NRLW teams face challenge stopping Brisbane Broncos juggernaut

In the short history of NRLW, there has been Brisbane and then, somewhere way behind the rampaging Broncos, there's been everybody else.

The Queensland colossus has been the best team in the history of the competition — and it's not particularly close.

They have won all three premierships, have suffered only one defeat, and in their 11 victories the other side has only finished within single digits of Kelvin Wright's side twice.

Their breezy 20-4 win over the Roosters in their first outing of 2022 confirmed what many already knew – that Brisbane were again the odds-on favourites to claim the NRLW title.

So how does one take down a juggernaut? According to Newcastle star Kirra Dibb, the same way you take down anybody else.

«We need to approach them as if they're any other team— because they are,» she said.

This is a new year and a new team and they don't have the premiership in their hands yet.

«We can be the ones to try and take it off them.

»They have a great roster and a great history, but the best thing about being an underdog is they haven't seen much of our footy.

«We'll be walking into the game with our heads high, and we're more than excited to take on the Broncos.»

Brisbane might seem like the NRLW version of the Death Star, but no team is unbeatable. At some point, Goliath has to lose.

It's a tall order to shut down the likes of fullback Tamika Upton, halves Ali Brigginshaw and Tarryn Aiken, and rampaging forwards Millie Boyle and Chelsea Lenarduzzi, but Dibb is adamant the Knights can cause an upset in Wollongong on Sunday.

«We attack it in the same way you attack any team,» Dibb said.

«There's a little bit of homework, but you make sure you stick to your own game plan because the more you focus on them, the less you focus