I'm not so confident. That Kiwi front row - starters and interchange - is maybe the best ever. Their interchange props are better than our starters. So I see Kiwis as favourites. They'll probably learn from Samoa's mistakes and play proper footy.
Imagine being the ref and seeing Samoa flout the rule about staying their own side of halfway in the war dance. Teams have overstepping this tournament but none pushed it to the limits. That's the reason the admins ruled that war dances need to be conducted behind the line.
What message does...
Loved the game. It was better than any of the Origins or NRL semis. Might be hope for the international game after all.
Now that Marky Mark's gone, Ponga and Walsh are unchallenged as the best athletes in league. Awesome.
My impression was that the Knights were thrashed by one point. At no stage during the 2nd half did I feel that the Knights could win.
Damn, I'm sick of Tedesco. For years now, that turd and his creased blocky head has been bloody everywhere ... every Roosters game he's everywhere, every Origin...
It wasn't a quick tap by Smith, the ref pointed to the spot and Smith said he'd run. It's legit.
Panthers' heads weren't in the game after Cleary's broken leg. They reminded me of the Tigers at times, and Yeo reminded me of Gallen at his worst - hogging the ball with tons of pointless hitups.
Shocked at how poor the Panthers were. Endless hitups down the middle instead of stretching them out wide with the extra man. Seems they were freaked out by Nathan's injury and lost their heads.
Pretty stoked on behalf of the players that it's such a cool, wintry day - perfect for footy. Should be a good game if it's not too wet and slippery.
Love to see the Knights win but a Roosters/Panthers GF is the kind of uninspiring result you'd expect in 2026.
The Trindall/Hynes combo when both are on song is the closest they have. As it turned out, Hynes was concussed and Trindall's two 7-tackle sets and loss of the ball of the tryline killed off any hope the Sharkies had of winning that game.
Games these days are often won by the 3/4s with edge...