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Bird? Boyd I can cop, beautiful pass to Oates for that try and couple more with a different bounce and Oates has a hat trick.....but Bird? I think he'd made 3 runs all game when he was hooked.....
What is happening at the Broncos?
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Bird? Boyd I can cop, beautiful pass to Oates for that try and couple more with a different bounce and Oates has a hat trick.....but Bird? I think he'd made 3 runs all game when he was hooked.....
- Jul 7, 2013
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Bird and Boyd made Milford look good?..............I must of missed those bits. Milf with no try assists?..........I must of dreamt the one to Glenn. Seems I need to pay more attention.
Hate to say it again but you're kidding right ?? Boyd and bird made him look good ??? Wow
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In comparison to them, even Thaiday looked good! :p
As Porthoz pointed out, and what I would have thought obvious, I meant in comparison to how bad Boyd and Bird were. That's right. Milford did have a try assist. I couldn't recall which is why I asked it, rather than stated it.
That's pretty close to my position. I have stated a few times I don't think Boyd has been that bad but I do think he offers very little in attack and he shouldn't be called upon to do any kicking unless for a some kind of mess up. Unfortunately as Bord is the halfback, we could call that a mess-up in and of itself.
I'd prefer Dragons and Melbourne packs. If we are being completely honest. Before the season started I wouldn't have definitely preferred Cowboys pack but not now.
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Our pack isn’t the problem. Look how many chances we had in the dogs line last night. We get into the attacking 20 easily. It’s what happens from there that is terrible and poor!
I can predict what we are going to do every set. Couple of early tackles with a forward running. 3rd or 4th tackle try and run what seems our only set move with Milford out the back to Boyd. If all else fails then kick on 5 and hope like hell its a decent kick.
If I can predict what we are going to do then sure as hell the other teams know what’s going on.
I can predict what we are going to do every set. Couple of early tackles with a forward running. 3rd or 4th tackle try and run what seems our only set move with Milford out the back to Boyd. If all else fails then kick on 5 and hope like hell its a decent kick.
If I can predict what we are going to do then sure as hell the other teams know what’s going on.
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Well from my perspective, we have tried Plan A - Kodi as halfback and that now appears to have been shelved given that he has been back from `injury' for two games and not placed back into the halfback position. We have tried Plan B with Bird in the halves and he is simply not doing enough and his confidence looks absolutely shot. Arguably the last thing he needs is to remain in a key position whilst he is (a) carrying injury, (b) carrying condition and (c) down on confidence.
That must mean we have to go to Plan C doesn't it? You know, give an actual halfback a run in the position and see if they can handle it, someone like, I don't know??? Dargan - if not, why in the hell did we buy him? He surely can't suck as much as what we have seen from the other two to date this season.
That must mean we have to go to Plan C doesn't it? You know, give an actual halfback a run in the position and see if they can handle it, someone like, I don't know??? Dargan - if not, why in the hell did we buy him? He surely can't suck as much as what we have seen from the other two to date this season.
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His hooking of Bird ? So, WB lied ?
Taylor lied ? Evidence?
I think WB lied. Trying to deflect negative attention away from Bird but I don't have any evidence for it. If Bird is still playing in the halves next week, I guess that would count as circumstantial evidence he didn't lie but let's wait and see. If it were a big game and he still picked Bird in the halves it would be much more concrete evidence but even with Bird in the halves, surely we will still easily account for the wooden spoon specials.
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Bird was hooked. Plain as day.
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Yeah the whole quad injury was just a convenient excuse to use.
He was hooked from the halves mid-game, and then taken off when he kept stinking it up.
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Watching the replay now... he was limping.
The other thing I have noticed in the replay is defensively and in the effort areas bird is doing well. He was the only one chasing back on 2/3 of the tries and was the first chaser on most kicks (along with TPJ). He just doesn't get involved enough in attack at the moment. Reminds me a lot of Roberts 2 years ago.
Call me crazy but I think he will have a break out game soon but it will take a long time for consistent performances week after week.
One thing with Bennett is he doesn't give a shit if a million dollar player looks like a reserve grader when he starts at the broncos, or that the fans and media want him sacked. He wants that player to play a tiny role and build up in the small areas to fit in with the team before he does all the fancy stuff or becomes a lead man in the team.
Milford and Roberts are recent examples of this. Frustrating for us fans but will hopefully pay off
I’ve always thought it smart not to give my most dangerous outside back not enough quality ball for 2.5 years. Or make my million dollar support running livewire the job of an organising half and watch him flounder for a few seasons...
There is easing a guy into structures for a month or two and then there is refusing to adapt structures to the skills of your players...
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If Roberts was playing like he still did at the titans we'd be leaking more points then he scored and he'd only play when he felt like it. Just like he did at the titans....
And Milford has been one of the form halves the last 3 games with more responsibility and with a great kicking game. There's more to being a half then running the ball. This isn't park footy "pass it to the best player and he'll run and score"...
We have had a lot of rep players and players look good at other clubs because they play to a standard at the broncos.
