Trial #3 vs. Warriors Pre-Match Discussion

[Super Freak]

im not a maranta fan but it will be so funny if he kills it. hahaha

He will be a good winger if he knows how to finish. He has a bit of strength, he has good speed and he is good under the high ball, but he just can't bloody finish to save his own life. I hope he goes well, but I have my doubts.

 

[GCBRONCO]

because it means thaiday will be playing more in the middle as well...

parkers a work horse but if you push him into outright prop the workload is going to get too much

you want two PROPS (in rotation with two bench props) + parker playing 80 mins or close to it, in the middle.

thaiday on the RIGHT

With a prop rotation of Kennedy, Parker, Mcguire and Hannant that's plenty of juice in the engine room for workload particularly with the workrate Parker is capable of doing so and his played both roles in different levels of the game anyway. I also think it also allows you toprepare the backrow for life after Parker and the genuine option of a real impact hooker like Granville.

 

[noisetheory]

With a prop rotation of Kennedy, Parker, Mcguire and Hannant that's plenty of juice in the engine room for workload particularly with the workrate Parker is capable of doing so and his played both roles in different levels of the game anyway. I also think it also allows you toprepare the backrow for life after Parker and the genuine option of a real impact hooker like Granville.

the way i see it is you get your big minutes out of kennedy mcguire and hannant in prop and that gives you the flexibility to throw a young guy like molo or ofahengae in there for 15-20 mins and see how they go. if they have impact well that then breeds another young guy into our main team.

backrow of gillett parker thaiday and glenn is already capable of big minutes + lowrie is too.

 

[Cult]

Re: Sack Griffin/New Coach Discussion

As has been warned in other threads, let's leave the get rid of Hook stuff to the thread it belongs!

I'm okay with comments about him regarding this trial, but the posts about replacing him with Walters and other similar opinions, do NOT belong here.

This is a trial, Parker at Prop might be:

- Giving Glenn, Thaiday and Gillett a chance to prove their worth and who gets the starting spots in Rd 1
- Parker starts at Prop and moves to second row after 15, 20 mins, allowing Hannant/Kennedy to keep the momentum going.
- Parker moves to Prop and we keep Glenn, Gillett in the second row, and Thaiday at lock, which might prove a good move with Sammy's ball playing ability.

We could really do worse than any of the above with our forwards, keeping in mind we have Oates, Ofahengaue, Molo and Lowrie waiting for a chance too!

I really hope Vidot has a slight injury issue, and that is the reason he isn't in the team, while Maranta is.
On the other hand, I will stop hating on Lachlan, and hope he suddenly discovered that you're supposed to cross the try line and put the ball down to actually score, and that the best way to do that is to actually try to avoid the opposition players tackling, either by running over them (not gonna happen), or by evading contact and going over the side line as well!
Meaning: Duck, weave and dive to the fucking try line you goof!

Hopefully he watched Kyle Feldt on the weekend and something clicked with him.

 

[GCBRONCO]

the way i see it is you get your big minutes out of kennedy mcguire and hannant in prop and that gives you the flexibility to throw a young guy like molo or ofahengae in there for 15-20 mins and see how they go. if they have impact well that then breeds another young guy into our main team.

backrow of gillett parker thaiday and glenn is already capable of big minutes + lowrie is too.

Molo is ready to be blooded this season but not sure his ready for week in and week out NRL just yet even from the bench, I'd have him playing in the Qld Cup all this season, brought in during the SOO. I rate both of those players definitely but really I'd rather see a young second row option(Oates for example would be perfect when he returns from injury or Vidot assuming he doesn't lock in a spot in the backline) then a young prop option at this stage, much less pressure on them. Still I think you present a fair arguement, tbh I think both are strong arguments, but I do like at least his looking at this option in the trial match, shows at least his looking at other options then just the play it stock and safe.

 

[vertigo]

Maranta...

 

[noisetheory]

[MENTION=1808]GCBRONCO[/MENTION] - when oates is fit i'd definitely have him on the bench

 

[GCBRONCO]

Just rewards for a bloke who did exceptionally well last season on debut, fit though, if that takes some time in the Queensland Cup so be it, perfect as a back/2ndrower interchange player.

 

[Splinter]

I hope Maranta doesn't read BHQ or we won't be doing his confidence any good

Did anyone else notice Cullen is playing hooker in the Capras trial?

 

[noisetheory]

so broncos twitter said vidot is playing Q Cup... unsure why he's so out of favour then?

 

[sus]

I hope Maranta doesn't read BHQ or we won't be doing his confidence any good

Did anyone else notice Cullen is playing hooker in the Capras trial?

poor chap! lol...

yeah curious. seems like kodis jumped him & possibly strasser in pecking... but do we need another b.hunt situation i wonder... early days

 

[Broncoman]

The Josh Hoffman story on the club website says that he is going to play fullback on Sunday

Is Barba still injured or is he just being rested? I thought he would be 100% fit to play this game.

 

[Super Freak]

The Josh Hoffman story on the club website says that he is going to play fullback on Sunday

Is Barba still injured or is he just being rested? I thought he would be 100% fit to play this game.

Injured apparently, thanks to Griffin.

 

[coreyh88]

The Josh Hoffman story on the club website says that he is going to play fullback on Sunday

Is Barba still injured or is he just being rested? I thought he would be 100% fit to play this game.

notice he came limping off the field in the semi of the nines? he's injured no way griffin would risk it.

 

[sus]

yeah looked dusty even from the beginning of the 9s, but missed the final, just a precaution apparently & will be sweet for the dogs barring any mishaps...

....or hoffman playing him into qld cup (or bench hooker...)

 

[Russell Coight]

I still don't understand why Vidot has been left out in favour of maranta, i thought we recruited these people to change things up, not go back to things that didn't work.

Mod Note: Keep the anti-Hook rhetoric out of this thread.

 

[Danoz Direct]

I still don't understand why Vidot has been left out in favour of maranta, i thought we recruited these people to change things up, not go back to things that didn't work.

Mod Note: Keep the anti-Hook rhetoric out of this thread.

Unless Maranta has really really improved :takdir: or he is just their until Hoffman comes back to the wing and Barba fullback.

 

[Locky24]

Is Vidot injured or something? He should be in the side and starting this game, I pray to god he is not the next Denan Kemp...