POST GAME [Round 2, 2025] Broncos vs Raiders

[Dazza 92]

What me worry?

Could be worse - could be a Eels supporter...

Or a Cowboys supporter.

I'm not judging the teams chances or potential based on our 2nd straight away fixture. I thought preperations would be affected for this game given the cyclone - it did appear it took 40 minutes of football for the guys to realsie they were at a NRL game.

No, instead i will judge this team on how it plays against the teams we "should" be looking to emulate - Melbourne, Penrith, Cronulla.

No need for panic after two rounds of football.

I will say though - we may have to take a step back to make two forward.

The quality of 2nd rowers in the above teams are a mile above ours. Cobbo "may" have to be sacrificed to ensure we get one ourselves....

 

[Big Del]

Paix fined 1000 dollarydoos apparently.

I thought he was going to the bin when I saw the replay .
Grabbing between the legs and lifting is a big no no .
Tipped old mate upside down . More good luck than good management he wasn`t severely injured .

 

[Scorchie]

Our backrowers lack talent. I don't think anyone should be expecting Riki or Jetski to ever be anything better than average in most of their games. It's the price we pay for putting all our cap in our front row, halves and fullback. I think Piakura should be starting over Jetski, but I feel like Madge won't make that call.

Can’t have stars everywhere but does seem we are lacking in 2nd row

 

[thenry]

I might be off my head, but I swear I saw Reynolds make 3 tackles in a row in the middle last night.

I remember thinking that's strange, and being worried about him breaking something.

Could be a fever dream though.

 

[BroncosFever]

Hearing word that Kevin Walters is challenging the judiciary, fighting for Paix to be suspended as this will make way for Billy to get the starting role.

You just know there's someone on here dumb enough to believe it.

 

[Super Freak]

We're probably going to have a couple of these results as we get used to Madge's system. Even back in 2014 when Madge won the premiership with the Rabbitohs, they started the year 1 from 4 with one of those being a 30-18 loss to Canberra.

 

[Big Del]

I might be off my head, but I swear I saw Reynolds make 3 tackles in a row in the middle last night.

I remember thinking that's strange, and being worried about him breaking something.

Could be a fever dream though.

He`s actually one of the most effective tacklers in the team .
Often dominates . I criticise him a bit . But he is a tough lil Mo Fo in defence .

 

[bert_lifts]

Why does everyone take us so seriously? Acting like they just won the gf? I swear no one acts like this against penrith and storm. (Not including the roosters upset on Thursday since that was the exception not the norm.)

We haven't won shit in a million years. Maybe do that against the 4 time premiers and the team who have been consistent top 4 for the last couple of decades. The way Ricky was jumping up and down on the sidelines was comical for a round 2 game. It's almost pathetic.

 

[Bucking Beads]

We were pathetic on Saturday night. A typical Broncos performance. Just showed up expecting to win and were out enthused and out worked. The Forward Pack got bashed and our defensive line had no line speed whatsoever. Reece was dreadful. He needs to close the gap between his best and worst performances ASAP. Time to grow up.

 

[Santa]

Why does everyone take us so seriously? Acting like they just won the gf? I swear no one acts like this against penrith and storm. (Not including the roosters upset on Thursday since that was the exception not the norm.)

We haven't won shit in a million years. Maybe do that against the 4 time premiers and the team who have been consistent top 4 for the last couple of decades. The way Ricky was jumping up and down on the sidelines was comical for a round 2 game. It's almost pathetic.

If only we could do the same thing I.e. Take other teams more seriously.

 

[FACTHUNT]

We're probably going to have a couple of these results as we get used to Madge's system. Even back in 2014 when Madge won the premiership with the Rabbitohs, they started the year 1 from 4 with one of those being a 30-18 loss to Canberra.

Totally agree. Cowboys went 0-3 in 2015, Cronulla went 0-3 in 2016. Winning is fun but I'd prefer to avoid panic stations.

Nothing worse than when your club goes on a rampage to start the year, and then starts to fade - that stress is brutal. Like us in 2016, Bunnies 2023, etc.

 

[Big Del]

Every body wanna be a gangster .
Until a real gangster shows up .

That was the Broncos after flogging a weak Roosters .

 

[Mr Fourex]

All the chatter during the week about how "we aren't going to get ahead of ourselves......"

It was a Round 1 victory
1 game....... FFS.

Bit hard to get ahead of yourself after 1 fucken game......

These ***** are still such mental midgets to be even thinking like that......

 

[MrTickyMcG]

Well the good news is we haven't "peaked too early".

 

[bert_lifts]

If only we could do the same thing I.e. Take other teams more seriously.

"Take more seriously" probably wasn't the best wording. Maybe I'm biased but teams seem to attempt to bring a different intensity against us than they do against other teams. Like, does anyone get hyped up like that when they play the Sharks? lol.

 

[BroncsFan]

"Take more seriously" probably wasn't the best wording. Maybe I'm biased but teams seem to attempt to bring a different intensity against us than they do against other teams. Like, does anyone get hyped up like that when they play the Sharks? lol.

Yeah I had tigers vs parra on in the background... and there was the try late in the first half where Bula was able to cut through on a kick chase and then setup Douehi who kicked back infield.

I was thinking to myself... Reece used to be so electric on kick returns now he never seems to crack them... then I realised the kick chase from Parra was trash with one guy coming out of the line who was easily stepped and then Bula had a staggered chase to easily exploit.

You put the same chase in front of Reece and he'll do the same...hell you put that chase in front of Cobbo or Mariner they'll also do the same.

But compare that chase to what Reece usually gets and he's always confronted with a full connected defensive line.

Or even on bomb defusals... he's always got someone competing on the ball, compared to other games where teams just won't compete on any kicks the entire game.

It just makes things infinitely harder when playing broncos is everyone's GF.

Teams come up against storm and panthers and seemingly roll over like the result is already decided and it's just by how many.

That in itself can be a bit on the broncos attitude though

Teams know they can frontload and put the Broncos under pressure and they are a good chance of beating us... it's very rare for us to come out all guns blazing or even retaliate to a team looking to bash us.

Whereas teams know Penrith and storm will just come out and bash you up... they turn up with the same energy every week.. and that probably has teams defeated before a ball is even kicked.

We need to get to that same level if we're to be competing for premierships any time soon

 

[Santa]

"Take more seriously" probably wasn't the best wording. Maybe I'm biased but teams seem to attempt to bring a different intensity against us than they do against other teams. Like, does anyone get hyped up like that when they play the Sharks? lol.

It probably is a bit of bias, but I guess even without much recent success we're still somehow a big deal.

 

[mitch222]

It probably is a bit of bias, but I guess even without much recent success we're still somehow a big deal.

We are the biggest club in the NRL period. Plus, alot of media and fans still hate us for our success in the 90s and the super league war and always will.