POST GAME Round 1 - Storm vs Broncos

broncos4life said:
Because you don’t see anything bad your agenda, and even worse instead of being a man and admitting to it you are hiding behind you ‘Bintang induced haze’.

He looked like every other coach outside of the tantrum throwing children.
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What? Instead of being a man? Literally what are you on about? I’ve been pretty adamant since the beginning that I think he’s no good and I wasn’t impressed with him last night.
 
broncsgoat said:
What? Instead of being a man? Literally what are you on about? I’ve been pretty adamant since the beginning that I think he’s no good and I wasn’t impressed with him last night.
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Based on some weird fucking look that you made up.
 
Well I've got a spare half an hour, so:

1. Boyd - Not a great start by the captain in order to appease a lot of us from last year unfortunately. Did two or three good defensive plays but that miss on Bromwich was really poor, as is his constant insistance on defending in the line 20m from the try line. 5
2. Oates - Best on ground in my opinion. Constantly dragged in defenders as he usually does, scored two crucial tries and went looking for work late in the game. Easily outperformed the other three wingers in the game. 9
3. Roberts - Lasted about three minutes and really feel he could have made a difference when the Broncs were coming home strong, nothing against Staggs at all, Roberts is just an experienced game breaker that Staggs isn't yet. 2
4. Bird - He was woeful in the first 20 and his drop led to an important try after all the early defensive work Brisbane had done to keep themselves in the game. To his credit, he then went on a mission to spend the rest of the game making up for his mistake and did a reasonably good job for someone who has been out for a year. 6
5. Isaako - He needs to learn how to get himself into games more. He can be a game breaker when he wants to be, unfortunately last night he looked like he didn't want to be. Great potential and great goal kicker though. 5
6. Milford - He certainly looked underdone that's for sure. He didn't have that electricity in attack but I thought he did pretty well in defense given he was getting no help from his second rower. He'll improve and especially when his forwards give him a platform to work from. 5
7. KNik - Nowhere near as bad as some are making out. Long, clearing kicks are not his game but he looked farm ore threatening than Milford did last night. He was by no means excellent, he really wasn't but he wasn't bad either given he had no platform to work from. He kept getting isolated in defense, would be solved a lot by having Gillett on his inside shoulder. 6
8. Lodge - Was enormous. Almost 70 minutes straight and every minute was high quality stuff. Still gets a bit caught out around marker but he kept pulling off key tackle after key tackle. Shame he will be suspended. 8
9. Macca - You know what you are going to get from the guy and his worst game is as good as his best game, average to slightly above average. You can work with that if you have guns in other positions of the spine but this current side doesn't really. My biggest problem with him, aside from his slowness is his lack of game awareness. Why does he persistently kick on the 3rd after long stints in defense? This isn't just something from last night, this is an ongoing problem. Broncs either need someone better or someone in 14 who can provide spark. Segeyaro would be perfect. 5
10. Joffa - The only reason I know he played was because of that stupid penalty. If you are wearing maroon and yellow, do NOT argue with the ref, ever. He started to look good in the last ten minutes of the game. He should be wearing 13 to be honest, he is the quintessential lock. Poor game to back up pretty poor trials. 3
11. Glenn - Had amazing trial performances and follows it up with an absolute snoozer. Did he even play? Where was the hunger and the urgency last night? Where was the defensive support for Milf? Not impressed. 3
12. Su'A - Not his best night but he is coming back from a long injury lay off and needs time to get up to speed. He is symptomatic of the Broncs problem last night really, too many guys not match fit and coming back from long lay offs. He got almost knocked out but stayed on which is a good team effort but he definitely didn't seem right, given the dropped ball and being planted on his head. Will get better. 5
13. Gillett - Was fantastic in defense, offered nothing in attack. He isn't a stinger though in defense most of the time. Don't get me wrong, he has the ability to hit hard but more often than not, he is being dragged along or just putting people down softly. He will get better. He is coming off a very long lay off and a serious injury at that. He needs time but when he is up and running again, look out. Just happy he got through the game. 5

