NRL 2025
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@Gunner Vossy said it also happened in 2009 with the Dragons (who lost to the 8th placed Eels - eventual grand finalists - on week 1 under the old system, before losing to the Broncos the week after) and in 1993 with the Bulldogs (who lost to both eventual grand finalists - the Dragons one week and then the Broncos the next - under the top 5 system)
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AFL and NRL in the same year is very rare
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@UpTheHarbs said in NRL 2025:
@Gunner Vossy said it also happened in 2009 with the Dragons (who lost to the 8th placed Eels - eventual grand finalists - on week 1 under the old system, before losing to the Broncos the week after) and in 1993 with the Bulldogs (who lost to both eventual grand finalists - the Dragons one week and then the Broncos the next - under the top 5 system)
Yeah 09 was the Jarryd Hayne season where he almost carried the Eels to the title from obscurity. It forced a change in the finals system rules when the Dragons went out in straight sets too, for the better might I add, as the previous year, the Wahs tipped Melbourne over in Melbourne as the 8th seed and then beat the Roosters the next week to make the last 4 that year, thus giving the 1st seed bugger all reward under the old McIntyre system.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
AFL and NRL in the same year is very rare
Funny at work with an AFL diehard, I said this could well happen to Canberra (I thought they might have at least made the last 4 at best), he predicted that Adelaide would go out in straight sets.
Adelaide seem to have the same problem as Canberra this season, lack of finals experience?
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fuckin Penrith are going to win the comp. They were insanely good yesterday, error-free first half that put the game to bed nice and early. This is the problem that teams like the Dogs and Wahs have, you can't play Panther-tribute footy and beat the masters at it. They just grind you to death and then capitalise when you get tired. They are so incredibly fit, and their outside backs are so fucking good at starting every set. But it's their defense, they win every contact, then push you back a metre or so every tackle, and you just give away more and more field position until you crack.
Brisbane can beat them because they don't play that way, they'll play fast and really attack the panthers edges, that game on Sunday will be a belter (how good is afternoon footy?).
The Sharks are a real chance in Melbourne. I am surprised and impressed with their standard in teh finals, they've been really good. They've finally tightened their defense, and their halves have finally settled in to different roles. Melbourne have been clunky for a while, and are down on troops, they have to be vulnerable.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
fuckin Penrith are going to win the comp. They were insanely good yesterday, error-free first half that put the game to bed nice and early. This is the problem that teams like the Dogs and Wahs have, you can't play Panther-tribute footy and beat the masters at it. They just grind you to death and then capitalise when you get tired. They are so incredibly fit, and their outside backs are so fucking good at starting every set. But it's their defense, they win every contact, then push you back a metre or so every tackle, and you just give away more and more field position until you crack.
Brisbane can beat them because they don't play that way, they'll play fast and really attack the panthers edges, that game on Sunday will be a belter (how good is afternoon footy?).
The Sharks are a real chance in Melbourne. I am surprised and impressed with their standard in teh finals, they've been really good. They've finally tightened their defense, and their halves have finally settled in to different roles. Melbourne have been clunky for a while, and are down on troops, they have to be vulnerable.
Upvoted because it’s a great post, and on the money.
Massive downvote, coz fuck Penrith.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
fuckin Penrith are going to win the comp. They were insanely good yesterday, error-free first half that put the game to bed nice and early. This is the problem that teams like the Dogs and Wahs have, you can't play Panther-tribute footy and beat the masters at it. They just grind you to death and then capitalise when you get tired. They are so incredibly fit, and their outside backs are so fucking good at starting every set. But it's their defense, they win every contact, then push you back a metre or so every tackle, and you just give away more and more field position until you crack.
Brisbane can beat them because they don't play that way, they'll play fast and really attack the panthers edges, that game on Sunday will be a belter (how good is afternoon footy?).
The Sharks are a real chance in Melbourne. I am surprised and impressed with their standard in teh finals, they've been really good. They've finally tightened their defense, and their halves have finally settled in to different roles. Melbourne have been clunky for a while, and are down on troops, they have to be vulnerable.
Think Brisbane can only win if Arey lets Walsh have more touches of the ball that they have had since himself and Ezra got shot by the hammy sniper. No way they beat Penrith playing their previous way.
I hate the sharks probably back to the Gallen days but they are a shot for sure, AFB playing his best footy in this finals series since he left the wahs.
