On what metric?
Both sides missed the final in the previous year
All had a dream draw
The fact that sharks couldnt beat a top 4 team all year... in fact they pretty much just beat bottom 8 sides and sucked against the top 8.
Manly not much better.. they were both flat track bunnies...
Broncs on the other hand can go toe to toe with anyone in the comp and have beat basically everyone.
The broncs also have walsh who is 10x the player of anyone in the sharks side..
Imo hes already as good as turbo was..
Thrown in the fact that the broncs have way more strike power across the park than either of those two sides from 2021 and 22... theres the metric.
We wont know how good they are in a tight 80min contest till someone pushes them for 80... no one has really got close this year when theyve been at full strength and their best footy.
Other than the souths game this year when they were missing haas and ezra theyve been in the contest in all the tight games theyve lost...
That says to me they are a different footy team than previous years. They arent giving in easy tries when they are behind or down and they are staying in the fight...
The fact that most the only team to put 30 or more on them all year was souths... who we all know on their day are probably the most lethal attack in the comp when cody and latrell are firing..
They are a much different footy team this year that is evident in the results and the quality of footy they have served up..
Comparing them to the sharks who couldnt come close to a top 4 side last year is nuts..
They will take some stopping this year..