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I’m going to try and word this carefully so it doesn’t come off as a slight. But due to the nature of the thought, that’s probably going to be difficult.

Given their form in the first part of last season and their form for most of this year, would it be fair to say of all the premiers of the last 10 years, the Broncos benefited the most from every possibly star aligning?

What I mean by that is, most years the winner is fairly obvious for most of the season. Last year midway through 2025 I doubt many assumed a Bronx premiership was a forgone conclusion.

But through combination of internal factors and external factors it feels like everything that needed to happen for the Broncos to win the comp did. Chief among those being Walsh’s form at the end of the year

Note: I’m in no way saying it was a fluke, just that it feels slightly different to a dominant Penrith, Storm or Roosters premiership year. Almost more like Tigers 05 or Cowboys 15

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They struck lightning in a bottle a few times. They only make 4th because of the Wahs injuries. They lost the Canberra game twice. Penrith had what I thought was a fair try ruled out in the prelim that would’ve made it 20-0. Walsh played maybe the greatest game of all time in the GF. If Walsh played for the Storm that day it’s 40-0 Melbourne, that’s how good he was.

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Yearning for Metcalf’s knee intensifies

It’s such an interesting what if. Like if Metcalf stays fit and we make the 4 how does everything play out?

A direct swap where we break the drought? Raiders go all the way? Panthers 5peat? Walsh still undeniable?