SPOILER The dynasty begins: The Brisbane Broncos are winning the 2024 NRL Premiership

[Broncosarethebest]

Nice optimism. Good on you. I'm sulking.... putrid defence. Dont deserve to be in the top 8 :(

Before the final whistle I just punched the **** out of the heavy bag and boxing dummy for a bit and made me feel better. I came to this thread for the positive vibes lol. Completely agree with you defence was trash, like I said I hope this is the game that Kevvie highlights for the rest of the season to turn it around

 

[Santa]

How was the wifi in the bullet train?

Slow. I just used my mobile internet.

The roaming charges weren't worth the game though..

 

[BroncsFan]

Heading into the origin period I thought I'd take a look at how we're travelling this year compared to the same time last year

2023
Record: 8-4 (F/A +77)
For: 286 (23.8 pg)
Against: 209 (17.4 pg)
Home record: 3-3
Away record: 5-1

2024
Record: 7-5 (F/A +57)
For: 311 (25.9 pg)
Against: 254 (21.2 pg)
Home record: 4-2
Away record: 3-3

If we won today we would've been on the same record as last year heading into the origin period... our attack this year has been better and our defence about 4 pt worse off... we've also had the same amount of home and away games as this point last year, but the form has basically swapped.

This time last year we were about to pull off the underdog victory against warriors over in NZ and then beat sharks in Sydney backing up from origin 1. It looks like the NZ win was a real turning point for the season, as we had lost 3 of the last 4 leading up to it, but only lost 2 other games from then on... the dreadful loss to titans and then the last round reserve grade game to the storm.

So even though the start to this year has felt horrendous on a lot of fronts we're basically in the same spot as last year heading into the origin period.

Hopefully the loss today was a wake up call to turn the season around.

 

[Sproj]

Heading into the origin period I thought I'd take a look at how we're travelling this year compared to the same time last year

2023
Record: 8-4 (F/A +77)
For: 286 (23.8 pg)
Against: 209 (17.4 pg)
Home record: 3-3
Away record: 5-1

2024
Record: 7-5 (F/A +57)
For: 311 (25.9 pg)
Against: 254 (21.2 pg)
Home record: 4-2
Away record: 3-3

If we won today we would've been on the same record as last year heading into the origin period... our attack this year has been better and our defence about 4 pt worse off... we've also had the same amount of home and away games as this point last year, but the form has basically swapped.

This time last year we were about to pull off the underdog victory against warriors over in NZ and then beat sharks in Sydney backing up from origin 1. It looks like the NZ win was a real turning point for the season, as we had lost 3 of the last 4 leading up to it, but only lost 2 other games from then on... the dreadful loss to titans and then the last round reserve grade game to the storm.

So even though the start to this year has felt horrendous on a lot of fronts we're basically in the same spot as last year heading into the origin period.

Hopefully the loss today was a wake up call to turn the season around.

The other big difference though this year is that we are so banged up, we weren't last year. Our depth is non-existent this year with so many injuries.

 

[Foordy]

The other big difference though this year is that we are so banged up, we weren't last year. Our depth is non-existent this year with so many injuries.

that's one way to look at it.

the other way is that our depth players are getting minutes into their legs that they didn't get at this level last year. it will be handy if we have to call on them in the finals.

 

[BroncsFan]

The other big difference though this year is that we are so banged up, we weren't last year. Our depth is non-existent this year with so many injuries.

I'm only thinking that we're 1 win off last year despite the horrendous injury run... so we can't be going that much worse than what we were last year when we had a pretty blessed run with injuries.

We need troops back for sure though, but with byes in R13 and R16 I think we've basically got 2 more games before at least Sailor and Arthars are back??

So that's Sharks at home and Souths away... souths are potentially still going to be banged up by then and sharks have basically no injuries, but potentially they don't have Nicho backing up with his calf so that would help us.

 

[Skathen]

An old metric for how the Broncos were tracking this time of year was our origin representation. Even in recent times we had Walsh, Cobbo, Staggs, Capewell, Flegler, Patty and Haas - 7 out for Origin, this year it's 4. Staggs while injured was very unlikely to get picked anyway.

Cobbo sneaks into the 17 and could be called to defend in the middle of the park which is concerning. Walsh basically Bradbury'd the position over KP. I'd say Slater will be good for Walsh - but he should be feeling pretty lucky to be there given his recent consistency issues.

I've started losing the faith this year. Our defense is woeful - last year we would bounce back attacking set after set. We crack more often than not now. Unless we can start bringing the points conceded per game to back under 18/match, I don't see us putting up any real challenge this year. Exciting attack against a good defensive team like Panthers equals a loss pretty much every day of the week if you can't back it up with high quality defense to cover for your errors chancing your hand every set.

Unless the team radically sparks during/post origin, we scrape into the 8 and bounce in the first week.

 

[Aldo]

We were pretty up and down before Origin last year too, including defence. It wasn't until after Origin where we went next level.

Yesterday was ordinary but it's not the end of the world. The big difference between the two years is the injury toll. We had a settled side for most of the year especially leading into the finals. To be only one win off last year at the same point with our injuries is pretty good to be honest. The thing that is hurting out defence is the different edge combos we have been forced to run with. Getting that right needs to be a big focus for the remainder of the season.

 

[Santa]

Well the Sharks and Panthers both losing this week helps (although it would have been ever better if we had beat the Titans). It's too bad that the Roosters are going to destroy the Cowboys tomorrow...

Can't let the top 2 get too far ahead of us.

Edit: And the Dolphins lose too

 

[Foordy]

Can't let the top 2 get too far ahead of us.

in the grand scheme of things the top 2 mean SFA

 

[Santa]

in the grand scheme of things the top 2 mean SFA

Yea but I'm thinking of coming up to Brisbane for a game - home preliminary final off a break would be nice :)

 

[Johnny92]

Yea but I'm thinking of coming up to Brisbane for a game - home preliminary final off a break would be nice :)

We're still going to get the break if we finish 3rd or 4th and pump team 1 or 2 week 1 of the finals

 

[Santa]

Wow - best weekend of results we could have got! Tied for 4th!

 

[Skathen]

Wow - best weekend of results we could have got! Tied for 4th!

Yeah, seems upsets pretty much all round helped us out. We'll, except for Dolphins, they have had a soft AF draw so far.

 

[Broncapz]

Has any team lost to the deadshit Titans and gone on to win the premiership in recent memory?

 

[Foordy]

Has any team lost to the deadshit Titans and gone on to win the premiership in recent memory?

they only stopping that happening was an all-time great 20 minute period from Cleary

 

[Broncosarethebest]

Has any team lost to the deadshit Titans and gone on to win the premiership in recent memory?

pretty sure the storm might have back in the day

 

[theshed]

they only stopping that happening was an all-time great 20 minute period from Cleary

You found the worst possible way to say “no” :(