PRE-GAME [Round 20, 2022] Broncos vs Wests Tigers

[McHunt]

Shit, this isn't good. Hope it's not the flu. Te Maire, Tyson or Tyrone to half?

 

[Culhwch]

Not the worst if we rest Reyno this week. If Tyson is fit I'd run with him, but looks like maybe that's not the case? Tyrone has shown he can do the job, so I wouldn't be overly concerned if he had to fill in.

Might only win by 40.

 

[theshed]

That’s not ideal. Would be nice if Reyno could string a few games together

 

[Cult]

Reynolds needs to play. Give him half a game if anything. We aren’t even locked into the 8 yet and we need to knock this team over

 

[Huge]

This will not be an easy game and it's probably more of a challenge than most realise in my opinion. So many factors point to an upset. Last result for them was terrible and coupled with the coaching turmoil and last place these factors could galvanise the team and the unthinkable happens. It's their GF so....

 

[Jedhead]

Jackson Hastings is the key to this game. If we shut his time and space down we will strangle their main creative source.

 

[mrslong]

Jackson Hastings is the key to this game. If we shut his time and space down we will strangle their main creative source.

Doeihi is the other one. He’s a worry too.

if reyno has influenza he absolutely should not be playing. It could easily turn into Pneumonia which would be dire. I’d almost rather he had covid.

 

[bert_lifts]

hopefully just a common cold for reyno. Either way gamble or TMM can come in and we should be ok.

 

[Dazza 92]

Doeihi is the other one. He’s a worry too.

if reyno has influenza he absolutely should not be playing. It could easily turn into Pneumonia which would be dire. I’d almost rather he had covid.

yeh, on paper how the Tigers have set out their spine lately is definately producing results.

Doeihi is slowly getting his match fitness up, see here what he did in the dying seconds against Dearden.

Deardens not got his hips set, still sliding away from him.

Will he do something similar against Mam?

Can he do something similar might be the better question?

 

[Dazza 92]

I reckon Lee has done a fine job for us at left centre, i dont regard this as a demotion.

I reckon the playing group have been spoken to about giving some of the fringe guys a opportunity to grab a NRL debut this season.

This is as good a time as any given our remaining draw to do it.

Wouldnt suprise me if Lee gets that jersey back if we nail a finals spot.

 

[Cult]

Reynolds needs to play. Give him half a game if anything. We aren’t even locked into the 8 yet and we need to knock this team over

If he’s sick then obviously don’t play him. Didn’t see that

 

[Mustafur]

Martin is the only Half cover named in the extended Squad so he will slot into 7 likely.

We should be able to win comfortably without Reynolds but it's not ideal, hopefully no one else gets the flu.

Also Gamble is injured and the club haven't said a single thing about it, it would make sense that he got it after the Titans game since he wasn't named in anything including Qcup since.

 

[Huge]

I still expect a strong win despite the possibility of the battlers producing a strong game. We simply employ basic play until we break the middle and then we'll be set.

Upsets always ALWAYS are followed by the coach's comment "they out-enthused us, they wanted it more", quite often conceding the under dog's were the better team on the day but what he's really saying is, their forwards belted ours.

The collective desire of our forward pack has to be on point. No doubt KW and co know this but they're not on field. Hopefully Reno, Capes and to a lesser extent Flegler stress this point to the rest, gee up Haas and Carrigan and the rest of our pack. Pleased as punch to see Walters back, no need for an attitude boost there!

 

[Fatboy]

Danger game.

 

[Dazza 92]

Danger game.

...no excuses for Brisbane...none....we have proven we can win without Arey..

Ths team can and should secure a W this round...

 

[HarryAllan7]

If TMM is fit enough to come into the side to cover Reynolds then, either...

a) He was fit enough to take the fullback spot back and would have replaced Tesi before gametime, but now has to cover in the halves instead, or
b) He was in the reserves because Tesi is now the top fullback choice

Suspect unless we get a direct distinction from Kevvie that we will be waiting until team list next week to find out whether the FB jersey now belongs to Niu

 

[Tim K]

If TMM is fit enough to come into the side to cover Reynolds then, either...

a) He was fit enough to take the fullback spot back and would have replaced Tesi before gametime, but now has to cover in the halves instead, or
b) He was in the reserves because Tesi is now the top fullback choice

Suspect unless we get a direct distinction from Kevvie that we will be waiting until team list next week to find out whether the FB jersey now belongs to Niu

Kevvie made a little comment yesterday on the Broncos team Tuesday podcast, something like Tesi is just squeezing out TMM now. It was phrased a little differently but that was the idea. Anybody else pick that up?

 

[Tim K]

Kevvie made a little comment yesterday on the Broncos team Tuesday podcast, something like Tesi is just squeezing out TMM now. It was phrased a little differently but that was the idea. Anybody else pick that up?

He actually said that ‘Tesi has his nose in front at the moment’ when discussing the fullback spot between Tesi and TMM.