Round 2 - Broncos vs. Dragons - Build Up Thread

[Ari Gold]

If Norman is leaving we should drop him immediately and do everything we can to not help him develop as a player.

 

[Coxy]

If Norman is leaving we should drop him immediately and do everything we can to not help him develop as a player.

You mean, make him play for Norths? Off the bench? As a prop?

 

[Ari Gold]

You mean, make him play for Norths? Off the bench? As a prop?

Just make him do everything Griffin thinks is best. That's the easiest way to ruin a player.

 

[noisetheory]

whys everyone throwing a tantrum because norman might be going to parra? feck he cant say no to 450k if true.

 

[Black Philip]

Any supporter with half a brain will be relieved that he's going to Parra. He's average at best, woeful at worst, but keeps being talked up as some 'next best thing' prodigy.

IMO if he is in fact going to Parra, we shouldn't persist with him. We've been waiting for him to come good for a long time now and we still haven't seen it. Why should we wait another season for him to hit form when he isn't even going to be playing for us next year?

 

[pennywisealfie]

It would be really nice if the team was:

1. Hodges
2. Hoffman
3. Kahu
4. Reed
5. Maranta
6. Prince
7. Hunt
8. McGuire
9. McCullough
10. Hannant
11. Thaiday
12. Glenn
13. Parker

14. Wallace
15. Gillett
16. Anderson
17. Dodds

 

[Big Pete]

Bond, Berryman, Kemp, Capewell, Slyney & Hala all named for the Dolphins.

 

[Coxy]

Bond, Berryman, Kemp, Capewell, Slyney & Hala all named for the Dolphins.

Not surprising

 

[noisetheory]

im pretty confident the 17 wont change.. id just be happy to see a re-shuffled pack. and prince in #7

 

[pennywisealfie]

Whats with that? Is Redcliffe the main Broncos Feeder nowadays?

 

[Big Pete]

I'd still say it's Norths but we definitely have a few Dolphins.

Hook's history at the Dolphins prior to coming to the Broncos might have something to do with it.

I don't see any difference in Prince being named 7 noise.

 

[Bucking Beads]

At least we get to watch all of those boys on TV this Sunday. That is a superb back 3 at QLD cup level. How much pace..

 

[noisetheory]

I don't see any difference in Prince being named 7 noise.

i know 6 and 7 are generally just a number but it does seem to have an effect on players and how they play. but yeh it probably wont make any difference. i just want prince running things.

 

[Mr Fourex]

I'd still say it's Norths but we definitely have a few Dolphins.

Hook's history at the Dolphins prior to coming to the Broncos might have something to do with it.

I don't see any difference in Prince being named 7 noise.

I do.

He'll be one closer to the action and he'll be pushing Wallace one further out. Everyone keeps saying that half and 5/8 are interchangeable these days and that either position isn't relative to the other, as they stand on opposite sides of the ruck.

I don't see it that way. I still see with every team (bar maybe the cowboys with JT) that the half is more involved than the 5/8.

I want Prince more involved......he can spark things around the ruck and just off the edge.

He can do things that Wallace hasn't a hope of doing.

 

[Big Pete]

He already played a lot of first receiver on Friday, the Broncos halves don't operate like a traditional halves pairing.

TBH, Prince was just as bad, if not worse than Wallace on Friday.

 

[noisetheory]

OFFICIAL SIDE NAMED: no changes.

 

[IBA]

No surprise there. Happy to see that team line up for another week. A clean out would have been outrageous after one round.

Fingers crossed for Hala to start killing it in Q Cup. I really think we're missing a damaging impact prop. Want Kahu/Bond/Berryman to start putting some serious pressure on our outside backs as well.

 

[noisetheory]

i agree. as said i would of liked to see a shuffle in the forwards, but happy with same 17.