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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3205658, member: 1769"] Just on Lodge, there's a good article in the CM titled: "Why Broncos should stand by Lodge for a second time" written by Chris Honnery. they quote Billy Moore and Corey Parker, (it's a pros and cons article) ... here are the quotes from the article: [B]BRISBANE NEED HIS LEADERSHIP[/B] [U][B]Billy Moore:[/B][/U] “With the rest of the roster they’ve currently got, he’s of vital importance,” Moore said. “I don’t think he’s a captain but he’s an alpha-male. “His leadership quality is never going to be at the corporate function in a suit and tie. “He’s the leader on the field and one the young guys need to look to, to contain the opposition alpha-male. “The other players need him to do his job, and that’s being the intimidator. “You think about the great Brisbane teams when they’ve won premierships, they’ve had the intimidators like Gavin Allen, Trevor Gillmeister, and Gorden Tallis.” [B][U]Corey Parker:[/U][/B] “He’s a tough bastard,” Parker said. “He’s a play one carry, cop and that first play is always the toughest. “Last year, he was spoken about for Origin but then due to his injuries, we’re talking like he can’t make the 17.” [B]EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM A FIT LODGE[/B] [U][B]Billy Moore:[/B][/U] “It’s in everyone’s best interest that the best of Matt Lodge comes to the fore in 2021,” Moore said. “It would give Brisbane a chance to see their investment in Lodge return, and also the opportunity to move him on because if he’s playing well, more clubs will be interested. “No one will want him if he’s playing busted.” [B][U][B]CAN HE KEEP UP WITH THE GAME?[/B][/U][/B] [U][B]Billy Moore:[/B][/U] “I hope he gets fit over the pre-season because the six-again rule has taken a bit away from the Lodge-type player,” Moore said. “A full off-season of training, knowing that rule exists, you’ll work out in the first six months of 2021, whether the Lodges are going to become redundant. “If the game continues to quicken up around the ruck, which I hope it doesn’t, it’ll make those players obsolete. “Because they dropped the rule in, in the middle of the season, there wasn’t enough time to see what the butterfly effect would be.” [B][U]Corey Parker:[/U][/B] “People are saying the game is too quick for Lodge – what a load of rubbish,” Parker said. “The injuries he was carrying, limited his ability in that area. “When you’re under the pump and the momentum is against you, no matter who you are it is difficult. “There is still a part in the game for the big prop. “What Matt Lodge can do from a ball-carrying perspective is equal to anyone else in the game and he just needs to get his body right.” [B]ISSUES OFF THE FOOTY FIELD[/B] [U][B]Billy Moore:[/B][/U] “The negative is the New York incident which is the elephant in the room,” Moore said, referring to his arrest in 2015 following a wild rampage. “But I’m all about loyalty and Matt Lodge owes Brisbane a fairly big favour. “When you look at the opportunity Brisbane gave him and the chance he had, he’s been below best in the past year or so because of injuries. “He has something to repay there.” [B][U]Corey Parker:[/U][/B] “The first thing is that Lodge needs to have the backing of the coach,” Parker said. “If you’re an individual turning up to work every day and you have the feeling in the pit of your stomach that your coach doesn’t want you, then it’s hard. “From the outside looking in, it appears that way.” [B]THE VERDICT[/B] [U][B]Billy Moore:[/B][/U] “The only real option is to stay in Brisbane and it’s not a bad option to have because he’s got a deal that would go for another few years,” Moore said. “The most important thing for Lodge is to get his body right, that’s been his big issue. “Injuries have obviously curtailed his ability to play on the field. “He’s been playing busted but I still think Lodge is important for the Broncos.” [B][U]Corey Parker:[/U][/B] “I just go back to what he is and what he can bring and judge him having worked alongside him,” Parker said. “What he simply needs to do is get his body right. “If I’m going out to play a game of footy, I want to be going out to play alongside a guy like Matt Lodge.” [/QUOTE]

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