14. Staggs - Fair effort from the young man to fill in for 75 minutes. He didn't look out of place at all and looked threatening fairly consistently. He also wasn't dropping off tackle after tackle as he was last year. Good signs of improvement from a future star. 6
15. Fifita - Was weirdly introduced very late in the game. I don't really get Siebold's idea with that, I really don't. Fifita is a gun and could have made a difference he was introduced earlier. That said, he is still young and didn't really offer much in the way of anything really and that is what will happen with young players. He was impressively consistent for such a young 'un last year and is probably a victim of his own debut season more than anything. He came on too late and then didn't really do anything to make a difference thereafter. 5
16. Flegler - Now this guy is one of the positives to come out of last night. He came out firing and he took a few prisoners down with him. I guess Siebold told him he was only getting ten minutes so go hard as he could while he was out there because while he was out there, he was a key trigger for momentum shifting. His defense was a highlight, he was visibly hurting Storm players. You could see them stunned and running somewhere else instead. He was smashing everything that came his way, not just tackling, smashing. He's got a future this kid, look out once he builds his tank. I know it was very short but colour me super impressed. 8
17. TPJ - I thought he was good. He was looking to make things happen without going overboard like he has in the past. He wasn't as threatening or noticeable as he often is at his best but that's ok, he's coming back from injury. He, as always, provided a point of difference and look to him to progress in coming weeks. Good signs. 6

Siebold - Some new structures were clearly visible and that's good to see. Was wonderful that, despite the limited time in attacking zones, the playmakers were working together and on both sides of the field. I think that is going to pay off in the back end of the season. Both KNik and Milf are players who don't always need structure, they need opportunity. Would help if one of them was playing third receiver and sniffing around the ruck but that isn't going to happen while Boyd is at 1. I don't understand why Flegler only played 10 minutes when he was going gangbusters and I don't understand why Fifita was held back so long. I also don't like Macca going in field in a sort of half/lock hybrid role, he isn't Cam Smith, no one is, so it doesn't work for me but I guess it allows someone else to get into hooker and not use up an interchange, so there is that. Siebs is clearly moulding the team, that's clear but it will take time. 6

Jersey - I'm sorry, I just hate it. I don't usually care too much about the jersey to be honest. However, the look bothers me so much, it is too reminiscent of Cronulla and no one (except Huge) wants that I'm sure, given the murkiness of that club. Maybe it is to try and get Jack Bird back to his halcyon days? Make Tagatease feel better about his career fizzing out? Make Huge feel like he can support Brissy and Cronulla all in one? Just use the '15 heritage jersey forever more. 2
 
Couldn't watch last night, just started the replay. Should I watch it all?
 
JAHHW said:
Agreed on the tough grubber he fielded, I even said as much in an earlier post.

Don’t agree on the JAC one though. Regardless, he has to do both those things you raised because that is his job as fullback and especially as captain.

Problem is, over the last season and a bit he has had more pivotal, game impacting moments where he is found not doing his job than doing it.

That’s not professional and it’s not leadership.
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I agree he has dropped off and is obviously less of a captain than Smith, but I'm willing to give him the chance. I really don't know who would be a better option atm
 
We pretty much served up the same old performance but it will take awhile to get Seibold’s game plan up and running, not all doom and gloom at all but I think a few of us were brought back down to earth about having such an experienced team.

That being said, Melbourne played very well and have handled losing another world class player without missing a step yet again. It’s round 1 and they already look like a team ready for the finals.
 
After reading the game post last night and then this one, I seem to be getting hit with a big dose of karma after my very negative post after our first round loss last year.

From my perspective there was a lot to like about that performance last night, and I always thought that there were a lot of people posting on here that had unrealistic expectations. The facts are:

1. We were up against a side that had not lost a first round game for sixteen years. That is an awful lot of teams that have had their arses handed to them first up by Melbourne.

2. We were playing a clinical side with well developed structures and roles and everyone in their team played to that structure and fulfilled their respective roles.

