NRL NRL 2023 - Finals Week 1

[JD888]

Penrith v Broncos GF

This..

 

[Iceman!]

Only the Broncos have a chance of stopping this team, and I wouldn't give them a huge chance at that

The Broncos are really scary, if we meet them in the GF that will be the most scared i have been so far in this era. I was very confident against Parra and the Bunnies. The Broncos are not far off us at all. But it has been clear for a couple months now it was a comp of 2 barring a major major upset.

 

[Feraligatr]

Pretty disappointed in Storms and Warriors. Not much of a contest

But a Broncos vs. Penrith GF sounds pretty enticing.

 

[Iceman!]

One of the most complete individual performances you will see from Cleary, didn't put a foot wrong all day.

 

[Aucklander]

Well, that margin was surprising but not the result so much. better hope SJ is back next week.

 

[eddiesmith]

Storm gonna have Sharks or Roosters and probably not gonna have Coates or Paps now.

Really seriously up against it now

If we pull off the upset of the season tonight, the Storm won’t be too concerned having beaten us by 50 at AAMI not that long ago!

 

[Exe Gesis]

Hynes having a huge impression on the game so far. Touching the ball almost every tackle

 

[eddiesmith]

Hynes having a huge impression on the game so far. Touching the ball almost every tackle

Now he’s sacked Trindall as kicker after 1 miss

But shouldn’t an act of foul play that prevents a try be a sin binning?

 

[eddiesmith]

This inconclusive bullshit drives me insane, no evidence whatsoever of it touching the hand but they rule inconclusive, wrong decision stands…

 

[Davo23]

Apparently Tedesco in Italian means “whinging bastard”

James Tedesco means “nonstop whinging bastard”

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[Great8]

Watching the game at the bar in our hotel and JT is in the house and giving special comments. He is fully behind the Chooks

 

[eddiesmith]

Watching the game at the bar in our hotel and JT is in the house and giving special comments. He is fully behind the Chooks

Got to support his employers, Ch9 reckon this was a Fairytale miraculous win by their team despite being favourites…

But it’d be nice if 9 ever replayed any call that goes in favour of their team.

 

[CrowToon]

Hynes just painfully slow

 

[Aucklander]

Two dreadful drop-kick attempts.

 

[Aucklander]

Roosters a big chance next week.

 

[eddiesmith]

Two dreadful drop-kick attempts.

Don’t know why he’d go through with the second when the pass was off, it wasn’t last tackle.

 

[Exe Gesis]

First FG attempt, Hynes too slow. Second attempt, the bad low pass delayed the kicking action. Still excuses, Cronulla should've won that game, if they were a more clinical team. A few missed tries really when they had the Roosters beat. Teams like Broncos and Panthers hammer it home in those situations. What's holding the Sharks back is that kind of clinicism. Maybe next year. Sharks werent helped by some iffy decisions but again excuses that better teams overcome.

 

[eddiesmith]

You’ll never get the decisions again the Ch9 NRL Roosters, but the biggest issue with the captains challenge is you cannot challenge a non decision by the referee.

Roosters knocked on 10m out from their line, no call.

3 in the tackle, clear and blatant strip, no call and Roosters win the game off next play…

Here is the replay Ch9 refused to show!

 

[nobbyiscool]

I really love that we ignore the offside rule when teams are taking drop goals. Adds a whole heap of credibility to the referees and to the competition IMO.

 

[moto748]

I fancied the Sharks to beat the Roosters, but despite Hynes' best efforts, they really weren't good enough.

 

[nobbyiscool]

I already had almost no faith in the Raiders to get a result today, but some of the selections are proper head-spinning.

 

[windyhill]

Superb hands Best. Brilliant.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Commentators letting him off, but I’m a Raiders fan and thought that was a bite.

We’re totally about to Raider this 2nd half.

 

[eddiesmith]

Wighton needs to score the match winner here, it’s what the game deserves but the clown running the show won’t let them get close now.

 

[windyhill]

Knights, beserk.