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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3328962, member: 9853"] Continuing from what I said in the other thread, the wildcard next season is Covid transitioning to an endemic pathogen. It's impossible to predict what will happen next year. The most likely scenario is it will rip through the NRL, affecting all teams at varying stages. Being young and fit, you wouldn't expect too many severe cases, but even optimistically you would have to be prepared for the bulk of your squad to lose a month of fitness. Better that happens early in the season. But there's still an outside chance the virus might mutate into a weaker, but perhaps more infectious strain. In which case, the natural immunity conferred might render it no worse than your average bad flu season. That's what we're hoping for. Ironically, the last two seasons were the opposite. The players were kept in a bubble, unable to socialize, and focused on fitness. They probably didn't even get a cold. Bringing it back to the Broncos, this means the relative depth of our squad is likely to be severely tested. The notion that our most senior player, who's already challenged by his age, will play a full season and deliver us to glory is in that light even more wishful thinking. But, recalling the last couple of games of 2021, things weren't looking so bad for the baby Broncos. I believe we can beat any team on the day, especially a Panthers side gutted of its killer spine. I see us winning many games, with and without Adam Reynolds, but having him around the group is going to be a massive asset. I expect to see us around the 8, and making the finals, contigent on how battered around we get relative to our opponents. Our depth, I think, is inexperienced, but fairly solid in comparison to the pack, once you get beyond the marquee names. We'll be okay. As for the title, no. We don't even have a five eighth, hooker or fullback to go with our brand new halfback. We don't even have one other back written in ink with any confidence. Just a handful of names that might work. Generally a side that can win a title has a spine that would not look out of place in the Kangaroos, albeit with a chorus of protest from other grand final contenders. [/QUOTE]

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