[2025 Trial] Broncos vs. Bears
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Big Del
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Well 1st time I`ve seen the kid .
He was nowhere near as bad as I might have expected given some of the criticism I`ve read about him on here .
Did a nice tap back from a bomb . Shrugged off a tackle and finished a very slick backline move .
Huge winger . Keen to see him develop now I have seen him .
KateBroncos1812
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Santa Is like Rosie not interested
Big Del
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Smoothy did good .
So did the cpl of different fullbacks . So more like back up 6 and 7 not impressing . I thought Rogers had some nice touches . But didn`t dominate .
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Broncos middle won that, all the strength and attack was in there. Goal line defence was strong.
Thought McConnell was the best of the young Broncos halves- showed plenty of enthusiasm and initiative getting into dummy half with his limited time. Made a good run through the middle.
Thought McConnell was the best of the young Broncos halves- showed plenty of enthusiasm and initiative getting into dummy half with his limited time. Made a good run through the middle.
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I thought philitoga worked hard from the wing and got some quick play the balls. Did very well to escape the in goal in the second half.
He could be a dark horse if the wingers aren't performing or a couple injuries.
He could be a dark horse if the wingers aren't performing or a couple injuries.
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His Origin U19's game last year was absolutely horrendous... one of the worst games I've seen from a player.
If this is the first game you've seen of him and you didn't watch that game, then probably go watch that before starting to talk about the criticism.... he looked nowhere near first grade in that game and already had a Top 30 contract lined up.
He looks an absolute behemoth at the moment... will be hoping that Madge can teach him some footy IQ, because if he can then it would mean he can teach anyone and we'd have an absolute specimen to throw on the wing
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Koellner the standout player for mine.
Big Ben a close second. I thought Powell had a good game on that edge. I like the look of Allen and Semu, they're big bodies and hard to bring down.
Big Ben a close second. I thought Powell had a good game on that edge. I like the look of Allen and Semu, they're big bodies and hard to bring down.
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I was at the game and Madge was pumped up coming out after half time. You could tell he was taking it very seriously. I think the biggest takeaway was the defence. Burleigh didn't look like breaking us. It is one game but it did look like a different club, more serious and a focus on defence. The boys were hitting and running hard.
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When it’s bad it’s real and and when its
Good it’s amazing. He will develop with more time.
Lockysillegitimatechild
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I re-watched the 1st half of the game thinking "maybe koellner wasn't that good, just a big body"... and no, he was good. But what was impressed me on the re-watch wasn't the runs or defence, it was that he was an option/decoy/run on EVERY single run past our 40 metre line. It was an incredible show of fitness from such a big body after his 1st nrl preseason. Genuine option if he plays like that again in the next trial, even moreso bcos I read he is actually a 2nd rower too. But let's be honest, it's a whole different ball game up against the nrl boys so he could come crashing back down the pecking order.
Leota looks huge and ripped in person! A lot more athletic than last year, was quite impressed with him, philitoga, vaihu and Innes all went well especially the last 2 with limited minutes
I can’t understand for the life of me how jock madden and Tyson smoothy are in the top 30 at our club, they are terrible and offer absolutely nothing, they’ll be gone after this year surely - was disappointed they didn’t give black more than 20 mins and let jock play 60 odd minutes?
All in all I think our outside back stocks are the strongest we’ve had in a very long time
Jett Bryce was awesome I thought, and Antonio verhoven for mal meninga cup was incredible, centre/ back row - good in a time we desperately need back row depth within the coming years
I can’t understand for the life of me how jock madden and Tyson smoothy are in the top 30 at our club, they are terrible and offer absolutely nothing, they’ll be gone after this year surely - was disappointed they didn’t give black more than 20 mins and let jock play 60 odd minutes?
All in all I think our outside back stocks are the strongest we’ve had in a very long time
Jett Bryce was awesome I thought, and Antonio verhoven for mal meninga cup was incredible, centre/ back row - good in a time we desperately need back row depth within the coming years
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To be fair to smoothy, the broncos really won that in the middle of the field and it looked to be very much smoothy directing the forwards around.
What smoothy does that is underrated is engaging the markers and then passing the ball which prevents the markers picking off the ball runners.
