Pangai Shopping himself around?

[winslow_wong]

Imagine if this club somehow managed to lose all of Fifita, TPJ, Dearden, Coates, Su'A, McGuire, Milford, Bird and Niu under this board and coach and replaced them with Kennedy, Kennar, Croft and Luke, while managing to regain a busted Kahu and Macca on inflated contracts and being unable to move on Milford. This is a VERY real possibility.

Let all of that sink in for a minute lads.

We must not lose dearden at all costs. He’s Our first home grown half since Lockyer and one you build a team around.

 

[Sproj]

We must not lose dearden at all costs. He’s Our first home grown half since Lockyer and one you build a team around.

He's also unsigned for next year isn't he?

 

[Jason Simmons]

That's just Hooper backtracking when Lara pulled him up on it.

He didn’t backtrack at all when Lara mentioned that. He just wasn’t talking over her.

 

[lynx000]

NRL Boom rookies nailed it for me; what you need from a coach these days is at least a level of adapdability and good man management skills.

Reckon Siebs has neither

Why...?

Well, taking this to a logical conclusion; once the season was paused, a new rule came out prior to the restart

Did our coaching staff take notice and attmept to find ways to exploit it..?

Nope

So, theres a big cross for adapdability

So, i can then imagine our players come back and ask "why didnt we do any training on this new rule change? Does our coach have a idea how we should be playing under this new rule?"

Our coach..."shut up and train, i asked Lodge and he said do nothing so thats what we are doing.." Those who dont train good enough like McGuire and Roberts...they get moved on..

Big cross for man management

I think this is a significant contributor to our issues:

Broncos preparing for September re-start

Brisbane have told players to prepare for a September 1 NRL re-start as they deal with the financial fallout of the coronavirus shutdown, Ben Ikin says.

www.espn.com.au

They all thought that the season was not going to start for months and I think they trained (or did not train accordingly). They all got massively caught out when the season started in May again.

 

[Foordy]

He's also unsigned for next year isn't he?

Dearden is signed until the end of 2021

 

[Jedhead]

He's also unsigned for next year isn't he?

Shit, this is just another accident waiting to happen. Why is he not a priority?

 

[Jason Simmons]

I think this is a significant contributor to our issues:

Broncos preparing for September re-start

Brisbane have told players to prepare for a September 1 NRL re-start as they deal with the financial fallout of the coronavirus shutdown, Ben Ikin says.

www.espn.com.au

They all thought that the season was not going to start for months and I think they trained (or did not train accordingly). They all got massively caught out when the season started in May again.

You‘d think some 10 weeks down the track that required level of fitness would be back up to scratch though...

 

[Fernando]

Is this rock bottom yet?

No, because nothing has changed.

 

[winslow_wong]

He's also unsigned for next year isn't he?

If by some crazy turn of events dearden goes to the titans, the broncos should just fold.

 

[Twbapony]

You‘d think some 10 weeks down the track that required level of fitness would be back up to scratch though...

True, but it doesn't answer why other teams were match fit in round 3, such as the Eels who ran us off our feet.

 

[Sproj]

Thanks @Foordy, so he is heading for another Fifita situation. They need to lock these kids down that have been earmarked to lead the club going forward.

 

[Cult]

I just think you need to be careful trying to control too much. Good coaches don't need 100 rules. Brian Smith used to get himself in all sorts of knots mentally trying to control too much and micro-manage everything.

Doesn’t have to be a rule. Just tell these pricks that it’s inappropriate to be in contact with someone who runs another club whilst you’re with us. You’re either with us or against us and contacting the bloke who just dropped his shares isn’t a good look. Especially at this time. There’s no need for this to be happening

 

[Alec]

I honestly couldn't agree less about TPJ being the fire in our pack.
He's like a new moon, only seen once a month.
When was the last time you saw him pull off a big hit that wasn't a shoulder charge.
For 700k he is a major disappointment .

He's a bit of a flat track bully, yeah. He also sits out half of the season either suspended or injured. He's still one of our most dangerous players, but Fifita was the faaaar bigger loss IMO.

 

[jarro65]

Who is TPJ's agent ?

 

[broncos4life]

Who is TPJ's agent ?

David Fifita.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

Who is TPJ's agent ?

86

 

[jarro65]

David Fifita.

86

Comedy gold from the BHQ crew

 

[Wolfie]

Thanks @Foordy, so he is heading for another Fifita situation. They need to lock these kids down that have been earmarked to lead the club going forward.

We have to be careful we dont offer them too big a contract when they are unproven, but at the same time we need to keep them in our system. Our biggest mistake with contracts over the last few years is the length and the player options. As risky as it might sound, i think for a while we need to look at no more than 2 year deals and only go 3 years in exceptional circumstances.