Can Herbie Farnworth end the curse of the English centres in the grand final next Sunday night?Farnworth will be the fourth Englishman in the modern era to play in the centres in the biggest game of the year - and will be hoping to end a hoodoo.Ellery Hanley started the run of outs in 1988 with Balmain when he was knocked senseless by Bulldog Terry Lamb off the ball in an infamous incident.He took no further part in the game and the Bulldogs - coached by Gus Gould in his rookie season - went on to score an easy win.The following year, Andy Currier, also with the Tigers, played in the game labelled the best grand final of all time against Canberra.He took no further part in the game and the Bulldogs - coached by Gus Gould in his rookie season - went on to score an easy win.The following year, Andy Currier, also with the Tigers, played in the game labelled the best grand final of all time against Canberra.Big Mal passed the ball to replacement forward Steve Jackson, who bumped off a series of defenders before scoring one of the great grand final tries as the Raiders took the trophy out of Sydney for the first time.Fast forward to 2015 and Jack Reed played in the centres for the Broncos against the Cowboys.Reed didn't suffer as painful a fate as his compatriots - but was on the wrong end of a dramatic Cowboys comeback that culminated with Johnathan Thurston kicking a field goal in golden point to break the Broncos' hearts.The good news for Herbie as he attempts to stop the rot is that he comes into the big game in outstanding form.After Reece Walsh, he was the most dangerous back on the field in the win over the Warriors, bagging two tries and running for over 200 metres.But the question is - can he reproduce that form against the brilliant Panthers backline and finally end the hoodoo?
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