PRE-GAME PRE-GAME [Round 8, 2023] Broncos vs Eels

[Kimlo]

Discuss

 

[Santa]

We owe these guys a smashing after last year. Need to really start better though. Wonder if Oates is back (we miss his hard meters).

Broncos 53; Eels 6 (poetic justice)

 

[Sproj]

Yeah if Oatesy is fit, he comes straight back in. Flegs back in and Palasia out.

 

[vertigo]

Hetherington back at the right time, Oates too. Hopefully he plays.

 

[Donald Garner]

More Kobi and less Palasia please

 

[winslow_wong]

**** the eels. Let’s do a fifo job and smoke these clowns in Darwin.

 

[Spoon]

Unpopular opinion but if Oates is back, I would bring him in, Arthars to right wing and Cobbo back to Qcup.

I think Cobbo needs to get his attitude right and really push up in both defence and attack. He has all the talent in the world but at times looks like he can't be bothered.

 

[the_next]

We cannot play like that against the eels.
I’m not sure what’s going on early in the games but it needs some serious work. When we click we are great, but against the good sides we wont get the chances we got tonight.
Keenan out, Kobe, Fleggs in.
More Paix too, completely different side when Paix was on.

 

[Mustafur]

This will undoubtedly be a big game, and with the brutal equatorial conditions anything can happen, Parra are a much better team then the ladder suggests.

 

[holdzy]

Unpopular opinion but if Oates is back, I would bring him in, Arthars to right wing and Cobbo back to Qcup.

I think Cobbo needs to get his attitude right and really push up in both defence and attack. He has all the talent in the world but at times looks like he can't be bothered.

You can **** that sky high.

He is digging in as much as anyone.

 

[Sproj]

Unpopular opinion but if Oates is back, I would bring him in, Arthars to right wing and Cobbo back to Qcup.

I think Cobbo needs to get his attitude right and really push up in both defence and attack. He has all the talent in the world but at times looks like he can't be bothered.

If Oates is back next week, watch the difference his one-two punch with Cobbo out of end make. This is no dig at Arthars, he is a first grade standard player but he can't do the hard runs Oates can or pull out the freakish stuff Cobbo can. We have an embarrassment of riches on the wings.

 

[Swordfish]

The grubs will travel farther for their home game than us for our away game .

 

[Sproj]

If Riki is out, who comes in?

I don't think Piakura has come on anywhere near as much as anyone expected he would and Frei continues to be the 18th / 19th man. So safe assumption Frei gets it OR does Palasia?

 

[Johnny92]

If Riki is out, who comes in?

I don't think Piakura has come on anywhere near as much as anyone expected he would and Frei continues to be the 18th / 19th man. So safe assumption Frei gets it OR does Palasia?

Fleglers a chance I guess.. there was talk of him training in the back row the other week. Kobe probably could play there aswell he's mobile enough.

 

[Skathen]

Fleglers a chance I guess.. there was talk of him training in the back row the other week. Kobe probably could play there aswell he's mobile enough.

Out of those two it would have to be Kobe, he's a better lateral mover.

I think you've gotta give a specialist second rower a go - if for nothing more than to show faith and opportunity in the depth at the club.

 

[LittleDavey]

If Riki is out, who comes in?

I don't think Piakura has come on anywhere near as much as anyone expected he would and Frei continues to be the 18th / 19th man. So safe assumption Frei gets it OR does Palasia?

Riki is fine and in. Let's not even think about the alternatives.

 

[BroncsFan]

If Riki is out, who comes in?

I don't think Piakura has come on anywhere near as much as anyone expected he would and Frei continues to be the 18th / 19th man. So safe assumption Frei gets it OR does Palasia?

Please not Palasia.

Whoever it is will be up against Lane... defence will be the priority with eels preferring that side and looking for offloads.

Tonight titans were going after that side as well and had a lot of success in the first half.

Let's also hope that Sharpe doesn't want to travel to Darwin

 

[MagicMan87]

If Riki is out, who comes in?

I don't think Piakura has come on anywhere near as much as anyone expected he would and Frei continues to be the 18th / 19th man. So safe assumption Frei gets it OR does Palasia?

Can frei actually play if Piakura is fit and available? Frei is a developmental player so can’t play before round 10 outside of Injuries so if Piakura is fit as far as I’m away he can’t even play if they wanted him to.