Former NRL, Cup stars line up in Rugby League Brisbane grand finals

Two ex-NRL talents will face off while a host of former Hostplus Cup level players will be scattered across the teams on Rugby League Brisbane grand final day on Saturday.

The majority will be on show at Bray Park's Les Hughes Sporting Complex, where the Open Division 1, Open 2 and Open 3 North deciders will be held.

The Open 2 North grand final between Samford Stags and Burpengary Jets alone has 345 games of NRL experience on the team sheet - 304 of those owned by 38-year-old Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Kangaroos great Sam Thaiday.

Slammin' Sam famously signed on for the green-and-gold in a return to rugby league last year as a way of giving back to the community where he has lived for nearly a decade.

But there's plenty of class on the other side too, with one-time Penrith Panthers fullback and Redcliffe Dolphins great Liam Georgetown, and former South Sydney, Gold Coast Titans and Brisbane Broncos NRL playmaker Luke Capewell, who played 40 games in first grade and Cup for Ipswich and Redcliffe.

Former Dolphins forward Harley Aiono will also line up for the Jets on Saturday in the match kicking off at 2pm.

A large proportion of the players in this Burpengary team played Colts together at Redcliffe many years ago, and have children playing junior rugby league at the Jets.

There's also a contingent of star power in Open Division 1, with former Sunshine Coast Falcons brothers Rowan and Callum Klein running out for Dayboro, alongside former Norths Devils and Wynnum Manly Seagulls forward Troyden Watene-Edwards in their match-up with Brothers.

The game will also feature a couple of ex-West Brisbane Panthers BRL teammates in half Kane Zalewski, also for Dayboro, up against forward Troy Swift in the Brothers line-up.

Albany Creek Crushers and North Lakes open the day in Open 3 North at midday. 

The Open 2 and Open 3 South grand finals will be taking place concurrently at Pinklands Sporting Complex in Thornlands.

The first match at 2pm between Waterford Demons up against former Ipswich Jet Wes Conlon's North Stradbroke Island Sharks.

The 33-year-old, who will line up in the halves, turned back the clock in the preliminary final to get Straddie into the big dance, with another big crowd expected to make the trip to cheer the side on.

Redlands and Rochedale will contest the Open 2 South grand final at 4pm.