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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2484549, member: 2221"] Awesome game to watch, even more so as a Broncos fan! Despite missing out on Bowen, Johnson and Taumalolo, the Cowboys came to Suncorp to play, and that they did, with their best performance of the season by far. They met a Broncos outfit which was every bit as determined as them, and it resulted in a Origin like game, where the speed was exhausting just to watch! Both teams did their homework, with the Cows clearly targeting Prince's defence, while the Broncos never gave Thurston an ounce of space or time, and seriously disturbed his kicking game as well. In the end, the best team won, and the Cowboys can take comfort in the knowledge that if they keep playing like this, they'll win 90% of their games. I can't praise the Broncos enough, who managed to take it one notch further than last week. The two players I have my doubts about also improved with Maranta showing more positive signs and Macca some more urgency and speed. Awesome go forward, even better defence with some astonishing try savers from both sides like the Parker one (WTF was that penalty try BS?), and other important tackles like Hala on Thurston. Also, both teams completed above 80% of their sets, which is crazy given the speed of the game! As for the individuals, there wasn't a single bad player on the ground for both sides, but you gotta love how the Broncos are building and improving week by week. Much credit should go to Wallace and the combinations on that left side. He still isn't a flashy player, but he's getting a lot of things right. Taking on the line, committing defenders and great pass timing to perfect that lethal left side combo is only one aspect. His kicking game has been very good as well and he's also been getting better at building pressure. I don't doubt that having a ball playing fullback that can actually time his runs and pace himself goes a long way to make the half-back's job easier. Prince on the other side is starting to show signs, as that excellent pass to Maranta showed, and even if his defence leaves a bit to be desired, he is clearly a part of the improvement shown this year, so how about we don't touch what seems to be working?!?! It's great to see Reed and Hoffy combine so well. Now imagine when we get the other side combining as well as the left with such quality players as Hodgo and Gillett... :thumbup1: Finally, credit to the foundation of this all. Our forward pack has taken it to another level and managed to dominate an impressive Cowboys pack, with Hannant and Parker posting ridiculous stats in the order of almost 70 hit-ups + tackles! :scared: TLDR: Awesome Origin-like game, everyone played really well, and get the **** off the back of our halves and coach! [/QUOTE]

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