2023 NRL Finals Week 3: Teams and Game Day

[The Greenhouse]

2023 NRL Finals Week 3: Teams and Game Day



Penrith Panthers v Melbourne Storm
Friday 22 September 2023, 7:50pm
Stadium Australia

Penrith Panthers

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Jack Cogger 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Luke Garner 18. Tyrone Peachey 19. Matt Eisenhuth 20. Zac Hosking 21. Luke Sommerton 22. Thomas Jenkins

Melbourne Storm

1. Nick Meaney 2. William Warbrick 3. Marion Seve 4. Justin Olam 5. Reimis Smith 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Harry Grant 10. Christian Welch 11. Trent Loiero 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Josh King 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Tom Eisenhuth 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Tariq Sims 18. Grant Anderson 19. Bronson Garlick 20. Sualauvi Faalogo 21. Tepai Moeroa 22. Chris Lewis

Referee: Adam Gee
Touch judges: Chris Sutton, Dave Munro
Video referee: Grant Atkins

Brisbane Broncos v New Zealand Warriors
Saturday 23 September 2023, 7:50pm
Lang Park

Brisbane Broncos

1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Selwyn Cobbo 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Tyson Smoothy 15. Brendan Piakura 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Keenan Palasia 18. Corey Oates 19. Martin Taupau 20. Corey Jensen 21. Jock Madden 22. Tristan Sailor

New Zealand Warriors

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Rocco Berry 4. Adam Pompey 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Te Maire Martin 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Jackson Ford 12. Marata Niukore 13. Tohu Harris 14. Dylan Walker 15. Jazz Tevaga 16. Bayley Sironen 17. Josh Curran 18. Freddy Lussick 20. Taine Tuaupiki 21. Bunty Afoa 22. Ali Leiataua 23. Edward Kosi

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram
Video referee: Ashley Klein

NRLW Semi Finals

Newcastle Knights v Brisbane Broncos
Sunday 24 September 2023, 2:05pm
Hunter Stadium

Newcastle Knights

1. Tamika Upton 2. Sheridan Gallagher 3. Shanice Parker 4. Abigail Roache 5. Jasmine Strange 6. Georgia Roche 7. Jesse Southwell 8. Tayla Predebon 9. Olivia Higgins 10. Caitlan Johnston 11. Laishon Albert-Jones 12. Yasmin Clydsdale 13. Hannah Southwell 14. Nita Maynard 15. Tiana Davison 16. Kayla Romaniuk 17. Jacinta Carter 18. Felila Kia 19. Tamerah Leati 20. Rima Butler 21. Caitlin Moran 22. Jayde Herdegen

Brisbane Broncos

1. Hayley Maddick 2. Julia Robinson 3. Mele Hufanga 4. Shenae Ciesiolka 5. Ashleigh Werner 6. Gayle Broughton 7. Ali Brigginshaw 8. Tafito Lafaele 9. Destiny Brill 10. Brianna Clark 11. Tazmin Gray 12. Romy Teitzel 13. Mariah Denman 14. Lavinia Gould 15. Jasmine Fogavini 16. Chelsea Lenarduzzi 17. Lauren Dam 18. Jada Ferguson 19. Grace Griffin 20. Narikah Orchard 21. Keisha-Leigh Coolwell 22. Hannah Larsson

Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Touch judges: Mitchell Currie, Rochelle Tamarua
Video referee: Matt Noyen

Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans
Sunday 24 September 2023, 4:15pm
Sydney Football Stadium

Sydney Roosters

1. Corban Baxter 2. Jayme Fressard 3. Brydie Parker 4. Isabelle Kelly 5. Mia Wood 6. Tarryn Aiken 7. Jocelyn Kelleher 8. Millie Boyle 9. Keeley Davis 10. Teuila Fotu-Moala 11. Otesa Pule 12. Olivia Kernick 13. Keilee Joseph 14. Joeli Morris 15. Grace Hamilton 16. Mya Hill-Moana 17. Amelia Pasikala 18. Millicent Scutt 19. Lexi Kiriwi 20. Lily Rogan 21. Tyler Bentley 22. Jessica Sergis

Gold Coast Titans

1. Evania Pelite 2. Karina Brown 3. Jaime Chapman 4. Niall Williams-Guthrie 5. Destiny Mino-Sinapati 6. Chantay Kiria-Ratu 7. Lauren Brown 8. Shannon Mato 9. Brittany Breayley-Nati 10. Jessika Elliston 11. Zara Canfield 12. Shaylee Bent 13. Georgia Hale 14. Sienna Lofipo 15. Stephanie Hancock 16. Rilee Jorgensen 17. Dannii Perese 18. Taliah Fuimaono 19. Kaitlyn Phillips 20. Laikha Clarke 21. Hailee-Jay Maunsell 22. Emily Bass

Referee: Kasey Badger
Touch judges: Tori Wilkie, Daniel Luttringer
Video referee: Chris Butler

[greeneyed]

My goodness that was easy for Penrith.

