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Plan to beat the Broncos...
I do agree about those offloads. Have to wrap the ball up well. Offloads are the one thing that can trouble any defence.Well he's not wrong. That was actually a really good segment with him and Fittler today. Both tipping us to win, for much the same reasons as we're saying on here. Gus too even on another one.
We've clearly been focusing on this a bit at training, I've noticed the boys holding ball-carrying arms etc and have been actively looking to wrap up potential offloads. It's been a big improvement from earlier in the season. We'll need to be all over that on Saturday.I do agree about those offloads. Have to wrap the ball up well. Offloads are the one thing that can trouble any defence.
Plan to beat the Broncos...
That's straight from the Brian Smith v Broncos play book. The two best coaching efforts against the Broncos in finals is 1998 v the Eels and 2006 v the Dragons.
1998- Smith told the Eels to walk to scrums, slow it down kick it out on the fifth and not give Brisbane broken play to attack from.
Eels went against the wind in the first half, so they came home in the second half with Simon driving the ball deep to make Lockyer bring it back.
Worked- Eels kept Brisbane to 10. Considering they'd averaged nearly 30 during the year it's a huge effort.
Then in 2006- Brown and the Dragons did a great job on Hodges in the finals and nullified him with a terrific kicking game and bombing him and making it hard to get out of the right-hand corner which Hodges hated.
Dragons kept Brisbane to four.
Attack was just so stifled in both games.
Yea saw that, someone should have asked how many times did any of the Sydney teams travel to Brisbane.Don't watch 360 tonight. Skimmed through it but saw Benny Elias calling us a protected species due to how much we travelled to Sydney
Yeah... going on about how we only travelled to Shitney 3 times this year, because that's the centre of the universe obviously.Don't watch 360 tonight. Skimmed through it but saw Benny Elias calling us a protected species due to how much we travelled to Sydney
I like how the media have heaped pressure on Ezra Maam having to play the best defensive game of his career to stop AFB..
Because, TMM wont have Flegler, Haas, Carrigan running over the top of him...
IMO, the 1998 game plan from Smith wouldn't be quite as effective in 2023, not only is there less scrums (given some situations are now tap restarts instead of scrums) and a scrum clock, meaning you can't really walk to a scrum anymore
Geez, took this lot long enough :P lolI see what you did there. Reckon Webby has that posted up in sheds as extra motivation?
Rather a legs tackle then a non tackle like so many playing in the halves these days. Got to have faith in the defensive system, you’re there watching, I’m sure they have crash scenarios for it.The problem isn't just running over him or missing a tackle it's the ruck speed from a leg's tackles. Mam won't be able to hold him down or slow him down. They might not score on the Mam tackle, but they might score two tackles later.
Dragons gameRosie is one impatient cat what match should she watch. She has watched Roosters, Raiders, Eels, Warriors please give me some suggestions
Plan to beat the Broncos...
Plan to beat the Broncos...