POST GAME POST GAME [Round 7, 2023] Broncos vs Titans

[BroncosFever]

I know it wont happen but with oates back next week and flegler with him, id be keeping arthurs on wing and drop cobbo for a game. Id definitely find a spot for hethrington in that 17 if not the 13. Id stick with carrigan at lock for now but hethrington is a good back up.
As for cobbo, hes a wonderful talent and great prospect but i feel he mentally needs a kick on the arse.
There are way too many mistakes (not just cobbo, but he a part of it) right now to feel comfortable about where they are and they are not valueing possession. They need to get better because a storm or penrith will starve them of the ball and run them ragged, dedpite their good defence.
On a positive note, ricki is right now one of best back rowers in the comp and deserves every occolade given him.

What didn't you like about his game tonight?

 

[BruiserMk1]

I’d say that game turned around with about 3 minutes to go in the first half…:wonder what the catalyst

Paix came on

 

[Brocko]

I am very surprised Mal Meninga of the gold coast titans thought the sin bin was harsh.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Including a couple of stunners up the back. Dunno what the go is, they must be wives of the players? Hard to believe they'd be promoting some sort of afterparty in an away dressing room.

Herbie’s got the rig out too. Lock up your daughters.

 

[BruiserMk1]

I'm hearing ya mate

 

[Sproj]

Herbie’s got the rig out too. Lock up your daughters.

Well looking at those girls there and the way they are dressed, several parents have not done this.

 

[Culhwch]

Full credit to the ref for calling play on on that voluntary tackle. That's the way it should be called every time, but that's almost always called against the tackling team.

I honestly didn't think the Titans could maintain that level the whole match, and was pretty confident we'd run them down in the second half. Honestly I don't think the first half was that bad. Couple of soft tries let in but given the way Tino and Mo and even big Dave were running I thought we did well to hold them to just those two. We looked dangerous on a few occasions and probably could have jagged another try with a bit of luck.

I thought that they at least looked better than they did in the first half last week, and this week they made those correct adjustments at halftime and came out with a far better attitude. I also thought Pat played a lot better this week from the start - that bad offload aside - and really got the balance of passing it to running it hard much closer to what it should be. Walsh and Mam didn't overplay their hands too much either, and made good choices to die with the ball rather than push a pass or early kick.

 

[BruiserMk1]

I’ve barely touched a drug in my life but **** it I need some edibles or something hallucinogenic to get through these games.. off to the recreational drugs thread..

I'm hearing ya mate

 

[BroncosFever]

Holbrook might be critical of the refs in his presser, some of his body language in the coaching box suggested he felt like a sequence of calls turned the game significantly in our favour.

 

[Kev_Guz]

Happy to have the win. Defence wasn't great. Nor was the first half.
The two halves really show how simple the game can be. First half we completed at 67% second half was 86%.
Hopefully we can manage to complete at around 80% both halves. If we do not many teams will beat us.

Also great to see Kobe back. His leg speed and play the ball really have been missed. I'll be glad when he starts to get some more time 6 runs for 83m. Just always good at getting between defenders.

 

[Midean]

Holbrook might be critical of the refs in his presser, some of his body language in the coaching box suggested he felt like a sequence of calls turned the game significantly in our favour.

Can't wait!

 

[Super Freak]

 

[BroncsFan]

Can anyone explain WTF Corey Parker has against us as during the game he was legit a cheerleader for the Titans. I get trying to keep professionalism during commentary but you would think he played 347 games for the Titans. Did a fracture happen between him and the club and he is just like Tallis, bags the club?

He's been sacked by the broncos twice now I think... he's just a bitter fuckwit

 

[ZTop]

Herbie pulling all the girls in the dressing room

 

[Kev_Guz]

Billy stifles Broncos attack.... I sound like a broken record by now.
Palasia is there just to make up the numbers.
Walsh is the game changing bargain buy of the decade!

He definately fucked things up a few times. But there was also a few times he got out from dummy half and the space was there but no support pushing up with him. We still need to work out what we actually want from our dummy half

 

[Brocko]

Can't blame Herbie, looking like that I'd have the rig out too

 

[Sproj]

Our front rowers made 54 tackles between them without 1 miss.

 

[Thelmus]

What didn't you like about his game tonight?

He looked a lot like his previous games of recent where he would switch off on his concentration. He made a few mistakes but the more worrying thing for me was that his runs out of our end looked pedestrian compared to the other backs. He looked lost a couple of times in attack and im not sure he is communicating well with staggs.
He did some spectacular things but dropping him would not be about getting those skills right but sharpening his mind set. Otherwise he will probably coast doing just enough until after origin where he will finish flat. Its what happened last year and i think he can do better (as can a few others)