NRL Round Discussion 2025 NRL Grand Final

[Naynay]

All of them sin bins in regular season but Loliero's was clearly the worst by a distance imo. Didn't leave any room for GF leniency.

I would argue Ezras at the end was the worst, like it was late, on a player on the ground with force and intent.

But happy for a grand final for all 4 to only be penalties so thought it was odd 1 was a bin

 

[CWC]

On sin binning - Broncos No.11 who broke Metcalf also took out Hughes late in the game too

Luke needs to brace or avoid those type of borderline or blatant late shots if he wants to play a full season for our sake

 

[Canonball]

The reason why the NRL get so much stick - inconsistent game to game and even within a game

Personally I thought Walsh's was worse

There were a couple that were very marginal the other way as well, can't remember the instances but penalties for high shots when there was little or no direct contact - overall tho that game is probably how most would like the officiating done all the time, yeah?

 

[Beastmode]

If you take Reece out the equation, the grand final was very ordinary. Both teams played well, but it lacked entertainment. Walsh's xfsctor was his pure, unadulterated speed. Papenhuyzen had this once, and I would argue that Hughes and Munster had it as well. Just a fraction of a step faster is all it takes to break the line. But injuries and age has slowed them down. This is why I have reservations about Metcalf—considering his ACL injury, broken leg, and age. Reece is only 23, his youth, blistering speed, confidence, and skill, can tear apart any team, which is exactly what happened last night. Webby really needs to revisit his strategy and make some adjustments for next year. More risk-taking is essential. Unfortunately like most oldies he’s probably stubborn and will double down in his %’s grind out prop full back, wings and uncontested bombs….

 

[CWC]

If you take Reece out the equation, the grand final was very ordinary. Both teams played well, but it lacked entertainment. Walsh's xfsctor was his pure, unadulterated speed. Papenhuyzen had this once, and I would argue that Hughes and Munster had it as well. Just a fraction of a step faster is all it takes to break the line. But injuries and age has slowed them down. This is why I have reservations about Metcalf—considering his ACL injury, broken leg, and age. Reece is only 23, his youth, blistering speed, confidence, and skill, can tear apart any team, which is exactly what happened last night. Webby really needs to revisit his strategy and make some adjustments for next year. More risk-taking is essential. Unfortunately like most oldies he’s probably stubborn and will double down in his %’s grind out prop full back, wings and uncontested bombs….

Would be a shame because our pack is premiership worthy (take out Marata as depth lol)

You'd think 3 years in we should have a strong fullback by now

 

[WHB]

Just watched the final again.

Madge has coached hard grind into this team.
No matter how the opponent goes.
Just stick to the game plan and bide your time.
Last week the first half was easy going for Penritb.
Then all of a sudden Reynolds kicking had Penrith struggling to get out of there half.
The final was a similar story.
Storm were doing it easy then Boomf.
See you in 26.
Well done Broncos,

 

[Boats n Hoes]

If Melbourne won Katoa would have had a good chance of Clive Churchill medal.

He was massive.

Without doubt Storms biggest threat. Hit ups, breaking tackles, offloading, throwing cut out/long balls, laying on try assists, scoring tries.....it was probably the fulfillment of potential where we knew he could one day reach when he was with us. Still harbor regrets but I was happy for him.

It could only take a Reece Walsh once in a gen type performance otherwise that Clive Churchill had his name on it.

 

[CWC]

Walsh basically did a Cleary '23, and this time they defended it

Wonder what was going through their heads when they stopped scoring and had to defend in their half for the last 10, I think their winger was still stuck in HIA?

 

[Hitro]

He was massive.

Without doubt Storms biggest threat. Hit ups, breaking tackles, offloading, throwing cut out/long balls, laying on try assists, scoring tries.....it was probably the fulfillment of potential where we knew he could one day reach when he was with us. Still harbor regrets but I was happy for him.

It could only take a Reece Walsh once in a gen type performance otherwise that Clive Churchill had his name on it.

of all the average things Nathan brown did for the club, failing to get Eli Katoa to thrive and picking Jack Murchie above him has to be the worst

Would’ve love to have seen what webby could have done with him

 

[jonesy101]

I've been reading complaints about the channel 9 broadcast. Is it correct that they went to ad breaks during the game or was it just between the halves?

 

[Naynay]

I've been reading complaints about the channel 9 broadcast. Is it correct that they went to ad breaks during the game or was it just between the halves?

They play ads pretty much every break in play. Sometime they restart play before the ads done but its not super common

 

[Jaffa J]

As much as the Storm spine get a lot of hype. Grant can often stifle things with taking to long to clear the ball. Often takes a few steps before passing it on to his halves.

Those steps are fine occassionally to get the markers engaged but he does it too much for me. Takes time away from Hughes and Munster.

Egan guilty of this as well

 

[jonesy101]

They play ads pretty much every break in play. Sometime they restart play before the ads done but its not super common

That's crazy. Probably why channel 9 get to bid so high for it though. We are fortunate with Sky to have no ad breaks. Used to be the same when channel 9 would get a small number of regular season games exclusively each week as well.

 

[Noitall]

Few things out of this game that I’ve been considering. Haas strikes me as a player very money oriented and now that he’s got his premiership, I wonder if he could chase the money? Apparently his manager has put it out there to rugby360 or whatever it is that he won’t entertain less than $3 million per season. Also with Reece Walsh going to another level, I also wonder if he’ll be able to maintain that now that he has his premiership. The other was what a different player Utoikamanu was under storm in one season. So confident he called the whole other team out and looks as hard to handle as Haas at times

 

[Hitro]

Broncos have shown how to beat the grinding game model that Ivan started and we and the dogs now adopt. They have obviously got themselves extremely fit, so in second half when the grind starts to wear teams down, they step up a gear. Their ability to attack the game (especially in the 2nd half of games) is impressive. For all this talk of defence wins premierships, they have shown that ruthless attack can be difference.

 

[snake77]

The NSW Cup followed by the Inter-State Championship does highlight a bit of a missed opportunity with the World Club Challenge.

If it was played at the end of the year you could have both NRL and Super League champions with the teams that one their respective Grand Finals.

They used to play it at the end of the year. The main issue was the Aussies were too drunk after their Grand Final.

If the two competitions were aligned to finish on the same weekend you could schedule it 2 weeks after the respective competitions finish.

There are negatives for this as well with it extending the club football and disrupting preperations for international football. It would be cool having it locked it to with sponsorships and prize money organised to make it a big deal.