Yeah i think kevie leaving hasn't helped, he was in charge of our attack and now we look like lost sheep. I think it was a mistake to swap kevie and demetriou because our attack was great, but in saying that we were always going to struggle with no halfback. I agree about our backs , you just need to watch Melbourne play to see how they should be used.
PRE-GAME Round 10 - Sea Eagles vs Broncos
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Yeah i think kevie leaving hasn't helped, he was in charge of our attack and now we look like lost sheep. I think it was a mistake to swap kevie and demetriou because our attack was great, but in saying that we were always going to struggle with no halfback. I agree about our backs , you just need to watch Melbourne play to see how they should be used.
Mitchell_Broncos
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Im going to this game, Hoping the Boys put on a show (Fingers Crossed)
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I hope we spend the week training at the stadium.
Mitchell_Broncos
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Maybe have a separate session trying out some new boots out on the field?
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I'm assuming you're talking about the early spreads inside their own half?? If so this was actually a tactic that I believe the broncos brought back in vogue and I'm not talking about 2015 it was waaaay way back and it was Wallace -> Lockyer -> Khunt when deep in our half to quickly get on the outside of the defence.
We have been trying that a couple times in recent years but the execution is horrendous. We tried it last night and instead of going through 3 sets of hands it went through about 5 or 6 including Offa who was passed the ball mistakingly and had to shovel it along to milf standing right next to him. End result was giving the ball to Jet who had a line of defenders in front of him.
Painin the Haas
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Really hope dargan or Murphy kill it for norths on Saturday and tempt the master coach but we all know he is a stubborn man with better patience than us
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too much Sims
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pretty sure it is then Lang Park double header ... we are always the away team for this event.
In fact I loved Bennett's response to the media last year, when asked about how he felt about being in the away dressing rooms ... his response was a classic ...
"have you been to Brookvale ... we'll be fine" :porthozthinksthisishot:
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Will have to see how Manly go this week, but this is another one I expect us to win and win well. This shit just has to click at some point...
..it has to.
I think I would like to see the team just throw caution to the wind for one game, just go nuts in attack and see what happens. Offloads galore, early chip and chase, just balls to the wall attack and see if it clicks. I wouldn't even mind a loss if they give it a go.
..it has to.
I think I would like to see the team just throw caution to the wind for one game, just go nuts in attack and see what happens. Offloads galore, early chip and chase, just balls to the wall attack and see if it clicks. I wouldn't even mind a loss if they give it a go.
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last night's back 5 tackle counts:
Boyd ... 7 tackles
Oates ... 3 tackles
Roberts ...5 tackles
Opacic ... 23 tackles
Isaako ... 7 tackles
so Opacic made more tackles than the rest of the back 5 combined
I don't really have a horse in this race, but how many missed tackles did he make and how many did Milf/Glenn make who are on that side of the field? That would give us a bit more of an indication of how he went. The Dogs went that side all night (with success), so he was always going to have made more tackles.
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Fair point but that said, I've been one of his biggest critics and I have to say, he has been great the last two weeks and one game earlier in the season. 3 out of 9 means he is having a career year.
Wolfie
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I don't know if I'm a bit off on this, but isnt that a lot of tackles for a center? I did notice a fair bit he was swapping positions in defence with Milf.
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He goes looking for work, I like it.
PerthBrissy987
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Taga will surely come in , but hoping another young gun like Carrigan
Alec
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Yeah, agreed, he played his best footy as an impact hooker. I don't even think McCullough needs to go off (though I wouldn't mind him playing less minutes but being more effective in attack), you can have two dummy halves on the field for those scooting runs.
