POST GAME [Round 12, 2023] Broncos vs Panthers

[Mustafur]

I wish we'd had a crack at Souths and Penrith II with full strength sides, and Melbourne without the Carrigan 'I Can't Believe It's Not A Hip Drop' binning. I really like our chances if we get/stay healthy and have to play any of them at the business end of the year.

plus the lost 6 point try in the middle, off a completely new Ref changing the Bunker decision and the 1st try by panthers being clearly a double movement that wouldn't have been a try without the second effort.

 

[Manofoneway]

People will say we can't win without ARey, to to some degree they're not entirely wrong ... but take Cleary out of the Panthers side (or give us an impartial ref) and the scoreline is completely different tonight.

Yeah that was a very close game. One or two moments and we are in front. Playing like that we will win against most teams. With 44% possession and only let in two try's, none due to poor defence

 

[Mick_Hancock]

We always get the Warriors during Origin and without our rep players normally get beaten. Funny how we never get the Chooks or Souths with both teams missing rep players....

I was thinking about this the other day @Nerd. Seems like they always get a “free shot” at the Broncos. Especially given they are predominantly kiwis and not impacted by Origin.

 

[ejbronco]

Simple.
Arthars needs to go. Has zero impact.
Herbie’s a ball hog.
Paix offers absolutely nothing off the bench these days.
Hetherington is a weapon that is underutilised.
Madden sees the opportunities but shits the bed. Needs more time imo and to grow a set of balls and demand the ball.

 

[ejbronco]

Oh and fk the bunker

 

[Mick_Hancock]

We definitely need a power running backrower. We haven’t had one in years and it takes away another attacking option such as a short ball near the line. Capewell just doesn’t provide that kind of impact.

His name is Tyson Frizelle. Off Contract and can be signed today for 2024.

 

[Hoof Hearted]

Great effort from the broncs. Take away the double movement first try and it’s one try all. We’ll get them next time.

 

[the_next]

Hunts even older than Reyno my dude.

Barely misses a game. Dominates origin. Not injury prone. I’m talking about him playing 9, not replacing reyno the experience alone that he would add to this team would be invaluable.

 

[Nerd]

I was thinking about this the other day @Nerd. Seems like they always get a “free shot” at the Broncos. Especially given they are predominantly kiwis and not impacted by Origin.

We also play yet again more top 8 teams than anyone else in the comp but move on, move on nothing to see here.

Would be awesome to get the Raiders or Titans draw one year. Would also be awesome to win lotto one year as well but not holding my breath for either to ever happen.

 

[Mick_Hancock]

Going off topic a bit, Just watching this coverage on 9 about Rob Burrow, it’s so upsetting. What a couple of champions those two are.

So, so fucken sad. Poor bloke.

 

[Wolfie]

His name is Tyson Frizelle. Off Contract and can be signed today for 2024.

Frizzell isnt a bad shout.

 

[Mick_Hancock]

Another Capewell. The only difference is, he Is Newcastle’s best player this season. Or close to it.

 

[Battler]

Madden was crap - just bombing and providing nothing else. He sure looked like Brooks’ understudy in that game

 

[Manofoneway]

Simple.
Arthars needs to go. Has zero impact.
Herbie’s a ball hog.
Paix offers absolutely nothing off the bench these days.
Hetherington is a weapon that is underutilised.
Madden sees the opportunities but shits the bed. Needs more time imo and to grow a set of balls and demand the ball.

That's kind of harsh. Arthars made some crucial kick defusals tonight and ran the ball hard. We only had 44% of the ball and spent 80% of our attacking sets in our own end.

 

[theshed]

I wonder how he'd go in this version of the side.

Don’t need to. You saw tonight

 

[Mick_Hancock]

Frizell. Experienced old head.
I would liken him to a Jeremy Smith Dragons signing in 2009. Need the work and the starch in the team.

 

[marw]

Madden does not belong in 1st grade yet. All his kicks were just clearing kicks when he should have chanced their arm with more chip kicks.

That would be clever chip kicks within your own half. Think about it.

 

[Foordy]

Can I just say how good it was when riki got fired up towards the end and just started legally belting anyone wearing black.

We need to find a way to get him in that mindset constantly...