Sure, my point from the first post was there were circumstances around our results in 2020.
IMO the 6 again rule was a big factor in our results that year.
I'd be more interested in your take on our current situation, Kev, his coaching and where we are as a squad atm.
A factor, but not the biggest.
Kevie is very blasse and it's cost him in 2024. The damage was done last year when he lost Farnworth, Flegler, Capewell, Palasia, Oloapu and failed to find suitable replacements. The Broncos would argue Mariner, Willison, Piakura and Baker are suitable replacements, but who was meant to fill their spot?
The club still relies too heavily on their affiliates to produce depth. The Broncos have completely ignored that U/21s bracket, so when their players like Radel, Faatili, Tangimataiti come through and fail to live up to standard there's no thought of looking outside the system to replace them.
Sailor is another player that comes to mind. Sometimes players just fall into your lap and that's fine - Sailor did his part in 2023. However Sailor isn't the type of player that's worth keeping around and he made it clear he wanted to leave at the start of the year. The only reason the Broncos held onto him is because they had no other option.
Compare that to Melbourne who have been working with Fa'alogo for years and have been patiently working with him through the grades. They haven't rushed his development and he's already a better fullback than a lot of starting players and will only get better. If that doesn't work out, they have other options.
I can't say the same for the Broncos. We're alreading looking at U/17s as the long term options.
That's just the roster management and player development aspect. The football department still lacks cohesion and while they have a few pet plays that look spectacular when they come off, they lack the percentage low risk plays that helps build pressure.
The only play that fits that department is their 40m bomb kick-chase, and if the fullback is up to the task, they're all out of ideas. That's what we saw on the weekend and it was one of the few positives out of the game.
Some fans on here are concerned about what will happen if the Broncos keep losing. Right now the Broncos are a D footy team, my worry is that they're happy to be a C+/B- team when you have to be an A+ in this day and age.
2024 has been tainted from Patty and Adam's bust up to the injuries also losing key players glaring at Fleger and Herbie and Capes.
