Pre-season

[Wolfie]

As much as i like Copes, you sign a bloke like him you have to accept his injuries.

 

[NSW stables]

**** sake...This guy just can’t catch a break.

I think the issue is that he cops too many breaks.

 

[winslow_wong]

Well he was signed to replace kahu and so far he’s doing a good job.

 

[nopatience101]

It’s the first game any of those players would have played since last season/origin, was also very greasy conditions and humid as **** being in Townsville. Early season games are always shit

I wasn’t criticising the players.

 

[vertigo]

If last night is anything to go by I’ve got me not watching after ten rounds due to this set restart garbage. I really don’t like how the game looks anymore.

It's gonna be a shitshow.

Including the most blown penalty in the game (inside 10m) as a set restart effectively makes it eyes-up touch football, fittest team wins.

 

[vertigo]

Sorry, if my team isn’t competing for the premiership it is a write off in my eyes. Yeah there may be lessons learned but I couldn’t care less, I want to see my team win the premiership.

Yep, this used to be the standard.

 

[vertigo]

Absolutely. Not finishing with the spoon, which so many predict and want to happen out there, will make it a good year.

Just work each other in defence, dear lord. Set a foundation for 2022. That's the goal.

 

[nopatience101]

It's gonna be a shitshow.

Including the most blown penalty in the game (inside 10m) as a set restart effectively makes it eyes-up touch football, fittest team wins.

It was bad enough last year, was hoping they would be more selective with it this season. The worst part is there’s no accountability for it, it’s just play on, no one knows why it was a set restart & there’s no time to go back to find out. It’s just a mechanism for refs to artificially speed the game up.

 

[Sproj]

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The NRL has said it will not allow any club to sign Smith for less than $500k, nor pay him any money outside the salary cap as part of a post-football transition into club employment for 2022 and beyond.

The Broncos and Titans can't claim salary-cap exemptions for a ‘career-transition payment’ for a post-football job. Had Smith remained at The Storm this year, they would have received salary-cap dispensation for a portion of his $1 million wage for any "ambassadorial work" due to his long-service status.

McHunt

Sounds like a convenient amount that the Titans supposedly somehow have doesn’t it.

 

[The Strapper]

Absolutely. Not finishing with the spoon, which so many predict and want to happen out there, will make it a good year.

I’m kinda hoping we Finnish higher than second last which although would mean we didn’t get the spoon would still be a fail in my eyes.

 

[holdzy]

I’m kinda hoping we Finnish higher than second last which although would mean we didn’t get the spoon would still be a fail in my eyes.

For sure. Making the finals would be amazing. Hoping for a 8-12 finish but not getting the spoon again is essential.

 

[Wolfie]

Finals at minimum should be our expectation. Kevvie has already said it.

 

[Scorchie]

Saying finals at minimum gives an Avenue to say oh we didn’t make it, maybe next year.

Finals are mandatory at the Broncos

 

[JamesC]

I’m kinda hoping we Finnish higher than second last...

There’s Norway that’s going to happen.

 

[Sproj]

There’s Norway that’s going to happen.

Irish they were a chance.

 

[ZTop]

There’s Norway that’s going to happen.

It's Gunna be the Netherlands for us now

 

[Culhwch]

Saying finals at minimum gives an Avenue to say oh we didn’t make it, maybe next year.

Finals are mandatory at the Broncos

But... it doesn't? Finals as a minimum means the same thing as finals are mandatory. Either way, you miss them you've failed at attaining your goal.

 

[McHunt]

Season preview including interview with Tesi Niu:

Broncos 2021 season preview: Walters' biggest hurdle looms

Keys to wooden spoon turnaround.

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