POST GAME TRIAL 2: Broncos vs Titans

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Haas and James have been rested.

Titans v Broncos

Gold Coast Titans versus Brisbane Broncos match centre includes live scores and updates. Includes official live player and team stats. Run metres, fantasy points scoring.

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All remaining trial games will be broadcast on Fox/Kayo. In QLD time:

Feb 19, 7pm: Broncos v Titans. Cbus Super Stadium, Robina
Feb 26, 8pm: Broncos v Cowboys. BB Print Stadium, Mackay

Other matches in AEDT. Subtract an hour for QLD:

6pm — Friday February 18: Roosters vs Raiders
8pm — Friday February 18: Tigers vs Sea Eagles
4pm — Saturday February 19: Storm vs Warriors
6pm — Saturday February 19: Rabbitohs vs Cowboys
4pm — Sunday February 20: Panthers vs Sharks
6pm — Sunday February 20: Eels vs Dragons
7pm — Monday February 21: Bulldogs vs Knights
6pm — Friday February 25: Sea Eagles vs Raiders
8pm — Friday February 25: Roosters vs Tigers
3pm — Saturday February 26: Warriors vs Titans
5pm — Saturday February 26: Panthers vs Eels
7pm — Saturday February 26: Rabbitohs vs Dragons
5.45pm — Sunday February 27: Storm vs Knights
7pm — Monday February 28: Sharks vs Bulldogs

 

[Kimlo]

Brenko has to be there. If we've learned anything from the last 2 years it's defence wins game and our defence sucks. We need someone like Brenko for his maturity and defence. Niu can stew in reserves for all I care.

1. Herbie
2. Pereira
3. Brenko
4. Staggs
5. Cobbo
6. Walters
7. Reno
9. Paix


Oates can also spend the year as injury depth then find a new club where he puts effort in before it's contract year.

 

[Dash]

Brenko has to be there. If we've learned anything from the last 2 years it's defence wins game and our defence sucks. We need someone like Brenko for his maturity and defence. Niu can stew in reserves for all I care.

1. Herbie
2. Pereira
3. Brenko
4. Staggs
5. Cobbo

Oates can also spend the year as injury depth then find a new club where he puts effort in before it's contract year.

I wish the coaching staff had given Herbie a run at fullback in one of these trials. If he did a half-decent job it would have solved a few problems.

 

[Kimlo]

I wish the coaching staff had given Herbie a run at fullback in one of these trials. If he did a half-decent job it would have solved a few problems.

I'm hoping he gets a gig next week. Isaako has already signed elsewhere and he's not very good, it's madness to persist with him.

 

[Foordy]

We heard rumours a while back that Billy was gonna be 6 and no-one believed it.

An interesting option would be Billy at 6 and Mam 14. Billy could switch to hooker when Turps needs a spell, allowing a fresh Mam to come on at 5/8 once the game has slowed down a bit. It would be the ideal way to ease him into first grade.

But then where would Paix fit in? And could Billy handle this workload?

Team composition seems pretty complicated this year, good luck with that Kevvie.

Easy ... he's the best hooker on our roster, he starts at 9.

The rest of your post sounds like a good option

 

[Big Del]

He had another solid game. He's been my pick for the 13 for a long time tbh.

Early when he was passing the ball he looked slick .
Later when he just ran he was still effective . I would like to see him run with the half or full back in support . Then things could get real interesting .

 

[Big Del]

Idk i still think the fact turpin isnt locked in beyond this year says alot about where he sits

Turpin looked pedestrian .
No threat .

 

[Foordy]

Unpopular opinion but I think Pereira and Brenko deserve to be in the team on the back of trial performances. Not sure what’s going on with Herbie and why he isn’t playing, but I’d say pereira and Brenko have out performed Cobbo, Oates, Mead and Isaako comfortably.

Not sure that opinion will be too unpopular

 

[pagey]

I hope so. It’s a tricky one but playing it out in the media if he does no has put a lot of unnecessary scrutiny on the rest of the half options.

would get scrutinised either way so what would you suggest? you need to create competition , it's not Kevvie's fault that they have been underwhelming .

 

[theshed]

Brenko has to be there. If we've learned anything from the last 2 years it's defence wins game and our defence sucks. We need someone like Brenko for his maturity and defence. Niu can stew in reserves for all I care.

1. Herbie
2. Pereira
3. Brenko
4. Staggs
5. Cobbo
6. Walters
7. Reno
9. Paix


Oates can also spend the year as injury depth then find a new club where he puts effort in before it's contract year.

I agree this is the best backline if defence truly is the focus going into this season.

Capewell and Lee will make the left edge highly reliable and be the perfect counter balance to the attacking ability of the right edge.

