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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2707188, member: 1899"] [B]NSWRL 1992 Brisbane Broncos vs St George Dragons[/B] For the longest time, I thought this game was a walkover for the Broncos. All the highlights suggest Alfie, Cann x 2 and Renouf made it a very comfortable afternoon. Then I caught the replay, and realised it took over half the game to reach that point and before then it was a real contest. Both teams had their opportunities, both teams made errors and ultimately it came down to one Dragons error before the floodgates opened. Even then, it was just a 15 minute window and had St George handled that period better, the Broncos may have had their afternoon spoiled. After all, the Dragons had beaten the Broncos earlier that year in a game where the Broncos were the better side for the majority of the contest. However, it was the Broncos afternoon and they did it with style. They weren't afraid to play their style of footy and while it didn't come off for them, they came up with some strong defensive efforts to deny a number of St George opportunities. One of my favourite things to do when watching old GFs is review the CC medal choice. Ultimately they went with Alf and I can't say I disagree. If you were going to select the most consistent, Lazarus would be an easy choice however it was really Allan Langer who scored the first two vital tries and really got the party started. When he went up a gear, so did the Broncos and it'd be tough to second guess the judges on that appointment. Another thing I like to do is highlight an underrated performance. For instance, I thought both Sam Moa and Jake Friend had really underrated performances in the 2013 GF victory. In 1992, I'd give it to Mark Hohn. Unlike the other bench players, Mark made a fair impression on the game, coming into really solidify the work in the middle and at a time where the game was getting a little loose, I thought he really helped tighten things for the Broncos, both with and without the football. If I could compare him to any current Broncos player, it'd definitely be Dodds. Doesn't bend the line or doing anything too spectacular, but is a real player's player who makes sure every involvement counts. [/QUOTE]

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