HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
That 2017 Storm side was a cut above every other team in the NRL era to that point for my money in terms of combining defensive control with free-flowing attack, they raised the bar. 2018 was a weird year due to the rule changes and Cronk jumping ship, but the standard the Roosters reached from the back half of that season till the end of 2019 was again a step above what we’d seen before. And now this Panthers team which has emerged may be the greatest club footy team I’ve ever seen, and they’re running around at the same time as a Storm side which I reckon might be the greatest attacking side ever.
People complain about the talent base not being big enough, there’s not enough to support a 17th team, but I honestly think the best few clubs have just raised the bar - you have to be better to properly compete with them than you did to compete with the sides running around during what were IMO the lower standard years in the mid 2010’s. I think this magnifies how bad the weaker or even mid table sides in the comp look.
Go back and watch some of the losses the premiership winning Bunnies and Cowboys sides had in the mid 2010’s - the 2014 Bunnies in particular I recall losing to bleh sides in games where they leaked like 5 tries in 20 minutes. Back then you’d say it was just an off day, but if that happens today you put a line through the team it happened to as premiership contenders.
People complain about the talent base not being big enough, there’s not enough to support a 17th team, but I honestly think the best few clubs have just raised the bar - you have to be better to properly compete with them than you did to compete with the sides running around during what were IMO the lower standard years in the mid 2010’s. I think this magnifies how bad the weaker or even mid table sides in the comp look.
Go back and watch some of the losses the premiership winning Bunnies and Cowboys sides had in the mid 2010’s - the 2014 Bunnies in particular I recall losing to bleh sides in games where they leaked like 5 tries in 20 minutes. Back then you’d say it was just an off day, but if that happens today you put a line through the team it happened to as premiership contenders.
