OFFICIAL 2025 Grand Final Discussion Thread

[king_sirro]

Probably the best individual performance.
Don't think it's the best GF. Quite a bit of poor defence from both sides and some poor decision making as well.

Great individual performance. Agree about the GF. IMO it was an ordinary game refereed poorly.

 

[Glenji95]

Madge won everywhere except with us. I always felt he needed that next year after finally getting cap space to sign API and papalii but we sack him before he gets the chance and go backwards. It may not have worked out, but he deserved the opportunity. Our club management was terrible.

Classic Stefano game, especially the second half. In my opinion he's a long way from the best front rowers, even considering his recent run of form. He seems to hate the rough part of the game.

No club was gonna have success with Justin Pascoe and Lee Hagipantellis on the board. Well done Madge.

 

[Wezt]

Maguire is a great coach

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Just me or does this presentation sound like a funeral?

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Stefano was ordinary

They dry run him a few times in the second half. He was there but didn’t look like he wanted the football.

 

[Twodogs]

Different rules for Walsh aside, the best part of the grand final was the complete waste of space Utokamanu proved to be.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Just me or does this presentation sound like a funeral?

It is for the Storm supporters, in fact it turned into a horror movie.

 

[gregjm87]

Madge won everywhere except with us. I always felt he needed that next year after finally getting cap space to sign API and papalii but we sack him before he gets the chance and go backwards. It may not have worked out, but he deserved the opportunity. Our club management was terrible.

Classic Stefano game, especially the second half. In my opinion he's a long way from the best front rowers, even considering his recent run of form. He seems to hate the rough part of the game.

Agree with your Madge take.

As for the Stefano take. I agree he is not one of the best front rowers in the game but I believe he is only a slightly behind them. I thought he was comfortably Melbourne's best middle and had no help against two actual top tier middles in Haas and Carrigan.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Billy Walters lifting the trophy wasn’t on my bingo card. What a glory hound.

 

[Merlot]

,bring on a 2 x nsw gf soon

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Nice touch from Reynolds to call Billy Walters on stage to help lift the trophy

 

[tig_prmz]

Lol you see Mam celebrating the trophy and the first Ad they play is what's your plan b? Hypocrites

 

[Odessa]

Agree with your Madge take.

As for the Stefano take. I agree he is not one of the best front rowers in the game but I believe he is only a slightly behind them. I thought he was comfortably Melbourne's best middle and had no help against two actual top tier middles in Haas and Carrigan.

Would have been interested if big Nelson played


And image if Madge could coach he would never lose with that roster

 

[tigertragic]

Tui and Steph had similar averages for minutes played tonite
Ones on $800 the other on $400 (maybe less soon)

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Reece Walsh will have to wear incognito clothing to get around Brisbane for the next few years. He won't be able to live his life without being hassled. That's how far his stardom has ascended.

 

[gregjm87]

Would have been interested if big Nelson played


And image if Madge could coach he would never lose with that roster

Lots is made about the Broncos roster but his left edge was Shibasaki and Karapani. They wouldn't of made our best 17 at the start of the season. Riki and Piakura are both decent players but far from a star back row pairing. Even a player like Walters went from journeyman to key player.
Add in managing some of the personalities in the side I don't think it is simply a matter of just a roster that is to good to lose. We've often seen in my opinion better rosters not win comps.

 

[innsaneink]

No gatorade dump for madge

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Walsh will get the headlines and rightly so, but what a come back from Shibasaki. On the scrap heap this time last year.

 

[Milky]

Happy for reynolds, hunt, haas, walters, madge and walsh

All deserve it

 

[Spacecub]

Belinda sharp gives the broncos women the premiership...had a guess Umagas try was grounded which it wasnt and typical bunker confirms the try

There was no way he grounded that ball, today the NRLW lost all credibility