2023 GF | PREMIERS - Penrith 26-24 Brisbane @ Accor

[Bazal]

How great must it feel to score a hattrick in a GF and still lose. View attachment 80258

Are you kidding?

The RL equivalent of a hundred in a losing side AND in a grand final. Ezra is the most alpha bloke in Brisbane today

 

[Mr Angry]

Next years' Panthers v Broncos game, somebody should make a banner saying 'Cleary: Good? Better than Ezra'.

Could be kangaroo teammates for years.

 

[age.s]

Not a putdown on Penrith, but I heard from a mate of a mate that a lot of Penrith fans left early. Can anybody back this up?

Yeah there were a small but noticeable number leaving at around 60 mins. We saw a family leave right after the Leota try which seemed very strange.

 

[Apey]

The Broncos playing hot potato near the Penrith line was IMO.

Sixteen points up and odds on to get another try, instead Herbie (?) threw the ball onto the ground and Critta showed the desperation to get there first.

Yeah that was awful. Unforgivable that a Bronco didn't get to the ball first, really.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

The poor darlings were so sure they had won..

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Johns the club player is not Joey the rep player.

At 25 Nathan has won more finals games than Joey did in his career.

CleRy's resume was blighted by a lack of comebacks since his entire game is built around grinding out a lead.

Then the 2023 GF happened....

Johns the club player carried Newcastle. As good as Cleary is he’s part of the best team in a generation.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Are you kidding?

The RL equivalent of a hundred in a losing side AND in a grand final. Ezra is the most alpha bloke in Brisbane today

The RL equivalent of a century in the one day World Cup final and losing.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Not a putdown on Penrith, but I heard from a mate of a mate that a lot of Penrith fans left early. Can anybody back this up?

With 25 to go, 24-8 after the 4th try, there were indeed many Panthers fans leaving.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

With 25 to go, 24-8 after the 4th try, there were indeed many Panthers fans leaving.

Damn I bet they’re regretting that right now

 

[Panther Pete]

Righto.
Completely devastated.
We got what we deserved unfortunately.
When you are competing against a two defending champion they must be respected. This respect has been earned over the last few seasons. The fact that some of them carry on like bellends is irrelevant.

We stopped respecting our opponent for a very short period and that is all it took.

The ref did a great job.

One thing I'm sure of is the team will have learnt from this and will be better for it next season.

Well done PENRITH. A quality performance under immense pressure. Cleary really stood up when required and was prepared to do whatever it took to get the victory.

That’s an impressive post mate from someone who would no doubt still be feeling shit at the moment.

 

[edabomb]

Boldest play of the night was Cleary's sister showing up in a female Canadian tux.

 

[Front-Rower]

Congratulations, commiserations and all that jazz. If last night hasn’t spelled the end of the short drop out nothing ever will.

 

[84 Baby]

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Almost nobody? Isn't it a public holiday?

Or is this some sort of dig at hospo staff??

I think it’s a dig at nurses and firies

 

[Wb1234]

Could be kangaroo teammates for years.

Dce has a few years left

 

[Captain Apollo]

'I forgot': Reynolds apologises after speech blunder

'One hell of a team'

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[84 Baby]

The RL equivalent of a century in the one day World Cup final and losing.

With a 50 run lead and 3 overs to bowl.

 

[Alan Johnson]

Reynolds doesn’t seem like a bad guy. Apart from the tattoos, which will see him rot in hell for eternity.

 

[Wb1234]

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[gerg]

It meant that when Cleary ran the ball it was the 4th tackle instead of the 5th

Hey. If you're coming at me like this - for me to console you, or to justify the 6again - then you've come to the wrong person. Suck it up princess. Add it to the Book of Feuds (Broncos version), The Short Novel of Adversity. It's half a f**king page.

 

[The Lounge Lizard]

Are you kidding?

The RL equivalent of a hundred in a losing side AND in a grand final. Ezra is the most alpha bloke in Brisbane today

So it's up there with a nine dart finish in a game of 501?