Round 1 - Bulldogs vrs Broncos; Pre-Match Discussion

[Art Vandelay]

I'm curious to see his stats at Storm. I thought Warriors were not using him the right way, and Storm were.

Storm years:

2010 - 6.3mpr
2011 - 6.6mpr
2012 - 7.3mpr

Parra years (that I have stats for):

2009 - 7.0mpr
2008 - 7.4mpr

 

[bazza]

Milford was never in the Broncos system to 'let go'.

Sorry if you misinterpreted that, my mistake, it was wrongly worded. What I meant was Broncos recruits were tossing between Milford and Nikorima, and instead chose to stick with Kodi, and signed him, while let go of signing Milford, as Nikorima was considered the superior talent.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

So, looks like Hoffman and Barba are sharing the five eight role.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Where do you get these stats from mate?

I have trouble believing all our forwards averaged close to 8 mtrs per run!

's comparison with for - Go nuts. Just remember to use capitalisation correctly in the search bar.

 

[Super Freak]

Storm years:

2010 - 6.3mpr
2011 - 6.6mpr
2012 - 7.3mpr

Parra years (that I have stats for):

2009 - 7.0mpr
2008 - 7.4mpr

So his form dropped a bit when he went to the Warriors. It seems to be a trend for players that sign with them.

 

[Art Vandelay]

So his form dropped a bit when he went to the Warriors. It seems to be a trend for players that sign with them.

His form did drop when he went to the Warriors, but all those stats tell you is that he has consistently struggled to make metres over the past six seasons. You can't really look at those stats and say his efforts last year were an anomaly.

 

[vertigo]

Doesn't matter, he'll get his 8 minutes off the bench and that'll be it.

 

[1910]

Hala and Molo named for ISC this week.

 

[bazza]

LOL vote for who should be five-eighth, maybe Hook will listen to the public opinon...

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...brisbane-broncos/story-fniabm4i-1226836943544

 

[Broncs1459]

LOL vote for who should be five-eighth, maybe Hook will listen to the public opinon...

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How can 100 people want to see Hoffman at five eighth? wtf

 

[Super Freak]

How can 100 people want to see Hoffman at five eighth? wtf

They're the delusional people that can't see he is not as great as they think he is. If Hoffman is 5/8 then that's us gone.

 

[Aldo]

How can 100 people want to see Hoffman at five eighth? wtf

Hoffman voted 100 times.

 

[Alec]

When i think of Gillett i get dizzy because of all the running around in circles instead of running straight. His should be a simple fix and by himself without help from the coaches

Exactly, and if this is one of our best players, then we are in trouble. You'd think with so few creative halves options, you'd have your back rowers running into holes to help them our as much as possible, but Gillett hasn't been doing that since his first season, and Glenn has stopped doing that too recently.

You could also try to cover for his poor defence by saying he was playing with terrible defenders, but the truth is his terrible defence added just as much shittiness to theirs as theirs did to his.

 

[bazza]

I'm still leaning towards Strasser. I think his year in the QLD Cup holds him in good stead over Nikorima, plus he probably is a stronger defender given his size. The experience of directing the team around the park in the ISC probably makes him the best option we have and could be what we need to support Hunt. Hunt is relatively inexperienced at first grade level as a Halfback and he needs as much support as needed. I think Strasser fits the criteria slightly better than Nikorima.

 

[Porthoz]

LOL vote for who should be five-eighth, maybe Hook will listen to the public opinon...

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The faith in Hoffman's playmaking abilities clearly on show... :laugh:

 

[bazza]

The faith in Hoffman's playmaking abilities clearly on show... :laugh:

Hahaaa, its also quite concerning how many people want Barba at five-eighth

 

[Brett]

I wouldn't be horribly disappointed with this team either...

1. Hoffman
2. Mills
3. Copley
4. Reed
5. Vidot
6. Barba
7. Hunt

8. Hannant
9. McCullough
10. McGuire
11. Thaiday
12. Gillett
13. Parker

14. Granville
15. Glenn
16. Kennedy
17. Hala

 

[Bucking Beads]

I'm pretty over playing blokes out of position. Even Kahu isn't a half and he was going to play in the 6. It's a joke the club is in this mess. We are a joke.