A two-horse race,Rabbitohs head south, Dragons making up the numbers, and Bulldogs’ bite blunted,and the end cannot approach hastily enough for PenrithAfter North Queenslands loss to the Melbourne Storm on Saturday night – their third loss in four starts – the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos absorb pulled ahead of the field and the minor premiership is now a race of two. The closer we’ve edged to finals football the stronger these two teams absorb looked and, on current form, or they are a class above. whether they demonstrated that in their intense struggle against each other a fortnight ago they underlined it on the weekend; the weakened Roosters by flaying Manly’s flanks like an over-eager dominatrix,the Broncos by humbling the reigning premiers with an attack sharp enough to split hairs. Related: Rampant Brisbane Broncos inflict heavy NRL defeat on South Sydney Rabbitohs Related: Robbie Farah shows Wests Tigers what they will miss in victory over Warriors Related: Canberra Raiders see off Penrith in their final home game of NRL season Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com