 

[Sproj]

Turpin looked pedestrian .
No threat .

That sums up Turps' career.

 

[pagey]

I wish the coaching staff had given Herbie a run at fullback in one of these trials. If he did a half-decent job it would have solved a few problems.

think both him and Cobbo should have been tried. only thing I can think is Kevvie has his team set , and he wants everyone to play in those positions and not chop and change to much. guessing that means niu , mead and Isaako are the fullback options.

 

[theshed]

would get scrutinised either way so what would you suggest? you need to create competition , it's not Kevvie's fault that they have been underwhelming .

I’d have told the media that we know exactly who the 6 is and there’s no need for the speculation because you will all find out come round 1. if they ask why are we experimenting so much during the trials you could respond “we have a next man up mentality and all the halves need to be ready in the event of a call up.” Regardless of people’s thoughts on Wayne, I think he would’ve handled the media far better and taken much of the external pressure away from them. Kev is a very honest guy but it just feeds the media. Wayne would not have accommodated the media frenzy. He could’ve even told the guys internally that the spot is open to be taken but to keep the media quiet we are going to tell them that [whoever] has the spot locked up. Instead we’ve had a rugby league version of the bachelor unfold.

It is kind of Kev’s responsibility that they have all been underwhelming, he is their coach after all.

 

[Thelmus]

I'm not willing to watch Gamble again unless he shaves his head. I feel physically ill looking at his head.

He reminds of that softball pitcher from the simpsons episode where burns keeps telling him to get rid of his side-burns.

 

[pagey]

I’d have told the media that we know exactly who the 6 is and there’s no need for the speculation because you will all find out come round 1. if they ask why are we experimenting so much during the trials you could respond “we have a next man up mentality and all the halves need to be ready in the event of a call up.” Regardless of people’s thoughts on Wayne, I think he would’ve handled the media far better and taken much of the external pressure away from them. Kev is a very honest guy but it just feeds the media. Wayne would not have accommodated the media frenzy. He could’ve even told the guys internally that the spot is open to be taken but to keep the media quiet we are going to tell them that [whoever] has the spot locked up. Instead we’ve had a rugby league version of the bachelor unfold.

It is kind of Kev’s responsibility that they have all been underwhelming, he is their coach after all.

so you'd do exactly the opposite that Kevvie would and it's his fault Kelly and Gamble have been underwhelming, yeah righto .

 

[Thelmus]

He definitely doesn’t look like the player from the back end of last season.
I’m still a fan of having him back in qcup playing 80min at the back.

Thats my feeling too. Let him learn fullback in q cup snd make the midtakes he needs to (i know hes been pretty good running at the back but he needs to show ball play too). Pick him at 18th man for round 1, and bring mam along too, or atleast have them run with the team at times before game day as i think they are that close but not yet ready.

 

[nopatience101]

He reminds of that softball pitcher from the simpsons episode where burns keeps telling him to get rid of his side-burns.

I hear Kevvie has put Payne on Brain & Nerve tonic…

 

[theshed]

so you'd do exactly the opposite that Kevvie would and it's his fault Kelly and Gamble have been underwhelming, yeah righto .

Please feel free to point out where I’m wrong rather than paraphrasing and a sarcastic righto. I’m definitely happy to have my view changed.

Dearden was playing good footy after he had a few weeks in the cows system. Gamble and Kelly looked like Croft - forcing plays that weren’t on, making unforced errors, playing without confidence. Commotion for spots is one thing but imagine going to work everyday after having a caretaker role in a higher position and then everyday you go to work the boss is saying “this job is up for grabs, it could be anyones”. Everyone at the work site is talking about it and you know each error you make could see you miss out. I don’t think that’s healthy competition.

 

[Sproj]

I’d have told the media that we know exactly who the 6 is and there’s no need for the speculation because you will all find out come round 1. if they ask why are we experimenting so much during the trials you could respond “we have a next man up mentality and all the halves need to be ready in the event of a call up.” Regardless of people’s thoughts on Wayne, I think he would’ve handled the media far better and taken much of the external pressure away from them. Kev is a very honest guy but it just feeds the media. Wayne would not have accommodated the media frenzy. He could’ve even told the guys internally that the spot is open to be taken but to keep the media quiet we are going to tell them that [whoever] has the spot locked up. Instead we’ve had a rugby league version of the bachelor unfold.

It is kind of Kev’s responsibility that they have all been underwhelming, he is their coach after all.

I would have done what Kevvie has done to see who swims under the pressure because pressure is what the NRL is all about. So far Nam and Walters have stood up under the microscope, Gamble and Kelly haven’t.