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Fresh off the press, the world's number 1 NRL correspondent donates his 23 years of experience to the Broncos' administration, guiding their lance towards these five inflamed carbuncles. As ever, due to legal reasons these are an artistic replication of his actual words, unless "in italics:"

1. Seibold gets a gun

Biggest sin, locking up a rookie coach to a five year deal and kicking the foundation coach to the curb:

"In 23 years covering this sport, the five-year deal handed to Anthony Seibold is one of the most irresponsible acts I have seen from a club board. The function of a board is to provide governance. Was sacking Bennett, the code’s greatest coach and Brisbane’s only premiership mentor, in favour of a one-year NRL greenhorn on a five-year, $3 million deal good governance? Why didn’t someone on the executive push back on such a risky deal? If the Broncos miss the finals this year, the board will have to consider parting ways with Seibold. Given the length of his contract, the payout will be significant."

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You're in the army now.

2. The kids aren't alright

Next, the ones who got away: Johnathan Thurston, Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Munster:

"The Broncos have not unearthed a superstar playmaker since Darren Lockyer. Brisbane’s primary problem is their scrumbase. Until their scouts find a champion halfback (hopefully Tom Dearden can be one), the Broncos will not win their seventh title."

3. Picking and flicking

They've discarded the experience of James Roberts, Andrew McCullough, Kodi Nikorima, Korbin Sims and Josh Mcguire and find themselves lacking a hardman. And are spending nearly a million a year on Bird.

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Broncos get their man

4. Leading the blind

Sacking Boyd as captain was "flawed and has created more problems than it has solved. Alex Glenn is a ripping bloke and a great servant, but six months ago the Broncos wanted to cut his salary in half and shopped him around to other clubs. Suddenly, he is the captain. When he is injured, his co-captaincy fill-ins are Pat Carrigan and Brodie Croft. They have started 10 times for the Broncos. The young players still gravitate towards Boyd, who is the club’s only current 300-gamer and two-time premiership winner."

5. Pissing on the past

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A brains trust gone begging

Gorden Tallis. Chris Johns. Glenn Lazarus. Steve Renouf. You name it: they're all bashing the club. Maranta has been shunned. Bennett is the enemy:

"The club should be ashamed at that breakdown. They say you should never forget those who dug the well. If the Broncos board won’t make the tough calls, and cherish the club’s past in building a prosperous future, they should step aside for an executive that will."

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Last year: spine isn't good enough to compete
This year: should've kept Kodi & Macca

Last year: Boyd must be sacked as captain
This year: Boyd should never have been sacked as captain

Last year: Seibold's contract has a clause that they can fire him and payout only 12 months
This year: Seibold's contract is 6 years and reckless

Last year (and basically every year): old boys have a dig at the team when they're out of form
Rounds 1 & 2: old boys supportive of team
Now: old boys have a dig at the team when they're out of form


Bit of recycling of last year's headlines mixed with some hypocrisy.. journalism 101 to exploit the short attention span of people and generate clicks
 
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BroncsFan said:
Last year: spine isn't good enough to compete
This year: should've kept Kodi & Macca

Last year: Boyd must be sacked as captain
This year: Boyd should never have been sacked as captain

Last year: Seibold's contract has a clause that they can fire him and payout only 12 months
This year: Seibold's contract is 6 years and reckless

Last year (and basically every year): old boys have a dig at the team when they're out of form
Rounds 1 & 2: old boys supportive of team
Now: old boys have a dig at the team when they're out of form


Bit of recycling of last year's headlines mixed with some hypocrisy.. journalism 101 to exploit the short attention span of people and generate clicks
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Is that the forum or journalists?
 
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McHunt said:
Fresh off the press, the world's number 1 NRL correspondent donates his 23 years of experience to the Broncos' administration, guiding their lance towards these five inflamed carbuncles. As ever, due to legal reasons these are an artistic replication of his actual words, unless "in italics:"

1. Seibold gets a gun

Biggest sin, locking up a rookie coach to a five year deal and kicking the foundation coach to the curb:

"In 23 years covering this sport, the five-year deal handed to Anthony Seibold is one of the most irresponsible acts I have seen from a club board. The function of a board is to provide governance. Was sacking Bennett, the code’s greatest coach and Brisbane’s only premiership mentor, in favour of a one-year NRL greenhorn on a five-year, $3 million deal good governance? Why didn’t someone on the executive push back on such a risky deal? If the Broncos miss the finals this year, the board will have to consider parting ways with Seibold. Given the length of his contract, the payout will be significant."

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You're in the army now.

2. The kids aren't alright

Next, the ones who got away: Johnathan Thurston, Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Munster:

"The Broncos have not unearthed a superstar playmaker since Darren Lockyer. Brisbane’s primary problem is their scrumbase. Until their scouts find a champion halfback (hopefully Tom Dearden can be one), the Broncos will not win their seventh title."

3. Picking and flicking

They've discarded the experience of James Roberts, Andrew McCullough, Kodi Nikorima, Korbin Sims and Josh Mcguire and find themselves lacking a hardman. And are spending nearly a million a year on Bird.

