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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2645254, member: 8215"] I'm going to admit I was wrong (again) and throw a bit of love out to an unlikely player. Todd Lowrie. A couple of years ago when the Broncos played the Warriors in a televised pre-season trial, T-Low stood out. Not because he was anything special, though he did play big minutes and at the time I had half of a Fantasy hat on and his workload intrigued me. But because he was a grubby dog. The cheap shots, aggression and manipulation applied to players when they'd already submitted was almost disturbing. Josh Reynolds-like. I'm not sure if it was what he was instructed to, or if he was trying to make a name for himself in a new team. Though looking back, it was most likely a Storm hangover - and shows once again by how well they are able to visually conceal it when there are 3 or 4 in a tackle, and that what Bellamy coaches his players to do is bordering on criminal assault. When he signed for the Broncos I was not pleased. At the time though I could not fault the club - IIRC one of his immediate family members needed long-term medical treatment in Brisbane, so he was able to be signed for minimal dollars. And with the number of rep-level back-rowers we had at the time, depth was handy. Though really, I expected him to be exposed as nothing more than a decent-minute athlete with a fondness for cheap shots. I was wrong. While I haven't seen anything in his actual football ability to rate him, as a person, specifically how he's conducted himself on the field as an ambassador for the Broncos has been refreshing. He has clearly gutsed it out on the training paddock, as only someone would if the wellbeing of a family member depended on them being a useful member of the team. And that has translated to a player on-field that has shown more heart, determination, and integrity than many players on four times his salary. I'm not suggesting at all that he's surplus to requirements yet, but that may change as the season progresses. But if he never plays another game for us, I won't be sad because we need him to help us win, but because the game needs players who respect what the game has given them, are grateful for the opportunities a club has presented, and are willing to give 110% for a cause that is bigger than themself, their pay packet, and their ego. And it's those players that I want in a Broncos jersey. [/QUOTE]

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