OPINION Broncos are winning the 2023 NRL Premiership

McHunt said:
Broncos: 10 wins, 4 losses, +89 differential
Storm: 7 wins, 6 losses, -1 differential
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That loss by the Storm really helps our top 2 chances now. Melbourne still scheduled to play Penrith twice (they kill each other and we come out on top). Will be even better if the Dragons can do us a solid against the Panthers.

Broncos & Souths to then finish 1 and 2? (They have a pretty easy draw - and lots of byes left too).
 
Santa said:
That loss by the Storm really helps our top 2 chances now. Melbourne still scheduled to play Penrith twice (they kill each other and we come out on top). Will be even better if the Dragons can do us a solid against the Panthers.

Broncos & Souths to then finish 1 and 2? (They have a pretty easy draw - and lots of byes left too).
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There seems to be a pretty clear top three now but that said, Penrith are now going to be without Cleary for a while, so that will severely impact them. So yeah, us and Souths are looking the clear top two.
 
JayPee said:
I think after today it is quite clear who is winning the 2023 premiership.... I'm sorry for the bad news guys
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1 player out(sure it's Cleary but they had a backup Half on the bench) and they just beat the team coming last at home?
 
Santa said:
Why are you sorry if it's now clear that the Broncos are the ones who are winning it? Sounds like good news to me!
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I had a vivid dream... Reynolds dropping the ball off the kick off and Captain Chad slotting the winning field goal for another premiership for the good guys. Unlucky bloke.
 
JayPee said:
I had a vivid dream... Reynolds dropping the ball off the kick off and Captain Chad slotting the winning field goal for another premiership for the good guys. Unlucky bloke.
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angry eric cartman GIF by South Park
 
Super Freak said:
Given how compact the ladder is, I wouldn’t write off the Eels either.

They are a side that usually times their runs well and given they’re only 3 wins outside of the top 4, they could quite easily jump up the ladder in the run home to the finals. If they’re playing finals, they are a side that’s shown they are not to be taken lightly.
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The team flying below the radar is Canberra.

Here is the table adjusted to reflect games completed, without byes:

Place, team, earned points, wins, losses, differential

1. Broncos: 20, 10, 4, 89
2. Souths: 18, 9, 5, 105
3. Panthers: 16, 8, 4, 147
4. Canberra: 16, 8, 5, -49
 
McHunt said:
The team flying below the radar is Canberra.

Here is the table adjusted to reflect games completed, without byes:

Place, team, earned points, wins, losses, differential

1. Broncos: 20, 10, 4, 89
2. Souths: 18, 9, 5, 105
3. Panthers: 16, 8, 4, 147
4. Canberra: 16, 8, 5, -49
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Yeah they've got the easiest draw so really they should be creeping up the ladder... they'll be cannon fodder in the finals though

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BroncsFan said:
Yeah they've got the easiest draw so really they should be creeping up the ladder... they'll be cannon fodder in the finals though

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Their wins include Brisbane, Cronulla, Parramatta and Souths, but they've turned in some real shockers too. Also bear in mind with comparisons like the pic above that 2022 top 8 sides (like Canberra), will by definition only have 7 (other) top 8 sides they can play, and also that the 2022 top 8 includes the Cowboys.

Any team that has to face us twice has a tough draw. And we're not counted in that top 8.
 
McHunt said:
Their wins include Brisbane, Cronulla, Parramatta and Souths, but they've turned in some real shockers too. Also bear in mind with comparisons like the pic above that 2022 top 8 sides (like Canberra), will by definition only have 7 (other) top 8 sides they can play, and also that the 2022 top 8 includes the Cowboys.
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That's true, the teams they play twice are below

Broncos ... looking like a top 4/6 team, so tough match ups
Sharks... top 4/8 team, but their credentials are getting questioned after having a soft draw last year and another soft draw this year
Warriors ... looking like a top 8 team, probably top 6
Dolphins... 50/50 team in the 7-10 bracket

Bulldogs... looked like a bottom 8 team on the up preseason, but are looking bottom 4 at the moment
Dragons... bottom 4 team and one of these games is rd 19 without Bhunt
Knights... looking like a bottom 4 team
Tigers ... bottom 4 team

So they've got 4 of the favourites for the bottom 4, and 3x top 6/8 teams.

Other notables from last years top 8:
- They get souths once and it was in rd 13 so they got them without Latrell, Murray, Arrow and Graham (picked as 18th man, but injured anyway)
- Get Panthers once and it was at home, gives them an advantage in a tough match up
- Melbourne away, so actually a tough game, but got a perennial top 4 team once, which would be nice.
- Rorters once in rd 17, so after game 2 with Teddy backing up, good time to get a team that was considered to be a premiership favourite
- Parra at home, get the previous year's grand finalist once and it's at home, so they get both GF teams once and they're both in Canberra
- Cows were a top 4 team last year. They got them away, so a tough game, but did get them in round 1.


So overall they've got a pretty soft looking draw.
 
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