At the same time, the Warriors aren't completely out of it. Brisbane's edge defence is wonky.
Difference between the sides in goal kicking is also starting to add up. In part, the Warriors are paying a price for being softer up the middle of the park with that.
DWZ can certainly score tries but often makes the wrong call on defence with two tries scored with bad reads,
Not blaming him though, offloads killing us and Pompey’s kicking has not helped.
Surprisingly we are still in this and are not out of it yet.
Was going to say how quick is Walsh?, but Haas at pace was awesome!
Still hope, but we will need to kick our conversions from here out
Walsh’s pass was a mile forward and then the next one was marginally forward too. A useless touch judge was so far behind the play.
Oh well, the NRL get the grand final they really want.
Was a great run this season. We were the third best side this season and that’s pretty damn awesome. A shame we couldn’t play a prelim with our best side on the park.
Scoreline is a fair reflection of the game despite the blatant forward pass which in all honesty, had no bearing on the result (thankfully).
Brisbane's attack v Penrith's defence. I'm backing Penrith' defence, but a great final none the less.
To be fair Brisbane dominant, but still disappointing.
Well done warriors for not only getting this far but also showing how important fan engagement is!
In a game where everything had to go our way, the ref screwed us. But Brisbane were still the better team
@African-Monkey said in NRL 2023:
Scoreline is a fair reflection of the game despite the blatant forward pass which in all honesty, had no bearing on the result (thankfully).
Rubbish, it was a turning point of the game, it was 24 -12 at the time.
@Nepia Nah, Brisbane were going downhill all game. Let's not kid ourselves, yes, maybe it would have kept the Wahs/warriors whatever they call themselves these days in the contest for a bit longer, but Brisbane had plenty left in the tank and were always gonna go on and win the game.
I wish it was called forward personally as it now gives people an excuse to fall back on, but the Broncs were miles ahead for the majority of the contest. Even the 2 DWZ tries early on just spurred Brisbane into action. They were playing at a ridiculous pace all game, despite the Warriors best efforts and I hate Brisbane, but I'm not gonna lie about what really happened out there.
Great season Warriors, though they fell tonight, the improvements have been immense. 2024 is our year.
Funny how Egan gets called up for a forward pass on a ball that looked okay, and the Broncos get away with 3 forward passes, one of which Wayne Barnes would have been chuffed to call his own
Good night at suncorp despite the result
Heaps of warriors fans. Crowd was fucking loud. We were up and about when we scored 2 early but Brisbane were far too good. Offloads killed us as it brought their speed in to it.
Now go and beat Penrith you prices
Awesome and unexpected season warriors
@ACT-Crusader 4th best. We lost to Melbourne and they finished above us
@ACT-Crusader 4th best. We lost to Melbourne and they finished above us
Our losing margin in the prelim was less than theirs. I’m sticking with 3rd best and that’s what I tell all my Storm supporting mates 
Have to give a shit tonne of credit to Kevin Walters here. Took over a shambles and has completely turned things around. Respect to that man.
@Rancid-Schnitzel yep. I couldn’t stand him or his brothers when they played, but he’s done a magic job with this team.
I can’t say I’m excited to watch Broncos in another grand final, but if they can knock over Penrith it would be something.
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in NRL 2023:
Have to give a shit tonne of credit to Kevin Walters here. Took over a shambles and has completely turned things around. Respect to that man.
yes and no, I tend to think anyone who follows Sielbold will look good and Manly will also find this out, but some credit needs to go his way for sure
SJ dips out on the Dally M as AFB and Dallin take too many votes off him, and Ponga comes home with a wet sail to win it. Shitty for days for SJ no matter what he will say publicly.
Warriors end up with 3 in the team of the season, and the coach. Broncos heavily represented, and it's sort of a testament to how good Penrith are that they are wildly under-represented. They have too many good players who all operate at a high level each week, meaning no one stands out.
@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
SJ dips out on the Dally M as AFB and Dallin take too many votes off him, and Ponga comes home with a wet sail to win it. Shitty for days for SJ no matter what he will say publicly.
Warriors end up with 3 in the team of the season, and the coach. Broncos heavily represented, and it's sort of a testament to how good Penrith are that they are wildly under-represented. They have too many good players who all operate at a high level each week, meaning no one stands out.
Nice recognition for Webster and a job well done. Shame for SJ, but three players in the team of the season is great
@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
SJ dips out on the Dally M as AFB and Dallin take too many votes off him, and Ponga comes home with a wet sail to win it. Shitty for days for SJ no matter what he will say publicly.
Warriors end up with 3 in the team of the season, and the coach. Broncos heavily represented, and it's sort of a testament to how good Penrith are that they are wildly under-represented. They have too many good players who all operate at a high level each week, meaning no one stands out.
To be fair half of the Penrith team were nominated in respective positions, but a bit like the SJ scenario, they shared the points around, so no one blitzed it. From memory Edwards, Too, Cleary, Tago, Crichton, JFH, Martin, Yeo all in final team selection and Turuva even picked up rookie
Feel for SJ at least he can claim halfback of the year
@bayimports yeah that's basically my point. If they had an all-NRL 2nd team it would be jammed with Panthers. All their middles. Their wingers. It would be Cleary v Reynolds and Edwards v Walsh for half the spine.
Dylan Edwards had a massive year and unlucky not to make it even with that stretch of games Ponga had. One of the hardest working guys for the Panthers not just running the ball but taking the pressure off Cleary.
@ACT-Crusader said in NRL 2023:
Dylan Edwards had a massive year and unlucky not to make it even with that stretch of games Ponga had. One of the hardest working guys for the Panthers not just running the ball but taking the pressure off Cleary.
he's so fucking good. Fullback is a crowded field though, with Ponga and Walsh standouts as well, and a haul of guys just below those 3.
I wouldn't mind seeing how Penrith go in a big game without Edwards, i have sneaky suspicion he's the guy that makes it all work (he and Yeo). Cleary and his kicking game are the other big reason.
Actually fuck it, it's all of them. The metres and quick play the balls from their back 5. The defensive pressure of their prop rotation. Cleary's kicking game. Edwards' non-stop running.
Brisbane are going to have to play to the absolute best of their ability to win on Sunday. Penrith are so fucking good.
Also Freddie wanted two more years as NSW coach when he thought Billy SLater was stepping down.
Billy signed on again yesterday and Freddie quit half an hour later.
Sad day for Queenslanders as NSW surely get an actual coach now.
@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
Also Freddie wanted two more years as NSW coach when he thought Billy SLater was stepping down.
Billy signed on again yesterday and Freddie quit half an hour later.
Sad day for Queenslanders as NSW surely get an actual coach now.
I don't follow closely.. well I barely follow at all. Both sides seem to have celebrity coaches how much do they actually do?
Is their a figurehead coach and a technical coach at SOO level? Or is league the sort of game that a player can immediately coach without having to learn lessons at club level first?
Is club coaching more about squad building/management?