Round 3 - Knights vs Broncos - Build Up Thread

[Broncoman]

Thats good news Petro should have been starting the 1st 2 games as well.

 

[Bucking Beads]

 

[Foordy]

Thats good news Petro should have been starting the 1st 2 games as well.

he couldn't start the first game he was suspended ...

the reason he didn't start the 2nd game was because he was coming back from injury and had very little match fitness.

 

[noisetheory]

i hope mccullough watched de gois on sunday carve up the knights around the ruck.

 

[Foordy]

Knights team:

Darius Boyd, James McManus, Timana Tahu, Wes Naiqama, Akuila Uate, Ryan Stig, Jarrod Mullen, Kade Snowden, Danny Buderus, Adam Cuthbertson, Chris Houston, Zeb Taia, Neville Costigan. Interchange: Matt Hilder, Lisiate Richie Fa'aoso, Joel Edwards, Alex McKinnon, Evarn Tuimavave, Marvin Filipo

 

[noisetheory]

tahu verse hodges should be a good battle. beale could be in trouble up against uate :S

 

[Alec]

I wouldn't have minded if McGuire started at lock. Parker plays in the middle like a prop anyway, so we wouldn't have to change our strategy much. I don't know about Te'o being there, his workrate is like 10% of Parker's.

 

[Porthoz]

tahu verse hodges should be a good battle. beale could be in trouble up against uate :S

Uate is not that good catching bombs either, so hopefully Beale will get a better chance to shine...

 

[Bucking Beads]

If we can contest our bombs more we are a good chance of actually scoring more points off kicks like the Cowboys did against us.

 

[rnabokov]

I wish Matt Gillett was wearing 13!

Absolutely. About time we used him for 80 minutes too.

As much as I totally agree that Parker is vitally important to the side, I would like to see him pack in the back row, with Gillett free to break early from the scrum in some nice set plays with either 1st receiver. As well, I see Gillett being much more dangerous out wide than Parker who tends to run infield anyway. In my view, we need a wide running lock who is pretty much always there when needed.

I don't think Hook is using Gillett to his full potential.

I also agree that McGuire should come on after 20 or so and stay there for as long as possible. Civo and Hannant are the ideal starting props.

As for the Kniggots, their ability to beat us is seriously diminished with the loss of Gidley. I don't care what anyone says, Gidley is a very very good playmaker (and certainly not a fullback where he does most of his ruin"). His loss is far more damaging than Parker's.

 

[Broncoman]

At last someone can point out what a valuable player Gidley is.

 

[Broncoman]

It's very hard for Queenslander's to praise anyone other than a Queenslander, you know?

Agree Queerlanders can only see talent or potential in their own state. They think the whole world ends at the QLD border.

 

[Browny]

Take it elsewhere you 2 :finger:

 

[rnabokov]

It's very hard for Queenslander's to praise anyone other than a Queenslander, you know?

Very true, mostly because there's fewer to praise :)

 

[Big Pete]

Yeah, seriously can you guys save the NSW trolling for another time?

People don't rate Kidley as a playmaker because he's yet to achieve anything significant in the position. He's a very busy player but he didn't stand out against St. George Illawarra - in fact, his involvement seemingly stilted their attack.

 

[Jeba]

Very true, mostly because there's fewer to praise :)

Win.

 

[noisetheory]

gidley is very capable he just never seems to produce. he doesnt worry me in the slightest, but we're still better off he's an out this week

 

[Son Edo]

Is everyone always nervous before a Game?