POST GAME [Round 5, 2023] Broncos vs Wests Tigers

[theshed]

Apparently Laurie was liking broncos tries on insta last night... doesn't exactly sound like a team player if that's the case

The same guy who went to Penrith in a panthers jersey to celebrate a rivals grand final victory lol

 

[Xzei]

Apparently Laurie was liking broncos tries on insta last night... doesn't exactly sound like a team player if that's the case

considering sheenius picks 2 potatoes ahead of him douihi and brooks id be doing anything i could to get out

 

[McHunt]

I agree, I was thinking this morning that all we actually need at dummy half is a good defending number 9 who can provide reasonable service. We don't need someone who wants to create his own moments

Because it would be unfair to the other teams?

 

[McHunt]

He was good and I’m pretty sure everyone has said as much but you are over blowing his efforts which will only force people to offer up more realistic assessments of his performance which will cause the defenders to come out and things will escalate again. Why can’t we just say he was good and move on? Top 3 is not a respectable claim.

Also he didn’t run for 100m according to the NRL app. His quick tap was clever for multiple reasons though, just a shame Walsh cramped up.

Yes, he was "good enough" to not let us down and get the job done. It would seem miserly to deny any of these players credit after such an emphatic win and our position on the table. No one deserves our scorn.

But, if you're forced to sift through and rate them or look for areas to improve, then you inevitably need to nitpick. I'm not going to bother looking for weakness in Billy's game, and certainly not this week, but if I had to rate him he wouldn't be in the top tier. I'd compare him more to Corey Jensen. Who also had a "good" game.

Corey, in general, is a fair comparison to Billy. He's great value, gives his all, occasionally does enough that puts him on Fatty's radar and you think, he's not bad this bloke. I like him. But he's not in the same conversation as Payne, Patty, Capewell or Flegler. And no one is expecting him to be. Because we have those guys. If you took them out and Corey become our leader of the pack, the best we had, we'd be saying something different. But his role is not meat. It's filler.

A fair indication of how good a player is travelling is how often he's gushed about in commentary. Callers rarely bag a player other than for a dumb action, preferring to dish out compliments every couple of minutes. And if they're really standing out, they'll reach for hyperbole and talk about Origin. Like they did with Walsh.

Do you recall much gushing over Billy? I don't. That's why he was merely "good" and not one of our best.

 

[ZTop]

Because it would be unfair to the other teams?

No because they would just get in the way of Reynolds and Walsh

 

[McHunt]

No because they would just get in the way of Reynolds and Walsh

More options = more uncertainty in the minds of the opposition.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

considering sheenius picks 2 potatoes ahead of him douihi and brooks id be doing anything i could to get out

I'd take him on minimum wage as injury coverage. At least he will know better players are ahead of him when it comes to us

 

[ZTop]

More options = more uncertainty in the minds of the opposition.

False. look at eels, Hodgson is far too controlling

 

[Big Del]

He's very similar to Slater was at the start, he can do some really good play and score tries but if he has to bring the ball back off his 10 and there is 5 defenders waiting can he take ground and take the hit. Slater took a while to work it out and a few series NSW just kicked and chased and flogged him.

Till Qld put GI at #1
It was like he wanted pay back for what had happened to Slater . He was brutal .

 

[1910]

Till Qld put GI at #1
It was like he wanted pay back for what had happened to Slater . He was brutal .

It was Hunt, Slater got monstered and Hunt got moved to the fullback spot and Slater went to the bench.

Inglis only played one game at fullback and Slater was not there anyway.

 

[Big Del]

It was Hunt, Slater got monstered and Hunt got moved to the fullback spot and Slater went to the bench.

Inglis only played one game at fullback and Slater was not there anyway.

That`s the game I am talkin about .
The one where Inglis played full back . He took his own game and particularly his defence to another level . Was rag doll ing opposition players .

 

[007]

Luke Brooks did 2 kicks in total last night, I mean if your halfback isn't kicking, what is he there for? 24 tackles with 4 misses and 3 ineffective, I mean what is he offering?

Dead man walking and in a situation where the Tigers dont want him, Pearce is playing games and Tigers cant agree to to a transfer agreeement. Add to that Tigers are struggling to offload him - the situation gets more dire by the day.

 

[theshed]

Dead man walking and in a situation where the Tigers dont want him, Pearce is playing games and Tigers cant agree to to a transfer agreeement. Add to that Tigers are struggling to offload him - the situation gets more dire by the day.

I’m still in shock that they didn’t let the knights take him when they were keen.

 

[Fozz]

I’m still in shock that they didn’t let the knights take him when they were keen.

Here's a perfect summary of their thought process at the time:

 

[Broncos Maestro]

I would still like a dummy half that can provide something when we get inside the 10m.

Hard to get it out to the backline when you're so close to the goal line so having some sort of threat provides a point of attack that has to be respected by the defence

Haas did that on Saturday went he ran from dummy half. Oh wait - he doesn’t wear the 9 jumper, right?

 

[BroncsFan]

Haas did that on Saturday went he ran from dummy half. Oh wait - he doesn’t wear the 9 jumper, right?

I don't care who does it I just want some attack out of dummy half when we're close to the line

#HaasFor9

 

[theshed]

I don't care who does it I just want some attack out of dummy half when we're close to the line

#HaasFor9

Paix used to be extremely good at scoring from dummy half on the line. I think he’s done it once this year. He’d do it every second q cup game but it’s obviously easier to do in that comp

 

[Kimlo]

I don't care who does it I just want some attack out of dummy half when we're close to the line

#HaasFor9

He bumped off 3 Tigers like they were nothing. All I want is a 9 who can send him crashing over from 5m out. It's so underutilised.