2014 Halves Pairing

[subsbligh]

I think the biggest concern is that our best case scenario still involves Ben Hunt as the senior playmaker in the team.

Does the guy have the ability to manage football games?

He's a great ball player and is deceptively quick of the mark in his running game, but does he have the patience to grind out games and play the boring stuff..

All those years coming of the bench playing 20 minutes of back up hooker rather than plying his trade in the QCup could be telling.

 

[Grimmiq]

I have faith in Hunt to be able to be the dominant playmaker, but my only issue will be with our long kicking game, he and Macca really need to step up on that front. Short kicking, running and passing will be fine, but I think we'll be in trouble if Milford/Barba can't make breaks when we're coming out of our own half.

 

[subsbligh]

Bash the middle, hit the edges with Thaiday and Gillett on 3 or 4 or out the back to Barba...

Hodges given good space, a proper winger outside him and boom that's good for at least 2.5 tries a game, I think.

 

[GCBRONCO]

I think the biggest concern is that our best case scenario still involves Ben Hunt as the senior playmaker in the team.

Does the guy have the ability to manage football games?

He's a great ball player and is deceptively quick of the mark in his running game, but does he have the patience to grind out games and play the boring stuff..

All those years coming of the bench playing 20 minutes of back up hooker rather than plying his trade in the QCup could be telling.

The off season will give him the best opportunity to prepare for next season as a real playmaker instead of being a substitute dummy half for McCullough and a few games here and there in the halves which gave him no time to develop real combinations, He can make a difference given the right platform to work with, but he alone can't carry the side. Can he play the patience game? I think that's where someone like Kevin Walters could really benefit a player like Hunt, working on that side of his games especially his kicking game.

 

[uptheguts]

Hunt is realistically only a reasonable bench player. We do not have a halves combination. We are in trouble. Is it too late to make a late approach to James Oconnor? Lucky to make the top 10 next year. Mayby we will see Gillet at half and Stagg at 5/8 . Nothing wold surprise me with Gee in charge of recruitment.

 

[broncos4life]

Hunt is realistically only a reasonable bench player. We do not have a halves combination. We are in trouble. Is it too late to make a late approach to James Oconnor? Lucky to make the top 10 next year. Mayby we will see Gillet at half and Stagg at 5/8 . Nothing wold surprise me with Gee in charge of recruitment.

Are you kidding me? You rate oconner as a playmaker over hunt? That's fucking ridiculous, have you even watched oconner play?

 

[Socnorb]

Hunt is realistically only a reasonable bench player. We do not have a halves combination. We are in trouble. Is it too late to make a late approach to James Oconnor? Lucky to make the top 10 next year. Mayby we will see Gillet at half and Stagg at 5/8 . Nothing wold surprise me with Gee in charge of recruitment.

Hahaha that's great gutsa.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Hunt is realistically only a reasonable bench player. We do not have a halves combination. We are in trouble. Is it too late to make a late approach to James Oconnor? Lucky to make the top 10 next year. Mayby we will see Gillet at half and Stagg at 5/8 . Nothing wold surprise me with Gee in charge of recruitment.

Are you kidding me we have hardly seen hunt in the halfback roll. Lets just wait and see what happens over preseason and then make a judgement after the first 10 rounds.

 

[rhino]

Could Marmin Barba get a run at 6 ?

 

[Splinter]

Could Marmin Barba get a run at 6 ?

At 78 kg i think he is too light yet. Give him another year.
Unfortunately he has lost a couple of years with illness and injury.

 

[rhino]

At 78 kg i think he is too light yet. Give him another year.
Unfortunately he has lost a couple of years with illness and injury.

Im sure a few weekends with Sammy on the pies will sort that out.

 

[subsbligh]

uptheguts you make a fair point while missing the mark.

The Broncos are placing a lot of responsibility on Hunt which could make or break our season and which more seasoned play makers (Wallace and Prince) failed to do.

 

[pennywisealfie]

uptheguts you make a fair point while missing the mark.

The Broncos are placing a lot of responsibility on Hunt which:

1.

Great point man.

 

[Russell Coight]

I think hunt has proved he can't cut it. Griffin just loves to felate his former 20's players.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Did you see him play last year? With a good pre season he could be a gun and a leading halfback in the competition. Give him time to grow into the role.

 

[john1420]

He hasn't even been given a proper chance yet, and you think he has proven he can't make it?

Give him a proper shot and then judge

I don't know if he'll make it, but he should get a fair crack

 

[jarro65]

He hasn't even been given a proper chance yet, and you think he has proven he can't make it?

Give him a proper shot and then judge

I don't know if he'll make it, but he should get a fair crack

Exactly.

With a full pre-season under his belt he'll have his best shot at securing the halfback spot.

He needs to be given a decent go at it.

 

[Harry Sack]

I think hunt has proved he can't cut it. Griffin just loves to felate his former 20's players.

I don't disagree with the bold but Hunt hasn't really had a chance to prove anything IMO. He's been coming off the bunch for the last couple of years as a Hooker. Reserving judgement at this stage.