2025 Pre-season discussion. Training the house down.

[GCBRONCO]

I remember the 99 season 1 win 1 draw from the 1st 10 games .
They weren`t any better than the 2022 or 2024 teams . Yet it`s always about how mentally tough and invincible those guys were .
They had ups and downs , difference was at least they made the finals .
Nostalgia ...

I remember the mood here back in 1999 when Alfie announced his retiring, we were struggling sitting last in round 10 with confidence shatter both within the team and the forum here. We leaked something like 233 points alone in the opening ten rounds, compare that to the next 11 games where they conceded only 76. Webcke said the team and Bennett got together and said it stops now. We showed a lot of grit and character to make the finals from there but by the time we got to the qualifying final against the Sharks we were just out of petrol. Plenty of the talent you would see coming in the following years made their debut some would made it big and some would have solid careers. Ben Walker(had made his debut around sametime as Lockyer though) in particular had a blinder in the halves for us that season and a lot predicted he was going to kick on. He didn't at the Broncos and had a solid career elsewhere.

 

[Fitzy]

According to Patty, Gos has been really good during the pre-season so far.

Now of course he's not going to say he's a shit ****, but he could also just not say anything about him at all when he wasn't even asked about him.

Not that I’ve seen a second of training but just looking at the pics I have noticed Gos looks really fit which is always good.

 

[theshed]

I remember the mood here back in 1999 when Alfie announced his retiring, we were struggling sitting last in round 10 with confidence shatter both within the team and the forum here. We leaked something like 233 points alone in the opening ten rounds, compare that to the next 11 games where they conceded only 76. Webcke said the team and Bennett got together and said it stops now. We showed a lot of grit and character to make the finals from there but by the time we got to the qualifying final against the Sharks we were just out of petrol. Plenty of the talent you would see coming in the following years made their debut some would made it big and some would have solid careers. Ben Walker(had made his debut around sametime as Lockyer though) in particular had a blinder in the halves for us that season and a lot predicted he was going to kick on. He didn't at the Broncos and had a solid career elsewhere.

Holy, BHQ was around in 99?

 

[GCBRONCO]

Holy, BHQ was around in 99?

Sure was, some still here some not.

 

[Big Del]

I remember the mood here back in 1999 when Alfie announced his retiring, we were struggling sitting last in round 10 with confidence shatter both within the team and the forum here. We leaked something like 233 points alone in the opening ten rounds, compare that to the next 11 games where they conceded only 76. Webcke said the team and Bennett got together and said it stops now. We showed a lot of grit and character to make the finals from there but by the time we got to the qualifying final against the Sharks we were just out of petrol. Plenty of the talent you would see coming in the following years made their debut some would made it big and some would have solid careers. Ben Walker(had made his debut around sametime as Lockyer though) in particular had a blinder in the halves for us that season and a lot predicted he was going to kick on. He didn't at the Broncos and had a solid career elsewhere.

 

[1910]

Madge went to Souths 85 premiership reunion last night.

Really solid rugby league thing to do for the Broncos feeder.

Madge to Bennett- I’ve got a new gig at the Broncos; how you been?

Every player bar Jackson was there.