Nice work from Billy as well... took the space on offer and then a great offload to set up the try.
I think that might be Shiba's first try for the broncos??
I recall he went close a ton of times, but completely bombed them over the line with dick fingers
Nice... the acting from Fifita doesn't get paid, which it shouldn't.
And straight away Brandy comes in to dispute the call... so he's already putting pressure on the refs about making decisions... league media and coverage is the worst
Big thing I'm looking at today will be around the ruck... Titans have named a strong forward pack for the game (at least to start) and they will be looking for quick ptbs and plays on plays through the ruck.
That middle defence has been an area of concern for ages now and give up far too many...
Yeah the onslaught of the Sydney media means he's enemy number 1 when he returns... he's basically seen as Lodge 2.0 to the Sydney public and will be copping boos every time he touches it... all because he did his drugs in Qld instead of Sydney.
Broncos need to be running a full scale PR...
With Riki I think I was a bit disappointed about the effort areas... he brings it with kick chase (last night's kicking wasn't helping him), but mostly he looks like he's going through the motions and focussing on very basic things... kick chase, defence on the edge, running decoys (but never...
I think this time around Madge is a very defence orientated coach... we've not really had that despite a lot of coaches talking up the importance of defence.
Bennett easily the closest, but he was more the man manager rather than X's and O's. Seemingly relying on player talent and being able to...
It could be a long day today as well.
The only top 17 players from last year are Jensen, Mariner, Piakura, Billy, Smoothy and Kobe... and of that group Kobe looks the only guaranteed top 17 player this year, Jensen and Piakura look likely but appear to be dropping back to the bench.
Billy is...
I've been blaming squad mentality for about 15 years at this point... well basically since NYC brought the 08 generation through... hoping to finally see a change in attitude this year
Following on from the last couple years I've put together the current progress of roster balance following a post of @Big Pete a couple years back (here).
What I find interesting is the change in balance from 2020/2022 where there was a lot of youth and inexperience compared to now where we...
We desperately need Piakura to have a huge year this year and get somewhere near the expected potential ... he runs a great line, hits like a truck, is agile and even on his yardage carries has a step before the line to get between defenders.
Unfortunately his defensive reads are horrendous and...
Sweeping it all under the rug hoping people will forget about it.
At least it wasn't a retrospective ban like sharks drug cheating, but it's not far off!!
How long was Shayna Jack banned despite pleading innocence and accidental cross contamination
Round 11 - Sunday 2pm at Suncorp
Unfortunately that is basically the same as last year's titans game... even occurs just before the first bye, so presumably just before origin 1 as well.
Hopefully they don't go into the game trying to save themselves for origin or looking ahead to the break...