3. We were playing one of the benchmark sides on their home ground where they are always more difficult to beat.

4. To the contrary of a well-settled and structured Storm, we had a disrupted off-season, and the early part of the pre-season was full of distractions.

5. We have a new coach who is introducing completely new structures which we are still trying to bed down.

6. Our chief play-maker was coming back from off-season surgery and had limited preparation time and it showed. Once again the rust was evident and he can only get better with more game time.

7. Two of our other key players (Bird and Matt Gillett) were coming back from extended injury lay-offs, and the rust showed for both.

8. We lost one of our key strike players in the first few minutes of the game and thereafter played a man down for the rest of the game.

9. We had to replace that key strike player with a young kid who would have less time in the role in training than Jimmy.

10. The manner in which the game was officiated better suited the game style and tactics of our opposition.

In light of all of that, I thought that was a pretty good effort last night in the circumstances.

What is more important is that there is a noticeable improvement next week and that progresses from week to week.

So basically, my view is calm the **** down and enjoy the ride.
 
Dee said:
Can't help but fully agree with this. There's too many excuses for this team. It's only Round 1 is a bullshit excuse. We looked lost, disorganised and flustered in attack. No cohesion, what's the point of pre season training? I'm sick and tired of the excuses. The great teams don't make excuses, they go out there and get the job done. It's not like our team hasn't played together ever before. It's ridiculous the mediocrity that is seeping into the fans and the club and team.

Give them time? Please lol. There were a few positives to take out from last night like us hanging in there, we defended well in parts and our 2nd half attack looked ok but other than that? Garbage. Lodge attacking the legs of Munster in the 1st minute was just stupid, it shouldn't happen and the Storm score off that. Milf throwing a hospital pass to Bird and then Bird fumbling and Storm pick it up and score, again that shouldn't happen because Milf has been playing 1st grade for 5 years now and should have vision to know NOT to throw those kind of passes. It would of been 16-0 half time is Kaufusi didn't drop it while going for the try. Storm butchered a few chances so we were lucky to be only 10-0 down, it wasn't all our hard work in D.

C'mon guys, some of you need to get real. I can accept the loss, wasn't expecting us to beat the Storm but we ALL should expect BETTER. Much better. The Storm forwards were making so many post contact metres, we just couldn't bring them down and that's because the Storm are ruthless EVERY second of EVERY minute and are just hungry to fucking demolish teams. When our forwards ran, we were mostly brought down immediately or pushed back or put on our back for a slow play the ball, and why is that? Because we aren't hungry mentally and were probably intimidated by the Storm and just bent over. We definitely tried hard, no doubt but we all know we can and should do better.

TPJ was almost jogging when he hit the ball up, c'mon wtf is that? If he's carrying an injury, fair enough, sit him out and put someone else in. What happened to a forward running very hard and at pace? Why all the side stepping by a forward and running sideways? It's embarrassing as a fan to see the Storm simply toy with us, it honestly looked like a training drill at times and if you're honest you will admit that. It looked like we were boys against men and I'm sick of it. Again, I'm ok with losing a game and can understand we can't win every game but why all the excuses for this team? Why are we accepting mediocrity? Bullshit excuses? It's Seibold's first game, the team needs time to click and figure out structures and systems.

No, they are professional athletes who train almost every day. They had since December when Seibold came in to figure out how to attack and defend in his system but you don't need to learn a system to learn how to run very hard and get up for a quick play the ball. You don't need to learn a system to know not to attack a kickers legs and cost your team a penalty and then a try and get suspended for 2 matches. You don't need to learn a system for your 5/8 to have vision to know when not to throw a pass because the defense is on your outside man. Some of the things this team lacks is confidence and common sense. I'm not saying our season is done, it's only 1 game I understand that but I'm just over all these excuses some of you make for this team.
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I can't agree with the excuses point , after what transpired last season and having a complete overhaul of our systems and game structures it was always going to take time. And the suggestion that our club and fans accept mediocrity, come on.
 
