Round 16 - PRE GAME - Newcastle Knights

[I bleed Maroon]

Bennett must be very confident of a victory if he is going for both Parcell and Copley on the bench

 

[jarro65]

Copley might come onto the wing and revert Oates to the bench.

 

[vertigo]

Didn't Copley fracture his eye socket just recently?

 

[broncsgoat]

Did Reed take the early guilty plea or fight his charge? Would be rubbish having carry over points if he's not going to be playing anyway.

 

[Morkel]

Did Reed take the early guilty plea or fight his charge? Would be rubbish having carry over points if he's not going to be playing anyway.

Interesting one isn't it. I don't think it's been reported either way. I wonder if there's a clause where you can plead Guilty and turn down the 25% discount?

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Did Reed take the early guilty plea or fight his charge? Would be rubbish having carry over points if he's not going to be playing anyway.

The media said he was injured

 

[Rally Towel]

The media said he was injured

Believe he's been playing through a dodgy hammy the last few weeks. Bound to catch up with him eventually.

 

[Brett]

Reed has a rib injury.

 

[Sproj]

Well yeah hopefully Reed challenged the charge.

 

[morganmorgan]

Copley on the bench

 

[theshed]

I rate Kahu very highly at centre and see him hodges replacement but it seems like it's a bit unfair on cops not to get left centre.

 

[Morkel]

Broncos site itself says rib injury. And Copley in. Then this comes in when talking about the Vidot injury:

"Meanwhile, centre Dale Copley’s eye socket injury is improving after swelling subsided this week.

Copley is under two weeks into a four to six week recovery for his facial fracture, meaning he has not been cleared for contact work just yet."

The game's tomorrow night, right???

Vidot Gets Good News - Broncos

 

[Fozz]

Must be his mexican brother Jale Copley.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Must be his mexican brother Jale Copley.

So that explains the accent

 

[Huge]

Never ever write the word 'back' after you've used the word 'revert' !

Now that's out of my system I'm totally confident that WB is using players who are going to be 100% fit for a game so no matter who makes it out onto the field they will be raring to go. I am also certain that complacency will not be an issue. That said, I remember WB years ago saying that sometimes a team will prepare well, have a good attitude and train well and still produce a substandard performance. He was remarking that when that happens he is left scratching his head wondering where the hell it comes from.

My take is that something a friend told me when I was at the top of my game.....it's not how good you are when you are good but how good you are when you're bad. Winning ugly is another way of saying it. Even if we play bad and still win I will take pleasure from that, it's the mark of a great team.

 

[jarro65]

Never ever write the word 'back' after you've used the word 'revert' !

Now that's out of my system I'm totally confident that WB is using players who are going to be 100% fit for a game so no matter who makes it out onto the field they will be raring to go. I am also certain that complacency will not be an issue. That said, I remember WB years ago saying that sometimes a team will prepare well, have a good attitude and train well and still produce a substandard performance. He was remarking that when that happens he is left scratching his head wondering where the hell it comes from.

My take is that something a friend told me when I was at the top of my game.....it's not how good you are when you are good but how good you are when you're bad. Winning ugly is another way of saying it. Even if we play bad and still win I will take pleasure from that, it's the mark of a great team.

So sorry

 

[Big Pete]

Copley seems like a waste of a bench spot.

If he isn't fit enough to start than he should spend sometime playing for Norths with Ofahengaue or Arrow getting a go.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Copley seems like a waste of a bench spot.

If he isn't fit enough to start than he should spend sometime playing for Norths with Ofahengaue or Arrow getting a go.

Tend to agree but still remains to be seen if that will be the final lineup, wouldn't be surprised for example to see Oates back onto the bench and Copley in the backline.