CONFIRMED - Adam Blair to Broncos

[bazza]

Plus his wrestling will be a boost, especially against Melbourne, Souths and Roosters.

 

[abashii]

Mostly though, I'm disappointed that WB has brought back a player he's worked with before whose currently going poorly, instead of attempting to work with a player that is new to him that is also going poorly.

Unless I'm mistaken Bennett hasn't worked with Blair before, unless you count a bit if time on the Kiwi coaching staff at the 2008 world cup.

 

[Mister Wright]

The team that conceeds the most penalties wins the comp. Blair = more penalties for the Broncos. Premiership won.

 

[Socnorb]

Adam Blair

Melbourne Storm

Season: 2006
Appearances: 0 (16)
Avg Tackles: 18.5
Avg Hit Ups: 8.6
Avg Mts Gained: 66
Effective Tackles: 83.1%
Offloads: 14

Season: 2007
Appearances: 0 (8)
Avg Tackles: 18.8
Effective Tackles: 88.2
Avg Hit Ups: 9.5
Avg Mts Gained: 69.1
Offloads: 13

Season: 2008
Appearances: 27 (22)
Tries: 1
Avg Tackles: 17.8
Effective Tackles: 91.1%
Avg Runs: 7.4
Avg Metres Gained: 57.8
Line-Breaks: 1
Offloads: 11

Season: 2009
Appearances: 25 (6)
Tries: 2
Avg Tackles: 24
Effective Tackles: 89.6
Avg Runs: 11
Avg Metres Gained: 76.9
Tackle Breaks: 33
Line-Breaks: 3
Offloads: 35

Season: 2010
Appearances: 22 (1)
Tries: 1
Avg Tackles: 25.2
Effective Tackles: 85.6%
Avg Runs: 9.9
Avg Metres Gained: 65.1
Tackle Breaks: 39
Line-Breaks: 3
Offloads: 28

Season: 2011
Appearances: 23
Tries: 1
Avg Tackles: 25.7
Avg Runs: 11.4
Avg Metres Gained: 83.1
Tacklebreaks: 25
Line-Breaks: 2
Offloads: 24
Try Assists: 2


Wests Tigers

Season: 2012
Appearances: 23
Tries: 3
Avg Tackles: 28
Avg Runs: 10
Avg Metres Gained: 72
Tackle Breaks: 19
Line Breaks: 3
Offloads: 15

Season: 2013
Appearances: 24
Tries: 1
Avg Tackles: 25.2
Avg Runs: 9.3
Avg Metres Gained: 73.7
Tacklebreaks: 8
Line-Breaks: 2
Offloads: 15

Season: 2014
Appearances: 24
Avg Tackles: 28.3
Avg Runs: 10.2
Avg Metres Gained: 85.1
Tackle Breaks: 12
Offloads: 31
Try Assists: 1

Source: Big League Season Reviews 2006-2014

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This proves stats mean little. Everyone is of the opinion that Blair was great the Storm, but crap at the tigers, yet the stats look the same.

 

[1910]

One thing is for sure, the off-loads are going to be jizz worthy this season with Parker & Blair, if only we had 2012 Barba on the team :P

Oh well, I'm hoping 2014 Milford will be similar.

That's debatable. Bennett sides are normally very conservative with off-loads. I am not going to look up the stats but I am willing to bet that Bennett sides from around '98 would be near the fewer end of the offload stat.

Get a dvd of Petero pre Broncos at Redcliffe and then Broncos career. Bennett may not personally like that football but he he will do what is needed to win and over the last 16 years what is needed is low percentage Storm football.

One of Bennett's favourite things is 4 or 40 football.

 

[Super Freak]

Plus his wrestling will be a boost, especially against Melbourne, Souths and Roosters.

Which we most likely won't see because Bennett doesn't like wrestling.

 

[Manbush]

Which we most likely won't see because Bennett doesn't like wrestling.

:laugh:

Bennett introduced wrestling, Bellamy learnt it under him and just perfected it.

 

[Manbush]

That's debatable. Bennett sides are normally very conservative with off-loads. I am not going to look up the stats but I am willing to bet that Bennett sides from around '98 would be near the fewer end of the offload stat.

Get a dvd of Petero pre Broncos at Redcliffe and then Broncos career. Bennett may not personally like that football but he he will do what is needed to win and over the last 16 years what is needed is low percentage Storm football.

One of Bennett's favourite things is 4 or 40 football.

Yep he normally coaches it out of his teams, Bennett's style as you say is generally low percentage (boring) footy, it's what generally wins games though.

