Round 20 - Titans vs Broncos - Post Match Discussion

[rnabokov]

This. 100%.

more like 300%

Bronco support play has, in general, been shite even before Bennett left. The Gillett offload mid 1st half is one example: 2 players were just standing around instead of sweating on the offload that is almost inevitable when Gillett has the ball.

Norman has achieved as much as he can. That experiment has failed. He simply has no idea. Locky's absence is now being truly felt. Painfully.

Wallace is going backwards. I wonder why? Can't figure why is so hot and then sooooo cold

First time for a long time we started to use Gillett. Still not enough.

I have said enough about Hoffman before. He is like Norman. Reached his potential. Zillman made him look 2nd rate.

I have always said I was worried we have no points in us to trouble a good defence. All the points we scored as AP observed were at the wrong end of the season. We have no organizer.

Thaiday was the wrong choice for captain.

Someone else posted we were dominated by an inferior pack. Well that's a contradiction i'd ever I heard one. Our pack was pussy tonight.

Yet again, I did not see one occasion when there was any support with Thaiday when he ran. All such simple boring one-out flat crap.

I actually seriously doubt we will make the 8 unless someone puts a rocket up, and a video of smart attacking plays, in front of Hook.

 

[Broncoman]

That was one of the worst games i've ever seen the Broncos play. We had no attacking structure as every time we got into the Titans 20 we just meekly surrended possession, the backline need to totally get their act together they played with no confidence, no effort and played as individuals COME ON GUYS RUGBY LEAGUE IS A BLOODY TEAM SPORT, IF YOU DON'T PLAY AS A TEAM YOU WON'T GET THE RESULTS. Ya better think of something Alfie. Thank god Griffin is a defensive coach that along with the Titans poor attacking options kept us in the game WTF was Scott Prince doing kicking on the 4th in pretty much every set. Wonder what Hook said after the game because If I was the coach I would've totally raged and ranted at them for at least 5 minutes non-stop.

Oh and **** you Ray Hadley you stupid idiot. Who commentates the great game of Rugby League like they are the voiceover for a soap opera. "Oh and he's finally back" "The Titans are going to win" when there have been dramatic last minute miracles throughout the season. And also are you Jamal's long lost ugly brother because you were massaging his balls the whole game talking about how great he is. You should shut-up and go back to driving cabs. BRING BACK VOSS, HE IS A FAR BETTER TV COMMENTATOR THEN WHAT YOU WILL EVER BE.

Well that's the end of my rant and Ladies and Gentleman have a nice evening.

 

[pennywisealfie]

hmm I still believe as always, but I really wish Locky all of a sudden decided to come out of retirement. that was ****ing awful tonight, I hope thats us being flat after origin and we start to play better in the next few weeks. Speaking of origin, it ****s us every year, it needs to be moved.

 

[nathano11]

We'll be back

 

[Dexter]

You may be right pwa the first 13 games we averaged 25 pnts a game the last 5 we average 11.5. If you take out blow outs against Knights and Chooks the last 7 games we average 12

 

[rnabokov]

hmm I still believe as always, but I really wish Locky all of a sudden decided to come out of retirement. that was ****ing awful tonight, I hope thats us being flat after origin and we start to play better in the next few weeks. Speaking of origin, it ****s us every year, it needs to be moved.

Origin has nothing to do with it.

I think it is now clear Lockyer made quite a few players look much better than they really are, and that is becoming so clear now.

Again given any code of football is about creating and using space, and making the ball do the work, our halves have no idea.

Despite some stupid decisions by Prince and others, the Titans always had depth behind the line and players moving. We stand flat, and then Norman and Wallace compress the attack, squeezing it into small places, with no-one running at speed in support. Decision making time is almost nil which puts pressure on every play and so often execution suffers, or we run out of room.

 

[MrMoore]

We got nothing at all, no magic plays at all, if the titans can roll us imagine what the actualt real teams have waiting for us

 

[Ironbroncos]

Delayed coverage of this game is finally coming on in 5mins here, will watch (painfully) and get to see just what yall have ranted about..

Well; either watch or just record it and watch it in 20min spurts lol man am i setting myself up BIGTIME

also, just reading from other news sites, there goes Griffin again talking up the oppositions merits of being contenders, just like the Warriors lastweek..

 

[noisetheory]

at this point id say the dragons look better than us in attack.

 

[IBA]

That game was impossible to watch. We looked absolutely pathetic. Our halves were rubbish, but as others have said, had no options in runners. I couldn't count the amount of times either Wallace or Norman brought in a second and sometimes third defender by holding the ball up a little, or stepping a little and had absolutely no body looking to run onto a pass. No support play. No dummy runners. No one sweating on the offload. Just standing around a couple of meters behind whoever had the ball. For the entire ****ing game.

I would be in favour of putting Hunt in over Norman asap. Wallace is in a horrible slump as well. He is been shithouse for the last couple of games.

Can we please work on some depth and width, with players in motion, a couple of run arounds, players sprinting onto the offloads or following our halves into the line. There were so many opportunities if T'eo/Gillette/Glenn/Thaiday/Hodges were hitting up next to our halves.

Jesus that was tough to watch...

If Hoffman cops a week or two. Norman to fullback, Ben Hunt to halfback, Wallace to 5/8 please.

 

[jarro65]

at this point id say the dragons look better than us in attack.

And you know why ??

Because they've finally broken away from their shitty structured crap that wasn't working... and are now playing semi ad-lib footy !

Something for Hook to ponder right there.

 

[noisetheory]

you say that as if we play we structure.

 

[Mister Wright]

That's the only game I've seen where there's absolutely no positives - nothing at all we can take from it. An absolutely dreadful performance. 3-4 forward passes said the commentators? We deadset threw 5-6 throughout the whole game. Norman and his ball runners (when he did decide to pass) were hopelessly out of synch. We were flat footed all night and cannon fodder for the Titans. How embarrassing.

Their legs were probably super heavy from last week's effort but really it's no excuse for how poor we applied ourselves tonight. This will really hurt our ladder position. We'll be down in 5th spot on Sunday afternoon for sure. Just so disappointed.

I disagree. One clear positive. Gillett was back to his best. He looked to be the only attacking player who gave a damn. Had he of not knocked on the charge down we have enough points to win the game. Much improved performance from him.

 

[Coxy]

you say that as if we play we structure.

One out, and a straight line attack are structures...

 

[jarro65]

One out, and a straight line attack are structures...

My point exactly.

 

[ningnangnong]

One thing I'm having real trouble understanding is Hook's use of the bench.

Mitchell Dodds got four minutes last night - four minutes! Petero only got 23 minutes as well, despite being our best prop in the opening exchanges.

I just do not get it at all.

 

[Nashy]

I really think Petero is carrying an injury.

 

[Anonymous person]

I have to say as well that even though we didn't deserve to win by any sense of the word, the referees didn't help. Zillions pass to mead or whoever it was for their first try was a metre forward for sure. So obvious it was laughable. Also some bad forward pass calls that weren't forward, and a supposed knock on in the titans 10 against McGuire that went a metre backwards when he offloaded it.

That was also one of the most one sided commentary I have ever heard, was disgusting. Fatty and Hadley were both jizzing over the titans and whenever anything went against them they just flipped their shit. When they called a rake on Parker, which was fair enough as the hand was on the ball the whole time, they were carrying on saying "that's disgusting". Far out, could they be any more biased?

I think, at this point, unless something drastic happens, that's our season. Might limp into the top 8 but will do a Bennett and be bundled out without putting up a fight.