POST GAME Round 17 - Titans vs Broncos

[Number6]

Just watched the game in full and uninterrupted. Thought there was a lot of bounce of the ball to Broncs which usually is made up for next week.

Forwards smashed the titans. Should have been 50+. A lot of errors and dumb plays imo. And wtf would u keep taking the 2 unless had no faith in the team. Needed another 30 points for for and against which in this tight competition is almost worth 2 premiership points let alone getting confidence and structures together. I can see WB point of not letting them get ahead of themselves and overconfident do keep to structures in a young team but not going to do any good if finish fifth on for and against.

Also while very impressed initially with 0 score line at surface very lucky not to have been 12-18 against a putrid attack.

Good win and huge as always by forwards but need a lot more consistent application against good teams to win this year. Let’s hope keep building but hardly stuck the knife in on that one. KNik was good at 5/8 (he didn’t add anything as a number 7) which is nice to see too.

As for Taylor feel he was unlucky not to have at least 1 TA recorded. With a hammered pack and bad week where head was somewhere else have to be realistic on a young bloke. He is carrying the teams offence single handedly. At end of day if he wants huge cash he’s fine as GC lost without him. If he wants to be the best halfback in Australia and play for QLD needs to go to non joke club immediately and get the right structures to pull his head on and add some polish.

 

[Cult]

He’s been playing more adequate and less like a legless cat. Well is a big stretch that Boyd’s hamstrings are still yet to show....

This is the kinda pathetic and unnecessary bullshit that makes it hard for people to take you seriously. He's been playing well

 

[holdzy]

This is the kinda pathetic and unnecessary bullshit that makes it hard for people to take you seriously. He's been playing well

No it's not - Boyd has played well the last few weeks. Prior to that, he was not playing well - except well below par. Now he is up to good with a ways to go. He's only started running the ball back hard the last few games - and has even started supporting plays up the middle like a proper fullback should.

 

[PerthBrissy987]

Just watched the game in full and uninterrupted. Thought there was a lot of bounce of the ball to Broncs which usually is made up for next week.

Forwards smashed the titans. Should have been 50+. A lot of errors and dumb plays imo. And wtf would u keep taking the 2 unless had no faith in the team. Needed another 30 points for for and against which in this tight competition is almost worth 2 premiership points let alone getting confidence and structures together. I can see WB point of not letting them get ahead of themselves and overconfident do keep to structures in a young team but not going to do any good if finish fifth on for and against.

Also while very impressed initially with 0 score line at surface very lucky not to have been 12-18 against a putrid attack.

Good win and huge as always by forwards but need a lot more consistent application against good teams to win this year. Let’s hope keep building but hardly stuck the knife in on that one. KNik was good at 5/8 (he didn’t add anything as a number 7) which is nice to see too.

As for Taylor feel he was unlucky not to have at least 1 TA recorded. With a hammered pack and bad week where head was somewhere else have to be realistic on a young bloke. He is carrying the teams offence single handedly. At end of day if he wants huge cash he’s fine as GC lost without him. If he wants to be the best halfback in Australia and play for QLD needs to go to non joke club immediately and get the right structures to pull his head on and add some polish.

To be honest, If Taylor wanted out and wanted to become an elite number #7 at a power house club , I have no doubt that Wayne would take him in a heartbeat.

If he really wants to be an origin player he isn’t going to be picked from that rabble of a club

 

[Number6]

This is the kinda pathetic and unnecessary bullshit that makes it hard for people to take you seriously. He's been playing well

So a poster gives an opinion and rather than make a reasoned argument you belittle them. This is what is wrong here!

If it’s true he’s on 800 a year good enough is hardly value for money. He’s building up agree and will hopefully get back to somewhere near his best but isn’t there yet in my opinion and we still don’t know if he will until he truly stretches out his legs for a few weeks in a row. As for that cat statement I think that is apt watch the majority times he gets tackled or a decision goes against the team to the refs that’s a disgrace.

 

[Cult]

No it's not - Boyd has played well the last few weeks. Prior to that, he was not playing well - except well below par. Now he is up to good with a ways to go. He's only started running the ball back hard the last few games - and has even started supporting plays up the middle like a proper fullback should.

You just agreed with me, genius.

 

[Cult]

So a poster gives an opinion and rather than make a reasoned argument you belittle them. This is what is wrong here!

If it’s true he’s on 800 a year good enough is hardly value for money. He’s building up agree and will hopefully get back to somewhere near his best but isn’t there yet in my opinion and we still don’t know if he will until he truly stretches out his legs for a few weeks in a row. As for that cat statement I think that is apt watch the majority times he gets tackled or a decision goes against the team to the refs that’s a disgrace.

Being pedantic and arguing that he’s playing adequate instead of well is just arguing for the sake of it and gives you the chance to talk his form down and get your absolutely hilarious legless cat joke in.

 

[holdzy]

You just agreed with me, genius.

