NEWS Slow news day: Paul Malone: Why Israel Folau makes my Broncos team of the decade

[McHunt]

Paul Malone: Why Israel Folau makes my
Broncos team of the decade
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Folau in, Reed out.

 

[Fernando]

Big shame Folau left, he was just beginning to dominate at centre.

 

[Alec]

If Yow Yeh makes it, then Folau does too. Both really only had 1 gun season for us this decade (though with Yow Yeh, it obviously wasn't his fault, he got injured the year after he became a gun).

 

[Morkel]

Big shame Folau left, he was just beginning to dominate at centre.

He only played centre in 2010 because Hodges was out the entire season. If he stayed, he would have gone back to the wing. You could argue that if Folau stayed, JYY may well have left us, just as Winterstein did after debuting in the same game.

 

[theshed]

Surely Karmichael Hunt’s ghost gets a nod over Boyd. ****, give it to Lachlan Maranta if we have to.

 

[Cult]

Surely Karmichael Hunt’s ghost gets a nod over Boyd. ****, give it to Lachlan Maranta if we have to.

See, this is the problem with all the lame Boyd jokes. The ones that were funny have already been done, now it just makes the person saying them look stupid because they're trying so hard to be funny and it just doesn't work. It got old a long time ago guys.

 

[pennywisealfie]

Why Folau is in my team of the decade: so people would read my article.

 

[tommy]

See, this is the problem with all the lame Boyd jokes. The ones that were funny have already been done, now it just makes the person saying them look stupid because they're trying so hard to be funny and it just doesn't work. It got old a long time ago guys.

What makes you think they are jokes?

 

[theshed]

See, this is the problem with all the lame Boyd jokes. The ones that were funny have already been done, now it just makes the person saying them look stupid because they're trying so hard to be funny and it just doesn't work. It got old a long time ago guys.

It’s still funny to me. The guy is a squid.

 

[Alec]

Surely Karmichael Hunt’s ghost gets a nod over Boyd. ****, give it to Lachlan Maranta if we have to.

His last season was in 2009, so he can't make it for that reason.

 

[Cult]

What makes you think they are jokes?

If Maranta ever being better than Boyd isn't a joke then I don't know what to say to you guys. Says a lot about how seriously certain peoples opinions should be taken on here.

 

[tommy]

If Maranta ever being better than Boyd isn't a joke then I don't know what to say to you guys. Says a lot about how seriously opinions should be taken on here.

Fair enough. Can I ask what the jokes you found funny the first time around are?

 

[Cult]

Fair enough. Can I ask what the jokes you found funny the first time around are?

There were a few. I can't remember them off the top of my head though. They were all done over a year ago

 

[tommy]

There were a few. I can't remember them off the top of my head though. They were all done over a year ago

Ok, but I don't think many of his criticisers from 2019 were joking.

 

[Cult]

Ok, but I don't think many of his criticisers from 2019 were joking.

Was @theshed just criticizing him or attempting a joke? Because I can usually tell between the two. But it gets harder when they're not funny

 

[tommy]

Was @theshed just criticizing him or attempting a joke? Because I can usually tell between the two. But it gets harder when they're not funny

Well humour is subjective, so I'm not surprised not everyone finds it funny. Plus there's usually an element of truth to it too.

 

[tommy]

Come to think of it 2019 Boyd was worse than any Maranta year. At least his damage was limited playing on the wing. For '19 we would have been better off with ol' Lachlan.

 

[theshed]

Was @theshed just criticizing him or attempting a joke? Because I can usually tell between the two. But it gets harder when they're not funny

my point was that it’s troubling that Boyd is our best fullback of the decade. As it is also troubling that Folau and Yow Yeh are also very reasonable picks, as they barely played this decade. It’s also troubling that Macca is the only option for hooker.

al though I said it in a somewhat humerus way, that is a lot of positions that have been pretty average for almost 10 years.