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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2793056, member: 1899"] [B]Round 3 2008 Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys[/B] This was one of my favourite wins of the season. You could just feel like the Broncos were onto something special that season. No Karmichael Hunt & Darren Lockyer yet they were able to flog one of the competition favourites with their fearsome Bowen-Thurston-Payne combo in-tact. I only watched through the first half but it's amazing how different the game is from my memory. Maybe it's because I watched it at the game and never bothered with a full-game replay? North Queensland had all the running in the first thirty minutes but the only score they could manage was a penalty goal right in-front. Brisbane would even the scores in the 17th minute after an over-zealous tackle from [B]Justin Smith[/B] on [B]Peter Wallace[/B] gave Brisbane a free shot. The Cowboys continued to roll through the Broncos but poor execution let them down. After struggling for territory, Brisbane finally earn their first repeat set in the 27th minute after a wonderful kick and chase. [B]Peter Wallace[/B] found [B]Obe Geia[/B] out of position on the forth, allowing [B]Steve Michaels[/B] and [B]Denan Kemp[/B] to chase hard and round [B]Matt Bowen [/B]up in the in-goal. It may not have resulted in a try in the ensuing set, but it turned the tide and in 31st minute, [B]Ben Hannant[/B] scored a remarkable try. In the first play of the game, [B]Hannant[/B] knocked himself loopy trying to put a hit on [B]Cashmere[/B]. If the game took place in 2016, he would have been escorted from the field never to return. However, it was a different time and after an absorbing 30 minute stint, [B]Hannant[/B] was rewarded with a fortunate try. With little momentum, [B]Wallace[/B] had no choice but to launch a mid-field cross-kick to jag a try. Despite the attention of [B]Bowen[/B] & [B]Thurston[/B], [B]David Stagg[/B] leaped past both of them, got the bat back and [B]Hannant[/B] was johnny on the spot. It wasn't the most convincing try for the home-side, but it changed the complexion of the game. What had been a tense stand-off turned into a cake-walk for the Broncos. A poor read by Cowboys centre [B]Ty Williams[/B] allowed [B]David Stagg[/B] to put [B]Tonie Carroll[/B] through a big gap. Despite it only being the second tackle, [B]TC[/B] wasn't afraid to roll the dice and produced a kick for the in-goal that was pounced on by new recruit [B]PJ Marsh[/B]. With only minutes remaining, Darius Boyd caught the Cowboys off-side before scoring a strong solo try. A simple second man shift saw [B]Darius Boyd[/B] step pass [B]Williams[/B], beat the tackle of [B]Mark Henry[/B], palm off [B]O'Donnell and Thurston[/B] before dotting down in the right corridor. At 18-2, the game had changed dramatically. As a Broncos fan, the most pleasing aspect of that first half was the defence. Hodges in particular was outstanding as he did an amazing job of shutting Johnathan Thurston down. JT received next to no-time, causing the Cowboys to go with alternative options that were easily accounted for. He received plenty of support, with Stagg, Wallace, Hannant and Carroll all contributing and Ashton Sims laid a nice tempo putting two big hits on Matt Scott that looked incredible. On the other side of the coin, the Cowboys looked lost. They had no issue rolling through the Broncos, but their approach left a lot to be desired. Instead of basing the attack around Matt Bowen who had been a constant thorn in the Broncos side, they opted to spread the ball laterally which was easily accounted for. It was a quiet night for Mango and with little support from Travis Burns or the backline, the Cowboys were decidedly poor in attack. [/QUOTE]

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