PRE-GAME Round 4 - Broncos vs Roosters

[Mitch06]

I could be wrong but Who carries a substitute fullback? Isaako is fine there for 80 minutes. We need an impact dummy half.

The Panthers did for R1 and 2

 

[Mitchell_Broncos]

Young Broncos Eager To Test Themselves Against The Best

Broncos Co-Captains Brodie Croft and Patrick Carrigan discuss the challenge of a young pack facing the Roosters at home this Thursday night

www.broncos.com.au

 

[Galah]

At this point it should be trying different tactics and ideas in preparation for 2021. I’d love to see some more ball playing and set plays.

Do you remember a couple years ago against the roosters at Suncorp we had a clear intent to send the ball wide early? **** we played well, haven’t done it since!

 

[Allo]

Courier Mail reporting Turpin has a broken leg?

It’s Badel, I’m gonna wait for a more reputable source.

Having said that, I hate everything.

Thankfully Herbie is playing otherwise what’s the point

 

[Mustafur]

He had an origin level hooker though.

He played Origin but to say he was Origin level, that is reaching.

 

[Mister Wright]

He played Origin but to say he was Origin level, that is reaching.

Pretty sure they were referring to when Siebs coached Souths and had Cook at his disposal.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

We just can't catch a break with injuries. Who is our conditioning coach?

 

[Dazza 92]

Paix is gunna play the full 80 if the nominated bench is anything to go by.

Does Paix get injured next because we are displaying Titans level of succession planning...

 

[lynx000]

Probably blind optimism or early onset senile dementia, but I have a sneaky that this is going to be a lot closer than a lot of you think with a win not out of the question.

 

[Bongo]

Was parea the team that was allegedly training illegally in lockdown?

 

[Painin the Haas]

Was parea the team that was allegedly training illegally in lockdown?

Think that was Souths

 

[NSW stables]

Probably blind optimism or early onset senile dementia, but I have a sneaky that this is going to be a lot closer than a lot of you think with a win not out of the question.

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[Painin the Haas]

With Paix I wouldn’t be surprised if they try to play him for the full 80 but I wouldn’t be surprised they used Hopoate for a stint either at the start or around half time and Joffa comes onto the edge, perhaps even Carrigan.

I remember reading previously a coach of hopoate’s saying he is a lock who could easily fill in hooker with his skills. He is also the closest forward we have built like a hooker so it would make sense. I can’t see any other forward really able to do it.

Or they through reason out the window and chuck Niu in the middle. Niu could be our version of bowen, short and stocky but gifted and determined. I have no idea where the comparisons to Lockyer come from though he plays nothing like him

 

[Super Freak]

I would probably go with Paix and Dearden as backup, but I think Paix with Niu coming on for short stints would probably be better. Niu sniffing around the ruck could be lethal.

Either way, we're up shits creek. Paix has been training at hooker, but in the trials he showed he still has a lot of work to do. Mainly learning how to throw accurate passes.

 

[Painin the Haas]

I would probably go with Paix and Dearden as backup, but I think Paix with Niu coming on for short stints would probably be better. Niu sniffing around the ruck could be lethal.

Either way, we're up shits creek. Paix has been training at hooker, but in the trials he showed he still has a lot of work to do. Mainly learning how to throw accurate passes.

At least this team is more than used to Inaccurate passes from dummy half

Wouldn’t be surprised with Niu in the middle either but he is a small guy, unless they do some sort of Berrigsn type move and interchange him with someone like Oates between defence and attack

 

[Super Freak]

At this point it should be trying different tactics and ideas in preparation for 2021. I’d love to see some more ball playing and set plays.

2020 was always going to be a year where we prepare for 2021.

This was the year where Seibold got more of the reins and tinkered with the side until he found the right one. Then in 2021, that’s when we push for the premiership.

 

[Super Freak]

At least this team is more than used to Inaccurate passes from dummy half

Wouldn’t be surprised with Niu in the middle either but he is a small guy, unless they do some sort of Berrigsn type move and interchange him with someone like Oates between defence and attack

That's likely what they will do.

He will play in the middle in attack, but in defence they will push him out further so he isn't defending in the middle. Milford came through the ranks at Raiders doing that. There have been quite a few players similar to Niu that have done the same over the years, as well. It's not uncommon.

There is no way Paix plays 80. It's just not happening.

 

[Stix]

I would probably go with Paix and Dearden as backup, but I think Paix with Niu coming on for short stints would probably be better. Niu sniffing around the ruck could be lethal.

Either way, we're up shits creek. Paix has been training at hooker, but in the trials he showed he still has a lot of work to do. Mainly learning how to throw accurate passes.

Could Croft move to the 9 and bring Dearden into the 7? I’m not sure Croft could handle the defence but he strikes me as a player that could probably play any position ( bar prop)