The NRL Grand Final teams are decided with just the season’s Champions to be crowned now. Before that coronation happens, take a quick look back at the weekend that was with our 2023 NRL Finals Week 3 Results and Stats Summary is here to sum up the weekend.
There’s a game by game summary, stats comparisons, and more to catch up for every game.
So if you missed the game, or simply want to go beyond the scores, it’s our 2023 NRL Finals Week 3 Results and Stats Summary.
2023 NRL Finals Week 3 Results
PENRITH 38 MELBOURNE 4
BRISBANE 42 WARRIORS 12
2023 NRL Finals Week 3 Game Stats
PENRITH 38 MELBOURNE 4
- That’s 3/3 for Penrith v Melbourne this season. With all three wins coming on a Friday.
- Penrith have won 7/9 at the Olympic Stadium in finals. One of the two losses was to Melbourne in the 2020 Grand Final.
- Melbourne have lost their last three Friday away games, and scored just 18 points on total across the three games.
- Melbourne failed to score in three of thier six halves of finals football in 2023.
- 14/32 halves have seen a team score six points or less so far in the finals.
- Melbourne have lost five of their last six away games in the finals, the only win being the 2020 NRL Grand Final.
- Eight finals wins in a row for Penrith. They are yet to concede more than 12 points in that run.
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KEY PLAYER STATS
BRISBANE 42 WARRIORS 12
- Brisbane have won nine games in a row on Saturday and have won 11/12 this season on Saturday.
- Brisbane have won their last five finals games at home on a Saturday, and conceded either 10 or 12 points on those five occasions.
- Going back to 2020, the Warriors have won just two of 12 matches away to Qld sides.
- Warriors lost all their games v fellow top four sides this season.
MATCH STATS
KEY PLAYER STATS
2023 NRL Finals Week 3 Stats Summary
And here is a quick summary of all the team stats from the second week of the NRL finals.