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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2656712, member: 1808"] [URL]http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/anthony-milford-has-become-the-fastest-player-in-broncos-history-after-smashing-the-clubs-sprint-record/story-fniabm4i-1227248118637[/URL] He is Brisbane’s greatest recruit since Israel Folau and Anthony Milford has just become the fastest player in Broncos history, smashing the club’s sprint record. Milford is finally unleashed in maroon and gold on Thursday and Broncos fans will see a stronger and faster weapon than the sniper rifle that was Canberra’s best player for the past two seasons. Milford returns the star factor to Suncorp Stadium that the Broncos lost when Folau jumped codes, Greg Inglis didn’t board his plane, Darren Lockyer retired and Barba failed to fire under an ill-advised bulk-up attempt. Almost two years of controversial contract negotiations pay dividends tonight when the superstar 20-year-old plays his first NRL game for the Broncos brand that once adorned the EKKA showbags he begged his mum to buy. Milford is the rare young footballer whose brilliance is matched by his humility. He is a star that parents know their children can bluetack posters of without fearing they will have to tear them down nine months later in the midst of a scandal. Milford needs his humility now more than ever as he carries the greatest weight of expectation in the NRL this season. However, the Inala bred son of Samoan immigrants is cut from a different cloth. When he was in Year 11 and 12 at Ipswich school St Peter Claver, Milford volunteered to work with the city’s homeless. He cooked a barbecue for those less fortunate in the city’s Queens Park each week, not because the school told him to but because he genuinely wanted to help. This act of selflessness came despite him being compared to Johnathan Thurston at the age of 15. Most teens struggle in the wake of such expectations, Milford used them to demand excellence from himself. Milford is getting paid handsomely for playing out of Red Hill and following three seasons of mediocrity, trigger-happy Brisbane fans need success. Just ask Barba. This will not be Barba 2.0. Not only is Milford a supreme talent, he is improving. This pre-season Milford clocked the fastest time in Broncos history over ten metres, ensuring the club has the one element it lacked when Folau abandoned ship — pure speed. Brisbane do not release details of their sprint times but Milford’s mark wowed players and means he is faster than the likes of Lote Tuqiri, Wendell Sailor, Chris Walker and Folau. [B]There were concerns Milford was gaining too much weight but it is understood he is actually lighter than he was at Canberra and has increased his lean muscle mass.[/B] Milford’s individual talent is stunning but his ability to break the line will also free Ben Hunt who his team mates tease about facing second year syndrome in his seventh season of NRL. “Milf is so fast over a short distance. Everyone’s been talking about how he broke the club’s all-time ten metre record recently,” Ben Hunt said. “He is very quick. “He is a great player. His speed and ball skills are amazing. “Milf will take pressure off me. “He will help open things up for me by drawing defence his way. “There were a couple of times last year when I got frustrated because the ball should have went the other way and it came my way. “Milf will see those things. “If he sees something in front of him I want him to overcall me. “He is a bit different to what I thought. “Like a lot of people I thought he was an adlib player but there is a lot of structure to his game — but when things break down then he goes to his off-the-cuff style.” [/QUOTE]

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