Round 18 - Panthers vs Broncos - Pre-Match Discussion

[Big Pete]

Monday, 14th of July 2014.

Sportingbet Stadium, 7pm.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Thank **** for the bye, otherwise I'd think we'd be deep outsiders.

 

[Alec]

Well, we need to win this one, cause afterwards it's

Warriors
Storm
Eagles
Bulldogs
Souffs

in a row.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Can we just win so I can stick my foot up Mr. Anons arse? Please?

 

[Big Pete]

Will be coming off Origin III so side will look something like...

1. Ben Barba
2. Daniel Vidot
3. Jack Reed
4. Dale Copley
5. Lachlan Maranta
6. Josh Hoffman
7. Ben Hunt
8. Josh McGuire
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Corey Parker (c)
11. Alex Glenn
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Matt Gillett

14. Todd Lowrie
15. David Hala
16. Corey Oates
17. Jarrod Wallace

At least that is what I expect.

Personally, I'd treat the bye as an opportunity to really look at Kahu, Nichols or Taylor - try and help the kicking game while shifting Hoffman to the right wing in place of Maranta and play around with the bench.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Won't happen. Fully expecting Griffin to retreat back into his shell just like he did late last year and have us play nothing but ultra conservative. Because that has proven to be so successful for us.

The guy is a dud. The debate ends there.

 

[Big Pete]

Actually, he always seems to change things up around this time every season.

It just doesn't work out for one reason or another. Usually injuries and a tough draw.

 

[vertigo]

I don't think I could handle losing to a side led around the park by Soward & Wallace.

Who was it that predicted last year that Wallace would probably end up carving us up in a Panthers side that is higher on the ladder?

 

[Big Pete]

Old Mate most likely. :laugh:

I don't think they'll carve up, can sense another ball busting loss tho

 

[vertigo]

Copley better spend the bye catching balls with people stampeding at him.

So maddening for him to undo all the wraps on him with tonight's shocker.

 

[Kaz]

Can the post match thread be made now, so we can vent early.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Saw a stat today somewhere that said something like 20 out of 23 coming off a bye this year have lost and another two that won played another bye team. Doesn't look promising.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Saw a stat today somewhere that said something like 20 out of 23 coming off a bye this year have lost and another two that won played another bye team. Doesn't look promising.

Makes you wonder what the **** byes are even for.

 

[Mr Fourex]

I don't think I could handle losing to a side led around the park by Soward & Wallace.

Who was it that predicted last year that Wallace would probably end up carving us up in a Panthers side that is higher on the ladder?

It'll be nice watching our "new" and exciting halfback vs our old discarded nuffie halfback.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Will be coming off Origin III so side will look something like...

1. Ben Barba
2. Daniel Vidot
3. Jack Reed
4. Dale Copley
5. Lachlan Maranta
6. Josh Hoffman
7. Ben Hunt
8. Josh McGuire
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Corey Parker (c)
11. Alex Glenn
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Matt Gillett

14. Todd Lowrie
15. David Hala
16. Corey Oates
17. Jarrod Wallace

At least that is what I expect.

Personally, I'd treat the bye as an opportunity to really look at Kahu, Nichols or Taylor - try and help the kicking game while shifting Hoffman to the right wing in place of Maranta and play around with the bench.

**** Wallace off ....that's not just an old reflex comment, I mean Jarrod.

We should start getting Molo into the picture.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

@brisbanebroncos:

Wayne Silver: So far there has been 20 Byes. 16 have lost the next week and the other 3 were wins against other teams also coming off a Bye.

Sorry, was a bit off the mark with the bye stat. Still not flash, though.

 

[vertigo]

It'll be nice watching our "new" and exciting halfback vs our old discarded nuffie halfback.

Hunt shits all over Wallace obviously but he cant do it all on his own for 80 minutes.

 

[Big Pete]

**** Wallace off ....that's not just an old reflex comment, I mean Jarrod.

We should start getting Molo into the picture.

I agree.

I've been very mixed on Wallace admittedly but ever since he signed that contract, it seems like he's become a real plodder prone to giving away plot-plant penalties that basically reduces his minutes to single digits. I don't see the point in that.