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

[FACTHUNT]

Anything???
Are you sure about that...

Yes! Just waiting for @Harry to message me back

 

[MasterWright]

Sounds about right, we won't even have an 18th and 19th man.

I forgot about Cam Bowskowski and Phillip Coates they'll be in there somewhere

 

[1910]

Hey remember that time when, against the broncos, the roosters were allowed to play a 17 year old Suaalii just cuz? And won't let anyone do it since - that is, unless the opponent is the Broncos I guess?

He was 70 days off being 18, was a winger that was already big enough and wasn't a middle forward.

 

[Johnny92]

He was 70 days off being 18, was a winger that was already big enough and wasn't a middle forward.

Any idea when his birthday is?
Only can find he was 17 in May 2025

 

[Nashy]

He was 70 days off being 18, was a winger that was already big enough and wasn't a middle forward.

*checks notes*

Yep. Was 17.

 

[Dexter]

Is Luke Gale in the picture still?

 

[1910]

Any idea when his birthday is?
Only can find he was 17 in May 2025

25.

His form doesn't warrant it, and you'd think the Broncos would have played him for the Bears this year if they thought he could play NRL.

Suallii played six Cup games before his NRL debut, he'd proven he was big enough and could play men because he was already doing it.

And he was an outside back, not a middle.

 

[1910]

Is Luke Gale in the picture still?

Bryce put him over for a try yesterday. 43 minutes off the bench.

 

[Dexter]

Bryce put him over for a try yesterday. 43 minutes off the bench.

So able to be selected ?

 

[1910]

So able to be selected ?

Would need to apply.

 

[Skathen]

SOS time for Koellner to come back?

Clearly Madge doesn't rate Semu - he couldn't even get on the paddock with half our forwards on the way to hospital.

 

[1910]

SOS time for Koellner to come back?

Clearly Madge doesn't rate Semu - he couldn't even get on the paddock with half our forwards on the way to hospital.

Playing club football in Newcastle.

 

[Skathen]

Oh I'm aware, we snared Talty out of the south, we can do it again! :P

 

[BroncosFever]

Dean Ritchie has the most disproportionate head to body ratio I have seen

You look at his head and think he must weigh 120 kilo easily, he actually looks pretty slim, he's just got a huge head

 

[BroncsFan]

How is it that the premiers don’t get a bye until round 12… we had the longest season last year and also needed to travel for the world club challenge. wtf

I'm pretty sure every club puts in their preferences for byes.

You would think that teams with an expected high involvement in origin would get their preferences, so I would say we have likely got what we wanted.

The only thing that is probably unknown is if we got our preference outside the origin period.

Every club has 2 of their byes between rounds 12 to 19... but it seems like we've given all 3 within that period.

I don't recall that happening before, but this year there are 3 teams with all 3 of their byes in that period, Broncos, Panthers and Eels (3rd bye in Rd 20).... I wonder if their stupid AI machine have given these teams all their preferences within the origin period, because that's the order they put them in?

There's also 4 teams that are only getting 1 bye during origin (Dolphins, Raiders, Sea Eagles & Tigers) that has happened before and is pretty common, but not sure if I've seen 4 teams with only 1 bye through the origin period.... usually it's 1-2, because they become priority teams in supercoach.

 

[FACTHUNT]

Dobbo is saying that Gos will play 13. lmao brb just organising my intake into a mental asylum for friday 10pm should that happen

 

[Skathen]

Cannot believe we let Kobe go.... genuine shambles.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Dobbo is saying that Gos will play 13. lmao brb just organising my intake into a mental asylum for friday 10pm should that happen

Much happier to have Gos in the 13 rather than on an edge.