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You obviously move in more enlightened circles than I.
Broncos Player Movements and Rumours 2014
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Russell Coight
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I don't know if you're taking the piss or not, but the broncos get very little publicity down here, which is a pain in the ass for me.
Broncoman
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All media is extremely one-eyed and biased towards whatever place they service. Courier mail is a Queensland paper and sings the praises of Queensland while the daily telegraph is a NSW paper does the same but to another place.
Russell Coight
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But i would not for a minute say the daily telegraph bags the broncos, especially considering they are owned by news limited.
broncos4life
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So your saying Slothfield and kent don't bag the broncos at any chance? I think even they would disagree with you lol
Russell Coight
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I don't think they set out to bag the broncos no. If you watch kent on fox sports he is actually rather balanced. Buzz rothfield is a useless sack of shit ill agree with that. But he is just a one eyed sharks fan.
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Really have to disagree with you on that. He doesn't hide his bias against the Broncos at all... Any chance he gets, he will use and abuse it to put the boot in.
Slothfield is just an idiot indeed. One eyed Sharks, NSW and Sydney centric moron!
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As promised, I'll answer this post, which is actually one of the major points the Broncos have to look into.
I don't think Griffin has much responsibility with some of these players, but he certainly has to look in the mirror for some of the failings of others:
- Hunt is definitely the one that jumps out the most, being utilised as a hooker sub for nearly 3 seasons. I can understand wanting to subject Hunt to the rigours of the NRL, but not how he wasn't made to further develop and hone his skills in Q-cup. Maybe some people here are right, and Hunt will never be more than a stop-gap, but I see something in him and hope he will be able to grab this opportunity with both hands.
- Gillett and Glenn are a little in the same boat, and this is definitely a coaching issue imo. The players have been under-utilised, in the sense that their didn't take advantage of their strengths, and didn't work on their weaknesses. I maintain that Gillett can be a superstar if coached properly. Moving to the left side of the field made a difference to his leaky defence, and Hunt seemed to bring a better Gillett out as well. Hopefully this will build on. Glenn may not have the talent of Gillett, but is still a damm fine second rower, who works hard, has a great engine and hits the line at speed. His year as the Broncos top try scorer was no fluke, and we should have built on that!
- Macca, again a coaching issue in my opinion. He will never be Cameron Smith, but he has shown that he can perform as a top hooker on occasion. It's the coaching's staff responsibility to ensure he maintains a high performance standard. More than any other player at the club, he is paying the price of not being coached properly.
- McGuire, he is without a doubt "Corey Parker Mark II", and will only keep improving imo, but even he has shown deficiencies (mainly in defence) that should be addressed.
- Hoffman is an excellent winger and should never, ever, be more than a stand-in for a modern fullback. He's a great defender, has a great aerial game, carries the ball well and is a fantastic finisher... all the attributes of a winger of excellence. Hook deserves some credit for recognising it, and moving Norman into the fullback position.
- Oates, we'll see what happens this year, but Hook was forced to use him on the wing given the desperation we were in. Credit to Griffin that he turned out to be a gun there, and hopefully a long-term Bronco with a fantastic career.
- Hala, has everything to be a brutal impact player of the bench, but lets himself down. Not entirely sure whether this is coaching or not, but I'll wait and see whether Corvo is able to get something going there...
- Norman, was given every chance to shine by Hook, but doesn't have the work ethic or sacrificing spirit to ever be a great. Has heaps of talent, but won't deliver... ever imo.
Does this mean I think Griffin is worthless? No!
He has the players with him, which is of great importance, but he needs to surround himself with the best professionals in the business.
He has taken some steps, and I hope the arrival of Corvo will make a huge difference, but he should've gone further.
I am afraid his assistants won't bring out what we need, both in terms of offence and defence. I really hope I'm wrong!
I do believe the club is heading in the right direction, especially in terms of development and retention of players/youth, which is what we need to focus on for the future, because there is very little chance we'll be able to lure other club's superstars.
P.S. That Hoffman still believes he is a fullback is really not Hook's fault. Either he doesn't watch his own games, or he is way too susceptible to what other people put in his head...
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Whilst I don't agree with you assertion that Brisbane don't cop shit from the Sydney media the first chance they get, I will however concede that the Broncs do get very little publicity in Sydney.
Try and find quality supporter merchandise in any one of the hundreds of sporting stores in Sydney and you will struggle.
Anything positive to say about the Broncos and you won't find it written in the daily telecrap but as it's been pointed out, The Courier mail is no better on this front regarding non-QLD clubs.
broncos4life
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Mate I'm sorry I just can't agree with that. Kent has never been balanced about the broncos. I don't want to argue the point because it really doesn't matter, its just pretty common knowledge. I mean if you watch nrl360 enough Ikin gives him shit about it all the time
Just for grins, these are the halves that (according to zerotackle.com) are off contract this year..Ben Hampton has huge wraps on him, Moses Mbye is apparently good too...if you want a ready made one though...Jarrod Mullen is probably the best of the bunch.
If we get Bennett as coaching director, what's the odds of him bringing Mullen along? He's not the worst going around..
Five-eighth
Braith Anasta, Jack Bird, Wade Graham, Ben Hampton, Daniel Holdsworth, Ben Jones, Luke Kelly, Samisoni Langi, Jarrod Mullen, Ben Roberts, Kyle Stanley, Carlos Tuimavave, Cody Walker, Michael Witt
Halfback
Matt Beddow, Cameron Cullen, Michael Dobson, Josh Drinkwater, Toby Evans, Liam Foran, Beau Henry, Sam Irwin, Robert Lui, Penani Manumalealii, Moses Mbye, Josh McCrone, Matt Minto, Tyrone Roberts
If we get Bennett as coaching director, what's the odds of him bringing Mullen along? He's not the worst going around..
Five-eighth
Braith Anasta, Jack Bird, Wade Graham, Ben Hampton, Daniel Holdsworth, Ben Jones, Luke Kelly, Samisoni Langi, Jarrod Mullen, Ben Roberts, Kyle Stanley, Carlos Tuimavave, Cody Walker, Michael Witt
Halfback
Matt Beddow, Cameron Cullen, Michael Dobson, Josh Drinkwater, Toby Evans, Liam Foran, Beau Henry, Sam Irwin, Robert Lui, Penani Manumalealii, Moses Mbye, Josh McCrone, Matt Minto, Tyrone Roberts
Splinter
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And lose the young halves we have? No thanks one of them will most likely be better for us than Mullen
Of course, the assumption in my post is that we don't think Hunt, Nikorima and/or Strasser are ready.
Personally I think Nikorima might be, but a season or two playing in the halves in qcup might help him.
Splinter
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We have better young halves than Nikorima
Not sure who you mean Splinter?
Broncoman
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We should make a play for Robert Lui and Luke Keary if they come up on the market. Being Queenslanders playing for the Broncos would be very appealing and they are capable halves. Lui is only a short term as he goes missing when it really matters but he can play well and Keary is a good young prospect.
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