PRE-GAME Round 2 - Sharks vs Broncos

[BroncosAlways]

So i had some time after work tonight to watch some recorded matches and shows from this weekend

These were Thaidays exact words on the Sunday footy show about Milf and the team

"It's constructive criticsm ( on bennetts post match speech ) I can't be doing those things, they're not beneficial for the team"

Johns to Thaiday "Do you think Anthony milfords future is in the halves for the rest of this year"
Thaiday " Yeah, I'm not sure. You know we've got Darius Boyd at the moment who's coming back from his Achilles injury, it'd be great to see him back on the field and play fullback but I think Anthony Milford playing at fullback at Canberra was outstanding so who knows what Wayne will do there. We might shuffle things around this week even for the sharks match.."

Just for those who wanted clarification on what was said.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

That last comment about the Sharks game is very interesting. Milford to 1, Nikorima to debut in the 6?

 

[rnabokov]

I reckon this is another journo adding 2+2 to get 11...

Vidot barely needs to tackle on the wing, as opposed to the massive amount of tackling he would need to do as a prop.
His tackling technique should also be completely different to that of a forward, and all that would quickly drain him and make his runs inefficient.

Btw @Morkel, I have seen him carry forwards many times in his hit-ups, not just the smaller guys on the edge.

Hmmm... My take is that a winger ought to be a brilliant defender. After all, it's not just other wingers he has to tackle, aside from which, nothing like a bit of additional fitness and defensive technique to improve his all round game.

As for Oates, I still cannot believe he is not in the 17 after what he did in '13 and after Whitchurch's somewhat dismal efforts.

Not playing Oates is almost as bad as playing Copley on the wing and Milford at 5/8 ... WHAT? Who said that? Quick! Call in the Spanish Inquisition! No one escapes the Spanish Inquisition!

 

[Porthoz]

You better not be calling me Spanish! :laugh:

 

[K-Style]

My man on the ground at one of the iSC games tells me Greg Eden had quite a dynamic game on the weekend, even putting in the kick for the final match winning try. To me, that says his has some play making skills at least and could provide not only some x factor to our attack, but also some real speed which is sadly lacking at the moment.

My only concern is if his 100% ready to face NRL first grade competition. I really feel Bennie Barba is primed for a huge game against he's old team and I fear he will be doing all he can to embarrass us and remind us all of what a talent his really is.

Would love to see Eden named in the team though.

No 5 (playing fullback - Ogden is No 1 playing wing):
Eden Ogden Combo - Gfycat

 

[1910]

I finished watching the games.

Vidot- did a bit of work but it was hot day and he was in a mostly foreign position.
Eden- Last play was good but other than that pretty quiet.
Anderson- set up a good try and did plenty of smart work.
Nikorima- playing six, against a terrible Sunny Coast, mixed bag.
Garbutt- first stint wasn't good, second was better including a good try.
Oates- Played full 80 minutes and made some good runs on the right hand side.
Parcell- Wasn't his best game, but still sharp. Hasn't been with the Jets all off-season.

Did anyone demand to be picked, no. But that isn't to say if picked they couldn't play well.

 

[K-Style]

I finished watching the games.

Vidot- did a bit of work but it was hot day and he was in a mostly foreign position.
Eden- Last play was good but other than that pretty quiet.
Anderson- set up a good try and did plenty of smart work.
Nikorima- playing six, against a terrible Sunny Coast, mixed bag.
Garbutt- first stint wasn't good, second was better including a good try.
Oates- Played full 80 minutes and made some good runs on the right hand side.

Did anyone demand to be picked, no. But that isn't to say if picked they couldn't play well.

Parcell ? I saw a few good dummy half runs but wasn't focusing on him.
I haven't heard much about Darren Nicholls since he was signed.

 

[Mr Fourex]

That last comment about the Sharks game is very interesting. Milford to 1, Nikorima to debut in the 6?

That's a long leap you've taken.

I took it to say Wayne was dropping Thaiday to the bench.

 

[winslow_wong]

what i really want to see this game is milford absolutely own barba.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

That's a long leap you've taken.

I took it to say Wayne was dropping Thaiday to the bench.

His comments were a direct lead on from the original mention of Milford. I don't get how they don't correlate? Unless his comments aren't quoted properly.

 

[Cult]

His comments were a direct lead on from the original mention of Milford. I don't get how they don't correlate? Unless his comments aren't quoted properly.

Or unless Thaiday actually doesn't know. Would they even had have had a training session by that time Sunday?

 

[Big Pete]

It was sort of weird from Thaiday.

Everyone else at the club has defended the decision resorting to canned lines like it just being round one, Souths were too good and whatcha gonna do when Boyd returns. Meanwhile Sam seemingly suggested that Milford should play fullback based on his time at the Raiders.

I didn't get the sense that the switch was on, rather that changes are going to happen which isn't news.

 

[Splinter]

So i had some time after work tonight to watch some recorded matches and shows from this weekend

These were Thaidays exact words on the Sunday footy show about Milf and the team

"It's constructive criticsm ( on bennetts post match speech ) I can't be doing those things, they're not beneficial for the team"

Johns to Thaiday "Do you think Anthony milfords future is in the halves for the rest of this year"
Thaiday " Yeah, I'm not sure. You know we've got Darius Boyd at the moment who's coming back from his Achilles injury, it'd be great to see him back on the field and play fullback but I think Anthony Milford playing at fullback at Canberra was outstanding so who knows what Wayne will do there. We might shuffle things around this week even for the sharks match.."

Just for those who wanted clarification on what was said.

After reading this, Sam has no idea and just made shit up. The Yeah, im not sure is a dead give away

 

[noisetheory]

After reading this, Sam has no idea and just made shit up.

course he doesn't. he says stuff like this all the time. people thinking it means milford is going to play fb are really grasping

 

[Broncoman]

Feeling a lot more confident about this game after watching the Sharks play on Sunday. I was expecting a promising performance from them but they were completely scrappy, lacked communication and some of their players seemed to lack enthusiasm. Quite sad to see what's become of Ben Barba he barely played at park level last Sunday his kicking was extremely poor and never looked like putting anything on. If we can win the forward battle and if our halves click we should win this quite convincingly.

 

[noisetheory]

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pete badel ‏@badel_cmail 55s56 seconds ago
Sam thaiday to be axed to the bench. Kodi nikorima and joe ofahengaue set for nrl debuts

 

[mitch222]

I would be happy with those changes
Lets hope we get a bit of aggression from our forwards on Friday night

 

[Morkel]

Safe to say that "Puzzle Piece #1 - Whitchurch" has concluded?