What's Happened? Why the massive turnaround?

[Big Pete]

Most League fans would take a season like 09, especially when they're in our position.

A lot can happen between now and then, can only judge on what's happened and you must admit the boys have put plenty of effort in.

 

[Russell Coight]

Most League fans would take a season like 09, especially when they're in our position.

A lot can happen between now and then, can only judge on what's happened and you must admit the boys have put plenty of effort in.

yeah i think they have, they have proved me wrong without a doubt. I'm just not ready to get carried away

 

[Big Pete]

Aye, it's only March but there's definitely been some promising signs.

Still plenty to work on too, but for whatever reason, the boys definitely look better than they did this time last year.

 

[Ari Gold]

Frankly I don't think our 2014 season should be measured by wins or losses but by what we enter 2015 with. If Hunt can keep up what he did last night and develop his combination with Barba, along with McCullough improving, then that's enough for me. I want Milford to be the final piece of the premiership puzzle, rather than the next piece (though I still don't believe Griffin is the man to lead us there)

 

[Bull Shark]

Why?

It's round 3

 

[broncos4life]

It's round 3

So we can't be excited and proud of how they are playing because it is only early in the season?

 

[Morkel]

So we can't be excited and proud of how they are playing because it is only early in the season?

Yeah but as exciting as the improvement seems to be, it's very early days. At the start of 2012 we started off awesome, everyone thinking we'd be fine post-Lockyer. As it turns out those teams we beat, despite some being very good sides the previous year, turned out to be the dunces of the 2012 season and that's mostly why we were winning. The point is, the Dogs, the Cowboys, and maybe the Roosters may well be on a massive decline this year. I'm excited, I'm hopeful, but I'm also very wary.

 

[Bull Shark]

Yeah but as exciting as the improvement seems to be, it's very early days. At the start of 2012 we started off awesome, everyone thinking we'd be fine post-Lockyer. As it turns out those teams we beat, despite some being very good sides the previous year, turned out to be the dunces of the 2012 season and that's mostly why we were winning. The point is, the Dogs, the Cowboys, and maybe the Roosters may well be on a massive decline this year. I'm excited, I'm hopeful, but I'm also very wary.

thankyou ....

 

[GCBRONCO]

Frankly I don't think our 2014 season should be measured by wins or losses but by what we enter 2015 with. If Hunt can keep up what he did last night and develop his combination with Barba, along with McCullough improving, then that's enough for me. I want Milford to be the final piece of the premiership puzzle, rather than the next piece (though I still don't believe Griffin is the man to lead us there)

Spot on, after the last two season's my perspective for this season has always been our focus is more about improving as a team and refining the area's we have seriously lacked over the past two seasons and if that takes time over the season to do so then so be it, I want to win a premiership as much as the next person, but I'm prepared to be patient with the improvement and rather work towards it then be unrealistic in my expectations, particularly after the past two seasons. I'm with Ari Gold on this season is more about building the base for Milford's arrival, then measuring purely on a win loss basis.

As for Griffin, I don't think his the man either at this stage, but his currently here and while the side is performing well for 2014 at least he can stay there for now, if things nose dive quick by all means do whats required.

 

[Dexter]

Frankly I don't think our 2014 season should be measured by wins or losses but by what we enter 2015 with. If Hunt can keep up what he did last night and develop his combination with Barba, along with McCullough improving, then that's enough for me. I want Milford to be the final piece of the premiership puzzle, rather than the next piece (though I still don't believe Griffin is the man to lead us there)

I remember Hook saying back in 2012 that he saw our next premiership window as 2015. Last year that seemed a delusion but now there is some hope providing, as you said, that we keep improving in the key positions throughout the year.

 

[Broncoman]

It is still early days and there are plenty of challenges ahead but to win 2 games and push the Roosters to the death is a good start and is better than what everyone was predicting.

I put it down to fitness, attitude and better leadership,

 

[Morkel]

It is still early days and there are plenty of challenges ahead but to win 2 games and push the Roosters to the death is a good start and is better than what everyone was predicting.

I put it down to fitness, attitude and better leadership,

I put it down to my perfectly chosen avatars every week. Next week, it'll be whichever backrower is charging at Widdop. Might need a dash of Maranta in order to hold out Bmoz.

 

[Big Pete]

If the Broncos got off to the start most predicted I'm sure we wouldn't hear bupkiss about it being Round 3...

Just the way it is.

 

[Bull Shark]

If the Broncos got off to the start most predicted I'm sure we wouldn't hear bupkiss about it being Round 3...

Just the way it is.

mate get your hand off it, some people have just been watching NRL (and all professional sport for that matter) for long enough to realise that average sides don't become great and great sides don't become average on three weeks of evidence

If the broncos are kicking ass and taking names in September, I'll be happy to cop yours and everyone else's smart alec jibes ... but until then, let's just keep things real and take it a game at a time.

 

[broncos4life]

mate get your hand off it, some people have just been watching NRL (and all professional sport for that matter) for long enough to realise that average sides don't become great and vice versa on three weeks of evidence

If the broncos are kicking ass and taking names in September, I'll be happy to cop yours and everyone else's smart alec jibes ... but until then, let's just keep things real and take it a game at a time.

But that's all we are doing bull shark. We are taking it one game at a time and just being proud of the team for what they are currently producing.

No one is saying we are the best in the comp, top 4, premiership contenders or anything like that. I really don't understand what your issue is here.

 

[Big Pete]

mate get your hand off it, some people have just been watching NRL (and all professional sport for that matter) for long enough to realise that average sides don't become great and great sides don't become average on three weeks of evidence

Barely anybody has started beating their chests over the opening three weeks.

Without getting into it, others were ready to draw conclusions from trial games. HECK, some were trying to draw conclusions from a modified version of the game.

There are positive signs in their play and while a lot of people have no problem picking out faults, it'd be nice to see some of the positives celebrated for once.

 

[vertigo]

From what I've seen over those three weeks there's enough to suggest we're a much better side than last year, which is all I wanted.

 

[Big Pete]

I'd be interested to hear what your specific take on it is vert or if it's just one of those intangibles that you can't quite put your finger on.

Or whether it's just the fact the Broncos are 2-1 and not 1-2.