2023 NRL Finals Week 1: Teams and Game Day

[BJ]

Looks concerning.

[Dr Zaius]

**** give the poor guy some pain relief

[greeneyed]

10-5 the penalties.

+ a pair of 6 against. 12-5 overall.

And another leading up to that try.

[greeneyed]

Compound fracture for Papenhuyzen.

[Walter]

Compound fracture for Papenhuyzen.

poor guy can’t get a break


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[Northern Raider]

Compound fracture for Papenhuyzen.

poor guy can’t get a break


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Gets too many

[Dr Zaius]

Broncos got the usual leg up from the officials, but I think that is the worst that I have ever seen the Storm play.

[Dr Zaius]

Compound fracture for Papenhuyzen.

poor guy can’t get a break


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Gets too many

Bones like chalk. Needs to drink more milk.

[yeh raiders]

Imagine being the smallest bloke on the field, having zero experience defending in the front line and being out defending the middle in an NRL semi final.

Feel terrible for Pap, I really do, but Bellamy needed to show a bit of smarts there.

[Lizard2604]

**** I hate the Broncos

[Northern Raider]

**** I hate the Broncos

Reasonable summation.

[gerg]

**** I hate the Broncos

Take a number pal.

Storm have been pretty inconsistent this season.

[dubby]

Brisbane look likely, dammit

[zim]

What a way to break the hoodoo. Poor paps.

[President Clinton]

Compound fracture for Papenhuyzen.

poor guy can’t get a break


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I wonder if that will be the end of his career.

[-PJ-]

Anyone but Donkeys..

[dubby]

Anyone but Panthers and Donkeys

[dubby]

I asked the question about the warriors a few weeks ago.

I'm seeing the reality of their standard.

And the Panthers.

[Finchy]

Bit of a bludger of a finals series so far. Teams 3-4 way out of their depth against teams 1-2.

[Finchy]

Watching the Storm last night and Warriors today reminds me so much of Raiders footy. Clueless. Dumb errors. Under the pump.

[Dr Zaius]

Anyone but Panthers and Donkeys

I'd take a Penwiff hatrick over a single Broncos premiership. And it's not even close.

[gangrenous]

Me too.

Looks like we’re going to New Zealand boys!

[greeneyed]

Both highly objectionable options… but I can understand why some might prefer a Penrith hat trick. I’ll just pretend the Grand Final never happened if it’s between those two.

[rolhai]

Anyone but Panthers and Donkeys

I'd take a Penwiff hatrick over a single Broncos premiership. And it's not even close.

Yep, Donkey's suck and I don't want to see them win it

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[Dr Zaius]

If Penrith go 3 for 3, they deserve it. They've been a dominant side since 2020. They're a home built team, and a non-glamour club.

The Broncos are afforded every advantage by the NRL. They always have the best scheduling, seem to get the rub of the green from the officials, can bring in marquee players and retain guns on questionable TPAs. Penrith fans might be bogans, but Broncos fans are arrogant with a born to rule mentality, encouraged by the club. **** them.

[cat]

So kick off in Auckland next week will be 9:50pm

What could possibly go wrong! Can't see many kids being able to go the game and most fans will have a 2 skin fulls before kick off!

[Finchy]

Not sure who I want to see lose this game more. Scumbag Roosters who shouldn’t have even made the 8, or seeing the Sharks choke like last year.

[greeneyed]

Thoroughly uninspiring game at Cronulla at a diabolical finals venue. Cronulla’s home ground has been a construction site for three years, with no sign of what they’re building being finished any time soon. And it’s clear it’s not going to do a thing to improve the actual “stadium” or its capacity. In fact, the new buildings look like they’ll constrain it from being anything other than a small suburban ground into the future.

[gangrenous]

I’ve watched too many Raiders games this year. Felt like the end of that half the players were on 1.5x speed

[President Clinton]

How is Rudolf a starting prop at NRL level? Bog average.

[greeneyed]

Tedesco had to be sent I guess. But 10 minutes is too big a penalty. Should only last until the next scoring play in my view, for a professional foul.

Neither of these teams deserve to go through, really.

[Lizard2604]

This game is terrible. Hold the ball.

[gangrenous]

Tedesco had to be sent I guess. But 10 minutes is too big a penalty. Should only last until the next scoring play in my view, for a professional foul.

Neither of these teams deserve to go through, really.

Not big enough disincentive.

Why not make an illegal play to stop a try if a try is the highest penalty you’ll pay?

[President Clinton]

Sharks cannot choke here, surely!

[greeneyed]

They can.