PRE-GAME [Round 27, 2023] Broncos vs Storm

[1910]

Interesting, though I have my doubts on his defence in the middle, I would assume small stints.

He defends in the middle at hooker anyway.

 

[Big Del]

Must admit, i think the best team is the one who comes out on top before the finals. You prove yourself week in week out, not in a knockout competition.

Maybe if all teams played each other twice .

 

[Organix]

Exactly. If you are going to have a finals series this is going to happen - it happens in every sport that is decided by playoff games. Don't want it to happen, then get rid of the finals and make the minor premiership the major premiership. Of course then you run the risk of the comp being over weeks out from the last game, taking the meaning out of many games...

Then you run the risk of not selling as many tickets. This isn't Soccer where fans are mad for their team regardless of where they come on the table. There is no relegation to make that end of the table spicy. If it's already season over, only the die-hards will show up, not the bandwagoners. The last few years it has been Penrith or Melbourne as minor premiers by a lot, so why bother going to see a game that barely matters if you come 5th or 7th?

 

[Big Del]

According to dobbo, apparently Broncs wanted to rest flegler aswell but he refused, said no I'm playing.

He had his best game in a while last week .
Has a few weeks off with the foot injury . Good to hear .

 

[winslow_wong]

We should just name everyone Corey this week

 

[Mustafur]

He defends in the middle at hooker anyway.

Yeah but usually that is the only small guy on at a time, two at once in the middle might be risky.

 

[theshed]

I’m excited as for this match. Both team lists are total chaos and I’m here for it.

I love that the guys who likely won’t play finals if all goes well get to come out and play for the minor prem. This is their GF and they deserve it

 

[theshed]

We should just name everyone Corey this week

I’m keen!

Excited to say Corey Mozer make his debut and I think Corey Flegler will go mad with the responsibility of captian

 

[McHunt]

I don't understand any of this talk that we want to avoid (insert team name here), do not understand it at all. For the first time since perhaps 2000, I am going in to games scared of absolutely no one. I also think every other team is absolutely terrified of us. We are winning comfortably playing well, we are winning comfortably playing poorly, every single team will be scared of what we can do if we play at our best.

We'll take whoever wants to come against us and get flogged. Bring on (insert team name here), don't care who it is.

And to hammer home the point, this side will beat Melbourne this week too.

It shouldn't be that hard to understand why we'd prefer to face the Warriors than a full strength Storm in a final. Regardless of how cocky we might feel, we still haven't been able to beat them at Suncorp since 2009. Not saying we can't, only that if you got handed the choice in an elimination, you'd pick the Panthers to do your dirty work and let them suck up the injuries from those foul playing *****.

 

[GCBRONCO]

I’m keen!

Excited to say Corey Mozer make his debut and I think Corey Flegler will go mad with the responsibility of captian

I don't know Flegler going mad as captain is necessarily a good thing lol

 

[theshed]

I don't know Flegler going mad as captain is necessarily a good thing lol

Haha yeah great entertainment value though

 

[Wolfie]

Maybe if all teams played each other twice .

Yep, absolutely.

 

[simplythebest]

Can’t wait to see the baby Broncos in action. Flegler an interesting choice as captain, props making decisions on captains challenges are rarely a good idea.

It’ll be interesting to see who steps up when Flegler has a break. Would have loved seeing Riki given the reigns

 

[Brocko]

I for one, am excited.

As for the storm hoodoo, I know it's been said before but we are such a different team these days, and we should have had them in Melbourne if it weren't for one or the worst referee performances you'll see (3 sin bins).

They themselves are nowhere near as consistent as they have been either.

I know they love playing up here, but I think our ressies beat them Thursday and then we beat them week 1.

 

[LittleDavey]

Te Kura should come in for Paix I reckon.

Can we please please please wear the city jerseys this week and next while we break the Storm duck not once, but twice in the one week?? OUR FUCKING HOME!!

 

[BroncsFan]

Souths last week put Paix in a first receiver loose forward role. I think Hunt/Kevvie were looking to this week.

Was thinking Smoothy might move to a middle / lock role... think he did that a couple games back when him and Billy were on the field at the same time... think he came on for Patty.

Paix comes on around 20mins.. Smoothy plays lock at some point... Mozer gets a 15-20mins stint at the back of the game... that's what I was thinking at first glance.

 

[Big Del]

Yeah but usually that is the only small guy on at a time, two at once in the middle might be risky.

Billy and Smoothie have done it recently .
But , Smoothie is a better tackler than Paix .

 

[HarryAllan7]

We should just name everyone Corey this week

God forbid they ever started a Patty hotline…