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Message: [QUOTE="Anonymous person, post: 2533980, member: 2115"] theres obviously been a huge change in them this year from previous years, anyone whos watched their games could tell you that. that seems to be the problem around here - most people dont actually seem to watch many games other than broncos games and maybe the other friday night game, and as such they dont really have any idea how teams/players are going other than what the media/commentators tell them. they just assume that the storm are playing awesome and are the form team of the competition, so when newcastle beat them all of a sudden its "Newcastle are the best team! wayne bennett is a genius and the best coach atm!" when really it should be "yeh we kinda saw that coming, not unexpected". slater has been playing extremely busted since early in the year. how hes managed to play to the high quality that he has is a testament to how tough and how great a player he is. cronk has had a very patchy season, which is highly out of character for him. hes probably the most consistent player in the game usually. hes been kicking out on the full numerous times a match, passing to the ground, passing over the sideline. smith has turned in some shockers, among the worst games hes ever played, and his usually pinpoint goal kicking has been way off most of the year. hoffman hasnt been very effective at all at his usual pet play with cronk, or just in general play. they lost their regular five-eighth for an extended period of time. i hate to say it, but i dont think theyre going to rise to their former heights again. the big 3 are all over 30 now, have played origin for going on 10 years, have played more games than probably any other players over those 10 years, and put in 100% every single week regardless of being 50 points down or 50 points up. while those 3 are there theyll always be competitive, but its gonna take a damn big effort to get them to another grand final imo. [/QUOTE]

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