PLAYER Jock Madden

[Johnny92]

Mam is looking just as much not being the leading half either tbf

Mam isn't the halfback though

 

[lynx000]

If they want to win a premiership whilst they have the nucleus of this squad together in the next 1-4 years they have to go to market and try and grab someone like Katoa or Mitchell Moses.

I personally have had enough of a look at Madden now and he is not going to be able to cut it as the broncos half.

 

[Aldo]

Watching him today on those sweep plays, he engages nobody, not a single fucking person in the defensive line. No one. He passes the ball so early, it just allows the line to slide out and cover easily.

 

[Brocko]

Jock unfortunately to me is in a similar bracket to Sailor.

When confidence is high, and there's not an array of personnel changes, sure you can drop him in for Reyno, he'll do a job and keep the team ticking. But when you are relying on him to lead the team around, organise your attack, and kick for results week in week out, you notice all the deficiencies he has.

His kicking game is frustrating. He doesn't have the length of boot, and he doesn't take the right options enough at all. Barely see him take control, put it in a corner and make the opposition work it out.

Spending big elsewhere likely means we can't afford a star 7 post Reynolds, but not seeing Jock being the answer.

 

[BroncosFever]

Halfbacks don't grow on trees, it takes years to develop one, so no matter what we do, it's going to be a struggle.

Not many clubs let go of their halfback without another club having to pay huge dollars.

 

[Nashy]

Halfbacks don't grow on trees, it takes years to develop one, so no matter what we do, it's going to be a struggle.

Not many clubs let go of their halfback without another club having to pay huge dollars.

Out of all of the lower grades comps around the country, our scouts found Jock Madden.

 

[Old Mate]

The set of 6 after Mams 40/20 tells me Madden isn't the one.

That was bad, single hit ups in the centre of the field. Trash.

 

[winslow_wong]

Out of all of the lower grades comps around the country, our scouts found Jock Madden.

Was it because he outplayed us that one time when playing for the tigers?

 

[Bucking Beads]

We won’t be bringing in a high priced halfback to replace Reynolds. Madden is playing some bad footy but that’s behind a beaten forward pack. Probably not the Reynolds replacement we want but I still think there’s a decent footballer in him.

 

[Nashy]

We won’t be bringing in a high priced halfback to replace Reynolds. Madden is playing some bad footy but that’s behind a beaten forward pack. Probably not the Reynolds replacement we want but I still think there’s a decent footballer in him.

I wish the **** he'd show up for once then.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I wish the **** he'd show up for once then.

I’m as grumpy as you about this season and our performances but you’re going full B4L today…

 

[BroncosFever]

We won’t be bringing in a high priced halfback to replace Reynolds. Madden is playing some bad footy but that’s behind a beaten forward pack. Probably not the Reynolds replacement we want but I still think there’s a decent footballer in him.

There is, with a good team around him. As is usually the case for any young player trying to make his way into the NRL.

I don't think there's any replacement for Reynolds that doesn't involve some time investment. We won the lotto with Reynolds, no question.

 

[McHunt]

We won’t be bringing in a high priced halfback to replace Reynolds. Madden is playing some bad footy but that’s behind a beaten forward pack. Probably not the Reynolds replacement we want but I still think there’s a decent footballer in him.

I'm dropping him forever. I don't care if Kevvie wants to play Budget Billy there if it means we get to see some more of Mozer before he comes onto open market. He needs to make some tough decisions. Three of them are: his son, Mozer and Black. The future of the club might be resting on the latter two. The other will show he has some balls and no one is safe.

This season is already toast. Time to rebuild again.

 

[Nashy]

I’m as grumpy as you about this season and our performances but you’re going full B4L today…

Pre-Cone Nashy is nearly as bad as Jock Madden.

 

[Old Mate]

I'm dropping him forever. I don't care if Kevvie wants to play Budget Billy there if it means we get to see some more of Mozer before he comes onto open market. He needs to make some tough decisions. Three of them are: his son, Mozer and Black. The future of the club might be resting on the latter two. The other will show he has some balls and no one is safe.

This season is already toast. Time to rebuild again.

I don’t hate the idea of Billy at 7 and Mozer on the bench. Our kicking game is fucked anyway.

 

[McHunt]

I don’t hate the idea of Billy at 7 and Mozer on the bench. Our kicking game is fucked anyway.

Billy is a rubbish half. The vision of a mole. But if moving him out of 9 into 7 is the only way to shake the straws at dummy half, **** it, the season is down the toilet anyway.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I'm dropping him forever. I don't care if Kevvie wants to play Budget Billy there if it means we get to see some more of Mozer before he comes onto open market. He needs to make some tough decisions. Three of them are: his son, Mozer and Black. The future of the club might be resting on the latter two. The other will show he has some balls and no one is safe.

This season is already toast. Time to rebuild again.

I don’t like the idea of blaming a halfback when the team can’t hold onto the ball or the forward pack is getting beaten though. It’s just letting the rest of them think they’re doing enough

 

[McHunt]

I don’t like the idea of blaming a halfback when the team can’t hold onto the ball or the forward pack is getting beaten though. It’s just letting the rest of them think they’re doing enough

It's not about blaming the halfback; it's building a team that can win a premiership. Enough with Madden. He's not it.