Wellington in NSW that was my feeder club," he said.

"I have got a lot of respect for the Redcliffe Dolphins. They gave me an opportunity and we won an Intrust Super Cup (Queensland Cup) grand final when I was there.

"They will always hold a special part in my career and it is good to have them in the game."

Despite his appreciation for the Dolphins as an organisation, Staggs said he did not hold talks with them about joining the new NRL franchise.

"When there was talk about another team coming in...I had already committed to the Broncos for four years before the Dolphins came out," he said.

"I knew where I was stable and that I was going to play my footy at the Broncos."

Staggs admitted it wasn't a complete performance by the Broncos against the Dolphins but after four wins in a row the side is oozing confidence and desire.

"I think we are just hanging in there. Our big focus is defence. We know we have got attack," he said.

"Walshy (fullback Reece Walsh) did an error at the back end of the game and in previous years we would have put our heads down and been gone, but we stuck in and got back and defended our line."

Staggs spent most of 2021 on the sidelines after rupturing an ACL in late 2020. He returned to his best in early 2022 before gaining his NSW debut in Game One of State of Origin, but suffered a shoulder injury and was not selected in the final two games.

"Everyone wants to play footy at the highest level and that's Origin," he said.

"My footy at the Brisbane Broncos will do the talking ... and hopefully I'll find myself in the team again."

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After a frenetic final day of campaigning by Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns millions of NSW voters will head to the polls to decide who will lead the state.

More than four million voters will head to the polls from 8am on Saturday, with millions to decide their preferred local member at more than 2000 locations in 93 electorates across the state.

Close to a quarter of voters have already made their decision, with almost 1.2 million pre-poll votes and 92,000 postal votes lodged by Friday morning.

Both leaders will cast their votes in their electorates and make last minute bids in key seats before settling into their respective camps to await a possible result later in the evening.

Mr Perrottet is seeking a fourth consecutive four-year term for his Liberal-National Coalition on a platform of responsible financial management he says will fund life-changing infrastructure.

It would be the first time the party has managed the feat since 1973.

"It is only the Liberals and the Nationals with the long-term economic plan to keep NSW moving forward," the premier told reporters on Friday.

Mr Minns is offering the chance for a "fresh start" under Labor, including removing a wage cap on struggling public service workers and promising not to further privatise public assets.

"At this election you can cast a vote for positive change," he said in a final message to voters.

On the eve of the election, the latest Newspoll showed Labor leading the coalition 54.5 to 45.5 on a two-party preferred basis.

This would represent a 6.5 per cent swing against the coalition since 2019, putting Labor on a path to claim the 10 seats needed to form a majority government.

The poll put Labor's primary vote at 38 per cent compared to the coalition at 35 per cent and found Mr Minns had overtaken Mr Perrottet as preferred premier.

A raft of minor party and independent candidates vying for the cross bench could make the difference in the event of a minority government, with the Greens and teals vowing to hold the government to account on climate and other progressive reforms.

Both major party leaders have spent a gruelling campaign shoring up support in marginal seats that could decide the election.

Rising financial pressure on families and businesses has put the cost of living front and centre, with both parties promising relief in the form of rebates on energy bills and caps on road tolls.

NSW Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt said special assistance was available for those who needed it such as the blind, deaf or anyone needing a translator.

Voters have until 6pm to cast their ballots.

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Voting is under way in NSW, with more than four million people across the state set to decide who will form government for the next four years.

By Friday close to a quarter of the state's 5.5 million voters had cast their ballots, with nearly 1.2 million people pre-polling and 92,000 lodging postal votes.

Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns have campaigned hard in key seats in western Sydney, where one in ten Australians live and could well decide the election result.

Mr Perrottet is expected to vote in his seat of Epping, in Sydney's northwest while Mr Minns will cast his vote in the seat of Kogarah, in the city's south, which he holds by a 0.1 per cent margin.

The premier is seeking a fourth consecutive four-year term for his Liberal-National coalition on a platform of responsible financial management he says would fund life-changing infrastructure.

It would be the first time the party has managed the feat since 1973.

"It is only the Liberals and the Nationals with the long-term economic plan to keep NSW moving forward," Mr Perrottet told reporters on Friday.

Mr Minns has offered voters the chance for a "fresh start" under Labor, including removing a wage cap on struggling public service workers and promising not to further privatise public assets.

"At this election you can cast a vote for positive change," he said in a final message to voters.

On the eve of the election, Newspoll showed Labor leading the coalition 54.5 to 45.5 on a two-party preferred basis.

This would represent a 6.5 per cent swing against the coalition since 2019, putting Labor on a path to claim the ten seats needed to form a majority government.

The poll put Labor's primary vote at 38 per cent compared to the coalition vote at 35 per cent and found Mr Minns had overtaken Mr Perrottet as preferred premier.

A raft of minor party and independent candidates vying for the cross bench could make the difference in the event of a minority government, with the Greens and teals vowing to hold the government to account on climate and other progressive reforms.

Rising financial pressure on families and businesses has put cost of living front and centre of the election, with both parties promising relief in the form of rebates on energy bills and caps on road tolls.

NSW Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt said special assistance was available for those who needed it such as the blind, deaf or anyone needing a translator.

Voters have until 6pm to cast their ballots.

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