Q-CUP Queensland Cup 2021
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theshed
Just a Game
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I think The Seagulls backs were generally great, outside of handling errors. They were making huge metres out of their own half, it was just the halves that were wasting all the good work. The end of set options and general organising was atrocious but that isn’t the fault of the backs.
Robati had a good game too.
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Felt like what the NRL could be if there was no wrestle and minimal referee interference, with essentially no 6-agains
Galah
State of Origin Rep
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Reminded me of footy before the storm became a thing.
NSW stables
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Exactly, for mine, where WM lost it was in the halves and their 5th play options. Their attacking and long kicking was poor, despite the wind in the second half, not once did they look for a 40-20 and when they were attacking norths line, they appeared to have no plan. Basically anything threatening was coming straight from berrell and individual efforts.
I felt for cobbo because nothing was happening for WM and I think he felt he had to score or create every time he touched the ball so went for too many low percentage plays.
For mine, I have cobbo starting isc at fullback next year. I think he will be better served developing his game here. His support play was lacking yesterday and had he been around the ruck more I think he could have taken advantage of some of the breaks/half-breaks WM were making in the middle of the field.
Nui seems to have improved his support game and seems to have a better passing and short kicking game at this time, but I dont think it will be long until cobbo becomes the number one. The broncos will just have to adapt their game to a powerful running fullback rather than a ball player when that occurs.
Scarlett being off his game had a massive impact on Cobbo, that's one of the frontiers for him to conquer, he was getting it towards the end of the year and learning to read halves and feed off them but it wasn't happening at all yesterday so he had to go get his own ball and then he made mistakes.
Support play and all those things are improved by being able to understand the game. He has a very fundamental understanding of the game.
Cobbo's passing improved his second stint in ISC. His two try assists were in the last round and prelim final.
The breakdown of receipts and passing/running was 77 passes/230 times he touched the ball in 10 games.
Two try assists is certainly an area to improve but I think halves will help him- just not yesterday.
Courier name their top eight ISC players ready for NRL.
Howarth- Tigers/Storm.
Hoeter- Wynnum
Fuller-Bears/Titans
Mam-Souths/Broncos
James-Souths/Broncos
Stuckey-Pride/Bulldogs
Price-Blackhawks/Cowboys
Nakubuwai- Norths
Nothing new there but least they're giving it a bit of thought even if it is late.
Howarth- Tigers/Storm.
Hoeter- Wynnum
Fuller-Bears/Titans
Mam-Souths/Broncos
James-Souths/Broncos
Stuckey-Pride/Bulldogs
Price-Blackhawks/Cowboys
Nakubuwai- Norths
Nothing new there but least they're giving it a bit of thought even if it is late.
- Sep 6, 2013
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Courier name their top eight ISC players ready for NRL.
Howarth- Tigers/Storm.
Hoeter- Wynnum
Fuller-Bears/Titans
Mam-Souths/Broncos
James-Souths/Broncos
Stuckey-Pride/Bulldogs
Price-Blackhawks/Cowboys
Nakubuwai- Norths
Nothing new there but least they're giving it a bit of thought even if it is late.
I can definitely see Howarth and Hoeter running out for the Dolphins round 1, 2023.
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I thought Hoeter was on a train and trial deal with us?
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Yes train and trial deal, doesn't even mean he has a contract for '22, just means he gets a chance to train for a few weeks of preseason.
Hoeter will be 30 by then, it's unlikely he is playing NRL. Howarth while I think he's talented is still unknown, he had hamstring problems all this year and played no football-five games in the centre and I am still unsure why they are mucking around with him at centre. He's a backrow and that's where he played for Queensland and Australia- Storm will be trying to find out in '22 where he is best suited. He's a great bench option. I can't see them letting him ago until they have solved some unanswered questions.
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Courier name their top eight ISC players ready for NRL.
Howarth- Tigers/Storm.
Hoeter- Wynnum
Fuller-Bears/Titans
Mam-Souths/Broncos
James-Souths/Broncos
Stuckey-Pride/Bulldogs
Price-Blackhawks/Cowboys
Nakubuwai- Norths
Nothing new there but least they're giving it a bit of thought even if it is late.
The CM listed Hoeter as Broncos contracted as well
He isn’t contracted,
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the said in the description it was a train and trial contract
Ben Te-Kura got Norths' MM player of the year.
He's so tall and such a specimen I think Broncos SC and would love to get hold of him this off-season.
Started the year with injuries so did well to recover and be a bright light in the Alf Trophy.
Bit like Willison last year, he makes his tackles somehow despite his frame not really being suited to defence.
He's so tall and such a specimen I think Broncos SC and would love to get hold of him this off-season.
Started the year with injuries so did well to recover and be a bright light in the Alf Trophy.
Bit like Willison last year, he makes his tackles somehow despite his frame not really being suited to defence.
