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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3117299, member: 1899"] It was one of those games where it could have easily ended in tragedy for the Broncos. They played extremely well in the first half and if anything were unlucky not to lead by more. There were about three opportunities in the first half they couldn't convert and the Mead try came off an extremely lucky break by Atkins. That 20 point scoreline became something of a trap as they started pushing passes they would have had second thoughts over. I doubt Wallace would have thrown the intercept if he didn't feel as if it was worth the risk and with a 20 point buffer he would have felt more inclined. The issue is that it can go pear shape quickly. Suddenly the Gold Coast started receiving calls and the Broncos couldn't get their hands on the ball. Like a lot of young teams, without the ball they really have a tendancy to struggle and the two tries the Titans scored off the intercept were soft. Thaiday was completely caught out on the Meyers effort and the Gordon try was embarrassing for all involved. Clinton's attempt was laughably bad, but then Hodges tried to jam in while Yow Yeh is standing 30m away trying to cover a kick. Just horrible communication all round. In a way, it lulled the Gold Coast into a false sense of security and they started throwing reckless passes. If they had have shown the Broncos defense a measure of respect, they would have had enough strike to run them down. They were their own worst enemies and what made it really sad for them was the role the senior players had in their loss. What I liked about the Broncos is how involved the halves were. They had one of the worst front row combinations in the game, so the halves really had to keep the forwards guessing and would have runners either side to get things moving. That would either get Hodges into the game or allow them to give Taylor or Thaiday good ball and both could conjure up something out of nothing. Then the halves would sum the set up and just keep setting up contests for Folau, Winterstein and Yow Yeh who are invariably going to win at some point. There was definitely a framework for a premiership winning team, they just didn't have the workhorses to make it work. When you're calling players up out of retirement and your marquee prop forward is barely doing anything off the bench, it makes it difficult in finals game where everything becomes an arm wrestle. They actually did a fantastic job the following week and Sims/Kenny played out of their skin, but then they got 40 put on them by Melbourne the following week. Even without Wallace, 40 is a disgraceful scoreline, especially with the calibre of players on show. The Gold Coast fans must have hated Folau that year. In 2 games he scored 7 tries and was basically the difference in both. Back in the day, Peter Wallace was my MotM which I don't have a problem with. Personally I would have gone with Folau since it really came down to who had the most fire power and he happened to score the most amount of tries on the night. [/QUOTE]

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