PRE-GAME [Round 14, 2026] - Broncos vs Titans

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I hate the "early indications" part.

Hopefully Madge rips the band aid off and puts X and Haas in the forward pack.

Who plays lock? Bunt and Junt are the only who have played at NRL level at lock. Junt played lock in QCUP last weekend too. Possibly could be Talty, Rogers or JGos for 15 - 20 minutes? I was impressed with Rogers when he played in hooker/lock, very much progressed the ball and service was on point.

Piki in QCUP until he fires up and get some metres.

And all signs would be that GA steps in for Shiba which ain't bad at all.

If we want a balanced side it'd have to be

X, Paix, Haas
Junt, Rogers, Piak

Semu and Talty prop rotation.
Bunt and JGos as lock rotation.

Chances are Madge doesn't do it. But we are being cooked for speed getting off the ground in tackles and fast PTB. My theory is we need our backrow to be fast but still have size.

We can't rely on Bunt out of dummy-half either, he has been trash every game he has been there. So, we either carry Buk/Mozer on bench, and play Bunt at starting lock, which isn't a good idea. Or we have Rogers in lock, who can sub out Paix at hooker when he needs a rest and then you have Bunt to come in as ball playing lock when needed when Rogers needs a rest.
 
Elbows said:
Not according to Yvonne
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Don't get me started.

Yesterday, we literally got 3 players back from injury or suspension and were still 2nd/3rd worse in the casualty ward. Now we lose 2 more players, and again, are the equal worse for injuries in the comp again. Just insane.
 
grolph said:
13 for the man that cant tackle and you thought Tanah Boyd was a bad idea.
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Can`t tackle ?
Or can`t decide who to tackle ?

Front on he`s a very good defender . Decision making with 3 options coming at him ? He`s pretty ordinary I agree .
That`s why I think 13 suits him and the team ATM . Also see if it`s the left side edge crew not communicating and working as a group .

Sad for Tanah Boyd .
Yes he was playing outstandingly . I would want to see if it was able to be sustained before signing him up . Similar to Shiba in that regard .
 
the_next said:
Alright, the amount of injuries can’t just be coincidental now. Seems something is happening with load and S&C.
Far too many boys out with sustained injuries this year. Workload and fatigue might be what we are seeing play out on field, may also give us a reason for looking so flat every week.
Maybe Madge is going too hard on them, sure that plays into the narrative around Madge however I think now we can start to ask some questions, somethings not right. .
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Billy ACL last season
Payne MCL in a tackle .
Mozer broken jaw .
Bukowski shoulder ( in Q Cup )
Anderson MCL in a tackle
Piakura knee cartilidge at training .
Jensen blood clot .
B Hunt MCL
Riki foot injury
Mariner cork thigh
Arthars shin
Walsh cheek .
Patty ankle
Shiba MCL


How does training too hard relate to that list ?
If it was hammies , calves or thighs even pec muscles maybe but I don`t see how those injuries relate to hard training ?
 
We've obviously sacrifices to the footy gods to win 2025. The injuries are just the price we've paid. A bit like how so many Hollywood Stars have trans kids. The price they've paid for keeping their weird fetishes hidden.
 
This season is gone. We don't have the cattle or form of last year, might as well use it to get some games into the rookies:

1. Walsh
2. Karapani
3. Staggs
4. Verhoeven
5. Poates
6. Mam
7. Duffy
8. Semu
9. Mozer
10. Haas
11. Piakura
12. Bryce
13. Willison

14. Bunt
15. Talty
16. Francis
17. Junt
18. Reynolds
19. Anderson

20. Paix
 
Madge needs to make the call on the spine. Who’s running the show? We can’t carry Reynolds, hunt and mam on the field at the same time. Heck sometimes paix is even on at the same time.
 
Sproj said:
This season is gone. We don't have the cattle or form of last year, might as well use it to get some games into the rookies:

1. Walsh
2. Karapani
3. Staggs
4. Verhoeven
5. Poates
6. Mam
7. Duffy
8. Semu
9. Mozer
10. Haas
11. Piakura
12. Bryce
13. Willison

14. Bunt
15. Talty
16. Francis
17. Junt
18. Reynolds
19. Anderson

20. Paix
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There it is.

It’s not officially a crisis until @Sproj names a shit team of unknown players.
 
1910 said:
There it is.

It’s not officially a crisis until @Sproj names a shit team of unknown players.
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Haha I knew I’d get someone to bite.

You might wanna go quote yourself again though.
 
the_next said:
Alright, the amount of injuries can’t just be coincidental now. Seems something is happening with load and S&C.
Far too many boys out with sustained injuries this year. Workload and fatigue might be what we are seeing play out on field, may also give us a reason for looking so flat every week.
Maybe Madge is going too hard on them, sure that plays into the narrative around Madge however I think now we can start to ask some questions, somethings not right. .
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Righto Gordie!!

Pretty sure all the injuries this year have been impact injuries... including these two ankle sprain and MCL (basically a knee strain).

Fractured jaws / cheeks to Walsh, Mozer and Aublix
MCL's to Haas, Bhunt, Piaks and Anderson (that's 5 knee injuries from contact during games).. Piaks also had a PCL to start the year
Foot injuries to Riki and Staggs
****ing pulmonary embolism to Jensen
And some crazy ass exploding cork to Mariner

I think Reyno is the only one that's maybe had niggles, but both games he's missed have been HIA's (we didn't get penalties for either)

If we were getting injuries at training or soft tissue injuries then you might have a point, but they're all injuries that any player could get at any time.
 
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