Unbreakable said:
I counted two, the one where he pretended to slip over so he didn't have to put his body on the line against Scott, and the one where J.Bromwich strolled through and he pretended to get faked out by a dummy.. from a front rower.. with no Storm plays in the vicinity..

Saw him do plenty of both last season, it's really disgusting to watch. If we had someone like RTS at Fullback we'd concede 6, or maybe even 12 fewer points per game honestly, that's how bad Boyd has become defensively.
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I'm one of the most critical of Boyd but I thought when he genuinely fooled by the dummy. He just looks so slow and ineffective these days. I wonder what it would take for Seibold to try swapping Boyd and Milford. IMO one isn't cutting it at 5/8 and the other isn'
Sproj said:
Well I've got a spare half an hour, so:

1. Boyd - Not a great start by the captain in order to appease a lot of us from last year unfortunately. Did two or three good defensive plays but that miss on Bromwich was really poor, as is his constant insistance on defending in the line 20m from the try line. 5
2. Oates - Best on ground in my opinion. Constantly dragged in defenders as he usually does, scored two crucial tries and went looking for work late in the game. Easily outperformed the other three wingers in the game. 9
3. Roberts - Lasted about three minutes and really feel he could have made a difference when the Broncs were coming home strong, nothing against Staggs at all, Roberts is just an experienced game breaker that Staggs isn't yet. 2
4. Bird - He was woeful in the first 20 and his drop led to an important try after all the early defensive work Brisbane had done to keep themselves in the game. To his credit, he then went on a mission to spend the rest of the game making up for his mistake and did a reasonably good job for someone who has been out for a year. 6
5. Isaako - He needs to learn how to get himself into games more. He can be a game breaker when he wants to be, unfortunately last night he looked like he didn't want to be. Great potential and great goal kicker though. 5
6. Milford - He certainly looked underdone that's for sure. He didn't have that electricity in attack but I thought he did pretty well in defense given he was getting no help from his second rower. He'll improve and especially when his forwards give him a platform to work from. 5
7. KNik - Nowhere near as bad as some are making out. Long, clearing kicks are not his game but he looked farm ore threatening than Milford did last night. He was by no means excellent, he really wasn't but he wasn't bad either given he had no platform to work from. He kept getting isolated in defense, would be solved a lot by having Gillett on his inside shoulder. 6
8. Lodge - Was enormous. Almost 70 minutes straight and every minute was high quality stuff. Still gets a bit caught out around marker but he kept pulling off key tackle after key tackle. Shame he will be suspended. 8
9. Macca - You know what you are going to get from the guy and his worst game is as good as his best game, average to slightly above average. You can work with that if you have guns in other positions of the spine but this current side doesn't really. My biggest problem with him, aside from his slowness is his lack of game awareness. Why does he persistently kick on the 3rd after long stints in defense? This isn't just something from last night, this is an ongoing problem. Broncs either need someone better or someone in 14 who can provide spark. Segeyaro would be perfect. 5
10. Joffa - The only reason I know he played was because of that stupid penalty. If you are wearing maroon and yellow, do NOT argue with the ref, ever. He started to look good in the last ten minutes of the game. He should be wearing 13 to be honest, he is the quintessential lock. Poor game to back up pretty poor trials. 3
11. Glenn - Had amazing trial performances and follows it up with an absolute snoozer. Did he even play? Where was the hunger and the urgency last night? Where was the defensive support for Milf? Not impressed. 3
12. Su'A - Not his best night but he is coming back from a long injury lay off and needs time to get up to speed. He is symptomatic of the Broncs problem last night really, too many guys not match fit and coming back from long lay offs. He got almost knocked out but stayed on which is a good team effort but he definitely didn't seem right, given the dropped ball and being planted on his head. Will get better. 5
13. Gillett - Was fantastic in defense, offered nothing in attack. He isn't a stinger though in defense most of the time. Don't get me wrong, he has the ability to hit hard but more often than not, he is being dragged along or just putting people down softly. He will get better. He is coming off a very long lay off and a serious injury at that. He needs time but when he is up and running again, look out. Just happy he got through the game. 5

