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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2564314, member: 1899"] Central Capras 34 (Pickersgill, Wallace, Clayton, Gallen, Delapena, B. Williams tries) defeat Brisbane Broncos 24 (J. Nikorima 2, Duffin, Paia'Aua, Berrell tries; Barba 2/5 goals) Bit of boys v men stuff in this game. It took awhile for the Capras to wake up, but once they did, they just played a better all-round brand of footy. They really took it to the boys with their defence and they were just able to make ground a lot easier than the boys. For the Broncos, I thought Cullen was easily the stand out. Head and shoulders above the rest but he was taken off after the first half and the game seemingly swung with him off the field. I'll give brief thoughts on the others... 1. M. Barba - Pretty sure he was relegated to the wing after gifting Blake Wallace his try. Pretty much sums it up. 2. P. Byrnes -Kept getting him confused with Barba because I couldn't see the number on their back and they're both around the same size. I thought he was safe as a bank at the back, but his intercepted pass was the straw that broke the camel's back tonight. Didn't really offer a lot otherwise. 3. Taufu - Didn't offer much other than being easily taken by Williams 4. Tuttle - Similar deal, seemed like a bit of a turnstyle too in defence. Kept swinging his arm out. 5. Alick - Looked awkward on the wing. Seems a touch slow and doesn't really make any Vatuvei esque hit ups to counter that. Should develop as he puts on some size, but tonight wasn't a good performance for him. 6. Paia'Aua - Was sort of played out of the game, did score a pretty simple try and did well to set up J. Nikorima but otherwise, not his night. 7. J. Nikorima - Similar deal, except you noticed him everytime he touched the ball. Seemed a touch faster than everybody else on the field and his second try was an absolute beauty. He's got potential to be really special. 8. Ofahengaue - Did he even play? I don't think I ever saw him. 9. Cullen - Was dangerous everytime he touched the ball. Silly mistake aside, another quality showing by him. Just a shame his defence is so ordinary. 10. Hala - Did he even play? 11. Adams - Seemingly played the whole game. Was just okay I thought, highly involved but had his misgivings too. 12. Greinke - I just don't have a big wrap on him. He's an average fringe runner and more often than not he was dominated in the tackles which hurt our momentum. 13. Arrow - Was okay in his stints I thought. 14. Berrell - Thought he was a bit ordinary tbh. Threw a bad pass to begin proceedings and his only highlight was the determined borrow over try. 15. Lee - Actually wore 19, but I thought he made some good in-roads at hooker and looked as switched on as he usually does. Wasn't as good as Cullen, but I thought he was better than Berrell. 16. Gee - Was the most damaging forward we had on the field. Made a lot of strong charges, including one that set up the Nikorima try I've been crowing about. I think he'll be a cert for Round 1. 17. Duffin - Looks like Granville's brother with the hair. Played the workhorse role and played LONG minutes. Thought he was one of our better players. 18. Barr - He's a tall bugger but like Greinke, just didn't seem to offer a lot on the fringes. [/QUOTE]

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