PRE-GAME [Round 6, 2023] Broncos vs Raiders

[Big Del]

Goates is a 10 year veteran. He'll be automatic selection when fit.

Only because they didn`t have some one better to replace him .
Well , that`s not the case ATM .

 

[ivanhungryjak]

I saw Oates in the sheds after the game .
Nothing personal against Oates . I just think Arthurs form atm doesn`t deserve to be dropped .

Re Oates The knock ons and dropped bombs don`t balance out his metres gained for me .
I think Arthurs would score more tries given the same opportunities .

To be fair, he’s been pretty good with his mistakes the last season or so.

 

[Big Del]

To be fair, he’s been pretty good with his mistakes the last season or so.

Dropped a cpl earlier this season though ...

 

[BroncsFan]

As Oates gets older he could be handy as a utility on the bench.

I'm really liking what Arthars is bringing to this team and would love to retain him

 

[Sproj]

Dropped a cpl earlier this season though ...

Arthars bombed a try against the Dolphins that would have seen us run away with it.

Regardless of your thoughts on this anyway, sanity will prevail and Oates will be back as he rightly should be when he is fit again.

I'll go full @upthebroncs and use highlight videos too:

Arthars is going well but he isn't getting half the tries in this video Oatesy does, especially this one:



Ten years of doing this year in, year out with the exception of the Seibold years warrants a bit of loyalty.

 

[Big Del]

Arthars bombed a try against the Dolphins that would have seen us run away with it.

Regardless of your thoughts on this anyway, sanity will prevail and Oates will be back as he rightly should be when he is fit again.

I'll go full @upthebroncs and use highlight videos too:

Arthars is going well but he isn't getting half the tries in this video Oatesy does, especially this one:



Ten years of doing this year in, year out with the exception of the Seibold years warrants a bit of loyalty.

 

[Big Del]

What did Oates do in that move you highlighted that another winger couldn`t / wouldn`t do ?
Run through a hole in the defence ?

Put on a set move . He ran on to a pass in a hole . Scored . Fundamental as far as I can see .

It was a big fck up by the Bulldogs to not see him coming . Their full back should have spotted Oates wrapping around and adjusted the numbers .
Okenborn was standing out on his wing watching Oates go to the middle of the field . He should have been communicating that to his team mates . As in watch out boys Oates is up to sumpin .

I was stoked to see him score like that . Though when I saw it from a high view on here recently I thought well some one fcked up because it was 4 on 4 till Oates arrived .

 

[Sproj]

What did Oates do in that move you highlighted that another winger couldn`t / wouldn`t do ?
Run through a hole in the defence ?

And that right there is why this conversation ends, anyone who watches league can see how almost no other winger in the comp could do that. He came running from the clouds at the perfect timing to burst through the gap. No one saw him coming, it was perfection.

 

[Big Del]

And that right there is why this conversation ends, anyone who watches league can see how almost no other winger in the comp could do that. He came running from the clouds at the perfect timing to burst through the gap. No one saw him coming, it was perfection.

No one communicated in the defence .
He didn`t appear out of thin air . The Bulldogs counted the numbers and were man on man . Some one didn`t take note of the extra man out the back . If it was that easy don`t you think every team would practice it and execute it ?

Like I said ; some one done fcked up .

 

[Foordy]

Why are we even arguing whether Oates comes straight back into the side (*cough* of course he does *cough*) in this thread.

He won't be back in time to play the Raiders. he is still 4-6 weeks away and that is a long time in footy.

 

[Super Freak]

No charge for Haas.

 

[Sproj]

No charge for Haas.

Given nothing happened and the penalty clearly went the wrong way, colour me shocked.

 

[Mick_Hancock]

To think we still have Oatesy and Kobe to come back in. Good signs.

I can’t see the eggplant emoji?!

 

[theshed]

Arthars is a decent player but to argue he is putting Oates’ starting spot in doubt is a bit of a creative opinion

 

[Mick_Hancock]

I know this isn’t the Oates or Arthars thread… but you both all make great points. I see it like this…
How fkn good is it to have so much QUALITY competition for spots in our team?!

 

[1910]

Hetherington has been busy in ISC. That's the best way to describe his two games. You watch him and think he's done a lot but then read the stats and think it was a lot.

V Jets
68 minutes
19 runs
181m (most for game)
25 tackles (second most)

V Norths
80 minutes
1 try- chasing a kick
164m (Most for game)
31 tackles

 

[Mustafur]

I think Corey Oates is gonna have a battle to get back to 1sts to tell the truth .
Arthurs is a gun . I wouldn`t just hand him back his jersey . Q Cup and score a bunch of tries I might consider him .

No.

As much as Arthurs has been completely solid(I don't even think he has even dropped a ball this season), Gary is like having another elite prop on the team for meters.

 

[Swordfish]

Hetherington has been busy in ISC. That's the best way to describe his two games. You watch him and think he's done a lot but then read the stats and think it was a lot.

V Jets
68 minutes
19 runs
181m (most for game)
25 tackles (second most)

V Norths
80 minutes
1 try- chasing a kick
164m (Most for game)
31 tackles

This settles that he’s in 17 against Raiders. Cool!