FaithinHook
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Oh! Thankyou so much Soup i never didnt know about this!, thanks a lot!
Broncos Confirm 2018 Trials
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Oh! Thankyou so much Soup i never didnt know about this!, thanks a lot!
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Waste of time...
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Starts at 6pm Brisbane and Queensland time.
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Will there be a live game chat for this or are we just using this thread?
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started a live game chat for the 2018 Trials
Not a bad start to the year. Good hit out, and few of the younger players showed some promise. Fafita, Haas, Opacic and Funaki were my picks from what I saw (Mind you, one of them could have been Superman in the first half and I wouldn't have seen him with that dodgy stream, here's hoping the next trial offers better).
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Didn't think Funaki was that impressive, made a fair few errors.
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But he is big, so he must have been good.
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All you need is size, nothing else.
What I noticed with funaki was his presence in both attack and defence. He was always ready to tackle or take a hit up, and in the right place in the line. He was also encouraging to the others out there, when something was on. So his mind was switched on. Just made a few errors, and i'm not saying he's booked a place, but i would give him another chance to impress. His hard work earned him that much. Compare him to say allen, out there, who looked to be going through the motions. Some of the others too.
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Almost every run he made her ran over the top of someone.
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That doesn’t matter if he is going to make stupid error after stupid error.
It won’t hurt in a trial match against reserve graders but in the NRL, that kind of thing costs you dearly.
All I see is a liability.
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The entire squad were making errors.
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Reportedly an ACL for Savelio.
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Wow.
Broncos rookie Andre Savelio suffers suspected ACL tear in 16-6 trial win over Central Capras
Peter Badel, The Courier-Mail
BRONCOS rookie Andre Savelio’s NRL dream is in tatters after the promising English recruit suffered a suspected ACL tear in Saturday night’s 16-6 trial win over the Central Capras.
Brisbane’s pre-season has already claimed its first victims, with Savelio (knee) and centre Tom Opacic (hamstring) suffering setbacks in the Broncos’ opening hitout at Theodore in Central Queensland.
Savelio’s night lasted just 14 minutes before his knee buckled running into the Capras defensive line. Play was stopped for two minutes as Broncos trainers attended to Savelio, who looked in severe pain before being carried off the field.
The 110kg back-rower will have scans on Monday on a possible season-ending rupture. Opacic, meanwhile, lasted 35 minutes before hobbling off with a minor hamstring complaint.
Andre Savelio at pre-season training. (Annette Dew)
Savelio is keen to make his mark in the NRL after terrorising opponents in the English Super League, but this is a nightmare start the 22-year-old can do without.
“There is a chance it’s his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament),” Broncos assistant coach Kurt Richards said.
“It looked pretty bad. The physios reckon it’s one of the ligaments.
“It’s shattering for the poor bloke. Andre has come all the way from England and has settled in well so hopefully it’s not too serious.”
The Savelio injury saga aside, it was a scrappy display by the youthful Broncos.
Scores were locked 6-all at half-time before Broncos winger Corey Allan scored his second try in the 43rd minute, slicing through to give Brisbane a 10-6 lead.
Payne Haas continues to show his potential. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)
The locals peppered Brisbane’s line for most of the second half, but a try against the run of play to Broncos rookie David Fifita in the 68th minute broke the Capras’ hearts.
Rookie Broncos prop Payne Haas was best on ground, with the 18-year-old monster offloading at will and regularly tearing through the rucks.
Brisbane halves Todd Murphy and Shaun Nona were disappointing with the former doing little to press his claims for the Broncos’ No. 14 jumper for the NRL premiership.
“I was really happy with our younger players,” Richards said.
“Payne Haas was outstanding and David Fifita was very good ... the guys defended really well.”
BRISBANE 16 (C Allan 2, D Fifita tries; J Isaako 2 goals) CENTRAL CAPRAS 6 (N Bassani try; C Broadhurst goal) at Theodore.
Peter Badel, The Courier-Mail
BRONCOS rookie Andre Savelio’s NRL dream is in tatters after the promising English recruit suffered a suspected ACL tear in Saturday night’s 16-6 trial win over the Central Capras.
Brisbane’s pre-season has already claimed its first victims, with Savelio (knee) and centre Tom Opacic (hamstring) suffering setbacks in the Broncos’ opening hitout at Theodore in Central Queensland.
Savelio’s night lasted just 14 minutes before his knee buckled running into the Capras defensive line. Play was stopped for two minutes as Broncos trainers attended to Savelio, who looked in severe pain before being carried off the field.
The 110kg back-rower will have scans on Monday on a possible season-ending rupture. Opacic, meanwhile, lasted 35 minutes before hobbling off with a minor hamstring complaint.
Andre Savelio at pre-season training. (Annette Dew)
Savelio is keen to make his mark in the NRL after terrorising opponents in the English Super League, but this is a nightmare start the 22-year-old can do without.
“There is a chance it’s his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament),” Broncos assistant coach Kurt Richards said.
“It looked pretty bad. The physios reckon it’s one of the ligaments.
“It’s shattering for the poor bloke. Andre has come all the way from England and has settled in well so hopefully it’s not too serious.”
The Savelio injury saga aside, it was a scrappy display by the youthful Broncos.
Scores were locked 6-all at half-time before Broncos winger Corey Allan scored his second try in the 43rd minute, slicing through to give Brisbane a 10-6 lead.
Payne Haas continues to show his potential. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)
The locals peppered Brisbane’s line for most of the second half, but a try against the run of play to Broncos rookie David Fifita in the 68th minute broke the Capras’ hearts.
Rookie Broncos prop Payne Haas was best on ground, with the 18-year-old monster offloading at will and regularly tearing through the rucks.
Brisbane halves Todd Murphy and Shaun Nona were disappointing with the former doing little to press his claims for the Broncos’ No. 14 jumper for the NRL premiership.
“I was really happy with our younger players,” Richards said.
“Payne Haas was outstanding and David Fifita was very good ... the guys defended really well.”
BRISBANE 16 (C Allan 2, D Fifita tries; J Isaako 2 goals) CENTRAL CAPRAS 6 (N Bassani try; C Broadhurst goal) at Theodore.
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Yep, textbook signs as he was going off. Crying shame.
