Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2021

[LittleDavey]

We have a Morris at our head, perhaps that's the problem.

 

[porouian]

Jotham Russell from the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2021 MM Cup side has signed with the Broncos.

He is a front rower.

Do we need to call him 'Flegler' or something?

 

[Fitzy]

Do we need to call him 'Flegler' or something?

Well we just locked him down so you’d think it would be a while before he’s poached... there’s a certain prop with the last name Va’a that we are better of giving a code name

 

[Brocko]

Where does everyone think Josh Hodgson will end up?

Seems inevitable he will be on the way out at seasons end.

For those ITK around our club, are we seriously chasing a 9 as well? (Not saying I necessarily think we should go for Hodgson over B Smith or anything just curious).

I want to be confident about next year, but let's say we do sign Hynes and a 9, and Staggs plays 6. Thats a completely new spine that will take time to gel, as well as any other new spots like centre with Brenko where combinations need to be built.

Just some Saturday night mullings with the Raiders game in the background...

 

[Brocko]

Also, surely big red is sick of living in Canberra by now.

 

[BroncsFan]

Hodgson in everything so far tonight... I’m still keen in broncos picking him up

 

[Sproj]

Where does everyone think Josh Hodgson will end up?

Seems inevitable he will be on the way out at seasons end.

For those ITK around our club, are we seriously chasing a 9 as well? (Not saying I necessarily think we should go for Hodgson over B Smith or anything just curious).

I want to be confident about next year, but let's say we do sign Hynes and a 9, and Staggs plays 6. Thats a completely new spine that will take time to gel, as well as any other new spots like centre with Brenko where combinations need to be built.

Just some Saturday night mullings with the Raiders game in the background...

Would love to pick up Hodgson and Kris.

 

[Sproj]

Hodgson in everything so far tonight... I’m still keen in broncos picking him up

1. Hynes
6. Staggs
7. Reynolds
9. Hodgson

Could definitely get behind it.

 

[Kimlo]

1. Hynes
6. Staggs
7. Reynolds
9. Hodgson

Could definitely get behind it.

I dare say that's a top 4 quality spine.

 

[Fitzy]

I agree with all this Hodgson stuff but he is the last piece of the puzzle in my opinion... go after Hynes before Hodgson

 

[BroncsFan]

I agree with all this Hodgson stuff but he is the last piece of the puzzle in my opinion... go after Hynes before Hodgson

I think we’re going for both.

I think we have enough for Hynes, but we need to offload Lodge for Hodgson

 

[Sproj]

I think we’re going for both.

I think we have enough for Hynes, but we need to offload Lodge for Hodgson

And if that's the cost to get him, you'd be ok with the club doing it. If we give up Lodge for nothing, then you just scratch your head.

 

[Kimlo]

I think we’re going for both.

I think we have enough for Hynes, but we need to offload Lodge for Hodgson

If this actually happens that'll be about the only good reason to offload Lodge.

 

[Super Freak]

Former Newcastle, Titans and Indigenous All Stars halfback Tyrone Roberts will join Norths Devils with an eye to scoring a deal with the Broncos. At 29 he still has time up his sleeve.

No. Just no.

 

[Super Freak]

We need to focus on a hooker before we focus on a fullback.

Turpin is just not progressing, in fact he's going backwards. We need to fix that part of our spine before we even bother with a fullback. Hooker is a very important position. If the rest of the spine are getting shit service then it's only going to put us under pressure and Turpin is very up and down in that department.

 

[Wolfie]

I’ll be honest I’ve never wanted him neither have I put much focus on him but Opacic is possibly putting up one of the shittest defensive performances I have ever seen and you all fucken wanted the clown for his defense

Thats just rubbish. He did 2 bad misses, and they were shockers, but Fergo was the main cause of Parras right side troubles. Anyone with any kind of a sense for the game can clearly see the defence of the eels was supposed to be sliding and Fergo pretty much every time ignored it and jammed in. He does it every week. You would really have to put a fair bit of blame at the feet of Brad Arthar. He switches the centers around at the last minute so there would have been very little time for them to work on their defensive combinations.

 

[theshed]

Where does everyone think Josh Hodgson will end up?

Seems inevitable he will be on the way out at seasons end.

For those ITK around our club, are we seriously chasing a 9 as well? (Not saying I necessarily think we should go for Hodgson over B Smith or anything just curious).

I want to be confident about next year, but let's say we do sign Hynes and a 9, and Staggs plays 6. Thats a completely new spine that will take time to gel, as well as any other new spots like centre with Brenko where combinations need to be built.

Just some Saturday night mullings with the Raiders game in the background...

The spine shuffles every 2 weeks as it is. At least signing all those players would be shuffling in good players.

 

[BroncsFan]

We need to focus on a hooker before we focus on a fullback.

Turpin is just not progressing, in fact he's going backwards. We need to fix that part of our spine before we even bother with a fullback. Hooker is a very important position. If the rest of the spine are getting shit service then it's only going to put us under pressure and Turpin is very up and down in that department.

I feel you could really see what a Hodgson type of hooker can bring.

I think he had 2 try assists and a try... the try was just him backing up through the middle, but the try assists were all about his forwards knowing where to be and then him picking the right pass... imagine what he could do with Haas and TPJ.

Outside of the 10m zone he also had the forwards humming over periods as he was getting out of dummy half and committing defenders.

I thought he may have overplayed his hand a little too much in the attacking zone, because it felt like Wighton got no ball... but it may have been coaching to send everything right and attack the roosters left side, and specifically Lam. Although for 95% of the week Sam Walker was playing so you would think raiders would've focussed on sending a lot of traffic left at Walker after what TPJ did to him.

It may have also been about Hodgson trying to put himself in the shop window to get out of the ACT.

Whilst Hodgson may take over too much at the raiders, I think the broncos could really do with that right about now.

We have Reynolds coming next year, but we need focal points of our attack. Staggs at 6 is a runner so he will need men inside him doing the work to give him space.

We hope to get Hynes, but he's a pretty structured ball player or at least he likes to play off the back of structure and exploit defensive mistakes on the back of it.

Having a hooker that can create opportunities brings another point of attack for the defenders to try and cope with. He's not a runner, but he has that 1-2 steps that you want from a dummy half that keeps the ruck defenders occupied and stalls the defensive line speed.