Analysis: NRL year in review: Panthers rise above crackdowns and blowouts in Turbo-charged season | proshenks
We take a look at the highs and lows of another dramatic season, in which the Penrith Panthers finally broke the Storm-Roosters duopoly to show there is another blueprint for premiership success.
“I hope they don’t change now if that’s going to be the precedent – we’re going to find a completely different game of rugby league [to the one] we’ve been following for many years,” Canberra coach Ricky Stuart said. In the ensuing rounds, every single contact with the head - intentional, incidental or barely glancing - resulted in the defender being put in the sin bin, placed on report, suspended or all of the above.It wasn’t much of a spectacle as players tried to adjust on the run, and the fans were livid. The NRL was right to make the safety and welfare of the players a top priority, particularly as the threat of concussion legal actions loomed large. But this was not the way to do it.
. With only the best teams left to vie for the prize, we finally saw the right balance between attack and defence as the blowouts finally abated.In any given season, there are myriad challenges that must be overcome. This year, the crackdown on high shots and the relocation of the competition to Queensland were chief among them.
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