Cameron Smith was stitched up in epic and hilarious fashion on Thursday night after cameras caught the Storm legend dropping an NRL premiership ring.

The champion hooker tasted glory on three occasions - plus another two that were stripped for salary cap breaches - during his career with Melbourne, meaning he would have no shortage of the expensive and coveted piece of jewellery at home.

But that didn't stop Smith from getting a close-up look of what the winning players will end up donning should they come away with the win on Sunday night. Advertisement

The only issue? Smith couldn't keep the ring in the box and it almost ended in disaster.

As he started tilting the box prior to Nine's Grand Final Countdown airing on live television, the ring dropped out of the box and onto the

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