NRL 2023 + Internationals

bayimports

@mariner4life lol great write up

I do think you have nailed it and, but some honorable mentions for who could have been close, Will have a think about some tries and hits

What the fuck was that result of the year?
Cowboys putting 74 on West Tigers turning their season around after getting flogged by the same team only 3-4 weeks prior
Tigers beating Penrith

Bust of the year?
Two of the previous best second rowers in Bateman and Papali'i, Tigers killed their talent.
Most of the Roosters - will include Manu and Teddy who went backwards, but Cheese never turned up

Coach of the year?
Supercoach Wayne - no one predicted his team would start so well with the talent he had, they batted well above their weight for long into the season

Biggest fuckwit
Luai by a country mile in terms of players on the field.
Off the field Sticky continues to be a protected species although one of his supporters also deserves a mention...looking at you Paul Kent, Karma is a biatch sometimes

mariner4life

good options

TBF we all should have seen the Dolphins winning week 1. Wayne gets a group together for an occasion like no other.
Oh those WTF results are good ones as well.

Yeeeah fuck you Paul Kent.

Nepia

@bayimports said in NRL 2023:

Supercoach Wayne - no one predicted his team would start so well with the talent he had, they batted well above their weight for long into the season

Speak for your's and @mariner4life's selves. 😉

Although Wayne is getting a bit soft in his old age, no one as fat as Te Whare would ever get a start in his old Broncos and St George teams. How does a guy get fatter as the season goes on? Even in his fattest year Piri lost weight as the season went on.

@bayimports said in NRL 2023:

Teddy who went backwards

I wasn't concentrating on the Roosters too much so was genuinely shocked to see how bad he is now when I watched a few of their games in a row.

It was a good year for NZ wingers (aside from Rapana), with Isaako, DWZ and Mulitalo all running in lots of tries. Even the new boy Warbrick had a decent try tally.

mariner4life

@Nepia said in NRL 2023:

Isaako

oh! most improved! from not being NRL standard to topping the points and tries chart

bayimports

@Nepia said in NRL 2023:

no one as fat as Te Whare would ever get a start

lol he got bigger as the season went on!

Warbrick yes he has had a great year too, thought Mulitalo started strong but fell away like Hynes.

Isaako a strong candidate for turning performance around award, quality all year!

mariner4life

@booboo said in NRL 2023:

@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:

The Cheese

Que?

Not a close follower

Brandon Smith

Kiwi "utility" who is another in the lo g line of great players at Melbourne, not so good elsewhere

mariner4life

Seriously, this is a prelim

Penrith are making this look like a game against a reserve grade side

How are they, for the 3rd year in a row, this much better, bigger, fitter, and faster then everyone

kiwiinmelb

@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:

Seriously, this is a prelim

Penrith are making this look like a game against a reserve grade side

How are they, for the 3rd year in a row, this much better, bigger, fitter, and faster then everyone

Storms pack has been found wanting in big games this year, it was similar against Brisbane .

But Penrith are a great side , still more success left in them yet by the looks, should go down as one of the all time great sides when they are finished.

Donsteppa

Warriors defence has turned to custard on the wrong night.

African Monkey

Lol I don't think people realize how far ahead Penrith and Brisbane are from the rest. Both teams are gonna dominate the rest of this decade.

African Monkey

At the same time, the Warriors aren't completely out of it. Brisbane's edge defence is wonky.