As with each full round of Rugby League, Round 1 saw eight teams' fan bases emerge with smiles on their faces while eight fan bases have to wait at least another week to celebrate a victory in 2023.
That said, some teams will be far "happier", or perhaps less upset, in defeat than others.
While it took a perfectly executed field goal by one of the game's elite halfbacks to sink the Panthers, the Dogs were played off the park by the Sea Eagles.
As with every weekend of rugby league, there were positives, which we will cover in an upcoming piece, but also negatives.
Below is a look at five things from Round 1 that should worry fans.
Of course it is only Round 1. Historically Round 1 results offer very little significance later in the season, but performances can.
Not all points will cover all fans but will focus in one something that should worry, at least in the short-term, a specific group of fans.
1. The Sharks' left edge in defence
Cronulla entered the season as one of the competition's favoured sides. Let me be very clear here; the Sharks' recent results in Round 1 are deplorable.
It doesn't matter who wears the black, white and blue, the Sharks are notoriously slow starters.
Last season they lost to the Raiders and still finished second. In 2016, they dropped two of their three opening games, including Round 1, en route to capturing their maiden premiership.
In short, I wouldn't worry - and as a Sharks fan myself, I'm not, when it comes to the result. The worry though comes in the glaring weakness that is the Sharks defensive left edge.
Matt Moylan, despite a magnificent 2022, has always been targeted defensively.
Siosifa Talakai is one of the game's most damaging centres in the game. He routinely leads the Sharks metres run stat, as he again did in Round One. That said, no one could accuse him of being a defensive master.
I'm on record as saying Ronaldo Mulitalo is a top five winger in the game. The only knock I have on his game is his eagerness to come in field and leave his wing unattended.
Teig Wilton is on a trajectory to be something special, but he's still a relative rookie and will need time to fully find his combinations in defense.
All four of Souths' tries came down that side on Saturday night. With relative ease too I must add.
I guarantee I know where Brad Arthur has his side running attacking drills in preparation for this Friday night's clash with the Sharks.
If that left edge doesn't get its act together and quickly, it'll be targeted early and often.