Obviously agreeing when my first words are "no, it's not" hey genius.

 

[Cult]

Obviously agreeing when my first words are "no, it's not" hey genius.

You said no it’s not and then continued to say he has played well

 

[holdzy]

You said no it’s not and then continued to say he has played well

The issue wasn't whether Boyd has been playing well (the last few weeks) it was whether the comment made earlier was 'pathetic' and 'bullshit' - it wasn't it. In fact a valid point was made, Boyd is playing well, but whether his hammy holds up remains to be seen, he has to run it hard on the reg and play like a proper fullback.

 

[Cult]

The issue wasn't whether Boyd has been playing well (the last few weeks) it was whether the comment made earlier was 'pathetic' and 'bullshit' - it wasn't it. In fact a valid point was made, Boyd is playing well, but whether his hammy holds up remains to be seen, he has to run it hard on the reg and play like a proper fullback.

The point was he was arguing semantics over the word well that I used. He responded to a comment I made saying he has been playing well saying that he has been more adequate. I wasn’t disputing the other stuff.

 

[The True King]

Yes, because that would be beyond insane for a player like Kodi. It would be like someone offering Oates over a mil.

Taylor had the chance to develop on the Broncos on about 750-800k, which was overs at his current development and would have cost us someone like TPJ or Isaako. A 200k price cut to play at a club that will get the best out of him and is more likely to look after him long term (post career as well and in the off chance that he's injured) vs a stupid deal from a basketcase club that is barely keeping its head above water and is dishing out dumb deals left right and centre (Boyd and Wallace are on like 1.5mil between them LOL), further compromising its, and Taylor's, chances of success. Lucky for him he has the media on their knees waxing lyrical about everything he does right and ignoring his many pitfalls.

With the extreme talent we have coming through the Titans kamikaze signing has only really hurt us for a season or two until said talent develops into FG regulars, it has absolutely destroyed the Tits' chances of doing anything for the next 5-10 years. Hell, we've already unearthed a bloke in Isaako who has, IMO, a better chance of becoming a better spine player than Taylor when he transitions to FB.

There is a fair bit of bitterness in this post haha!

I don't disagree with your points but I am never surprised when clubs throw big cash at spine players. There is always an element of risk when you pay overs for a young player but its essentially building the long term foundations of the club. I reckon you'd be hard pressed to find a Newcastle fan who doesn't think that Ponga is worth the cash they are paying him. That's obviously with hindsight because at the time they offered Ponga that cash it was pure speculation as to how quickly he would develop etc. The Cows missed out but they were busy trying to satisfy the demands of the best forward in the competition and were yet to tie down Hess and Morgan.

I don't think the Taylor situation is too different except for the fact they play very different positions. Both have tremendously high potential but given their respective roles I think its reasonable to assume Taylor will take longer to fully develop his game. We might be talking about the best halfback in the game in two years time and then the money may be justified.

The prop situation at the Titans next season is a joke when you consider what Boyd and Wallace will be on. They aren't even in the top 3 forwards at the club!

 

[holdzy]

The point was he was arguing semantics over the word well that I used. He responded to a comment I made saying he has been playing well saying that he has been more adequate. I wasn’t disputing the other stuff.

Totally not like you to make an argument out of semantics for the sake of arguing, hey. Or getting cut about someone having a dig at Boyd, who to be fair, did play like a cat for a lot of this season. Your response was the only pathetic and unnecessary bullshit here.

 

[Cult]

Totally not like you to make an argument out of semantics for the sake of arguing, hey. Or getting cut about someone having a dig at Boyd, who to be fair, did play like a cat for a lot of this season. Your response was the only pathetic and unnecessary bullshit here.

So you agree Boyd has been playing well?

 

[holdzy]

So you agree Boyd has been playing well?

Adequate. :dancer2:

 

[Number6]

So you agree Boyd has been playing well?

It’s not semantics if you want to be pedantic. Was he not a total liability like he has been for half a season. No.

Was he playing like a bottom 5 fullback anymore. I would say no. Can list a 5 or so worse.

Is he playing like a top 5 fullback worth his supposed 800k and captain of the Broncs. No.

Rate him moment well below Slater, Ponga, Tedesco, Turbo. Hell RTS, Mbye and Gordon look better at moment. Not to mention guys not playing fullback like Munster who you would pick in a rep side above him at fullback.

So adequate is as kind as I can go. At his best he can be in top 5 fullbacks but needs to be fit which is the huge worry.

Thanks for support to other posters. The key issue is disrespect to fellow posters don’t see how that benefits anyone. We all want Broncs to win and play for the jersey. Fine people disagree on how to achieve that.

I agree I’m hard on Boyd but I think his behaviour as captain, retention for 4 years at high salary and ongoing selection at fullback without regard to form, fitness, alternatives or logic is a bad joke and is indicative of what is wrong with Broncs at moment. If he can turn it around and win a premiership with top form happy to admit wrong and get on team Bennett and Boyd.