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Message: [QUOTE="Flutterby, post: 2288654, member: 1853"] [url="http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/brisbane-broncos-exposed-as-nrls-worst-tacklers/story-e6frep5o-1225856622896"]http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/bri ... 5856622896[/url] OK, this is not earth-shattering news - we all know the Broncos defence is pretty shite ATM. However I firmly believe a large part of the reason is that we have so many young guys (still eligible for U20s) playing in our NRL squad. As I have mentioned before - defence is hardly evident in pretty much the entire U20s competition. So with us having to use so many young guys it is really showing us up at NRL level, whereas the other "front-running" clubs are using comparatively few young guys in NRL - if they had as many U20 guys playing I guaruntee their defence would be just as bad. I am not making excuses for the Broncos over this, but I am fearful for the future of defence in our game over the next few years as the U20s 'graduate' to NRL in every club. Something needs to be done to address defence at U20 and junior levels across the board. I also find this interesting as I was of the understanding Benton was up there with Billy Johnstone as flogging players in the pre-season to ensure the fittest possible players. [/QUOTE]

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