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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2656879, member: 1899"] [B]Round 12 2005 Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs[/B] Since FoxSports wasn't willing to offer up anything interesting, I decided to dig into my vault and see what past match up I could find. Decided on this although I would have preferred the Round 25 2011 clash since I'd completely forgotten about it and it would have been nice to see the boys exact same revenge after that miserable night in WA. The game took place four days after Origin I and most of the Queensland players were backing up. Brent Tate also made a successful return, debuting his new neckbrace that would become a trademark of his for years to come. Souths were coming off some heavy losses and this wasn't shaping to be any better. [B]BRONCOS 36 RABBITOHS 12 [/B] The game had the makings of a boil-over right up until the 38th minute where Berrigan stood up Lee Hookey and raced 90 metres to score. From there, the Broncos took it up another gear and both Berrigan and Hodges walked away with 3 tries a piece. Not sure what it was about Souths back then, but I'd dare say our wins against them from 05-08 were among our worst of the season. My only guess is that it was due to a combination of factors - Bennett giving younger players a crack, the Broncos pushing offloads and passes against some feeble defence and just switching off because the game was allowing them too...stuff of that nature and it was on show here. Fortunately there were some great moments too and some of the play from the likes of Hunt, Hodges, Berrigan, Bott and Lockyer was sensational. My favourite play of the game happened quite early where Hunt fielded a bomb and raced about 60 metres beating about 5-6 players along the way. It was a pretty weak chase by Souths but it really did accentuate a lot of positives in Hunt's game and was an absolute joy to watch. Misc Thoughts - I keep forgetting about Costigan's time at the Broncos. He was a frustrating player who had the ability but lacked the discipline and had too many mistakes in him. He was among the Broncos worse. - Was interesting to see Tate come off the bench and mostly play in the backrow. It really goes to show how much respect the Broncos had for Souths that night. - Garth Wood scored the best try of the night, finishing off a nice movement that included a sweet flick pass from John Sutton. At that point, I believe Wood had scored 4 of his 5 career tries against the Broncos. - Speaking of players who played well against the Broncos - Fa'alogo had a strong game - Even back then - Smith, Lozza and Brandy were having a running battle with the video referees. They weren't happy with a no-try decision against Leon Bott and then Smith wasn't happy with the decision to give Hodges' try a green-light. As a Broncos fan, I thought both tries were alright. SF can double check if he wants to, but it was interesting because both Hodges and Minto started off-side of the kick before they retreated to get back on-side at which point they were able to capitilise on the spilled ball. It's interesting because usually players tend to push forward and never consider getting back onside yet both had the presence of mind - it's really just a matter of whether Minto did end up getting behind Berrigan. - Finally, Thaiday had a fun little cameo at the end trampelling over players and running like he was Ben Kennedy or Willie Mason. His progress as a player has always intrigued me since I don't remember much about him until he seemingly hit the scene in late 2005, particularly against the Eels in R26. I'd love to see whether or not that's accurate. [/QUOTE]

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