PRE-GAME [Round 23, 2025] Broncos vs Storm
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whykickamoocow
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- Oct 3, 2013
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I think we either win by 0-12 or get smashed by 24+
- Aug 25, 2018
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We're definitely coming back strong in the last twenty.
- Sep 6, 2013
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Yeah I’ll be on to my third whisky, so this is likely.
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I think Harry will be the decider for this game.
I'm expecting Bellamy to move Pezet into the starting side, because he always tries to play his strongest team against us and storm are stronger with Wishart on the bench and Pezet at 7.
With Hughes and his diving missing it will be on Harry to lead the charge with shithousery and cheating.
Expect to see players walking off the mark and getting six agains or quick ptbs with markers not square to allow Harry to run... meanwhile Haas and/or Patty will be called to play it on the mark at least once.
If we dont get their forwards on the ground it will be a loooooooong night for us and chasing Harry all over the field... but we've been behind in the wrestling stakes ever since Bennett decide to go old man yelling at clouds and deny its existence back in the mid-00's
How we handle Coates will also be telling.
Staggs will be the one tasked with blocking him out... can he make it look subtle... I doubt it. If he fails in this task storm will have themselves a get out of jail on every last tackle by just kicking to Coates.
Ezra vs Katoa may be lessened because Hughes isn't there setting him up, but they can always pull out the outside inside with Paps... and Pezet will have himself a default option throwing short balls to Katoa whenever they need a quick ptb.
From our side, other than defence of the above, the game will probably be decided on how effective Walsh is.
We need him defusing everything and staying strong with his defence and organising.
We will likely get limited opportunities so we will need the team to execute... if we get a linebreak we absolutely need support to finish it off, because scoring long range tries is probably our best chance.
On storm's goal line they will be offside all night and frustrate us into poor decisions.
I'm expecting Bellamy to move Pezet into the starting side, because he always tries to play his strongest team against us and storm are stronger with Wishart on the bench and Pezet at 7.
With Hughes and his diving missing it will be on Harry to lead the charge with shithousery and cheating.
Expect to see players walking off the mark and getting six agains or quick ptbs with markers not square to allow Harry to run... meanwhile Haas and/or Patty will be called to play it on the mark at least once.
If we dont get their forwards on the ground it will be a loooooooong night for us and chasing Harry all over the field... but we've been behind in the wrestling stakes ever since Bennett decide to go old man yelling at clouds and deny its existence back in the mid-00's
How we handle Coates will also be telling.
Staggs will be the one tasked with blocking him out... can he make it look subtle... I doubt it. If he fails in this task storm will have themselves a get out of jail on every last tackle by just kicking to Coates.
Ezra vs Katoa may be lessened because Hughes isn't there setting him up, but they can always pull out the outside inside with Paps... and Pezet will have himself a default option throwing short balls to Katoa whenever they need a quick ptb.
From our side, other than defence of the above, the game will probably be decided on how effective Walsh is.
We need him defusing everything and staying strong with his defence and organising.
We will likely get limited opportunities so we will need the team to execute... if we get a linebreak we absolutely need support to finish it off, because scoring long range tries is probably our best chance.
On storm's goal line they will be offside all night and frustrate us into poor decisions.
- Sep 6, 2013
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I’d love to see us get down and dirty and do a Storm to the Storm. I hate that diving and cheating wins games in this league but nice guys do not get rewarded.
I want us being offside all night, holding down too long and then doing it again and again early so the ref stops calling it. We also need to take a dive every chance we get and I hate that league has come to this but it is what it is.
I want us laughing in guys faces and pushing and shoving when we get hit by inevitable cheap shots.
And get our trainer disrupting their goal kicking, defensive line and barking instructions to our players on the fifth.
I want us being offside all night, holding down too long and then doing it again and again early so the ref stops calling it. We also need to take a dive every chance we get and I hate that league has come to this but it is what it is.
I want us laughing in guys faces and pushing and shoving when we get hit by inevitable cheap shots.
And get our trainer disrupting their goal kicking, defensive line and barking instructions to our players on the fifth.
- May 25, 2021
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We've got to bully and get in Harry's face like NSW did in game 1. He was absolutely gassed and completely useless. If he gets on a run, we're toast. If we work him over (similar to how we did to Mahoney on Anzac Day) I feel that we are a chance. Willison is a huge out in this regard.
I just want us to show up angry and get to work, and shut everyone up.
I just want us to show up angry and get to work, and shut everyone up.
- Sep 6, 2013
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Just get Jensen to run at Harry wherever he is on the field and occasionally Haas to take the next one straight into him even if he’s at marker. Give Kobe the single job of slotting Grant every chance he gets, follow him across field.
- May 25, 2021
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Agree. Also, I'm thinking of flying down for this. Work is desperate for me to visit the Melb office, so I might make a decision tonight.
Look out for me, I'll be the guy wearing a dildo as a hat
- Sep 6, 2013
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This...might be surprising hard to find. You've been to Melbourne right?
I'll be the guy in a Broncos jersey having beer thrown at them and people shouting to shut up.
Big Del
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- Apr 22, 2017
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Ummm I think they have tried this and it led to spending a lot of time defending the try line .Add in a fwd pass or two and some knock ons and they are chasing the game and feeling score board pressure . Leading to more mistakes . Then having to try to come back in the 2nd half .
How about just running and tackling harder ?
- Jul 28, 2016
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Gonna be hard to spot you amongst the other Victorian/ storm fans
- May 25, 2021
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True. Standard hats are far too mainstream for Melbourne. I was drunk hugging randoms in the away bay when we won there in 2016. I wonder if I hugged you?
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