NRL NRL Round 5 2026 Discussion
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This comp sucks ass atm
CWC
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Bellamy laughing awkwardly to open the presser was funny
When Penrith got to 50 I was up screaming like we had won in Golden Point. Great moment.
it's also round 5. Extrapolating 22 weeks out based on the first month of footy is a mistake that is made every year. This time last year Penrith was in the shits, Melbourne was the team that looked unstoppable and there was no way Brisbane was making the top 4 let alone winning the premiership. A lot can happen in 22 weeks. IMO we have to wait until at least wait at least origin before we know the lay of the land as it relates to likely premiership stakes.
Makasene
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Makasene
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I just think it's a Patriots 2007 situation.
Let them go, they can't get any higher on the ladder than they are already lol.
Someone just needs that one miracle game to take them down in the GF.
they are not going to go through the season undefeated. They are human too (even if they don't look it atm) and will slip up like the rest of us mere moral teams have. I just hope it is us that gives them that reality check.
Makasene
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Yea I'm not meaning undefeated regular season. More just at the moment, it would take a pretty major upset for them not to be in the Grand Final. Just have to beat them there
People thought the same about the 07 pats.
I would argue that Penrith look far more assured of a perfect season. No one can match them, toe to toe.
Will take some crazy voodoo magic to topple those kitties.
Makasene
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Origin period is the killer. Pats weren't forced to play without Brady haha.
When they lost last year and people were calling it the end of a dynasty, it's just a different dynasty. An unbeaten run is bloody cool but you know so is winning 8 out of 10
That's true.
It will be an interesting test of the robustness of the original system Webby had based ours on.
Like the 07 pats, it's all meaningless if you dont win the big one at the end of the season.
Lol Wahbrick held his shape and took the best option everytime, he was just on a island. DWZ could never
The scary thing about that Penrith Storm game was that the Storm weren't necessarily bad; they completed at 94% and didn't give many penalties away at all but Penrith strangled them defensively and were just creating tries at will with ball in hand.
With that being said though, I think we might be in trouble next week..
With that being said though, I think we might be in trouble next week..
For every example, there is a counter example: ie Dragons 2018 won their first 6 straight. We were actually the first team to beat them that year (round 7 at MSS) before they subsequently crashed out of the top 4 and limped out of the finals pretty easily. This scenario could just as easily happen if the Riff have the injuries that we did last year, causing them to come back towards the pack of chasing teams.
Key thing is you and I don't know what will happen: Penrith 2026 could end up being the 07 pats or they could flame out towards the end of the year. Either could happen and really we don't know for sure what will eventuate. At the moment, Penrith look unstoppable and premierships aren't won in March/April. All it takes is another serious injury to Cleary for them to become mortal again imo.
So I'd rather let things play out and reserve judgment rather than buy into sensationalist narratives like Penrith going undefeated or Wests suddenly becoming a premiership contender because they managed to beat us in a game we should have won. 23 weeks is a long time in rugby league.
Just our luck Storm to be back at full strength next week 
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Lucky for us we have them right after origin 1 and with this form could expect yeo, edwards, Cleary, To’o and martin to be out.
Wonder if mclean is eligible under the new rules would love to see him out too
Good.Just our luck Storm to be back at full strength next week
I want hard games to forge this shakey halves pairing of ours and to let the club know exactly where their 2026 season is tracking.
Bring it on biatches.
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Keen to see how we go against sharks before even considering them