 

[subsbligh]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...with-the-broncos/story-fniabm4i-1227129621380

Interesting from Bennett.

May as well get excited and embrace it rather than boo hoo it.

Parker and Blair - we'll be like the Warriors with offloads. May as well rename us the Brusbane Bro-ncos

 

[Battler]

Yep he normally coaches it out of his teams, Bennett's style as you say is generally low percentage (boring) footy, it's what generally wins games though.

As a supporter, winning games is never boring (in my opinion).

 

[1910]

:laugh:

Bennett introduced wrestling, Bellamy learnt it under him and just perfected it.

That's wrong, Hasman was hired at Brisbane to improve contact in tackles and dominance in contact. Bennett was very sure about what could and couldn't be done. I've heard Hasman say Bennett stopped certain things that were taught and was very clear what he wanted the role to be.

Things were removed from the program that weren't about strength if Bennett thought they were too wrestly and not football.

The original program is nothing like it is now and the orginal intention has been disorted.

 

[Manbush]

That's wrong, Hasman was hired at Brisbane to improve contact in tackles and dominance in contact. Bennett was very sure about what could and couldn't be done. I've heard Hasman say Bennett stopped certain things that were taught and was very clear what he wanted the role to be.

Things were removed from the program that weren't about strength if Bennett thought they were too wrestly and not football.

The original program is nothing like it is now and the orginal intention has been disorted.

So in effect you're agreeing with me? As I mentioned Bellamy took it to the next stage but "improve contact in tackles and dominance in tackles" was where it began.

 

[Mosyzlak]

So in effect you're agreeing with me? As I mentioned Bellamy took it to the next stage but "improve contact in tackles and dominance in tackles" was where it began.

I think he's saying that Bennet never introduced wrestling, rather he used someone who knew wrestling to improve the players in areas that overlap between league and wrestling. Unfortunately these days, wrestling techniques have been brought into league which is something different IMO

Could be wrong of course

 

[subsbligh]

I just get this reoccuring image of when Bennett ran with Adam Cuthbertson as his starting prop for the opening couple of Rounds of 2012 (against St George particularly) and he just got belted off every kick off because he was just not a starting type mould.

Cuthbertson and Blair, IMO, are similar moulds. As is Parker.

Cuthbertson would also have probably come off the bench as a 30 minute benhch prop/impact player, but for the lack of quality props at the time.

Bennett had no qualms forcing a round peg into a square hole.

I can see the same result with Blair unfortuately.

 

[Huge]

In my opinion Blair and Cuthbertson are nothing alike. WB hasn't announced who is starting so he can't be condemned until he does decide who starts. I'm sure Blair will handle starting and certainly would be better than Thaiday. What is great is that finally we have some options. I wonder if we will pick up anyone else although it seems like we have plenty now. I haven't looked forward to a new season as much as 2015, certainly not since the worlds greatest coach was pushed out by Cullen and co.

 

[Morkel]

I just get this reoccuring image of when Bennett ran with Adam Cuthbertson as his starting prop for the opening couple of Rounds of 2012 (against St George particularly) and he just got belted off every kick off because he was just not a starting type mould.

Cuthbertson and Blair, IMO, are similar moulds. As is Parker.

Cuthbertson would also have probably come off the bench as a 30 minute benhch prop/impact player, but for the lack of quality props at the time.

Bennett had no qualms forcing a round peg into a square hole.

I can see the same result with Blair unfortuately.

Cuthbertson was just a slightly more skilled George Rose. Until Bennett put him on weight watchers and he lost all his strength and size. Totally different body shape to Blair.

 

[john1420]

I have no Kennedy love. And I agree that he was ****. My feeling is that Blair has been similarly ****, and if we're going to have someone **** in the team, we could at least not spend more money on making it happen.

Mostly though, I'm disappointed that WB has brought back a player he's worked with before whose currently going poorly, instead of attempting to work with a player that is new to him that is also going poorly.

1 - Except we don't actually know he is costing us more money - it's all speculation

2 - That might disappoint you but it makes perfect sense to me. If I had to choose between 2 guys that are out of form, I would choose the guy I had worked with a bit in the past too if I thought I had a better chance of getting him back in form, which WB obviously does think

I am concerned with this signing, but I would be at least equally concerned with keeping Kennedy

 

[subsbligh]

I'd rather Blair sucking game time off the bench than Kennedy, with Hannant starting.

But Blair doesn't work as a replacement for Hannant.

But when you consider Wayne had Packer pinned for Hannant's replacement, it makes me a bit more pleased to see Blair got the jersey.