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In July I noted the Broncos second halves were ordinary, going 5-11-1 after half time up to Round 19.
They won 7 straight second halves to close the season, with holding both Penrith & Melbourne to 0 points in the second half.
Hope Madge gets the credit he deserves.
I'm so used to seeing NSW players coast on reputations it felt weird to see it from a QLDer
03.10.2025 06:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I've had a NRLW margins & stat leaders post in my drafts for weeks, I can sympathise.
Also interesting to see it wasn't just my numbers that said Cotter had a below average season.
Yes, it's grand final week so why are we talking about the long gone Cowboys and the answer is that I said I would do a season review and I finally found time to do it.
www.maroonobserver.com/p/review-202...
Also it's now an excuse for you to do another weeks writing
01.10.2025 04:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I didn't see it posted here otherwise I would have shared it. Very much enjoyed it
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Would loved to have put this in the newsletter from @tcau.dev
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Time is a flat cirlce
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IYKYK
01.10.2025 02:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Sorry for your loss Tony. My grandmother passed not long ago just shy of the 100 as well, hope you and your family are doing well.
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*taps sign*
28.09.2025 08:09 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Sharks trailed 15-14 in repeat sets tonight but were +2 in net total penalties (pens+set restarts)
Difference was Melbourne scoring only 2 of their 4 tries from repeat sets
All 3 of Cronulla's tries came from repeat sets
Excuse me?
25.09.2025 05:51 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0There's enough bad decisions being made there that it can't be just one person
25.09.2025 06:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0*Gus?
25.09.2025 06:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Even in those other years their attack wasn't great though
25.09.2025 06:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Stopped clock etc...
25.09.2025 05:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I can also confirm that producing niche rugby league content isn't paying my mortgage
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Excuse me?
25.09.2025 05:51 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0I have and @www.maroonobserver.com has as well. Generally it's stuff like run metres that correlate the highest as a singlar metric rather than the gap between your number & your opponent.
21.09.2025 11:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0For everyone saying "but the Dogs had a soft early draw", they allowed 18.4 points/game from Rounds 1-13 (1st overall), and just 16.3/game from Rounds 14-27 (2nd overall).
So they scored more points early against "weaker" teams, but allowed fewer points against "tougher" opponents.
Also *taps sign*
21.09.2025 09:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Felt a bit like they pivoted mid season to focusing more on next season, but it's wild to think that they could have thrown away a season like this.
21.09.2025 08:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0They were also trailing on repeat sets 13-7 after 60 minutes.
It's hard enough to beat Penrith when possession is equal, but if you can't generate extra ball & keep it away from them then it's nigh on impossible.
Dogs attack was 3rd in the NRL after 13 rounds at 25.1/game. From Round 14 to 27, they dropped to 13th at just 19.1
Also had the lowest % tries from kicks in the competition at 14%. 15% pre-Galvin, 11% after
That might work against Souths/Newcastle, but doesn't in September
Cronulla ended up with 16 repeat sets tonight. Their season average was 16.3 & four of their five tries came from repeat sets.
4/16 (25%) was higher than their season repeat set conversion at 14%
Sharks were -4 in net errors and -2 in net total penalties (penalties+set restarts), but lead repeat sets 8-7 in the first half
Ricky should be extremely concerned.
