POST GAME [Round 18, 2024] Broncos vs Panthers

[Mustafur]

Key takeaway from me is that none of our guys are in top form except Carrigan.

Willison and Walsh?

We did make Walsh do basically everything in the end but we lacked a 7.

 

[Totally Unr3al]

Nah **** all your negativity. We played well! Our line defence (especially in the first half) was great! Walsh playing aggressive was awesome, and was only limited by losing our 7.

We play like that every week (and with Reynolds back) we will go far.

It was a big improvement for sure
But we were still poor in so many key areas

 

[the_next]

Much better effort this week.
But ****, what on earth are we doing with a long term 7. Jock isn’t it, we all know that but it was so glaringly obvious again tonight we have no one steering us.
That’s season done for us. I don’t see us making the 8.

 

[vertigo]

This was a great game of footy to watch. We played fine. I don’t like that we lost but I can’t be disappointed as I have the last 4 weeks.

It was winnable. That's what shits me. Penrith were not great.

 

[Aldo]

**** there are some shit takes in here......

 

[Old Mate]

Didn’t feel like shit with that loss. They showed some aggression, stood up for each other. Just struggled without a half. Best effort in a while.

 

[Wolfie]

He's a club legend and was great in his day, but I'm sorry, Corey Oates cost us that game. Blew 2 tries at least.

Better team effort. Still lots to improve though

Its sad because he was pretty decent tonight, made plenty of tough meters coming out of our own end and made some big hits in defence. He just doesnt have the capability to accelerate quick enough to make these chances count. I find it hard to be overly critical of a player who is playing to his capabilities and giving it everything. It would be like being overly critical of Kodi Nikorima when he had to mark up against a 6ft 4in Storm winger and got jumped over every time.

 

[Loch Ness Monster]

Our middle getting dominated every week at the moment. Not sure what happened to the team that looked to be too fit and too big against every other team in the comp

It’s so perplexing, Haas and even Patty (to a lesser extent) look so far off last years pace.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Willison and Walsh?

We did make Walsh do basically everything in the end but we lacked a 7.

Walsh is nowhere near playing at his peak. Willson maybe but he’s gonna get so much better

 

[kwomo]

Can't fault the effort tonight much better than previous weeks. Don't really get the oates hate, at least he went forward when bringing the ball out unlike Arthurs, Mariner and Cobbo. We are always wasting at least two tackles coming out of our 20 by letting them take a hit up and get driven back.

 

[Wolfie]

Key takeaway from me is that none of our guys are in top form except Carrigan.

At least in the end some our our forwards broke the 100 meter barrier tonight

 

[Brett Da Man LeMan]

What? The pass was forward and it was an unlucky ankle tap. Oates wasn't too bad at all given he's been in and out.

He put his foot on the line in the forward pass try.
He blew 1 try when he had mam and someone else on his inside after a break and he opted to try and break the tackle rather than pass it.
The last one, any other winger in the game scores there. He's like someone running in stilts.

 

[Waynesaurus]

I thought it was a pretty good game, disappointed tho that we haven't seen that sort of effort over the last month and half.

Had the chance to win, just weren't patient, clinical or smart enough to take advantage.

Penrith really get away with a fair bit in the tackle, all night they were pushing themselves up off the tackled man then pushing his head down again slowing the play the ball, Atkins was just letting it happen.

 

[Bucking Beads]

At least in the end some our our forwards broke the 100 meter barrier tonight

Our backs might of made 100m’s but they didn’t make many of those coming out of trouble

 

[Mick_Hancock]

It’s an easy game when you’re allowed to be off side all night

I’ve said it before, the Panfers, Storm and Rooters constantly stand offside. They get penalised, however, as the game goes on, they condition the referee and stand a metre or 2 offside.
The ref has a choice. Penalise every time and blow 25 penalties or let it go.
Only one of those will cost him his job the following week.
To be clear, this is not why we lost, but those 3 teams constantly do it and are allowed to do it.

 

[mitch222]

I think an honest conversation about Mam needs to be had
He has been absolutely woeful this year ever since he got his pay day
Basically another Dylan Brown. Needs Reynolds there to make him look good

 

[Mustafur]

Walsh is nowhere near playing at his peak. Willson maybe but he’s gonna get so much betterlsh pl

Walsh played well but to play at his peak he needs Reynolds in the team, he was playing a hybrid 7/1 role for a big part of the game.

Willison will get better but he has been legit a godsend for us lately.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

When Walsh and Mariner made that break, it would have been great for Ezra to wrap around outside Oates to give him options. Instead Mam called for a kick inside and Oates took the tackle. It just seems like there is not a lot of brains and low percentage plays are the go to these days

OR, Oates still thinks he's in his 20's and proved overconfident in his ability to get to the line. He's in denial I'm afraid. He isn't Gene Miles anymore. He's a mediocre second rower playing wing.