I didn't mind Knik at fullback. Wish he had gone harder for the little grubber from Morgan, but he didn't miss much of a beat in defense. On the other hand, loved to see him sniff around the ruck (when we had the ball, which wasn't too often) in attack.
Boyd's injury could be a blessing in disguise next week, if Kodi is able to organise the defense reasonably well.
A Milford, Benji, Hunt, Knik spine would be absolutely lethal against a team like the Chooks, whom we are almost certainly playing.
If we can maintain cohesion in defense, get fast play the balls, and don't have Sutton pin us down in our own half continuously, which was the main reason for Milford being less visible in the second half (not because he deferred to Marshall), we can perfectly set-up for a home preliminary final and have a week off to rest and recover troops like Darius and TPJ.
Loved the second half more than the first, because we showed the commitment to each other that we need to be a force in the finals, and didn't let Sutton "make it a close one" like the script demanded. Outrageous reffing, seriously!
Our left side defense is still a concern with Moga making bonehead decisions and Oates bomb catching iffiness (wish he was as safe as Kahu, making him practically unbeatable with his size). On the other hand, Glenn and Milford have certainly turned it up, which is good to see, especially from Anthony and his bung shoulder.
Marshall's spiral bomb... oh, how I've missed that from the Broncos since Locky's departure.
Boyd took the criticism from last week front on, and took some good runs with the ball. Happy to see that from the captain. Deeds, not words!
P.S. Gavin Cooper almost had the gal to complain about the refs in the presser... wow!
