OPINION Broncos are winning the 2023 NRL Premiership

[McHunt]

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.

Not sure there's such a thing as an easy game - unless you count the Storm getting to play the Broncos at Suncorp.

 

[Sproj]

It’s interesting that right now, only 6 times have a positive points differential. You would think that the eventual winner will come from one of these, though the Storm are only at -1, so very likely they get back into the positive at some point.

 

[Sproj]

Not sure there's such a thing as an easy game - unless you count the Storm getting to play the Broncos at Suncorp.

Storm v Broncos anywhere, it’s an automatic four points.

 

[simplythebest]

Penrith have already had two of their byes, which means they'll play more games without Cleary.
Hopefully they drop a couple of those and fall out of the top 4.

 

[007]

Cleary out is great for us. If wen hold it together post origin and only drop 2-3 games - we are a chance of the minor premiership. Souths will be our biggest threat from here.

 

[Santa]

Cleary out is great for us. If wen hold it together post origin and only drop 2-3 games - we are a chance of the minor premiership. Souths will be our biggest threat from here.

Hoping the Roosters can pull themselves together to beat Penrith next week!

 

[007]

Hoping the Roosters can pull themselves together to beat Penrith next week!

The pressure they are under, it is highly likely. The coach is no dummy.

 

[Super Freak]

Broncos are $5.50 (3rd favourite) to win the premiership, $2.60 (equal favourite with Penrith) to make the GF, $2.75 (equal favourite with Penrith) to win the minor premiership, $1.14 (favourite) to make the top 4, $1.01 to make the top 8 and $12 to miss the 8.

 

[Santa]

Broncos are $5.50 (3rd favourite) to win the premiership, $2.60 (equal favourite with Penrith) to make the GF, $2.75 (equal favourite with Penrith) to win the minor premiership, $1.14 (favourite) to make the top 4, $1.01 to make the top 8 and $12 to miss the 8.

Market is just finally realising what BHQ has known all along

 

[Broncapz]

It's not a coincidence that when the Broncos do well, the NRL does well.

 

[Xzei]

Cleary out is great for us. If wen hold it together post origin and only drop 2-3 games - we are a chance of the minor premiership. Souths will be our biggest threat from here.

wonder how souths go if latrell is more a long term thing

 

[Santa]

wonder how souths go if latrell is more a long term thing

They've got a few forwards out injured too. Problem is, they've got a relatively easy draw for the rest if the season.

 

[HarryAllan7]

Broncos are $5.50 (3rd favourite) to win the premiership, $2.60 (equal favourite with Penrith) to make the GF, $2.75 (equal favourite with Penrith) to win the minor premiership, $1.14 (favourite) to make the top 4, $1.01 to make the top 8 and $12 to miss the 8.

From memory, I think we were about $1.03 to make the 8 last year right before our huge losing streak

 

[Santa]

At the 29min mark

 

[theshed]

At the 29min mark

I’ve always said Willie Mason is one of the worlds sharpest minds

 

[ivanhungryjak]

I’ve always said Willie Mason is one of the worlds sharpest minds

“We’re going to the ’GF, boys!”
Nekminnit…

 

[Harry Sack]

I can't deal with Willie's teeth tbh

 

[Xzei]

always love his mic'ed up episode when he was at the knights god he can shit talk lol