PRE-GAME [Round 10, 2026] - Broncos vs Sea Eagles

[Nashy]

Me when I wake up in the middle of the night with a gut ache and dr google tells me that I have stomach cancer

(When really it was just the three magnums before bed)

Ice creams?

 

[Berry Barrigan]

I got diagnosed with compartment syndrome in my calf years ago, was recommended that I get surgery but didn't (long story short the diagnosing doctor was 50/50 on it and turns out it was a different muscle issue). But the fact I wasn't raced to the ER means compartment syndrome can be anything from really mild (trouble running on it) to life-threatening.

When I first heard it was compartment syndrome I was naively thinking it would be similar recovery time to what I was given, maybe 1-2 months... but his was clearly right up the severe/acute end. Just glad he's okay.

 

[Big Del]

I felt that way too. Pieter Stef Du Toit the Springbok took a year to come back when he experienced it in his thigh. Crazy that up to 2020 there were only 43 examples have been recorded in medical literature. That's just how rare it is.

I know we are meant to keep off googling, but it's a bit interesting (and ****ing shit)

South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit nearly lost leg after rare injury complications

South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit nearly lost his leg after rare complications from an injury he sustained three weeks ago playing for the Stormers.

www.espn.com.au

I watched a VLOG of a Pommie guy mountain bike racing in Sth America .
He had a no big deal crash and ended up with compartment syndrome .

 

[Big Del]

Looks like there was one in the NFL as well and he missed about a month... hopefully Deine ends up on the good side for this one.

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Thigh has much bigger muscles .
And Mariner has huge thighs .

 

[Super Freak]

 

[Brett Da Man LeMan]

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Actually, not as bad as I thought it would be. We got these glorified water pigeons

 

[MrTickyMcG]

Reckon Ben Hunt is just named to fill a spot? Or is he actually getting close to fitness?

 

[Sproj]

BUNT!

Yeah I reckon you are right @MrTickyMcG - probably needed to name someone there, so why not Bunt and get people talking.

 

[FACTHUNT]

Surely BHunt is just named for shenanigans!?

 

[Brocko]

Surely Benny Hunt is just named to fill a spot.. Same as Karp probably

 

[dejan]

Yeah, I am pretty sure I heard somewhere that Ben Hunt has started slowly training again.
But yeah, smoke and mirrors I think too.

Not a fan of JUNT being dropped though. I thought he played really well when he came in. Madge mustn't like something about his style or movement. At least he hasn't gone back to JGOS. And PRiki can play 2nd row anyway.

Hopefully Karapani is fit enough to play by Friday. CODE Sports were talking it up like he wasn't a chance to play, but they did that with Mariner this time last week too, then got injured by something completely different in game.

And in terms of JGos and Talty starting prop again, I feel like Madge will be asking them to redeem themselves against a not as strong Manly pack in terms of controlling that opening 20minutes. About the same size pack as ours. They were definitely heavily fatigued by the end of that Penrith game.

Broncos fitness must be pretty good considering how many packs are bigger than us, and we seem to get better as the game goes on.

 

[Skyblues87]

Kane Bradley?. When did we sign him from Storm?

 

[Bronx48]

It’s the best we’ve got at the moment. How many more debuts do we have in us lol Hope this team is ready for a really tough game, especially at Manly’s home. Yuck.

I also cry a little inside when I see Gos’ name.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Keen to see Verohoven play again

 

[Volvo Driver]

Keen to see Verohoven play again

Thought he was injured as well?

That Qscan update exactly a month ago said Bhunt was 6-8 weeks away. No way is he close to playing.

 

[Berry Barrigan]

Kane Bradley?. When did we sign him from Storm?

He's train and trial, playing with Burleigh

 

[BroncsFan]

And in terms of JGos and Talty starting prop again, I feel like Madge will be asking them to redeem themselves against a not as strong Manly pack in terms of controlling that opening 20minutes. About the same size pack as ours. They were definitely heavily fatigued by the end of that Penrith game.

Their pack is pretty big compared to ours.

Paseka is a monster
Haumole is a monster on the edge
TKO is old but still big

Brown is back and will run it back 100 mph

Only small ones are Jurbo, but he's just there to cut blokes in half... and Bullemore, but he's as wide as he is tall and he has quick feet

 

[Sproj]

Thing is though, Manly are due a bad loss. They've turned it around from nowhere and I reckon they will take us lightly.