There'll be a huge Kiwi presence in the NRL grand final when the Cowboys take on the Storm but all eyes will be on one in particular.

The Cowboys’ run is nothing short of remarkable, scraping through to finish the regular season in eighth place without stars Matt Scott and Johnathan Thurston but finding some top-notch form for playoffs to book a spot in the final.

Up to eleven Kiwis could be named to play in the final, including Cowboys big man Jason Taumalolo - who's pumped about Sunday's game.

"Given the factors that we won’t have [Thurston] or [Scott] take the field – I think that would go down as one of the biggest wins I’ll ever get."

Taumalolo looks set to make history regardless though.

The Kiwis superstar is 56 metres away from becoming the first NRL forward to register 5000 running metres in a single season.