14. Staggs - Fair effort from the young man to fill in for 75 minutes. He didn't look out of place at all and looked threatening fairly consistently. He also wasn't dropping off tackle after tackle as he was last year. Good signs of improvement from a future star. 6
15. Fifita - Was weirdly introduced very late in the game. I don't really get Siebold's idea with that, I really don't. Fifita is a gun and could have made a difference he was introduced earlier. That said, he is still young and didn't really offer much in the way of anything really and that is what will happen with young players. He was impressively consistent for such a young 'un last year and is probably a victim of his own debut season more than anything. He came on too late and then didn't really do anything to make a difference thereafter. 5
16. Flegler - Now this guy is one of the positives to come out of last night. He came out firing and he took a few prisoners down with him. I guess Siebold told him he was only getting ten minutes so go hard as he could while he was out there because while he was out there, he was a key trigger for momentum shifting. His defense was a highlight, he was visibly hurting Storm players. You could see them stunned and running somewhere else instead. He was smashing everything that came his way, not just tackling, smashing. He's got a future this kid, look out once he builds his tank. I know it was very short but colour me super impressed. 8
17. TPJ - I thought he was good. He was looking to make things happen without going overboard like he has in the past. He wasn't as threatening or noticeable as he often is at his best but that's ok, he's coming back from injury. He, as always, provided a point of difference and look to him to progress in coming weeks. Good signs. 6

Siebold - Some new structures were clearly visible and that's good to see. Was wonderful that, despite the limited time in attacking zones, the playmakers were working together and on both sides of the field. I think that is going to pay off in the back end of the season. Both KNik and Milf are players who don't always need structure, they need opportunity. Would help if one of them was playing third receiver and sniffing around the ruck but that isn't going to happen while Boyd is at 1. I don't understand why Flegler only played 10 minutes when he was going gangbusters and I don't understand why Fifita was held back so long. I also don't like Macca going in field in a sort of half/lock hybrid role, he isn't Cam Smith, no one is, so it doesn't work for me but I guess it allows someone else to get into hooker and not use up an interchange, so there is that. Siebs is clearly moulding the team, that's clear but it will take time. 6

Jersey - I'm sorry, I just hate it. I don't usually care too much about the jersey to be honest. However, the look bothers me so much, it is too reminiscent of Cronulla and no one (except Huge) wants that I'm sure, given the murkiness of that club. Maybe it is to try and get Jack Bird back to his halcyon days? Make Tagatease feel better about his career fizzing out? Make Huge feel like he can support Brissy and Cronulla all in one? Just use the '15 heritage jersey forever more. 2
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Would probably be interesting to read if you left a space between each rating so it's readable rather than just a block of text. Something to keep in mind for the future.
 
Sproj said:
Well I've got a spare half an hour, so:

