PRE-GAME [Finals Week 1, 2023] - Broncos v Storm

[McHunt]

Extremely lucky with that. Just shows what a lottery the MRC is once again.

Saves a potential difficulty for that last bench spot too with X Man likely gone for the year.

Side picks itself with only two (no chance) wildcards that I can see. If Mariner is fit, I'd have him in for Oates. Did Mozer do enough last night to oust Smoothy? I don't think so, but the tweak is there. Jensen/Palasia flip a coin.

1. Walsh
2. Oates <- Mariner?
3. Staggs
4. Farnworth
5. Cobbo
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. Flegler
9. Walters
10. Haas
11. Capewell
12. Riki
13. Carrigan

14. Smoothy < - Mozer?
15. Piakura
16. Hetherington
17. Jensen/Palasia

18. Sailor/Arthars/Mariner

 

[BroncosFever]

Three "first offences." Lucky he can roll them into one.

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That is ridiculous. Surely once you do it twice it's no longer a first offence?

He should have hit him harder.

 

[Aldo]

From NRL.com:

"Piakura faces fines for two Careless High Tackle charges and a Dangerous Contact charge but will be available for selection in week one of the finals."

 

[Kimlo]

From NRL.com:

"Piakura faces fines for two Careless High Tackle charges and a Dangerous Contact charge but will be available for selection in week one of the finals."

There goes the MRC anti-Broncos conspiracy. I thought he'd be gone for weeks.

 

[Dash]

The second one should never have even been on report. People get tackled on suspicion all the time and it's never more than a penalty.

 

[Waynesaurus]

There goes the MRC anti-Broncos conspiracy. I thought he'd be gone for weeks.

MRC anti Broncos conspiracy theory - BUSTED!
MRC purely incompetent - CONFIRMED!

 

[Sproj]

Tell you what though, Piaks hits pretty hard in general. I reckon having him, Flegs, Hetherington and Carrigan out there would put some fear into opposition packs. Then out wider you've got Staggs as well who pulls off some bell ringers. We are a very scary proposition for other teams to come up against.

 

[Fatboy]

Kissed on the dick by the judiciary.

 

[broncos4life]

The second one should never have even been on report. People get tackled on suspicion all the time and it's never more than a penalty.

It only was because that Sua guy is a cat. When running he looks great but seems too weak to last in the NRL.

 

[Finbar]

Tell you what though, Piaks hits pretty hard in general. I reckon having him, Flegs, Hetherington and Carrigan out there would put some fear into opposition packs. Then out wider you've got Staggs as well who pulls off some bell ringers. We are a very scary proposition for other teams to come up against.

Mam's been smashing blokes all year too.

 

[Big Del]

Tell you what though, Piaks hits pretty hard in general. I reckon having him, Flegs, Hetherington and Carrigan out there would put some fear into opposition packs. Then out wider you've got Staggs as well who pulls off some bell ringers. We are a very scary proposition for other teams to come up against.

Jordan Riki and Staggs both have that ball and all sling you into the ground and then land on top of you thing that might not look as spectacular . But I regularly see opposition worse for wear after getting worked over in one .

 

[Big Del]

You are saying Oates looked bad, did you watch Arthars last night?

Arthars > Oates as wingers currently . IMO .

 

[Fernando]

Jordan Riki and Staggs both have that ball and all sling you into the ground and then land on top of you thing that might not look as spectacular . But I regularly see opposition worse for wear after getting worked over in one .

Yeah Hodges used to do that too.

Hopefully Piakura got it out of his system because his third incident last night could easily have been a sin bin based on the precedent this year.

 

[Culhwch]

The second one should never have even been on report. People get tackled on suspicion all the time and it's never more than a penalty.

Stay down = report 99% of the time. Won't argue the penalty, but if Faalogo pops up they don't think twice.

 

[BooKhaki]

Hang on, people are saying Oates was poor last night? Because he looked slow?

He ran for almost 200m, and almost 100m of that was PCM. In a night where we got absolutely bashed, made 0 errors, and also saved a try.

Are people basing their judgement purely on how quick he was running, or am I missing something?

 

[McHunt]

Hang on, people are saying Oates was poor last night? Because he looked slow?

He ran for almost 200m, and almost 100m of that was PCM. In a night where we got absolutely bashed, made 0 errors, and also saved a try.

Are people basing their judgement purely on how quick he was running, or am I missing something?

Watch these tries:

Debut to remember for Storm's latest fullback talent

Just “a kid from Samoa”, Sualauvi Faalogo was a sensation on debut for the Storm, lighting up Suncorp Stadium to open Round 27 as Melbourne kept their incredible record against the Brisbane Broncos intact with their 40th win in 54 matches.

www.nrl.com

 

[BooKhaki]

Watch these three tries:

2 tries from last night where Storm busted through the middle, and then a missed tackle from Oates several years ago on JAC?

 

[McHunt]

2 tries from last night where Storm busted through the middle, and then a missed tackle from Oates several years ago on JAC?

Last one was a mispaste, but you get the idea. He looked behind the play all night. They all did.