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Mate any other coach would have moved or benched Boyd after first 6 rounds he was so god awful and obviously unfit. While I agree perhaps a little childish with the daddy comments there seems to be kernel of truth. This move while very welcome is what a lot of us have been saying for half a...

Good result for everyone except perhaps Dragons but who cares about that. For minimum wage was fine beyond that its overs. And takes a spot for someone who can at least learn to consistently contribute. Offers nothing in attack. Defence is good at times then others waves them by...

So now 4 second rowers are long term injured and 1 centre/backrower. TPJ and Offa sound like maybes. Oates has to be pissed if still can’t get a game in backrow. Not saying I want him there but running out of wunderkund 18 year olds. Let him live or die by the sword. Kahu to wing. Would...

Nothing wrong with steady. Just needs to pull his head in both with stupid niggle and being told when to run.

What big forward? Cupboard is getting bare. Besides only need 3 running forwards on a bench 4th is wasted generally with 8 interchanges unless you have a dynamite impact forward who is only good for 20 minutes at the end. Agree with Turpin. Although Staggs looks like a Shaun berrigan type...

Agree completely re milking. Offa was in the wrong no matter how far away he was but as soon as defensive player stops they take themselves out of the game. Hard to rule consistently though. When they get ‘knocked’ over does that count? How much contact is required to legitimately fall over?

Need to get a rocket but need to rest Oates and limit McGuire for a week since so short on forwards. We have 3 games in 12days so have to manage squad. 1. Boyd (can’t bother arguing this one at this point) 2. Isaako 3. Roberts (only if fully fit) 4. Staggs (if allowed if not might be stuck...

Tough run home. At risk of dropping out of 8 now especially with poor for and against. Although should get through in 8th. Team looked they were doped with Valium before the game. Took a couple of unlucky and bad events/calls then dropped their bundle first half. This game exposed all...

Can’t punch either... He’s a bottom 5 attacking hooker and top 5 (usually at least) defensive hooker. Can anyone really argue on that point? Problem is without a halfback, a hit and miss 6, no long range kicker and less dynamic fullback really adds up.

Agree Broncs may have missed a trick but you can’t plan to have top 2 centres injured and number 1 specialist replacement on outer, 3 second rowers out of long term injuries. NFL have 50 odd in squad and still move people on injury lists. It’s not about the size of squad just NRL needs some...

It’s not semantics if you want to be pedantic. Was he not a total liability like he has been for half a season. No. Was he playing like a bottom 5 fullback anymore. I would say no. Can list a 5 or so worse. Is he playing like a top 5 fullback worth his supposed 800k and captain of the...

So a poster gives an opinion and rather than make a reasoned argument you belittle them. This is what is wrong here! If it’s true he’s on 800 a year good enough is hardly value for money. He’s building up agree and will hopefully get back to somewhere near his best but isn’t there yet in my...

Off topic argument here sorry. Having a rigid top 30 or flexible injury list provision has nothing to do with player welfare but more with existing player protectionism I suspect. Clubs can find an excuse to drop a player if and when they choose (see Hastings). How will a couple more crap NRL...

Just watched the game in full and uninterrupted. Thought there was a lot of bounce of the ball to Broncs which usually is made up for next week. Forwards smashed the titans. Should have been 50+. A lot of errors and dumb plays imo. And wtf would u keep taking the 2 unless had no faith in...

He’s been playing more adequate and less like a legless cat. Well is a big stretch that Boyd’s hamstrings are still yet to show....

Top tier centre (Bird) injured for season, other top tier centre sore after origin. Surely that qualifies as reason to let Staggs start. Using Kahu out of position already (he is a winger not a centre). NRLs logic is you have to start a worse player to replace your two higher paid first...

Biggest issue is lack of experience. Very vulnerable to second year syndrome next year and asking young blokes to play a lot of minutes consistently across a season. Agree best team is likely: 8. Lodge 9. Macca 10. McGuire 11. Sua 12. Gillo 13. TPJ 14. KNik 15. Glenn 16. Offa 17...

1-7 sounds good. Arrow isn’t a prop. Napa or Offa to start over Papa who is better at impact. Need a better hooker desperately. Macca can barely play 30 at origin let alone 80. This is biggest problem. Only options Hunt, Granville, Seg. Not promising. Have to pick on form next year...

Congrats to Billy. Poor offence made that game 10x harder then had to be. Good defence from blues but attack was putrid. Poor selections, poor defence and terrible attacking structures. But then again barely lost series despite losing 3 greats so maybe bit harsh. 1. Slater. 6. Not his best...

Also wtf with strict split halves. Munster can’t be left to control a side he a running (prancing) 5/8. We bought DCE to control - let him control and roam both sides!