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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3110686, member: 1899"] Thanks again for sharing that Freaky. The Broncos were so well drilled back then. Lockyer's kicking game kept the Saints boxed inside their 20m zone and there was a lot of venom in the defence. First contact was usually strong and there was a real desperation from each guy to hit their mark. Even if they couldn't smash them, they'd do whatever they could to complete what they started. The attack on the other hand was very frustrating. Difficult conditions aside, the left hand side offered next to nothing preventing the Broncos from opening up the field. What made Perry so valuable in 2006 was his ability to allow Lockyer to play a natural five eighth game and keep the team focused. Perry just looked out to lunch and he really failed to make his mark on the game. It didn't help that Tate was clearly irritated playing on the left hand side and Boyd looked over-awed by the occassion. Sadly the right side wasn't much better. It appeared Lockyer went in with the mantra to kick his team to victory and didn't do much running or ball-play. The only play he felt comfortable running was the face ball to Carroll, an effective move but also very low risk. As a result, Hodges rarely saw any good ball and he really struggled to apply his foot-work in the slippery conditions. Even so, they still did enough to give themselves a shot, they just let themselves down in key moments. The Saints try right on half-time was really poor and they had about three opportunities at 12-6 to take the game away from Saints but blew each opportunity. It certainly felt like the Broncos let that one slip and despite winning the arm wrestle for the vast majority they let it slip right at the death. I can certainly see why Bennett switched the team around. Hodges, Lockyer, Hunt and Berrigan was the most lethal spine formation he could muster, Tate got a chance to play on his preferred side of the field and Moon was a good prospect. The only baffling choice was Perry on the bench instead of Ennis. Ennis lifted Brisbane when he came on and provided another dimension in attack, he was one of the last players that deserved to be dropped. I can also understand why I turned on Darius that season. Boyd was persona non grata after the Round 3 loss to Penrith and it took me until his Origin debut for me to forgive him. Until I watched this game I thought I was being drastic, but I could see why I would be upset. Especially after that final try. [IMG]https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DentalAchingCockatiel-max-1mb.gif[/IMG] Dead-set Reece Robinson like. I should have forgiven him a lot earlier - his start to 2008 was really good. I couldn't be convinced but at the time he well and truly deserved his Origin debut. [/QUOTE]

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