I'd be making the boys watch the Knights - Panthers game from last week.
I hope this young team goes out there and gives it their all, embrace the underdog status and you just never know.
As a side note - as a fan, it is exciting to be able to finally see some of this 'next generation' of Broncos for the first time. Our premiership window is opening...
It is a good point.
1. Isaako - seems to be pretty serviceable at the back, not sure he has that high a ceiling
2. Oates - Regressing
3. Staggs - Still quite raw but MASSIVE potential
4. Boyd - Over the hill but also heading out the door
5. Arthars - Filling a role, could be a gun centre
6. Milford - Probably will pull out another season or two in his career where he is pretty good, poor coaching decisions have curtailed what he could have been in my opinion
7. Croft - He looks the goods and still young
8. Flegler - Still raw but MASSIVE potential
9. Turpin - Placeholder or gun? Who knows, not as much upside as a lot of the other kids
10. Haas - Will be the best ever, already basically the second best forward in the game in at a ridiculously young age
11. Fifita - Has all the potential in the world, already doing things other second-rowers could only dream of, another generational talent with Haas
12. TPJ - HUGE potential but who knows if he will get there, still pretty thick between the ears
13. Carrigan - This kid is the complete package already and will only get better, all the wraps Jurbo gets should also apply to this kid. He is Parker v2.0 and has the potential to be even better, a leader to boot!
14. Niu - I really rate this kid, I think he has something special. For some reason getting touted as the next Locky but to me, he is more Milford when he was younger. He will replace Isaako at some point.
15. Joffa - Still young enough to become something but is surplus to requirements at present.
16. Lodge - Great player but not sure I'd be keeping him over other kids if it came down to the choice. Hopefully it doesn't.
17. Glenn - He is necessary for now but will be overtaken and coming to the end of his career anyway.
18. Paix - This kid has so many wraps. Looks like Cronk, he's quick, he's versatile and he has a lot of Berrigan about him. There is a reason he was kept over the likes of T.Boyd.
19. Coates - This kid could be anything. Massive upside but massive flaws at present too. If he can iron out those flaws, he'll be a superstar. If he can't, he'll just be another trivia question.
20. Farnworth - No idea why I forgot him until this position. He should be starting week in, week out already, I reckon he is the most complete backline player at the club currently. He could be a superstar.
21. Bullemor - Another with heaps of potential, he seems quite switched on but might need time to find his feet in first grade.
22. Riki - This kid is very highly touted and for good reason. He can do a lot of things at a young age that others can't. Just needs to stay uninjured long enough to get a run of games in.
23. Dearden - This is one to watch. I am extremely excited by what he brings to the table. He is a very aware at such a young age. Defends very well and seems so calm under pressure. Again, there is a reason why he is the most favoured of all the young halves the Broncs had coming through.
