
5 Lessons Learned - NRL Finals Week 2
A pair of NRL semifinal blockbusters petered out as contests, with both featuring 20-point margins – but leaving no shortage of talking points in the most wide open premiership race in years. The Raiders and Bulldogs created unwanted history as both top-four losers bowed out in straight sets in this finals format for the first time since 1996, while No.7s at opposite ends of the malignment scale steered their teams to rousing victories. Big-time Hynes sparks Sharks Nicho Hynes’ perceived penchant for going missing in big games since his 2022 Dally M Medal success has gone hand in hand with…


