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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2531596, member: 1899"] Broncos went down in a heartbreaker. Tale of two halves Brisbane looked completely out of their depth in the first half. The Tigers outmuscled them through the middle and the game opened up for their playmakers who earned the Tigers plenty of field territory. By the 40th minute, the Tigers had 65% of possession and lead 16-0. Honestly, the score wasn't a true reflection of the game - the Tigers should have lead by a lot more but the Broncos were able to scramble well and Wests blew some opportunities. Then Brisbane came out to play in the second half. The forwards muscled up and won the ruck battle and as possession swung, so did the scoreline. At 16-10, it appeared the Broncos would run over the top of Wests but Rowe was able to go 80m to score against the run of play. It looked curtains, but Brisbane weren't through and scored two well constructed tries to send the game to golden point. Then in controversial circumstances, the Tigers were able to over-turn two penalties which would have been in goalkicking range. Both calls were legitimate but definitely played into the drama of the match. Then, at the start of the second phase of golden point, five eigth Matt Mulcahy sent Funaki on a 50m trek to the try line to keep their hopes alive for 2013. Stand outs for me include... Paul Byrnes - Had a nervous start but warmed up as he got into the game. Played a huge role in our late comeback, but was unable to rush over and cover the golden point try. Looked absolutely out on his feet. Francis Molo - Was like a wrecking ball with the footy and really gave the Tigers a headache in the middle. Jayden Berrell - Was one of our better players in the opening exchanges and really came into his own later in the game around the tired marker defence. Ajuma Adams - My man of the match for the Broncos. Hit hard, was constantly a handful for the defence and was the most consistent of the afternoon. [/QUOTE]

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