PRE-GAME [Round 14, 2024] Broncos vs Sharks

[Swordfish]

Exactly. Given the position we’re in now, all we should do is get as many W’s through the Origin period as we can. Our real performance will come after R20 for mine.

Premierships are never won in the 1st half of the season.

 

[BroncosFever]

It's a wide open top four, Melbourne, Penrith and ourselves have been missing or still are missing crucial spine players. NZ are a bit all over the shop as are the Roosters. The team that stays the healthiest will be very prominent when it counts.

We just need to tick over a few wins during Origin, get our players back healthy, have them focused purely on the NRL and not Origin, we're in a pretty good spot given some of the things that haven't gone our way this season.

 

[mstreet]

And despite this, we sit either equal wins in top four or one behind depending on the Roosters result and the third best attack in the comp despite the toughest draw out of anyone and injuries / busted players galore. There’s your reasons for us struggling, it’s hard to get cohesion when you’ve got different blokes playing next to you very week.

We’ve been average all season and are right now, in equal fourth place. Far from our season being over, we are ready to give this thing a massive shake.

You can't be serious. Do you think we will beat the storm or Panthers this year? Already beaten twice by the Rooster's. Can you please remind me of how you win a grand final? Never mind, I'll ask Nathan Cleary.

 

[Swordfish]

We will absolutely beat anyone when we’ve 1-17 first choice players playing 80min straight & HEALTHY.

On the 2 games against Rotters, Storm Cheats & Penriff, we had injured players and didn’t close out the games with 17 players. I’m not calling it as the cause mind you but I’m saying that we will beat them.

Do you reckon the players themselves & the coaching staff together wouldn’t learn a thing from the L’s we had this season thus far? Don’t you think they would make amends & feel responsible collectively to play better?

 

[theshed]

concerns were definitely still present before Reynolds injury but it’s astounding how for some teams, losing their halfback sees them crumble in so many facets of the game that it shouldn’t impact.

it’s not just attack, our defence goes to water when he’s missing too. Line speed and effort drop significantly. The exact same happened with the eels and Moses.

 

[Big Del]

We can't beat Penrith,

The Dragons have given the rest of the comp hope .

 

[Bucking Beads]

Fixing our Attitude in defence is all I really want. Our attack is fine but of course we just need to respect the ball a bit more. We’ve fallen into the trap where we know we’re a good team but haven’t really been earning it this year.

 

[Sproj]

You can't be serious. Do you think we will beat the storm or Panthers this year? Already beaten twice by the Rooster's. Can you please remind me of how you win a grand final? Never mind, I'll ask Nathan Cleary.

I mean, can you be serious?

Just in the Storm alone, we were dropped ball and two VERY questionable tries to them from beating them with players out and losing Reynolds at half time at their home. So can I see us beating them? Well yeah.

Can I see us beating Penrith? If we are healthy, absolutely.

This comp right now is throwing up all sorts of results and will do so over the origin period. At this exact point last year we were all worried about similar things and then post-origin we exploded.

Will we do the same this year? I don’t know but you’d be pretty silly to write us off at this precise moment as you are doing.

 

[McHunt]

concerns were definitely still present before Reynolds injury but it’s astounding how for some teams, losing their halfback sees them crumble in so many facets of the game that it shouldn’t impact.

it’s not just attack, our defence goes to water when he’s missing too. Line speed and effort drop significantly. The exact same happened with the eels and Moses.

The Storm are VERY beatable without Jahrome Hughes.

 

[McHunt]

It's more the way we are losing that has me thinking the season is done. As said, we have the cattle, I'm wondering what's going on with the coaching side of the equation. And for God's sake, this isn't a sack Kevie thing.

Injuries and a tough draw have played a huge part, but the lack of cohesion, and discipline with the ball is killing our season.

His highness, Lord Bennett always said defence is about attitude. The team looks tired and down on confidence. The coaching staff would be concerned and trying to address it, but I'm not sure what they can do.

Our edge defence and spine aren't firing. Billy is having a terrible season. Ezra is hot and cold. Not sure what to say about Walsh, maybe he's trying too hard?

It's a relatively young team. Reynolds influence can't be understated in 2023.

Whenever we lose it seems like the end of the world.

 

[Jedhead]

Whenever we lose it seems like the end of the world.

With some, I think it's worse then that.

 

[McHunt]

With some, I think it's worse then that.

Let's hope that last game is Rocky on the mat. You know what always happens next.

 

[mstreet]

Whenever we lose it seems like the end of the world.

Cheers up. Have a Snickers.

 

[kat00]

The Dragons have given the rest of the comp hope .

Quote of the year!

No Edwards,To'o,Laui,Martin,Yeo and there was one other bloke missing too.
That game last week was a big dent for us, our defence was embarrassing.
The game against Sharks next week has become pretty crucial for us now and they are coming off 2 losses.
This game and the game 3 days after the third origin will tell me exactly how our season is going.
If Reynolds was fit I'd agree 100% with all the optimists but to compare our team now to this time last year without him, well, another word other than optimistic springs to mind.

 

[Big Del]

Quote of the year!

No Edwards,To'o,Laui,Martin,Yeo and there was one other bloke missing too.
That game last week was a big dent for us, our defence was embarrassing.
The game against Sharks next week has become pretty crucial for us now and they are coming off 2 losses.
This game and the game 3 days after the third origin will tell me exactly how our season is going.
If Reynolds was fit I'd agree 100% with all the optimists but to compare our team now to this time last year without him, well, another word other than optimistic springs to mind.

 

[Sproj]

Quote of the year!

No Edwards,To'o,Laui,Martin,Yeo and there was one other bloke missing too.
That game last week was a big dent for us, our defence was embarrassing.
The game against Sharks next week has become pretty crucial for us now and they are coming off 2 losses.
This game and the game 3 days after the third origin will tell me exactly how our season is going.
If Reynolds was fit I'd agree 100% with all the optimists but to compare our team now to this time last year without him, well, another word other than optimistic springs to mind.

Based on evidence thus far and the fact we are still winning more than we are losing despite all the injuries and disruptions - realistic?

 

[McHunt]

Based on evidence thus far and the fact we are still winning more than we are losing despite all the injuries and disruptions - realistic?

Losing more than you win gets you 14th place on the ladder currently: Titans (new coach), Eels (sacked coach), Tigers (new coach), Rabbitohs (sacked coach).

 

[Sproj]

Losing more than you win gets you 14th place on the ladder currently: Titans (new coach), Eels (sacked coach), Tigers (new coach), Rabbitohs (sacked coach).

Oh right, I didn't realise we were sitting in 14th.