1. Boyd - Not a great start by the captain in order to appease a lot of us from last year unfortunately. Did two or three good defensive plays but that miss on Bromwich was really poor, as is his constant insistance on defending in the line 20m from the try line. 5
2. Oates - Best on ground in my opinion. Constantly dragged in defenders as he usually does, scored two crucial tries and went looking for work late in the game. Easily outperformed the other three wingers in the game. 9
3. Roberts - Lasted about three minutes and really feel he could have made a difference when the Broncs were coming home strong, nothing against Staggs at all, Roberts is just an experienced game breaker that Staggs isn't yet. 2
4. Bird - He was woeful in the first 20 and his drop led to an important try after all the early defensive work Brisbane had done to keep themselves in the game. To his credit, he then went on a mission to spend the rest of the game making up for his mistake and did a reasonably good job for someone who has been out for a year. 6
5. Isaako - He needs to learn how to get himself into games more. He can be a game breaker when he wants to be, unfortunately last night he looked like he didn't want to be. Great potential and great goal kicker though. 5
6. Milford - He certainly looked underdone that's for sure. He didn't have that electricity in attack but I thought he did pretty well in defense given he was getting no help from his second rower. He'll improve and especially when his forwards give him a platform to work from. 5
7. KNik - Nowhere near as bad as some are making out. Long, clearing kicks are not his game but he looked farm ore threatening than Milford did last night. He was by no means excellent, he really wasn't but he wasn't bad either given he had no platform to work from. He kept getting isolated in defense, would be solved a lot by having Gillett on his inside shoulder. 6
8. Lodge - Was enormous. Almost 70 minutes straight and every minute was high quality stuff. Still gets a bit caught out around marker but he kept pulling off key tackle after key tackle. Shame he will be suspended. 8
9. Macca - You know what you are going to get from the guy and his worst game is as good as his best game, average to slightly above average. You can work with that if you have guns in other positions of the spine but this current side doesn't really. My biggest problem with him, aside from his slowness is his lack of game awareness. Why does he persistently kick on the 3rd after long stints in defense? This isn't just something from last night, this is an ongoing problem. Broncs either need someone better or someone in 14 who can provide spark. Segeyaro would be perfect. 5
10. Joffa - The only reason I know he played was because of that stupid penalty. If you are wearing maroon and yellow, do NOT argue with the ref, ever. He started to look good in the last ten minutes of the game. He should be wearing 13 to be honest, he is the quintessential lock. Poor game to back up pretty poor trials. 3
11. Glenn - Had amazing trial performances and follows it up with an absolute snoozer. Did he even play? Where was the hunger and the urgency last night? Where was the defensive support for Milf? Not impressed. 3
12. Su'A - Not his best night but he is coming back from a long injury lay off and needs time to get up to speed. He is symptomatic of the Broncs problem last night really, too many guys not match fit and coming back from long lay offs. He got almost knocked out but stayed on which is a good team effort but he definitely didn't seem right, given the dropped ball and being planted on his head. Will get better. 5
13. Gillett - Was fantastic in defense, offered nothing in attack. He isn't a stinger though in defense most of the time. Don't get me wrong, he has the ability to hit hard but more often than not, he is being dragged along or just putting people down softly. He will get better. He is coming off a very long lay off and a serious injury at that. He needs time but when he is up and running again, look out. Just happy he got through the game. 5

14. Staggs - Fair effort from the young man to fill in for 75 minutes. He didn't look out of place at all and looked threatening fairly consistently. He also wasn't dropping off tackle after tackle as he was last year. Good signs of improvement from a future star. 6
15. Fifita - Was weirdly introduced very late in the game. I don't really get Siebold's idea with that, I really don't. Fifita is a gun and could have made a difference he was introduced earlier. That said, he is still young and didn't really offer much in the way of anything really and that is what will happen with young players. He was impressively consistent for such a young 'un last year and is probably a victim of his own debut season more than anything. He came on too late and then didn't really do anything to make a difference thereafter. 5
16. Flegler - Now this guy is one of the positives to come out of last night. He came out firing and he took a few prisoners down with him. I guess Siebold told him he was only getting ten minutes so go hard as he could while he was out there because while he was out there, he was a key trigger for momentum shifting. His defense was a highlight, he was visibly hurting Storm players. You could see them stunned and running somewhere else instead. He was smashing everything that came his way, not just tackling, smashing. He's got a future this kid, look out once he builds his tank. I know it was very short but colour me super impressed. 8
17. TPJ - I thought he was good. He was looking to make things happen without going overboard like he has in the past. He wasn't as threatening or noticeable as he often is at his best but that's ok, he's coming back from injury. He, as always, provided a point of difference and look to him to progress in coming weeks. Good signs. 6

Siebold - Some new structures were clearly visible and that's good to see. Was wonderful that, despite the limited time in attacking zones, the playmakers were working together and on both sides of the field. I think that is going to pay off in the back end of the season. Both KNik and Milf are players who don't always need structure, they need opportunity. Would help if one of them was playing third receiver and sniffing around the ruck but that isn't going to happen while Boyd is at 1. I don't understand why Flegler only played 10 minutes when he was going gangbusters and I don't understand why Fifita was held back so long. I also don't like Macca going in field in a sort of half/lock hybrid role, he isn't Cam Smith, no one is, so it doesn't work for me but I guess it allows someone else to get into hooker and not use up an interchange, so there is that. Siebs is clearly moulding the team, that's clear but it will take time. 6

