Grand Final 2023 - arrogant P's v flashy B's

[HK_Eagle]

I do love the humbling of Reece Whitething With Blue Eyes

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of the current Chinrith Chinsters dynasty, before it cemented its place in rugba league history?

This one aged well.

 

[skull61]

What a choke job

 

[skull61]

What a choke job

 

[HK_Eagle]

Hats off to the Pennies. They are one hell of a team. Well played donkeys, took it right to them.

 

[Jerry1]

Tell me that wasn't a nock on...

 

[HoldenV8]

Wow, I thought Penrith were gone and Mann had the Churchill wrapped up.

Now ... and Cleary will win the Churchill.

 

[HoldenV8]

Tell me that wasn't a nock on...

100% Edwards knocked on.

And as usual Annesley's Monday morning apology won't mean

 

[simon64]

Holy crap. That was Houdini-esque.

What would Penrith have been paying at 24-8 down ?

Whatever they're paying Cleary, it's not enough.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Wow, I thought Penrith were gone and Mann had the Churchill wrapped up.

Now ... and Cleary will win the Churchill.

Any other team you would have written off at that point. Champion team.

 

[XV-1]

So, according to history, Kevvie to Manly and we win the premiership in 2025?

Just like Brisbane, I came too early

 

[HK_Eagle]

We could really do with any of Leota, Flogger, Cardigan or Pain. A key missing piece for us.

 

[danny-boy]

**** I’m glad that wasn’t us. Imagine losing a GF after being up 24-8.

 

[XV-1]

Broncos choked big time!!

 

[Brendan Tran]

Holy crap. That was Houdini-esque.

What would Penrith have been paying at 24-8 down ?

Whatever they're paying Cleary, it's not enough.

 

[HoldenV8]

All things being equal ... would this Penrith team beat the early 80s Worms??

Would either of them beat the 50s and 60s Dragons??

Would any of them get close to Manly in 2008??

 

[XV-1]

All things being equal ... would this Penrith team beat the early 80s Worms??

Would either of them beat the 50s and 60s Dragons??

Would any of them get close to Manly in 2008??

Yes

Yes

Yes

This teams D and fitness is beyond normal.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Cleary was the one defining factor in that game. His worse put them in the hole, and his best pulled them out of it. That was incredible to watch how much influence one player had on a game.

 

[Ranga]

I was watching the game with @AlxFromNthNarra, and midway through the second half I said Cleary needs to step up otherwise he might go down as the greatest half that never was. He failed to get NSW over the line the last couple of years, and has been in a stacked Penrith team. Then he just exploded. The most Joey like performance I’ve seen from a half in a big game for a long, long time.

Great grand final. Most enjoyable I’ve watched not involving a manly win!

 

[HK_Eagle]

In that second half at least, I thought the pennies lesser lights were being shown up and exposed #15 & Sorensen. But the big boys stepped up like they needed to.