POST GAME Round 8 - Broncos vs Rabbitohs

[broncsgoat]

Cheap shot, but even the penalty is questionable. He's entitled to make the tackle, and it's not like he put a swinging arm on his chin.

Didn't see anything binnable from Burgess really. He was channelling his inner Josh Reynolds but nothing that far out of line. Second half was pretty rough stuff from both sides. We dished out our fair share.

Carter should have been sent for his trip though.

Yeah like I said in isolation it's fine... But once you've been warned, you should have less lee-way and the proximity to his previous indiscretion should have seen him binned......


Imo


Carter will be charged for sure

 

[gordjw]

5th may bud

Ah, okay, just caught the comment he made at the MotM interview about feeling older very soon. But it's not too far off.

 

[Rhino1001]

Russell Crowe was probably flicking back from ch 9(Rabbits game) and ch 7(the water diviner) trying to see which was the worst performer.

Aside from that Rabbits were better than last week. We missed glenn as he knew all the plays for left side. We will miss Macca. Hunt and Oates are fantastic. A quite but good game from milf. The bench really stood up with Kniko filling in, wallace and Joe O superb and Ese'ese a solid debut. Was really more a forwards game with the backs finishing it off. Oh and **** Sam Burgess go back to josh reynolds grub classes.

 

[Unbreakable]

Adam Reynolds possibly re-broken his jaw upon further assessment.

 

[abashii]

I wonder if Parcell wants out of Manly ASAP. I'd chip in to buy him a ticket back to Brisbane for a mid-season transfer.

 

[Kaz]

The Broncos also suffered a major injury setback with the loss of Anthony McCullough.

“Anthony McCullough — a lot more severe than just a hyper extension we think. So they are just waiting on reports for that,” Brad Fitler told Channel Nine.


NRL Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs: Hymel Hunt pectoral injury

At least his first name starts with the letter A

Don't they check on what they write.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Did anyone notice how good Milford's kicking game was tonight and is now in general?

When he isn't getting opportunities with his passing and running game, he is just killing teams with his pin point kicking.

This was his most impressive performance of the season for me personally. Even though he wasn't making line breaks or getting chances to set up tries, he wasn't getting frustrated, he just played the game for what it was and made all the right decisions.

For me, he is the best player in the game now, but he can still improve.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Reed was well below average, hogging the ball and cannot to save his life setup Oates on the outside.

 

[Nashy]

Our three young forwards really did well tonight, I thought.

Was a bit worried at the start, but that didn't last long.

 

[GCBRONCO]

 

[broncsgoat]

What's the opposite of a receding hairline?

 

[Browny]

Far out, who writes the articles for the NRL app? The way it was written you'd think Inglis tore us to shreds

 

[Super Freak]

The Broncos have held off a spirited South Sydney outfit 30-8 on Friday night in a match that saw two players placed on report, serious injuries on both sides and a 97-year-old record go by the wayside.

Chasing the 1919 Roosters' record of keeping opponents scoreless for three consecutive weeks, the Broncos kept the Rabbitohs at bay for the first 53 minutes of the contest before lock forward Sam Burgess sought to inspire his troops with some aggressive defence.While Burgess was warned twice for "unnecessary contact" by referee Jared Maxwell Broncos pair Adam Blair and Joe Ofahengaue were both placed on report for high shots on Adam Reynolds and Paul Carter respectively.

There were major injury concerns for both teams as well with South Sydney losing centre Hymel Hunt in the seventh minute with a pectoral injury and Broncos hooker Andrew McCullough forced off with an injury to his left knee in the 24th minute after he was caught awkwardly under the big body of Thomas Burgess.

Forced to make 63 more tackles than the Broncos in the first half, the Rabbitohs were again under pressure from the opening set of the second half before Burgess began his mission to drag his team back into the contest.

He drew the ire of the referees for heavy contact first on Josh McGuire and then Ofahengaue that sparked some mid-field push and shove that threatened to boil over into something more serious before simmering down.

On the back of consecutive penalties South Sydney set up for an attack on the right edge and after a week of criticism it was their captain Greg Inglis who scored the first points against the Broncos in 213 minutes of football.

A penalty goal four minutes later reduced the deficit to just six points before another error on halfway handed the Broncos possession and they responded with a freakish put-down to try-scoring phenomenon Corey Oates who grabbed his seventh of the season.

With the steam taken out of the Rabbitoh resistance the Broncos did what they have done to St George Illawarra and Newcastle in their past two games, piling on late points with tries to Jordan Kahu – from an audacious Ben Hunt kick from a scrum win inside their own half – and Corey Parker who carried three defenders across the line.

The Rabbitohs thought they had scored a second two minutes from full-time through Damien Cook but Inglis was ruled to have caught the ball on the inside of the lead runner and the on-field decision of 'no try' was confirmed by the review officials in the bunker.

After hammering away relentlessly at the Rabbitohs' right-edge defence for the first 33 minutes of the game the Broncos finally struck pay dirt not through an expansive backline play but a scoot from Kodi Nikorima from the back of the scrum 15 metres out from the try-line.

Denied a try by the video referee for an obstruction in the sixth minute the Broncos weren't refused a second time when an intricate play around the ruck finished with a pass from Anthony Milford to Hunt who used a quick let-foot step to find space and dive over to the left of the posts and a 14-0 lead at half-time.

Parker was again heroic for the Broncos in his record-breaking 331st game while the attacking threat of Milford was present with almost every touch of the football.

Burgess (132 run metres, 43 tackles and three offloads) and Paul Carter were both energetic in everything in they did while Inglis had nine tackle busts and ran for 156 metres in a solid display.

Brisbane Broncos 30 (Kodi Nikorima, Ben Hunt, Corey Oates, Jordan Kahu, Corey Parker tries; Corey Parker 3, Jordan Kahu 2 goals) defeated South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 (Greg Inglis try; Adam Reynolds, Bryson Goodwin goals). Half-time: Broncos 14-0. Crowd: 40,275. On report: Joe Ofahengaue (Broncos), Adam Blair (Broncos). Holden Cup: Broncos 38-0.

Broncos down wounded Bunnies - NRL.com

 

[Fozz]

Wallace had a great game. Ran the ball really well especially early on. Keep him on the peppermint oil.

 

[Fernando]

Reed doesn't even need to set up Oates, he just needs to give him the freakin ball in space like he had so many opportunities to do so tonight.

Just shovel it along Jack mate and let Corey trample them ffs

 

[Super Freak]

Tell you what, I thought Sammy was pretty good on the left.

He should stay there next week if Glenn is out.

 

[Nepal Donkeys]

Really sad to see Macca out for a bit. I think his form has been good this year - kicking game improved and his running out of dummy half was becoming a genuine asset with a surprising turn of foot.

 

[Spoon]

Macca did that off season sprint training over in the US. ..

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