Parra have found out the hard way what beating or almost beating these teams in the regular seasons means. Nothing, they go up a level in the finals. We had zero chance, we would lose by 20We should have beaten the Storm in Melbourne earlier in the season, and we were not as good then as we subsequently became. I have watched them on Kayo several times this season, and they just seem to keep on winning without actually looking like a top team. Penrith, on the other hand, look like the class of the field when they fire, and they are firing now.
If you take them our of those teams they won’t see oneIt is hard to fathom that it is very likely both Nick Meaney and Paul Alamoti will be in a GF this year.
Nothing will top Brenko Lee with Storm. They hid the worst defensive centre a GF team has had in recent memoryIt is hard to fathom that it is very likely both Nick Meaney and Paul Alamoti will be in a GF this year.
Got him an origin jersey as wellNothing will top Brenko Lee with Storm. They hid the worst defensive centre a GF team has had in recent memory
I was thinking that yesterday and it crossed my mind that one of them could end up with a premiership ring.It is hard to fathom that it is very likely both Nick Meaney and Paul Alamoti will be in a GF this year.
But he has a ring....Nothing will top Brenko Lee with Storm. They hid the worst defensive centre a GF team has had in recent memory
Actually they played each other 4 years ago when the Riff made their 1st of 4 GF's.I will be very surprised if it's not a Storm vs Panthers Grand Final. In fact given their form over the past 3 seasons, it's amazing that they have never taken on each other in a Grand Final before.
Ideally, I'd be happy with either the Sharks or Cowboys winning it as I loathe the other teams more. I'm leaning more towards the Sharks to keep the title in Sydney, and also because the Cowboys became arrogant after beating us in the final round.
They're a level above everyone else this year. Amazing pamfers are still there despite not having Cleary for half the season.I will be very surprised if it's not a Storm vs Panthers Grand Final. In fact given their form over the past 3 seasons, it's amazing that they have never taken on each other in a Grand Final before.
Ideally, I'd be happy with either the Sharks or Cowboys winning it as I loathe the other teams more. I'm leaning more towards the Sharks to keep the title in Sydney, and also because the Cowboys became arrogant after beating us in the final round.
I can handle Storms or Cows. Any other team is not acceptableThey're a level above everyone else this year. Amazing pamfers are still there despite not having Cleary for half the season.
I'm hoping for storm as I literally do not know any storm supporters.
I'd live with the cows winning, although here in Brisbane, locals would crow its a "local" win despite Melbourne being closer than Townsville.
The problem with the Chooks is not the roster, they have more than enough quality players to win the comp, it's the coach, to put it bluntly Robinson is shit. As well as being basically incompetent he is out of date, the game has moved on with the rule changes and he hasn't. He is living in the past and as a result recruits the wrong players, trains them the wrong way and his game day tactics are just as wrong.Roosters falling short and failing with their sombrero spend should be sending alarm bells through the rest of the competition.
If the Roosters can't shake the comp up with that roster who else can? Answer: no one.
At least Roosters actually tried to shake it up, can't say the same for most other teams. At least Roosters management is ambitious.