Something just feels right about walking into work on Monday morning and spending the first hour discussing the weekend of rugby league action.
Although you often lead with the bad it always rounds back to the exciting moments.
Ours is a game that never fails to deliver. Whether it be for positive reasons, or negative ones, Rugby League is always in the headlines. Round One 2023 certainly lived up to the billing.
Earlier we discussed five things that should worry fans from Round One. Now it is time to look on the positive side.
Round 1 was chock full of highlights both on and off the field.
We saw one of the all time great upsets, a plethora of brilliant tries and a series of huge (and legal) hits that I'm sure are still hurting those on the receiving end.
As with the negatives, the below points may not apply to the wider League audience and more to the group of fans affected.
Here are five things that Rugby League fans should be very excited about from Round 1.
5. 5. Young halves
I'm going to allow myself a little creative freedom here with players' ages but how good is the current crop of young halves?
Ezra Mam (20) was the star of the weekend. His partnership at the Broncos with Adam Reynolds is one the club can be very confident in. His running game is well beyond his experience.
The Dolphins young pairing of Isaiya Katoa (19) and Sean O'Sullivan (24) look capable of delivering big time. Katoa showed some incredible signs on his NRL debut. O'Sullivan is set to go to new heights now he has secured a full time role.
Braydon Trindall (23) and Adam Doueihi (24) stared for their clubs in losing efforts. Both outplayed vastly more experienced halve's partners.
