Overall I'd say that the 2023 NRL season was a huge success.
We had an all time great Grand Final, we may have seen the greatest era in the game's history, a multitude of future stars emerging and the introduction of a brand new club.
I'd also like to think that we learned a few things a long the way.
10 things to be exact!
Below are those very ten things that we learned in 2023:
1. International rugby league is awesome!
I am an unashamed fan of the international game.
I've long said that the pre-game is often more entertaining and passionate than the game itself, and I stand by that. Not as a knock but as a positive.
The pre game war dances, ceremonies, hymns and anthems are like nothing else in our game.
The pure pandemonium in PNG as their side won their mini tournament brought a tear to the eye.
We need more international league beyond the World Cup. More games featuring emerging nations and more prime time games that actually matter cause international rugby league is awesome!!!