[greeneyed]

That was just as easy for the Storm!

[Northern Raider]

Fisher-Harris with a similar tackle to the one Horse got 4 weeks for.

[greeneyed]

The Panthers getting some soft penalties.

[Northern Raider]

The Panthers getting some soft penalties.

What's new?

[greeneyed]

More soft penalties and set restarts now.

[greeneyed]

I loved this story during the week… about the Panthers don’t understand why Sydney is not supporting them… now re-titled…

Why are Sydney fans giving Panthers bandwagon a wide berth? https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/he-was ... 5e6fu.html

[BJ]

Fisher-Harris with a similar tackle to the one Horse got 4 weeks for.

Even slightly worse maybe????

[Mickey_Raider]

Does anyone else think Meaney is utter garbage.

[BJ]

Does anyone else think Meaney is utter garbage.

Good NRL level footballer but nothing beyond that.

[BJ]

Did the ref consider calling that last pass forward? He gave a bit of a funny look at the pass.

[Billy Walker]

Geez the panthers are looking good for a three peat

[Billy Walker]

I always thought we should have thrown buckets of money at Turuva and I still think Luai would be a great get for us.

[Botman]

These guys are so **** good. Obviously its any given sunday and all that... sports is weird
but its very hard for me to imagine anyone beats them

[Mickey_Raider]

These guys are so **** good. Obviously its any given sunday and all that... sports is weird
but its very hard for me to imagine anyone beats them

They are just irresistible.

For mine it really emphasises how far off the pace we are.

I still can’t believe the cartwheels some Raiders fans were doing over a LOSS against a team that got belted by a team that is likely still a clear tier lower than a team like the Panthers who will likely win the comp.

Separately, the team the Panthers are obliterating right now smacked us for a 48 burger only a few weeks ago and kept us tryless.

[greeneyed]

These guys are so **** good. Obviously its any given sunday and all that... sports is weird
but its very hard for me to imagine anyone beats them

They are just irresistible.

For mine it really emphasises how far off the pace we are.

I still can’t believe the cartwheels some Raiders fans were doing over a LOSS against a team that got belted by a team that is likely still a clear tier lower than a team like the Panthers who will likely win the comp.

Separately, the team the Panthers are obliterating right now smacked us for a 48 burger only a few weeks ago and kept us tryless.

They are very resistable for anyone off the field.

[Northern Raider]

Fisher-Harris with a similar tackle to the one Horse got 4 weeks for.

Even slightly worse maybe????

Won't even get a charge.

[PNGRaider37]

Geez the panthers are looking good for a three peat

Seems inevitable at this point

[Dr Zaius]

What an incredible side. On the basis of that win, they are up there with our 89-91 team, and arguably the greatest team since the Parra team of the early 80s. If they win next week they are arguably the greatest team since the St George dynasty. Absolutely stunning to be so dominant in the professional era. Particularly from a non glamour club.

[greeneyed]

Yeah, nah. They had some major leg ups during the pandemic.

[Dr Zaius]

Yeah, nah. They had some major leg ups during the pandemic.

Yeah that's it

You sound like a bitter old man, and if this was a team full of Queenslanders based outside of NSW you'd be singing their praises. It's amazing how you bang on about unconscious bias, when virtually every post you make is through the lens of bias towards the Raiders or Queensland.

[greeneyed]

Yeah, nah. They had some major leg ups during the pandemic.

Yeah that's it

You sound like a bitter old man, and if this was a team full of Queenslanders based outside of NSW you'd be singing their praises. It's amazing how you bang on about unconscious bias, when virtually every post you make is through the lens of bias towards the Raiders or Queensland.

And I’m bitter…




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[Dr Zaius]

Yeah, nah. They had some major leg ups during the pandemic.

