tommy
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Yea that was complete and utter shit.
Yea that was complete and utter shit.
Aldo
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Segs did one when he first came on that absolutely snapped JWH (I think) one on one. I said to my son that is how we were taught to tackle when I was a young bloke and mentioned "The Axe". Was great to watch.
BrentTatesChin
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*andrew mccullough sweats profusely*
Aldo
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Yep, I'm still miffed at what the fucking problem was with that. Didn't even hit his fucking legs.
tommy
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Because the elite halves aren't allowed to be tackled anymore. Joe O broke the rules.
Renegade
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It was a stupid move by offa tho, they were kicking from deep in their own half. Pressure sure but no need to go for the legs.
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Thelmus
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I thought after a shaky start with those terrible passes, boyd was ok, and as captain was sending the right messages to his teammates. He quickly cut out those passes in his play and got on with things. It wasn't his best game but there were worse out there. There were more than a few errors from nearly all our players. Some led to changes of possession, some didn't. As I said earlier, it looked rusty and disjointed but with the maintenance of pressure on their opponents and their willingness to defend, they wrestled control from a well-drilled side and worthy premiership favourites.
There was no single error that was particularly worse than any other, apart from Offa's brain fade. I disagree with the idea of hooking him like some commentators suggested ( it was born out of over-enthusiasm, rather than negligence), but I'm sure a warning will be sent to him this week by the coach about it.
Most of the players people are praising did not play 80 minutes and therefore will naturally look a little better than those that didn't on the field. Likewise, players like saguaro who played only 20 minutes or less will look positively electric. Don't get me wrong, they were good, but it's important not to try and expect an 80-minute player to do the same as the fellow who's done 20 minutes (otherwise why play with interchanges at all?).
I hope we have learnt the value of discipline and patience, from this game. It is what has got us over the line. It is the difference between forcing a mistake from an opponent, deep in their own half or making one in ours. Likewise, the willingness to defend needs to be replicated. These are attitude driven, and their continuance will be sorely tested when we play away. That is the next goal.
Browny
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I’m just happy that for once Boyd falling over worked in our favour
Cult
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I've never been so happy to be wrong. Turpin was stinking it up for Redcliffe and I didn't think he had it in him but he was impressive last night. The hyperbole needs to end, but he was a lot better than last week. Segeyaro was a signing I wasn't sure about due to his off field behavior only. He was obviously always going to be an asset to the Broncos. Macca might be done for us but I think he deserves some respect on here, as he wasn't the cause of the problem. Having a bench option would have made him a different player as well. Dearden really impressed me with his defense. I don't think I saw him fall off many tackles at all.
Boyd is showing why he's our captain again. That set of six that we held them down in their twenty he was hyping the boys up hard. He's always spoke a lot on the field but they're finally getting behind him. Notice the difference when we hold onto the ball and don't make Boyd attempt unnecessary tackles? We win fucking games. In saying that we still have a couple of dumb players putting us under pressure we don't need to be under. Ofa..
In regards to the "I told you so's", Seibold absolutely deserved criticism, the same way Boyd, Macca, Isaako, Ofa and Nikorima did. I do think some of it was misdirected as people were looking for scapegoats, I just hope the next few weeks aren't filled with the same bullshit and we can celebrate a few more wins.
Boyd is showing why he's our captain again. That set of six that we held them down in their twenty he was hyping the boys up hard. He's always spoke a lot on the field but they're finally getting behind him. Notice the difference when we hold onto the ball and don't make Boyd attempt unnecessary tackles? We win fucking games. In saying that we still have a couple of dumb players putting us under pressure we don't need to be under. Ofa..
In regards to the "I told you so's", Seibold absolutely deserved criticism, the same way Boyd, Macca, Isaako, Ofa and Nikorima did. I do think some of it was misdirected as people were looking for scapegoats, I just hope the next few weeks aren't filled with the same bullshit and we can celebrate a few more wins.
johnyE
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Well said Dee ,I just sat through that game also, happily eating my words one after another, It wasn't winning ugly it was all effort and attitude . Now that's what gives you opportunity and momentum ,and their was some real heart in some of those performances, and there's so much room for improvement. Haas was superb and TPJ 's offloads were great ,and Segeyaro is the spark in attack we desperately needed. Have been waiting for this all year, well done boys , you need to back this up though and show us that belief.!! keep that spirit alive GO THE BRONCOS
PerthBrissy987
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Payne Haas's deal , what a fucking steal
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A few times when we won a turnover in their 20-30 I pointed out to my misses young Deardon waving his arms to all and sundry to remain calm. I mean an 18 year-old in his third game behaving like the veteran Cronk. That sort of presence of mind can't be coached. Someone else mentioned how he also had the presence of mind to walk forward after playing the ball to Segs so he could not be pinged for obstruction. That was the exact excuse the ref was looking for when he sent it upstairs. They way he changed positioning as the pass was thrown to be on the defender's outside shoulder and give Gillo a saloon passage to the line was Lockyer like and it was just a pity Gillo spilled his lollies as it was a great 'try' assist.
On a different note. Why did that Ch9 chic call him a redhead? First up he's blonde and what does it matter what colour hair he has? He doesn't reply to her saying 'for a bottle blonde your observations were a bit off' silly woman.
On a different note. Why did that Ch9 chic call him a redhead? First up he's blonde and what does it matter what colour hair he has? He doesn't reply to her saying 'for a bottle blonde your observations were a bit off' silly woman.
Aldo
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Not sure what the stats were but I thought Flegler was excellent when he was on. His defence was awesome.
Black Philip
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That pissed me off too, it was soft as shit. I don't like grubbiness but halves need to understand that they're not a protected species. There wasn't anything wrong with what Ofa did IMO.
animal eater
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Seibold's great strength is showing he has some sack and vision. I like what I am seeing.
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