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It’s not Seibold’s fault
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[QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3125694, member: 1899"] That's not entirely true. Seibold made the choice to wield the axe in his first year and get rid of senior players like Josh McGuire and James Roberts. Seibold couldn't make it work, so he decided to advance the squad as quickly as possible. What hurt Seibold is that he didn't get an entire pre-season, so by the time he arrived, the Broncos were well behind the eight ball and he didn't have enough time to work with the players. His initial 17 looked like something you would see on an NRL.com preview with his only personal touch being Gillett at 13, a move he quickly gave up on because he allowed Matt to tackle himself to a standstill. What Seibold could have done is made some astute signings. Outside of Segeyaro who is an alleged drug cheat and managed to find himself in trouble off the field in his very short stint at the club, all his signings were depth players. Rhys Kennedy, Shaun Fensom, Richie Kennar, Ilikena Vudogo all of them simply depth players and outside of Vudogo, none of them have high ceilings. In the case of Vudogo, he is so raw he's barely capable of playing Queensland Cup. At best, he would be a development player, but an NRL contracted player? Boy, the Broncos have dropped their standards. Based on what? Turpin's games at 7? Don't get me wrong, I was happy when Wayne Bennett gave Turpin an opportunity after Melbourne let him go but I'm far from convinced of Turpin as a long term option. So who is next in line? Cory Paix? Did Seibold learn nothing from Ben Hunt? Paix still has the ability to make it as a half, to put a pin on that and force him into a role is irresponsible. Sure, give Paix an opportunity off the bench to experience NRL, but to throw him straight in seems like bad coaching. The Broncos have another 9 there in Hetherington, but he spent the bulk of last year playing BRL and when he got an opportunity to play QRL he wasn't even allowed to play his natural position. So what's the call here? Hetherington is 21, if he isn't good enough to crack it as a 9 in Queensland Cup, or when the Broncos have a serious injury toll, why is he being offered development deals? From our basic understanding of Seibold, he likes to play a fast brand of footy with players getting over the advantage line. That isn't possible without a quality #9 so why is he being so lacksidasical about it? Why isn't he chasing quality #9 prospects? Why is he playing players out of position? He's a day late and a buck short. The Isaako move should have been made at the start of the 2019 season, when he still had his confidence and clearly had more upside than Boyd. Despite everything, Isaako has looked far more comfortable than he ever did on the wing and he's been one of the few acceptable aspects of the Broncos play. However, he's a year behind so his organisation is not up to scratch and the combination is still very awkward. We still don't know what the Broncos have and whether they should hit the market. Or just work with Milford. Bring in some backs who can actually work it out of trouble, help devise some shapes. Before the break, Seibs had actually done a good job with Milly, but the break has been awful for both. It's not exactly a stacked field to be fair. What's Croft really done? Helped the Broncos to one win? Got injured in the second and the Broncos have been awful these past two games. After Croft's extremely disappointing seasons in Melbourne, it's hardly promising signs. To an extent, the club completely mucked up the Bellamy deal which forced them to act at an inopportune time. However, Seibold decided to pull a Henjak and fill the side with young kids. Not even the great Darren Lockyer with Sam Thaiday, Israel Folau, Corey Parker etc. could get them over the line that season. Now the Broncos don't have anyone near Lockyer's class and they're learning some very harsh lessons in a very strange season. [/QUOTE]
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