PRE-GAME [Round 8, 2026] - Broncos vs Bulldogs

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Locky’s Left Boot said:
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Foot sprains/strains are very varied. It all depends on their contribution to stability as you weight bear as our midfoot takes on forces 2 or 3 x our weight (thats just with walking!). A few low grades can get needled for pro athletes. But it does risk other injury for me because the biomechsnics change. Lisfranc injuries vary widely as well and are actually very similar to a mid foot sprain - a lot of old surgeons still interchange it when there is no fracture/dislocation and/or is stable. The bad ones (and what people/media typically are told is a lisfranc, less it will get called a midfoot ligament tear/strain in the media) involve multiple midfoot joints and/or fractures. But a simple one can be 1 joint/fracture/ligament tear and is still stable so they dont require surgery, just non-weight bear.

In conclusion, palpation and bruising will give an idea but truly no one has a ****inb clue until the scan is done, and tbh, probably one of the lowest strike rates for "predicted timelines" in sport out of the common and non neurological related injuries.

Hope that helps the other person asking.
 
Despite the poor start to the season and the horrendous injury toll, we're only 2 points out of the top four after the weekend.

That gutsy win at Campbelltown was an absolute pearler.

So long as the injuries we're getting are not season ending I just see it as a great opportunity to get some game time into our boys on the periphery. It gives the stars some much needed rest and allows Madge and co to see who can be relied on to do a job when we come to the squeaky bum end of the season.

Rodgers has so far put his hand up to say he's totally buying in to the 'next man up' mentality.

Young Bukowski (who is the epitome of a baby Bronco) showed he's willing to get out there and have a dig too. Man I so wish (and so does he) that he'd taken that offload from X-man. His passing off the deck and his tackling technique looks a shade better than Mozer's too.

The dogs are still not a settled side and I expect even with a patched up side we'll still manage a win.

And if we get more than 35% possession:happy: I'd expect our for and against to start showing in the positive side of the ledger.
 
Jedhead said:
Despite the poor start to the season and the horrendous injury toll, we're only 2 points out of the top four after the weekend.

That gutsy win at Campbelltown was an absolute pearler.

So long as the injuries we're getting are not season ending I just see it as a great opportunity to get some game time into our boys on the periphery. It gives the stars some much needed rest and allows Madge and co to see who can be relied on to do a job when we come to the squeaky bum end of the season.

Rodgers has so far put his hand up to say he's totally buying in to the 'next man up' mentality.

Young Bukowski (who is the epitome of a baby Bronco) showed he's willing to get out there and have a dig too. Man I so wish (and so does he) that he'd taken that offload from X-man. His passing off the deck and his tackling technique looks a shade better than Mozer's too.

The dogs are still not a settled side and I expect even with a patched up side we'll still manage a win.

And if we get more than 35% possession:happy: I'd expect our for and against to start showing in the positive side of the ledger.
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It’s really exciting how many we still have in us with 30%+ of our side sitting on the sideline. This is a very well coached side with as you say, players buying in.
 
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Dude, you work one day a year, and even then, it seems you only properly service the rich kids & the families with enough money to buy presents. I'd be taking a back seat on this one if I were you.
 
McHunt said:
I’d be giving Bukowski 20 off the bench until Hunt/Mozer return. He’s not quite ready for prime time, but he’s already the best attacking hooker I can recall seeing in a Broncos jersey for a very long time.
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Talk about a sliding doors moment for Mozer and Buk these last 2 weeks....
 
NRL Physio said on his podcast that Staggs is going to be week to week.

He could play with the injury, but he could also need a couple of weeks off. The problem with the type of injury he has is the pain. It's a very painful injury.

Guess it comes down to, is Staggs at say 80% better than the other options at 100%? Absolutely he is.
 
I've broken bones in my feet 3 times so know what the pain is like.

I've also had a collapsed arch in my foot which I believe is from strained ligaments.

The pain of the collapsed arch mirrored the broken foot pain exactly, to the point that I was convinced I had broken it again.

Could not weight bear for a couple of weeks.
 
Dean Ritchie lists the dirty tricks the BRISBANE BRONCOS try to pull week in week out:

● Grabbing and holding an opponent’s foot to slow down the play-the-ball;

● Defensive players putting weight on an attacking player’s back, with a player flopping in late;

● Deliberately not packing into scrum, resulting in a penalty to allow 13 on 13 in defence;

● Sleepers who stand next to the ruck, forcing the attack to the other side;

● Rolling ball carriers onto their hip and leg to slow down the play-the-ball;

● Pushing the ball carrier down as the tackler rises to his feet to decelerate the ruck;

● Defenders attempt to swing ball carrier’s legs around after a tackle is complete and they are getting to their feet;

● Three players in a tackle but each leaves one by one to slow down the play-the-ball;

● The third man into a tackle is often the last to release to control ruck speed;

● Hands in the face of a ball carrier on the ground to slow down play-the-ball;

● Players thrash around on ground trying to milk a penalty when a defender has already been released; and

● Defenders kneeling on the ball carrier’s arms at the play-the-ball to slow down the ruck.
 
The second I saw the title of the article I knew exactly who wrote it. Farken Bulldog.
 
McHunt said:
Dean Ritchie lists the dirty tricks the BRISBANE BRONCOS try to pull week in week out:

● Grabbing and holding an opponent’s foot to slow down the play-the-ball;

● Defensive players putting weight on an attacking player’s back, with a player flopping in late;

● Deliberately not packing into scrum, resulting in a penalty to allow 13 on 13 in defence;

● Sleepers who stand next to the ruck, forcing the attack to the other side;

● Rolling ball carriers onto their hip and leg to slow down the play-the-ball;

● Pushing the ball carrier down as the tackler rises to his feet to decelerate the ruck;

● Defenders attempt to swing ball carrier’s legs around after a tackle is complete and they are getting to their feet;

● Three players in a tackle but each leaves one by one to slow down the play-the-ball;

● The third man into a tackle is often the last to release to control ruck speed;

● Hands in the face of a ball carrier on the ground to slow down play-the-ball;

● Players thrash around on ground trying to milk a penalty when a defender has already been released; and

● Defenders kneeling on the ball carrier’s arms at the play-the-ball to slow down the ruck.
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This is so lame... if we were any good at all this rubbish we'd be dominating possession... also we're clearly garbage at hiding it from the refs given we're the most penalised team in the comp.

Ritchie just doing some aura farming with the Sydney crowd... his approval rating must be dropping.
 
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