Yeah that's it

You sound like a bitter old man, and if this was a team full of Queenslanders based outside of NSW you'd be singing their praises. It's amazing how you bang on about unconscious bias, when virtually every post you make is through the lens of bias towards the Raiders or Queensland.

And I’m bitter…




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On here constantly complaining about a generational team, diminishing their achievements and attributing their fourth grand final in a row, and push for a third premiership in a row some imagined leg up 4 years ago? Yeah I'd say that's bitter.

[greeneyed]

You might want to make sure you’re not throwing stones in greenhouses…

[yeh raiders]

Does anyone else think Meaney is utter garbage.

Good NRL level footballer but nothing beyond that.

He’s one of those players, like Brad Parker, they’re solid when they’re on but a 5% drop in form and they’re basically reserve grade level.

[yeh raiders]

I give the Broncos some hope. They should beat the Warriors tomorrow, and they should be in the contest for a fair portion of the grand final.

I just think a lack of big game experience will favour Penrith too much. Too classy, they are a professional unit.

[Mickey_Raider]

I feel like when a team gets to this level of dominance for me they reach a post-hate era where you just shrug your shoulders and say fair enough, respect.

I definitely recall hating them in 2020-21 when they had an arrogance despite not having backed it up with a ring.

Now they are about to 3peat I find it hard to maintain much rage tbh.

I would love it if we threw ourselves into a ruthless commitment to development, professionalism and winning like Panthers instead of sniffing our own farts for scraping into the finals.

[benda]

Panthers are a great side. Congrats on them getting to a 4th consecutive GF.

If only they weren't so arrogant. However in terms of footy, near faultless.

[gerg]

Panthers are a great side. Congrats on them getting to a 4th consecutive GF.

If only they weren't so arrogant. However in terms of footy, near faultless.

They’ve definitely earned the right to be that arrogant. Greatest side of the modern era and when does it end? I jokingly said after their first premiership that they’d win ten in a row - they won’t - but they could well be contenders for the next six years.

[The Nickman]

Yeah, nah. They had some major leg ups during the pandemic.

Yeah that's it

You sound like a bitter old man, and if this was a team full of Queenslanders based outside of NSW you'd be singing their praises. It's amazing how you bang on about unconscious bias, when virtually every post you make is through the lens of bias towards the Raiders or Queensland.

He's right you know.

[Dr Zaius]

Yeah, nah. They had some major leg ups during the pandemic.

Yeah that's it

You sound like a bitter old man, and if this was a team full of Queenslanders based outside of NSW you'd be singing their praises. It's amazing how you bang on about unconscious bias, when virtually every post you make is through the lens of bias towards the Raiders or Queensland.

He's right you know.

Their dominance comes down to some sort of leg up in 2020?

[Dr Zaius]

You might want to make sure you’re not throwing stones in greenhouses…

I checked, and I'm good thanks chief. Unlike you, I'm happy giving credit where it's due.

[NoMan]

Obviously an all time great side, but they are quite boring to watch and don’t have a really memorable style or bunch of players. Honestly their players not dominating at Origin level also doesn’t help them in comparisons with other great side man for man. Top 5 era was also a bit tougher to win comps and there were more stacked teams to get past imo.

So even if their achievement might be first on paper, personally i’d have them about fifth behind the dominant Storm, Raiders, Broncos and maybe Eels (didnt see much of them).

Dragons 11 straight was a 10 team sydney suburban comp with no cap so I dont really consider it a valid comparison.

[RedRaider]

The Panthers are a brilliant side with or without the ball. Once again they smothered the Storm defensively and this forced the Storm to try different things and sure enough an error occurred and the Panthers were at them again. When considering all the players they have lost in recent seasons either to other sides or to injury or suspension and it makes no difference to them.

For those of us who love the defensive side of the game they are a treat to watch. They hit in numbers and force the ball carrier back and by doing this they break the opposition attacking momentum. They had one try scored against them last night and it came from a one on one missed tackle. I'd love to see their defensive structure/attitude at the Raiders. Then when they have the ball it is heads up footy counting defenders and instinctively going to where the opposition is short on numbers after their battering rams have given them momentum. They play at such a fast tempo and keep it going for the full 80 minutes.

When the NRL is looking to showcase Rugby League in the USA why are the best exponents of it, not on the plane?