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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3104458, member: 1899"] Let's start with the defence. The Broncos were terrible at controlling the ruck and defusing kicks. The forwards have to stop the opposition from getting a roll on by working on their technique, getting good first contact and working the player over. The backs need to develop their awareness so they can anticipate the kicks and focus on the steps they can take to catch the ball. With the ball, the Broncos need to play a more expansive brand of football and need to get Milford in the game as much as possible. They need to stop being so reliant on Lodge and Haas and to mix things up so they can generate some momentum around dummy half. If Darius Boyd had any pride he would have announced his retirement last year and stepped away from first grade Rugby League. Darius is a shadow of himself, he doesn't pose a threat to opposition teams and he has no business being in an NRL side. In the short term yes, in the long term I don't think so. I have a lot of faith in Anthony Milford, Tom Dearden and Cory Paix but the latter two still require some seasoning before they can really make a case for themselves. With Croft what you see is what you get. He's solid across the board but doesn't have that Cooper Cronk esque precision he needs to be an elite half. He'll be an improvement over Turpin and he could potentially relish the opportunity to become the organising halfback but it would take quite the transformation for him to be a premiership winning halfback. Yes he has to accept some responsibility, Seibold tore the 2019 squad apart which made it difficult for them to mount any kind of challenge. By and large he did it for the right reasons and the club had to accept some short term pain for some potential long term gains and with the exception of McGuire, none of the players he let go were going to lead the Broncos to premiership glory. Right now Seibold is a rookie coach that's still learning what it takes to make it in the NRL. He made a lot of mistakes last year and if he can learn from them and grow he could be a great coach. However as it currently stands he just seems like a student of the game who learned a couple of nice slogans to appease the corporates. If anything the Broncos could have relied on Fifita more if only because he started to step things up in the second half of the season. The Broncos need Turpin or their dummy half to help guide the team around the ruck and help create space for his playmakers. They also need a Patrick Carrigan to help tighten that middle third. Carrigan has huge raps off the field and the Broncos require him to mature into a leader at 13. In general it's Darius because most fans know he's cooked and needs to give it away. Outside of Boyd, I'd say it's Anthony Milford the highest paid player who has proven to be a middle of the road option. There is a lot to like about Milford's game but he lacks the vision of an elite half and struggles to capitilise on half-breaks like he was able to. Considering the club has made a bunch of changes around him, he's got no more excuses. Most fans would be aware of him but Xavier Coates has the makings of a Test player and is the most promising back to come through the Broncos ranks since Yow Yeh. He has a great turn of pace, a big strong fend and in the air he can swoop on a kick like a full-forward in the AFL. Most fans would be happy with a Top 4 finish with a settled line-up that could push for premiership honours in 2021. Failure would be anything less. Right now I would rate Corey Oates & Payne Haas the most likely candidates. Oates has been vying for the post for every season these past five years. He was beginning to show some poor signs towards the end of last year but hardly anybody else put their hands up. Haas was duking it out for Dally M player of the year despite missing the first four games of the year. He still has improvement in him and it's going to be scary to see his development as a player if he can stay injury free. Hopefully it's Anthony Milford and Tevita Pangai Jr since it will mean they found some consistensy. The Broncos will improve but will still find themselves in a similar position as last year. I believe the competition will be stronger than what it was and the teams will have to really earn their spot in the Top 8 unlike last season. With the Broncos, the players and the coach are on the same page now. There won't be as much turbulance as last season and I think they'll play a more expansive brand of football now that Seibold has more influence over the roster. [/QUOTE]

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