Can’t believe he said that. I still think Melb will win but this gives the Bronco’s great motivation to fire up. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-29/nrl-grand-final-melbourne-storm-brisbane-broncos-utoikamanu/105830590
One thing both teams have is an abundance of halves in their squads.
Broncos: Adam Reynolds, Ezra Man,Ben Hunt and Billy Walters. With Jock Madden in reserves.
Storm: Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes, Tyran Wishart and Jonah Pezet.
That’s serious depth to get them where they are.
I’d have Pole & Sione in the 17 and Hunt & Seyfarth as depth (covering injuries and suspensions in NRL)
Still think we need two middles to complete the Top30.
Yes. Papali’i on the bench shows much Penrith saw lack of forwards as a problem for 2025 that needed fixing. We he comes on they dont miss a beat. They needed some like Papali’i to cover loosing players like James Fisher-Harris
Yes but the pinnacle of AFL is representing a shit suburb of Melbourne not beating another country. It’s a waste of time and energy imo. And at the same time draining sporting talent and resources away from sports that matter. If I was P.M it would be outlawed.