Round 12 - Broncos vs Manly - Pre-Match Discussion

[Splinter]

Hey BP
How has Byrnes gone for Redcliffe at fullback?
I have been overseas for 6 weeks

 

[Mosyzlak]

Brett Stewart has been pleaded guilty to drink driving. Hopefully this rubs him out for this game!

 

[Cult]

Memory is a little foggy now, but he was hurt in the dying stages wasn't he?

The way I remember it, Kodi was more involved but it seemed like he took a quantity > quality approach and it really exposed how raw he was with the football and his defence was horrific. Kahu on the other hand was coming up with a couple of big plays including a money ball to Vidot which was probably the best pass any Broncos player produced that night.

I haven't seen much vision of JK since and reports haven't been positive. Will be interesting, but I think members are talking him up more since he's the most likely replacement for Hoffman and fans are eager to make that change.

Personally, I'd rather see JK move into the centres and have Hodges move to five eigth (Copley right centre, Hoffman wing) but that is neither here nor there.

I might be wrong as it was forever ago but I thought it was Nikorima who threw the cutout ball to Vidot.

 

[vertigo]

Brett Stewart has been pleaded guilty to drink driving. Hopefully this rubs him out for this game!

No, we need to test ourselves against the best and see how far behind we really are.

 

[Foordy]

Unfortunately there have been games where Zach has been fortunate to play ISC.

He's improved in recent weeks, but not by much.

well according to many people on here, even if your not playing well in the ISC, it doesn't mean you won't play well in the NRL. :rolleyes:

 

[Big Pete]

No, we need to test ourselves against the best and see how far behind we really are.

Don't you think the team is being tested enough right now with all this off-field drama?

 

[vertigo]

Manly has off-field drama every year, it doesn't phase them one bit on the field.

I admire how tough they are, boardroom politics threatening to tear the club apart? win a premiership.

 

[Big Pete]

Aye, they're a great team Manly but it'd be foolish to think they weren't afforded some lucky breaks on their way to glory.

A Lockyer-less Broncos & a game but ultimately frail Warriors side.

Not exactly proving themselves amongst the best.

 

[Splinter]

I might be wrong as it was forever ago but I thought it was Nikorima who threw the cutout ball to Vidot.

Kahu definitely threw one not sure about Nikorima. Maybe you had too many ales

 

[CaptainHook]

Aye, they're a great team Manly but it'd be foolish to think they weren't afforded some lucky breaks on their way to glory.

A Lockyer-less Broncos & a game but ultimately frail Warriors side.

Not exactly proving themselves amongst the best.

It's all a matter of opinion, but I think Manly were the better side. There were danger signs in the Dragons game (which Lockyer played in) that we were running out of steam. Even with Lockyer we would have struggled, I think. Manly were primed.

As for this upcoming game, I can't see Brisbane winning. At best I can hope that Manly will give us a footballing lesson and then we can see what standard we need to be at in order to be a top team.

 

[Rally Towel]

Aye, they're a great team Manly but it'd be foolish to think they weren't afforded some lucky breaks on their way to glory.

A Lockyer-less Broncos & a game but ultimately frail Warriors side.

Not exactly proving themselves amongst the best.

I don't think I've ever been madder about a game than that semi final. Watching Manly sing their team song made me want to smash my TV.

 

[Big Pete]

It's all a matter of opinion, but I think Manly were the better side. There were danger signs in the Dragons game (which Lockyer played in) that we were running out of steam. Even with Lockyer we would have struggled, I think. Manly were primed.

As for this upcoming game, I can't see Brisbane winning. At best I can hope that Manly will give us a footballing lesson and then we can see what standard we need to be at in order to be a top team.

My point is we'll never know and that you have to take these advantages where you can.

Manly definitely have over the years and that's helped make them the team they are.

I just hope people don't twist my words to suggest that Manly don't deserve their accolades. They do, but like all good teams they've made the most of their luck.

Still, I think they have the right idea in a lot of key areas and wish the Broncos would follow their lead. I always looked at DCE & Hodkinson as examples of what ISC can do for your game when you're allowed to spend a full season there. As much as I've tried to rationalise the decision not to play Hunt there, it really does my mind envisioning where he'd be at if the same call had have been made in 2011.

 

[Big Pete]

[MENTION=8219]Splinter[/MENTION] - Byrnes has been really solid in ISC from what I've seen. Not killing it but doing a fine job at the back and looking a lot more comfortable there than Millsy.

I don't get the impression he'd star in first grade but I reckon he'd be a handy player to call on as a fill in down the road.

Will be interested to see how he progresses though, he's had some pretty easy opposition.

 

[Porthoz]

well according to many people on here, even if your not playing well in the ISC, it doesn't mean you won't play well in the NRL. :rolleyes:

Not really... it doesn't mean you can't do a better job than Hoffman. It's a nuance, but a big one!

 

[Alec]

If we don't have anyone who can do a better job than Hoffman, might as well just terminate all their contracts. And then sign a player for the rest of this year. What's happening right now is lolworthy.

 

[Big Pete]

Strasser sure.

Nicholls only just got here, can't expect him to fit in right away.

The young kids aren't physically ready to handle the rigors of first grade. Releasing them would be incredibly narrow minded.

 

[austin71]

Apparently Marmin Barba has been playing well for Ipswich?

 

[Sproj]

He certainly has and has been showing the speed his bro has been lacking.