Round 3 - Broncos vs. Roosters - Build Up Thread

[IBA]

Not sure how Lui is getting the bench spot over others. Do not rate him. Slyney should be above him

 

[Broncojim]

Doubt Hodges will play but Hodges at 50% is far better than the other nuffies we have running around in the backline!

 

[noisetheory]

maranta's been reading bhq, hi lachlan!

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...e-broncos-attack/story-e6frexnr-1226600991951

LACHLAN Maranta has been pegged as a solid winger without a lot of flash.

"I haven't had much open space yet but hopefully when I do you can see how quick I am,'' Maranta said.

He ran the 100m in 11sec flat as a 15-year-old and went to the national track and field championships in Year 10 for sprint races and, bizarrely, shot put.

 

[Black Philip]

If Hodges is out and giving a young fella a run isn't an option, I'd much rather Stagg start centre than Gillett.

 

[broncos4life]

If Hodges is out and giving a young fella a run isn't an option, I'd much rather Stagg start centre than Gillett.

couldnt agree more, was gonna post the same thing

 

[Foordy]

if Hodges is out i'd like to see Kahu given a shot

 

[Organix]

Hodges looks like a start now...

 

[jarro65]

Hopefully he will.

I don't like our chances out wide if he's not playing

 

[Old Mate]

Putting Gillett in the centres is just stupid.

At the moment, he looks overweight and his lateral speed in defence is suspect, which probably partly explains his grabbing at runners instead of wrapping them up or hitting them. And I'm one of his greatest fans. And he also makes it openly clear he is and wants to play back row.

While Jennings may, as Coxy observes, run past the ball as much as players, I reckon his form is good and he will get quality ball and if he does, he will run rings around Hodges and anyone else for that matter if given half a chance.

The way Hodges pulled up lame last game looked pretty serious to me. It would be equally stupid to play Hodges as much as Gillett in the centres. Each are suspect in their lateral defensive abilities which means serious problems against Jennings in particular.

I just can't even contemplate Griffin playing either of them in the centres. Utter folly.

I hope he brings Hoffman into the centres and promotes Kemp, and plays Stagg as starting lock, with Parker into the prop rotation. I still believe Parker is better suited now to prop and has lost too much mobility for the back row

Parker doesn't need to be mobile in his role, by playing him we have three tight forwards at a time, it's great. If you wanted to promote Stagg it would have to be at the expense of Gillett.

 

[Alec]

maranta's been reading bhq, hi lachlan!

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...e-broncos-attack/story-e6frexnr-1226600991951

LACHLAN Maranta has been pegged as a solid winger without a lot of flash.

"I haven't had much open space yet but hopefully when I do you can see how quick I am,'' Maranta said.

He ran the 100m in 11sec flat as a 15-year-old and went to the national track and field championships in Year 10 for sprint races and, bizarrely, shot put.

"I have been working on my weight a lot and on my defence as well with Stephen Kearney,''

 

[vertigo]

Putting on weight makes you faster and working with Kearney makes you a better defender hey...

Sounds like the George Costanza opposite theory in practice:

 

[Browny]

Lolz

 

[IBA]

Hodges is officially out. Our chances drop significantly...

http://www.nrl.com/broncos-lose-hodges-to-hamstring-injury/tabid/10874/newsid/71303/default.aspx

 

[Coxy]

I'll eat my hat if Hodges plays.

Damn. I'd marinated it and everything.

 

[broncos4life]

Happy to see that Stagg will be sharing the role. Defense will be the key on that side and the more minutes stag plays there the safer it will be

 

[Bucking Beads]

Gillett or Stagg in the centres is a disaster. We've got an opportunity to give a bloke a go and we take the weak option. I'd rather see an actual winger or centre suck than watch Jennings run rings around a backrower in the centres.

 

[Kimlo]

Yep, why not give Kahu a go? You'd think it would be a good time.

 

[broncos4life]

Yep, why not give Kahu a go? You'd think it would be a good time.

Probably cos they watched him in q cup on the weekend