POST GAME [Round 17, 2023] Broncos vs Titans

[LittleDavey]

There is more to life than football

Course there is, and we were really only 10% from where we belt them by 20. But if we want to win the whole thing we need to be a whole lot better.

We're not a premiership winning side right now. Too green, too panicky, can't build pressure.

 

[nopatience101]

It was a typical broncos flat performance in a game we should have won, seen it all before.

We had our chances in the first half, but our attack from set starts in the 20m is really poor and has been all year and just isn’t improving. The ruck was very slow too, which didn’t help.

Reynolds and Mam rarely find the in goal on grubbers either after they’ve inevitably run out of ideas.

We need to set ourselves deeper and get Staggs some decent ball for once to give him a running chance. I’m sick of seeing forward after forward hitting and spinning for a soft offload out the back before the ball goes wide to a back standing flat.

Our line speed was poor too, titans were often getting 60m sets, it wasn’t until the game was nearly over that they decided to get off their line.

Cobbo was way off the pace, I’m sure the weather played a part, but he looks unfit.

 

[Cult]

We were awful but didn't give up. We did have about three tries we bombed. That Walsh to Oates play just needed to be executed literally 1 second earlier and it was game over. Walsh had an absolute shocker but like the team, never gave up.

Someone did give up though, a couple of times…

 

[Aldo]

Didn't see the game. How did Piakura go?

 

[mrslong]

Someone did give up though, a couple of times…

He certainly did.

 

[Waynesaurus]

I hope todays effort is not an indicator of what we are going to offer up after a week off for the bye.

 

[the_next]

Clearly still so mentally weak, it’s pretty worrying.
Hindsight says you rest Walsh and Cobbo at a bear minimum. Sailor and Arthurs would have offered more in those two positions tonight imo.
Wayne will have Phins revved Up for this one and we will have to be back to our best otherwise it’ll be a long night.

 

[winslow_wong]

I thought with walsh at fullback we’d see better offloads around the ruck but it still never happens. Our support play is non existent and when we do offload, they do nothing because no one wants it.

 

[Organix]

It’s actually been eradicated from the rules. Still the players don’t touch the ball carrier in hopes for a call that’s never coming.

I'm just imagining a player crawling his way to a try like this

 

[Wolfie]

Billy Walters. From the first set. Easily one of his best. 7/10.

Didnt see much in him apart from that first run.

 

[Organix]

That Fifita dive though just ticks me off. I also don't blame him, he is playing to the current system. The refs were supposed to not be rewarding dives yet here we are.

He took like 3 dives. One right at the very end he cried out in pain and the ref stopped the clock because it was just time wasting

 

[nopatience101]

We don’t attack like a top 4 side, we never seem to look like we know what we are doing until we do it, we need some set plays to fall back on.

Reynolds has been down on form for a few weeks now, his short kicking game has been pretty average all year.

I think they are trying too hard to play dazzle dazzle football instead of just playing fast & direct and using our size to go up the middle and then playing off the back of that. We are at our best going 1-2 punch with Haas & Carrigan, but lately they are more interested in looking for offloads.

 

[Manofoneway]

Poorly officiated game but forgivable effort from the lads who backed up from origin. A few 50/50 calls and we are calling it an ugly win. Onto next week. No damage done

 

[McHunt]

Has anyone heard anything more on Kotoni breaking his finger?

 

[McHunt]

Kevvie not happy with attitude:

"do you think Ben Hunt want to come to this club having watched that? I wouldn't have thought so"​

Broncos: Round 17

Kevin Walters and Adam Reynolds chat to the media after their Round 17 clash with the Titans

www.nrl.com

 

[Brocko]

Butler aside, we consistently let average and shit teams play their grand final against us, and seem to be constantly shocked by it.

Some games like vs Knights, 20 good mins is enough to win the game, today it wasn't.

Thought Reyno, Cobbo and Herbie were very ordinary and Walsh was back to trying too hard on every play to be the hero.

Cliche', but you really hope that loss shows us we arent all we are being cracked up to be.

 

[Sproj]

I don’t think this loss is that bad. We didn’t play well and still almost got it if not for a slightly mistimed pass.

If we lose next week, then yep get concerned.

 

[Waynesaurus]

Kevvie not happy with attitude:

NRL Press Conference: Broncos v Titans - Round 17, 2023

Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans captains chat to the media after their Telstra Premiership Round 17 clash.

www.nrl.com

Good.................and he shouldn't be.

Adam looking pretty sheepish as Kevvie was talking, he knows he wasn't good enough either today.

*EDIT* ooooohhhhh Kevvie is pissed.