Dodds is a bit too bland for my liking.
Against the Storm, Blair put on two or three perfect, at the line, flat balls on his chest that a better prop might have made use of. Or at least get a quick play the ball.
So pumped. Just got my tickets. Ready to rock and roll.
I think the winner of this will make the GF.
Broncos with a week off, packed house and 12 months of hard work behind us. We won't leave anything behind in this game.
OR
Cowboys, at Dairy Farmers for a place in only their second GF...
Also, how did Parcell fall so quickly out of favour...
A shuffle of Kodi to 7 and Parcell to 17 (utility bench) might have worked OK?
Notwithstanding what I said above (!!) if we've backed Kodi as the long term back up half over Jayden and Taylor then surely this is the time to give him a crack.
Unsettle 1 position only rather than 2? I'll be glad to see how he plays. Also, could be a test run as to whether Ashley is a viable insurance policy if Milford or Hunt go down in the finals.
Geez wouldn't BHQ go into meltdown if Taylor got named in the 7 for a GF and had a blinder...
Without Slater, the Storm seem more vunerable.
Smith and Cronk organise, but Slater is the sweeper/terrrier.
Munster does a good impersonation, but he's a young bloke coming throuhg.
But the Bellamy ball legacy from the naughties still hangs around. Every coach learnt that model or a a derivative of it as the only way for success.
But it worked because of wrestling and having a roster that cheated the salary cap.
While I love their innovation, Walker brothers and their...
That was fucking unreal.
Oates on Walker - "Where is your undeserved, first and last Australian jersey now?"
Milford on Burgess - "Yeah, we're not playing two handed touch"
Try off the kickoff - audacious. We play our best footy when we go wide early and chance our arm.
That game honestly...
Dam straight.
Hunt in a mediocre Broncos team last year was a one man band and it played to his strengths - running at tired and bored or confused defenders.
Frankly, he's way too hit and miss in his execution in the key moments. It doesn't seem to be a mental issue.
My 0 years experience as an NRL coach tells me that resting players at this stage of the year is the wrong move.
Minor premiers would be a huge reward and morale boost for the team, the club and just desserts for being the best and most consistent team all year.
To bookend the season with...
Hmm.... The Rabbitohs will be desparate.
We have already flagged the backing off the gas for these last 2 games, which I don't know is the best confidence builder prior to a tough finals series.
I think we just need to be on pace for Week 1 of the finals.
Was a poor quality game all round I thought. Mistakes all round. Copley was woeful and Ferguson could have scored 3. Thank god for Reed returning.
The knock on after Oates' try was the most worrying factor of the whole thing. It's the inabilty to execute when the pressure is on the line...
My hope is that Bennett has given Hodges a little talk and that he lifts his game. He's been off since Origin. And there was some really loose footy versus the Bulldogs.
There's no bigger test than a match up versus Jennings this week.
If we let the Roosters into the game or camp inside our...
Could be good.
He's very vocal on field in giving team mates sh*t for not putting in effort (which can undermine team support) or making a dumb decision.
He's an effort on effort guy (like Thurston). Always there in cover defence. I think he's got that champion quality. Would love to see him...