PRE-GAME [Round 2, 2025] Broncos vs Raiders

[Kooly87]

Raiders are no chance, Broncs by 30+

Unlike last year, the Vegas teams aren't just swapping and all playing one another in Round 2 this time, so we'll get to see if that potentially has any effect on backing up. Hopefully for our sake it's a negative for Canberra.

 

[BRC088]

Yeah I’m a bit concerned. Some players wouldn’t have had power for days, and training will be cancelled

The leg stiffness I saw from the players as they got off the plane in Toowoomba the other night was enough for me to be concerned about this weekend. If they're all good I'd take them into a short camp from Wed/Thurs.

 

[FACTHUNT]

The leg stiffness I saw from the players as they got off the plane in Toowoomba the other night was enough for me to be concerned about this weekend. If they're all good I'd take them into a short camp from Wed/Thurs.

Yeah Walshy hobbled off that plane like someone took to his calves with a baseball bat!

 

[BroncsFan]

Unlike last year, the Vegas teams aren't just swapping and all playing one another in Round 2 this time, so we'll get to see if that potentially has any effect on backing up. Hopefully for our sake it's a negative for Canberra.

It'll be interesting because our preparation for this game might be more impacted than theirs and they're coming off a longhaul flight and jet lag

 

[BroncsFan]

Yeah Walshy hobbled off that plane like someone took to his calves with a baseball bat!

He cramps and vomits at the best of times... this game he had 220m from 23 runs, whereas the last 2yr he was averaging 150m... so his workrate has bumped way up already.

We have a pretty long turnaround to this game as well playing Saturday after a Thursday night game

 

[HarryAllan7]

Biggest thing I'm looking for this week is consistency. We don't need to set the world on fire and put on another 50 points or flog Canberra by 20+, but I'd like to see the same effort, discipline, structure and control we saw last week to give a strong indication that Round 1 wasn't just a mirage against an awful team.

Canberra will be tough and physical, if we want to be a title threat then we need to be able to muscle up and match it with them, because Penrith and Melbourne are the same.

 

[Sproj]

Biggest thing I'm looking for this week is consistency. We don't need to set the world on fire and put on another 50 points or flog Canberra by 20+, but I'd like to see the same effort, discipline, structure and control we saw last week to give a strong indication that Round 1 wasn't just a mirage against an awful team.

Canberra will be tough and physical, if we want to be a title threat then we need to be able to muscle up and match it with them, because Penrith and Melbourne are the same.

But they also aren't as good a Melbourne or Penrith, so if we do aim up like we did in round 1, the score line will blow out. I really want us to show maturity and patience like we did in round 1.

 

[Super Freak]

Yeah I’m a bit concerned. Some players wouldn’t have had power for days, and training will be cancelled

Training still going ahead.

 

[Brotherdu]

I'm hoping to see a return to 2023 footy where we would blow teams away in the last 20 mins. Grind it out for the first half with minimum errors strong D, then put teams to the sword with our flair and fitness.

Last year, firstly, we didn't have the defensive enthuiasm to stay with teams and grind it out and we also didn't seem to have the fitness to run away with it at the back end of the game.

They do somewhat go hand in hand, stupid errors means you have to defend more, making it hard to stay with teams and grind it out, which then also impacts you later in the game because you've had to make more tackles than necessary.

I'm looking forward to this game, it should be a solid/better test for us than the Roosters, Canberra have a good pack and decent spine. Even without Tapine and the other suspended player (I forget his name) it'll be a decent test in Canberra.

 

[Kooly87]

Canberra will be tough and physical, if we want to be a title threat then we need to be able to muscle up and match it with them, because Penrith and Melbourne are the same.

No Tapine significantly weakens their physicality as a Forward Pack. Our pack really should be able to dominate them on that front if we're going to be a serious threat this year.

 

[Sproj]

No Tapine significantly weakens their physicality as a Forward Pack. Our pack really should be able to dominate them on that front if we're going to be a serious threat this year.

Agreed. Their forward pack is decent but loses so much without Tapine. They are big but very green aside from him in the middle (they do have Horsburgh though of course and Papalii) but their second row is really good (I hate to say it).

 

[FACTHUNT]

Training still going ahead.

Holy moly, which days? Thought we might have had to fly down early like the Titans have/will

 

[FACTHUNT]

Training still going ahead.

Holy moly, which days? Thought we might have had to fly down early like the Titans have/will

NVM - just saw training today in the gym. Thought it might be tough to get everyone there with road closures.

 

[Big Del]

Yeah Walshy hobbled off that plane like someone took to his calves with a baseball bat!

He was grabbing at the back of his knee and then his shin during the game .
Looked uncomfortable .

 

[FACTHUNT]

He was grabbing at the back of his knee and then his shin during the game .
Looked uncomfortable .

i think a knee collected him when a defender slid into a tackle

 

[HarryAllan7]

i think a knee collected him when a defender slid into a tackle

I never worry too much about how Walsh is moving anymore, because he gets up from every. single. tackle. slowly / gingerly and grabbing at something or looking like he's injured.

Sometimes he even gets around for 5-10 mins hobbling like he can barely walk, then he gets the ball and instantly hits the burners and speeds past 3 defenders like a gazelle and looks totally fine.

 

[Big Del]

i think a knee collected him when a defender slid into a tackle

Ah I didn't see that .

 

[Dexter]

He was grabbing at the back of his knee and then his shin during the game .
Looked uncomfortable .

Quite often when your calf cramps you get a degree of pain behind the knee. Hopefully that's all it is.