BroncosFever
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- Jun 6, 2014
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Oh I definitely do and Im saying we are way too reliant on them to have any sort of sustained success. Look at the likes of the Panthers and the Storm, they have systems and structures to allow the next man up to slot in and fill a gap
Even so, this "next man up" deal sort of goes out the window when you start missing 2 of your spine.
Penrith got done by St George without Cleary and Edwards, I'd have them on par with us without Reynolds and Walsh.
Melbourne have 4 genuine elite spine players, they can be without 2 and still beat most sides. Much easier to adopt the next man up mentality when that next man isn't being heavily relied on to come up with the big plays to score points.