Round 19 - Broncos vs Titans - Build Up Thread

[jarro65]

Hopefully the young guys are a bit more "battle-hardened" this year and won't fall asleep with their hands on the wheel like seasons past.

I have a good feeling about the end of this season for some reason :nashy:

 

[noisetheory]

I make the Broncos -14 favourites for this game ... will see what the linemakers come up with ..

centrebet will open with -10.5 as the line heard it hear first.

 

[Kimlo]

Baptise for Hunt, Lui to drop off.

We can't afford to be complacent and not smash the Titans.

 

[jarro65]

A big win is required for our differential

 

[Bull Shark]

centrebet will open with -10.5 as the line heard it hear first.

if they pin that number on this game they clearly haven't been watching enough of the titans imo .. The titans have essentially quit and they aren't even playing well enough to hang within two tries of a team that is the polar opposite of them in terms of form and execution and committment ..

 

[Coxy]

if they pin that number on this game they clearly haven't been watching enough of the titans imo .. The titans have essentially quit and they aren't even playing well enough to hang within two tries of a team that is the polar opposite of them in terms of form and execution and committment ..

Titans ALWAYS lift against the Broncos. Even if their attack is still hopeless, defensively they will give us a headache.

 

[Bull Shark]

Baptise for Hunt, Lui to drop off.

We can't afford to be complacent and not smash the Titans.

agree, while it aint like the good old days where you EXPECTED the Broncos to beat bottom feeders by 30+ , it'd be disappointing if the Broncos didn't put their foot firmly on the throats of the Titans on friday night and frigged around for a narrow win.

The Titans have absolutely nothing going for them at the moment .. they're so devoid of confidence and form it's ridiculous .. but as the Panthers showed on sunday - if you sleep walk through a game its very easy to play an out of form team back into form ...

 

[Black Philip]

Where is Hala?

 

[jarro65]

Where is Hala?

Might be part of Hooks rotation system ??

 

[user_nat]

Who would you drop for Hala? I think I prefer the current lineup.

 

[ningnangnong]

Hala should at least be there ahead of Lui, even if he doesn't end up making the bench.

 

[jarro65]

Hook seems to be doing the right thing with these young gun forwards we have ..... giving them spurts of time in the top side, not letting them get ahead of themselves.

I remember the big writeups Hala got when he scored that try for us a few games ago .... maybe Hook is just trying to keep their feet on the ground ?

 

[Big Pete]

The Hunt selection doesn't annoy me because Baptiste is a superior option (although he is) it's because I'm worried about Hunt's development as a half. Why haven't the Broncos taken a page out of Manly's book and sent their two most promising halves to QCup for the season?

It's just silly and unless both put in a huge effort in the pre-season it really will bite us in the ass in the long run.

 

[pennywisealfie]

This is the type of spot Brisbane has struggled with in the past (at times) - post the origin series and off a bye .. lost a "gimmie" to the Bulldogs a couple of years ago (SBW's last game of league) when they were going nowhere and a couple of years before that in 06' there was a pretty ordinary performance up in Townsville .. although that season certainly made a turn for the better !

Nice stat, its something I think about every year at this time. The good thing is, we had that bye at the exact right time when we needed it. We came out of that Origin period way better then what people thought we would and we gave rests to guys at the right times. We had a bye after origin, so basically there really should be no excuses this year. However I wouldnt be surprised at all to see us drop the next 2-3 games. and then turn it around in time for the end of the season.

 

[jarro65]

The Hunt selection doesn't annoy me because Baptiste is a superior option (although he is) it's because I'm worried about Hunt's development as a half. Why haven't the Broncos taken a page out of Manly's book and sent their two most promising halves to QCup for the season?

It's just silly and unless both put in a huge effort in the pre-season it really will bite us in the ass in the long run.

Maybe they've already bought a promising half from another club ?

 

[Big Pete]

If it's Robert Lui promising isn't the right word...

 

[jarro65]

I agree

 

[Jeba]

Where is Hala?

Not named for Redcliffe so he must be injured.