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Broncos get their man

4. Leading the blind

Sacking Boyd as captain was "flawed and has created more problems than it has solved. Alex Glenn is a ripping bloke and a great servant, but six months ago the Broncos wanted to cut his salary in half and shopped him around to other clubs. Suddenly, he is the captain. When he is injured, his co-captaincy fill-ins are Pat Carrigan and Brodie Croft. They have started 10 times for the Broncos. The young players still gravitate towards Boyd, who is the club’s only current 300-gamer and two-time premiership winner."

5. Pissing on the past

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A brains trust gone begging

Gorden Tallis. Chris Johns. Glenn Lazarus. Steve Renouf. You name it: they're all bashing the club. Maranta has been shunned. Bennett is the enemy:

"The club should be ashamed at that breakdown. They say you should never forget those who dug the well. If the Broncos board won’t make the tough calls, and cherish the club’s past in building a prosperous future, they should step aside for an executive that will."

McHunt
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Every single one of those released players made perfect sense at the time. A crisis in the short term at Dummy Half does not justify retaining Macca, though the timing was unfortunate and the circumstances beyond our control.

McGuire is probably the only one that is still playing football at a standard we'd still want around, but his rumoured issues around the playing group coupled with the significant price tag he was chasing made it far more viable to let him go.

I'm not sure what mentioning Bird achieves - it's not like there is a single thing the club can do about this predicament under the NRL rules.
 
No point listening to the media any more. Last night on 360 the nobs said the Rabbits are actually doing well. There 3 L from 4 but you have to put that in the context of them playing both the Storm and Roosters without the jet and walker.

Its an absolute joke. They say us having like 6 starters out means nothing and that we played the eels and roosters is not an excuse.

The boys would be best off doing a media ban and just not paying attention. The only mission is to cause a rift and self doubt within the playing group and for the coach.
 
kooly87 said:
Every single one of those released players made perfect sense at the time. A crisis in the short term at Dummy Half does not justify retaining Macca, though the timing was unfortunate and the circumstances beyond our control.

McGuire is probably the only one that is still playing football at a standard we'd still want around, but his rumoured issues around the playing group coupled with the significant price tag he was chasing made it far more viable to let him go.

I'm not sure what mentioning Bird achieves - it's not like there is a single thing the club can do about this predicament under the NRL rules.
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Absolutely spot on.
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No point listening to the media any more. Last night on 360 the nobs said the Rabbits are actually doing well. There 3 L from 4 but you have to put that in the context of them playing both the Storm and Roosters without the jet and walker.

Its an absolute joke. They say us having like 6 starters out means nothing and that we played the eels and roosters is not an excuse.

The boys would be best off doing a media ban and just not paying attention. The only mission is to cause a rift and self doubt within the playing group and for the coach.
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Spot on once again, they're nothing more than click sluts.

Also... @Nashy.... why hasn't oldmates sig been fixed yet?!
 
This 100%
heartly87 said:
No point listening to the media any more. Last night on 360 the nobs said the Rabbits are actually doing well. There 3 L from 4 but you have to put that in the context of them playing both the Storm and Roosters without the jet and walker.

Its an absolute joke. They say us having like 6 starters out means nothing and that we played the eels and roosters is not an excuse.

The boys would be best off doing a media ban and just not paying attention. The only mission is to cause a rift and self doubt within the playing group and for the coach.
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Who the hell is content with how we where before, the one thing Seibold has got right is the removal of dead wood players, as proven by the fact none of them have done anything since.

The 5 Year deal though is impossible to defend, the halves we missed out of definitely hurts but some of them where not possible at the time, we had a Rep Hooker when Smith was looking st first grade and our hands where tied, Munster would of been good but not what we needed(He isnt a lockyer or a playmaker), Cronk was a hooker and to be fair Melbourne did the development on him to make him a half.

The big loss was Thurston but that doesnt help us now considering he is retired now anyway.

If anything I would say QLD in general is lacking depth in proper Playmaking halves and it shows, the only Elite level playmaking half QLD has is Cherry Evans and he is in his 30s now, NSW has alot more options then us at that level that are alot younger.
 
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Cameron Smith is not the one that got away like the media always like to trumpet, especially Mathew Johns. He has gone on the record to say, the Broncos wanted him and he wanted to be a Bronco. The broncos offered him a deal, but he couldn’t see a way into the side given they had a premiership hooker in Priddis in the side, he saw an opportunity to play first grade at Melbourne and took it. It was more bad timing than getting away.
 
So now Hooper is out there saying Dearden is being left out and other clubs are hunting for services. These media blokes are so obvious, what club wouldn't be having a look at him. If he was playing they would be saying we are hurting this young kids development putting him in this team at the moment.

Also PK and Matt Johns on the podcast let slip how the media can get back at coaches and even eventually take extra hard jabs at players as a tit for tat. Right after saying Seibs got up to Brisbane and put the media offside and took shots at them. There is some real hate going on here. Any chance they get to put the boot in they take it.
 
The Titans have a worse differential than us and less points.
The dragons haven’t won a game this seasons and haven’t scored a try since the break.

you wouldn’t know it though because all the heat is on the broncos
 
these guys are some kind of media centipede they feed of each others shit fox has one,nine has one most the papers have one.
 
soup said:
If nobody watches them, they won’t have a platform. We, as viewers, have more power than we realise.
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100%

My new years resolution was to not watch that tripe that is NRL360 ever again, and not follow dickhead journos on Twitter.

So far so good [emoji106]
 
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