POST GAME Post Game Discussion - Round 1 - South Sydney

[Big Pete]

the problem was that unless they had another angle that they didnt show on tv then going to the video wouldnt really have helped as you couldnt see the exact moment he caught the ball.

Not on that angle, but if it looks sus enough surely the video can request another angle and would have got it.

I just don't buy into it being 'too quick'.

 

[Harry Sack]

I have had to Google way too many acronyms today. I'm only 24 for ***** sake! I'm not old yet.

Jesus man, fix your life!!!!!

 

[Crazy Sam]

I'm trying to think of the last really bad debut by a new signing for the Broncos before Gavet's last night. Maybe Richard Swain or Motu Tony??

 

[Porthoz]

the problem was that unless they had another angle that they didnt show on tv then going to the video wouldnt really have helped as you couldnt see the exact moment he caught the ball.

Technically it's as soon as he touches the ball, and based on what I saw, there is a very good chance he did before touching the ground...

As everyone has said, it's no excuse for last night's display, nor would it have made much difference. But if you include the countless times our players were taken out of contest by souffs players without any action from the refs, it kind of paints a picture.

 

[Porthoz]

Not sure if that was a crack at me or Kahu as a fullback? While he has been limited by injuries over the years, what explosive speed, sure handedness under the high ball, last ditch defense, kicking or passing has he shown?:ohmy: I got nothing against the guy but really doubt that fb is his best position.

Based on a whole 2 games under the conditions they were played? Knee jerking much?

 

[rnabokov]

For me, for the moment, Kahu is the FB we have to have.

Milford is the FB we ought to have.

Boyd will be the FB we will eventually have, but ... but ... no, it's already been said (bloody agendas... glad I don't have any)

 

[Anonymous person]

I'm trying to think of the last really bad debut by a new signing for the Broncos before Gavet's last night. Maybe Richard Swain or Motu Tony??

Didn't motu tony score a try or 2 and get man of the match in his debut? Pretty sure he did. He only played like 2 or 3 games and he was very good in all of them.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Clarify or talk down to those he feels are incorrect?

Your post made me appreciate you just that little bit more ......

 

[Mr Fourex]

For me, for the moment, Kahu is the FB we have to have.

Milford is the FB we ought to have.

FFS ...what would he have done last night at fullback? **** all he could have done...we were starved of possession......

it's as simple as that.

 

[Anonymous person]

Yeh cause at Canberra his team always had a mountain of possession and field position thats why they came so close to winning the premiership and that's why Milford was able to destroy teams every week single handedly from the back.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Yeh cause at Canberra his team always had a mountain of possession and field position thats why they came so close to winning the premiership and that's why Milford was able to destroy teams every week single handedly from the back.

LOL ....and the Faders finished where on the ladder ?

.....:laugh:

 

[Cult]

Yeh cause at Canberra his team always had a mountain of possession and field position thats why they came so close to winning the premiership and that's why Milford was able to destroy teams every week single handedly from the back.

You guys are kinda acting like Milford won Canberra a premiership from fullback.

 

[lynx000]

Just out of idle curiousity, for those that are suggesting Milford should be the fullback, who is going to play 5/8?

 

[Super Freak]

Just out of idle curiousity, for those that are suggesting Milford should be the fullback, who is going to play 5/8?

Hodges or Kodi.. Neither of them ideal options.

 

[broncsgoat]

Yeh cause at Canberra his team always had a mountain of possession and field position thats why they came so close to winning the premiership and that's why Milford was able to destroy teams every week single handedly from the back.

He's rocks or diamonds mate.

 

[Big Pete]

I’ve been sitting on my thoughts on the game for some time. Obviously leaving the stadium last night, I wasn't happy about the performance and was finding it difficult to draw any positives but I made a point to stay till the end and to leave with my head held high because at the end of the day, it's all I could really control.

What we all witnessed last night was a total miss-match.

South Sydney are something else. They're on top of their game at the moment and three years of hard-work has paid off handsomely for them. I noticed a lot of people saying they didn't play that well, they weren't expansive, they blew opportunities and to an extent they're right but they're a great footy team who will punish you if you let them.

Unfortunately we did.

I went into the game knowing full well the Broncos weren't going to win. It isn't because I'm negative or don't believe in what Wayne is doing, I just being realistic about the context of the situation. Unfortunately I didn't expect them to be that bad. At half-time I wasn't that disappointed. For me, it was all apart of the script right down to the blown try by Milford, try to Walker and errors by Gavet and I thought Wayne would address the issues and get the boys fired up in the second half.

Unfortunately as soon as Kahu spilled that bomb I knew it was over.

I went from being hunched over on the edge of my seat trying to get as close as I could to slumping back and looking more like...

Sutton & GI scores, the Broncos kick out on the full...the rest of the game meant nothing to me...it was over.

Still, in all of that there were some positive signs.

For one, I actually got a sense that the players knew what they were doing and what their roles were. While it's still very basic stuff there's a lot more intent and purpose about the Broncos play on the opposition line and they actually look to be playing off the back of runs instead of just mindlessly mulling their way through their sets.

The other was the use of interchange. Wayne really made sure to get the most out of his bench and while I didn't think it was to the benefit on this particular occasion I think down the track we'll notice a difference.

It all begins from here and I believe the only way is up. It's not going to be pretty but I have the utmost confidence it's going to happen and for all the fans who endured the long commutes, the heat and disappointment, it will all be worth it.

 

[Anonymous person]

Bennetts use of the bench was probably the single worst thing out of that match lol.

Dodds almost playing as many minutes as mcguire? Thaiday playing the most minutes apart from Glenn? Both starting props playing 40mins or less? Parker having over 20 minutes off the field and then returning at hooker?

It was laughable. Corey parker mustve been thinking someone was taking the piss because of the occasion. It was terrible use of the bench.

 

[Big Pete]

It wasn't perfect but I think it bodes well moving forward.

Under Griffin it always seemed like the bench players were nothing more than cameo players designed to give the big boys a breather for a few minutes and then we'd wonder why they were out of puff in the final 10.