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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3290960, member: 1899"] I thought it was a spirited win for the Broncos. It was the type of game they needed. A free flowing game where Cummins allowed the game to flow and wasn't as vigilant on forward passes or second efforts in the ruck. It felt like a case of deja vu during the opening exchanges. Brisbane were competing well, but they were unlucky not to have the interference by Ronaldo Mulitalo paid and then moments later there's a miscommunication at dummy half which saw Croft lose it cold and automatically result in a try to Cronulla. That whole passage just seemed business as usual where yes it was an awful call but of course Brisbane put themselves in that situation to begin with. Fortunately for the officials, Katoa never really had control of the ball which allowed them to call it back on a technicality. Immediately my first thought was a no-try decision against Kaine Manihera way back in 2008 against the Dragons. In that case I believe the work around was a refs call and he was able to come to some technical ruling the video referee couldn't. I thought Brisbane did well to hit back after going 6-0. I could live with that Tolman try, a try off a ricochet after four repeat sets is a heart-breaker but an acceptable defensive lap. The key was that that they didn't just completely crumble and they were able to score the next two tries. The try to Niu in particular was a highlight with Robati getting to demonstrate some of those skills he utilises time from time down the Seagulls right edge and Staggs putting himself in the right position to gather the pass while in stride and sum the situation up perfectly. They did all that good-work and even repelled the Sharks only to let themselves down right on the edge of half-time. Truth is they conceded that try as soon as they let Ronaldo not only get the ball out of the in-goal but make a half-break. They were on the back-foot the entire set, and Muliatlo has some form for performing some freakish plays at Suncorp. I thought the try to Bullemor was a good reward for him. He was constantly running supports all afternoon only to get over-looked time and time again. Then Haas produces a rare pass and Bullemor finally got the reward he deserved. Talk about your 1% plays, there it is there and I hope Brisbane continue to persevere with him. I thought Kennedy had a much better second stint than his first. He was terribly unlucky not to have a try assist in what was a huge moment in the game. Instead the Sharks pull the Broncos pants down and go the length to score. I thought it was about to get ugly for the Broncos and thought Walters had made one of the worst subs of his career when he brought Arthars on. Staggs looked like he still had a lot left in the tank when he was subbed and while I get the precaution, I didn't see any signs of fatigue. It was all Cronulla at this stage but Brisbane started winning the moments. The effort from Gamble to stop Ramien was huge and it's a real part of his game. He lives for those plays and it's what got him his chance this season following the Northern Territory game against the Eels. From the Northern Territory he took a red eye to Cairns and came up with a huge try-saver in the Devils 1 point victory over the Pride. That led straight to the Niu try which maybe his break-out moment before I believe Kennedy came up with that big chase on Johnson to force the drop out. Two huge moments capped off by lovely hands from Niu and Arthars capped off his stint with a try. In the end it worked out kind of perfectly because Arthars copped a head-knock allowing Staggs to come on and come up with two big plays on his own. Just when the game appeared to end on an anti-climax with neither team able to take their chances, Payne Haas came up with a phenomenal effort. The crazy thing is, this should be something that should go down in club folklore but Haas has done this several times now it really was not a shock at all. In fact Brisbane only made the 8 because of an effort he made on Tuivasa-Sheck in the Broncos draw. All in all a nice morale boosting win after what had been a pretty miserable week with the weather. There's nothing better than a sunny Suncorp Stadium and I hope it's something we see more of in the coming years. [/QUOTE]

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