Auckland 9s Broncos v Bulldogs

[Big Pete]

20-4.

Missed all our conversions.

Much better second half, Brisbane basically dominated possession and territory which took it's toll on the Dogs.

I enjoyed that but the Dogs fielded one of the weakest squads in the competition. Brisbane looked better once they started using both ends of the field more, in the first half, they seemingly only played down the right.

 

[austyphoon]

Goal kicking is going to be a nightmare for us this season.

What a pass from Nikorima!

Not really. Goal kicking and drop kicks for goal are very different.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Decent display overall, but plenty still to be concerned about.

 

[Alec]

So I have a feeling Nikorima might be our 5/8th to start the season?

 

[Russell Coight]

Macca and hunt were very average.

 

[broncos4life]

how do teams still fall for macca

Credit where it's due yeah?

 

[Super Freak]

Barba looked a bit off at the start there. Perhaps he is lacking a bit of fitness and his ankle is still bothering him?

 

[Mister Wright]

How good was McCullough? Looks quicker off the mark than I remember.

 

[Grimmiq]

Last year Hunt favoured the left side of the field, that pass to the right was beautiful, so kinda hoping he is.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Macca and hunt were very average.

Really? They went OK.

 

[GCBRONCO]

So I have a feeling Nikorima might be our 5/8th to start the season?

Certainly want to see more of him in the 9's and the coming trials but I think he might it.

 

[Unbreakable]

Keen to see more of Nikorima tbh.

 

[broncos4life]

**** yeah I love watching barba in a broncos jersey. Copleys a beast

 

[Russell Coight]

Really? They went OK.

Hunts kicking was pretty poor i just think they made some bad calls. Im not saying they were terrible, just average.

 

[noisetheory]

i thikn barba got winded in that first tackle of the game. seemed to slow him down a bit.

nikorima great pass for barba try. like to see more of him out there.

hopefully we throw a bit more speed on the field for the second game. second half was definitely better but yeh, the dogs were woeful.

that was definitely the slowest game of the first four today.

 

[Alec]

Hunt went much better in the 2nd half.

McCullough ran well, but he needs to learn to pass off the ground like a real hooker.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

It's a shame Yow Yeh isn't playing. It would've been a good chance for him to just chance it and see where he's at.

 

[Brent81]

Doesn't Copley look like a monster??? Mills and Barba have added speed to our team. Ps Nikorima did some more good things today....last pass was a cracker!