Jersey - I'm sorry, I just hate it. I don't usually care too much about the jersey to be honest. However, the look bothers me so much, it is too reminiscent of Cronulla and no one (except Huge) wants that I'm sure, given the murkiness of that club. Maybe it is to try and get Jack Bird back to his halcyon days? Make Tagatease feel better about his career fizzing out? Make Huge feel like he can support Brissy and Cronulla all in one? Just use the '15 heritage jersey forever more. 2
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110m and 25 tackles isn't quite in my book , think you're being harsh on offa mate
 
Cause for concern? Two plays highlight Bronco Boyd’s worrying season start
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Simon Brunsdon
March 15, 2019 2:59pm
Brisbane captain Darius Boyd certainly didn’t have the smoothest start to season 2019.
The veteran Broncos fullback had a so-so night at AAMI Park as his side went down to Melbourne in the Round 1 opener by 10 points.
Foxsports.com.au has pinpointed two plays in particular where the 31-year-old looked out of position, or perhaps a little slow as the last defender for Anthony Seibold’s men.
It was in the 48th minute when Storm backrower Kenny Bromwich strolled through a gap wide enough to park a B-double truck, on the end of a Cameron Munster short ball.
The entire play made the Brisbane defence look silly but perhaps Boyd a little more than most. Vision from the try shows the captain arrive at the ball-runner too late, and failed to get a hand on Bromwich.
To be fair it would have been a miracle play to deny the try, but any touch at all could have potentially knocked the ball loose and saved the day.
Boyd looked to be caught behind the ruck on the previous play and couldn’t cover the ground fast enough to impact the Bromwich try.
As the fullback and skipper, he may also cop a little bit of the blame for the defensive line being slow to shift right.
The second play which Boyd would like back came 20 minutes later when Storm prop Jesse Bromwich score the match-sealer.
On this occasion, Bromwich broke the defensive line and Boyd found himself as the last man able to prevent the try.
Bur the 114-kilogram forward fooled the experienced Broncos fullback by stepping inside him, leaving Boyd clutching at air.
Boyd had earlier been involved in a mini mix-up with his winger Jamayne Isaako when the pair couldn’t decide who was responsible for catching a Melbourne high kick. Isaako luckily latched onto the ball and managed to salvage it.
Business as usual for StormBusiness as usual for Storm2:44
While Boyd had a night to forget, it was his younger No.1 rival who stole the show at AAMI Park.
Storm fullback Jahrome Hughes was the best player on the field - at least according to his coach Craig Bellamy - in replacing the legend Billy Slater.
Hughes ran for 218 metres, had two tackle busts, a linebreak, a try, and forced a dropout in what was a stellar start to his life as a Melbourne No.1.
On the flip side Boyd ran for just 110 metres and was credited with two missed tackles by Fox Sports Lab. He did, however, get one tackle bust and an offload.
With young gun Isaako gunning for Brisbane’s No.1 jumper, Boyd could find himself in for some stiff competition to hold down the role throughout the season.

Source: Foxsports
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Not sure I disagree.
 
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But he also played a big part in one of our tries and nearly got his head taken off while attacking the ball. The front line has as much to answer for in both situations. It was embarrassingly poor all round and a single person copping the blame is pretty crap
 
winslow_wong said:
What’s does isaako do to claim the fullback spot? Does he train there?
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Being able to run a "bog average" sweep play is probably one thing he needs to do. He will be there eventually, maybe by the end of the year. But he needs to work on his game before it's handed to him.
 
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winslow_wong said:
What’s does isaako do to claim the fullback spot? Does he train there?
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Issako 2017 (Wikipedia)
‘ he would continue his great form in the Queensland Cup and would be named at Fullback in the Intrust Super Cup team of the season.’

Just has to be better I guess.
 
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