Josh McGuire to return to pre-season two weeks early

[Super Freak]

GRAND final heartbreak player Josh McGuire will return to pre-season training two weeks before most of his Broncos clubmates.

McGuire will step up his mission to restore himself as the No. 1 Broncos prop next season after an achilles tendon rupture ruined his involvement in Brisbane’s premiership charge.

McGuire returns to training on Monday week, with most of his workout mates to be Queensland Cup and under-20 players.

The majority of Brisbane’s beaten grand final side will resume training on November 30.

The club’s four New Zealand internationals, who have two more Tests to play in England, are not expected back at Red Hill until the second week of January.

McGuire’s efforts to be considered for the grand final against North Queensland were rebuffed by Broncos staff who were adamant that three months were not enough to repair the tendon enough for duty in an NRL game.

The 25-year-old made his Queensland Origin debut this year but injury in June in an NRL match sidelined him for the rest of the season.

It left him and Broncos fans wondering what difference he could have made in a finals run and a grand final lost in golden-point extra time.

McGuire averaged 126 run metres and 33 tackles a game for the Broncos this year.

Fighting with McGuire for minutes next season will be two forwards who became more prominent in his absence, Jarrod Wallace and Joe Ofahengaue.

Sam Thaiday, a reluctant prop, will be hoping he is able to play more in an edge position next season.

Ofahengaue, 20, played the last nine games of the campaign off the bench.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...rly-for-brisbane/story-e6frf3pc-1227599415816

 

[Super Freak]

Re: Josh McGuire to return to pre-season two weeks early for Brisbane

I like hearing about this stuff.

The guy has a great attitude.. I just hope he doesn't push himself too far.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Thaiday wants his fringe back. That's interesting. He better work for it.

Can't wait to see Moose run out for us again.

 

[Drewbs]

Good to hear! Hope he has a good season.

 

[Morkel]

Thaiday wants his fringe back.

Obviously if he goes back to the bench (with McGuire & Blair starting) then chances are Thaiday will get a fair few minutes at back row. But (like you I assume) I think he wants the #11 or #12.

 

[Super Freak]

Thaiday could be more useful on the left fringe.

As people have pointed out, Hunt has trouble putting people through on the right hand side.

Milford on the other hand has no trouble putting people through on the left hand side. I think close to the line, Thaiday would be a more potent attacking weapon than Glenn.

It wouldn't be a new position for Thaiday. He played there often the last time Bennett was coach. Parker was on the right.

He played some great footy on the left fringe.

 

[Morkel]

Thaiday could be more useful on the left fringe.

As people have pointed out, Hunt has trouble putting people through on the right hand side.

Milford on the other hand has no trouble putting people through on the left hand side.

It wouldn't be a new position for Thaiday. He played there often the last time Bennett was coach. Parker was on the right.

He played some great footy on the left fringe.

I can't argue with any of that, but I still think he's better on the right. He plays his best games for Qld there. And as we've all been delighted to bring up, Bennett has barely scratched the surface with our attack. I'm hoping for big things in 2016. I can picture McGuire trucking it up and getting a late ball out to Hunt, with Thaiday on his hip running at the opposition half, Copley out wider ready to step inside his opposite centre, and Boyd making the extra man in between them. Brings me back to the Lockyer Thaiday Hodges days with Hunt looping around the back.

 

[M.B.88]

This could be a thing bennett works on over the off season with hunt. Building his kicking game and working on structures with back rowers. He did it with Milford during the year. . Told him, learn the structures first before trying to find a money play off every touch. He distilled a great balance to his game as a half. Why bennett is so brilliant again.

Couldn't be more excited about a season than the up and coming one.

So many gains.. copley into centres, kody getting some awesome off season experience playing halfback for his country, moose on the mend and back into the side, blaire getting captaincy for his country, some great luck on the injury and rehab side of things ( kahu moving to centre while reed is out potentially gives Anderson a run - although i think we'll more so see him fill in for darius come origin - or that'll be maranta... Either way, got some great options coming up)

Also, I'm thinking moose will be eased back into the side being a forward coming off such an injury. He'll come off the bench with thaiday starting prop, then thaiday spending time in the backrow when he comes back on. . Later in the year thaiday moves to bench as an impact player for moose to don the 8.

Wow.. Fark our forward pack is intimidating for the new 8 sub format. . Big minutes in mostly every player. They're almost all interchangeable (bar wallace who is more just a prop gap - necessary but not flashy) but parker, thaiday, moose, blaire.... all back row front row players who can all play in each position. I know they're all different style players but that's the beauty of it. Awesome balance or ability, aggression and smarts. Even chuck offa in that category of big minutes, back row front row versatility.

Looking good peeps.