Round 13 v Broncos Sunday.

[Mug Fan]

Useless facts
Going back to the flogging we gave them in the semis in 2018 we have won 8 of our last 10 v Broncos including the last 2 in Brisbane.

 

[Morgan]

If Buchanan and Suli are fit it has to be:

1. Sloan - He's bad but at least he can run.
2. CT
3. Buchanan
4. Suli
5. Holmes
6. LKT
7. Atkinson
8. T. Couchman
9. Cook
10. LPT
11. Egan
12. Luch
13. Stewart
    
    
14. Gutho
15. R. Couchman
16. Halangahu
17. Gular
    
    
18. Feagai
19. Hutchinson

 

[TheRev]

We should be a shot from now on imo, these teams are beatable (the warriors were too).. then again these next teams (Broncs, Sharks, Bye, Knights, Raiders) can also score 50 points quite easily if we cant find a way to convert our forward domination into scoreboard pressure.

Still feel like we haven't unlocked something with our attack that we are going to need to score 30pts which is usually needed... until we do that I am nervous.

 

[puff]

We should be a shot from now on imo, these teams are beatable (the warriors were too).. then again these next teams (Broncs, Sharks, Bye, Knights, Raiders) can also score 50 points quite easily if we cant find a way to convert our forward domination into scoreboard pressure.

Still feel like we haven't unlocked something with our attack that we are going to need to score 30pts which is usually needed... until we do that I am nervous.

Holding onto the ball, not conceding soft tries, and building pressure will give even our attack a chance to score.

 

[GCRV]

Holding onto the ball, not conceding soft tries, and building pressure will give even our attack a chance to score.

Had many chances attacking their line yesterday but more often than not, didn't look like scoring.

 

[puff]

Had many chances attacking their line yesterday but more often than not, didn't look like scoring.

We completed at 68%. We let in soft tries. The upshot was we didn't build pressure.

I know that our attack is shit. But you can still score if you work teams over with sustained periods of pressure.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Useless facts
Going back to the flogging we gave them in the semis in 2018 we have won 8 of our last 10 v Broncos including the last 2 in Brisbane.

Love this for many reasons!!

 

[redv4life]

brisbane have a pretty bad injury toll / origin. not sure who’s due back though

 

[TheRev]

brisbane have a pretty bad injury toll / origin. not sure who’s due back though

also had the bye though, fresh Walsh, maybe Haas? Def not gonna be easy, but they certainly have cracks.. hopefully a few r rested..

 

[Eric]

also had the bye though, fresh Walsh, maybe Haas? Def not gonna be easy, but they certainly have cracks.. hopefully a few r rested..

They only have 3 out and 2 are likely to stay on the bench unless there in an injury in the backs.

 

[Mailroomsgi]

We don’t have the attacking impetus to score more than 4 tries in a game especially against good sides

We HAVE to pen teams in and win the field position battle to even put ourselves in with a chance to keep games close with 20 to go

That means Holmes/Tu who have been horrific from an errors POV need to aim up (they should be dropped but the replacements are terrible too)

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

brisbane have a pretty bad injury toll / origin. not sure who’s due back though

their back up players are still way better than our players..

 

[blacksafake]

their back up players are still way better than our players..

By a country mile too

 

[Justadragon]

I love the optimism, but unfortunately, we have been asking for our backs to do something, Sloan to do something, our halves to do something, our marquee players to do something. Even Rev seems to think we haven't unlocked our attack. The only thing I want unlocked is the exit door with our 1 - 7 walking straight through it at seasons end !!!

 

[Mug Fan]

Another useful fact, Deanos only 2 wins as an NRL coach are over Broncos and Storm.

 

[redv13]

Another useful fact, Deanos only 2 wins as an NRL coach are over Broncos and Storm.

Oooft. If he gets a win vs Brisbane they’ll give him a 4 yr contract. So either way we’re fu**ed come Sunday afternoon

 

[Dave03]

I was going to suggest a team but I have nfi who is injured and out. Ben Hunt will play a blinder against us, irritates me that players have left us and done better. Yes, it's petty.

Could we potentially score 3 tries? I'm not even looking at winning anymore. I'll celebrate us scoring 3 or more tries.

 

[Zen]

I remember last year when Cook and Gutho scored from a genius little scrum play and everyone in the box turned to Ryan Carr and high-fived him. Back when we had the occasional flash of innovation and cleverness in attack.

Anyway apparently Payne Haas is still not a chance of returning. Surely now they'll realise our strengths are up the middle of the field and stop the strategy of setting up for the most disjointed slow motion shifts to toothless outside backs

 

[puff]

I remember last year when Cook and Gutho scored from a genius little scrum play and everyone in the box turned to Ryan Carr and high-fived him. Back when we had the occasional flash of innovation and cleverness in attack.

Anyway apparently Payne Haas is still not a chance of returning. Surely now they'll realise our strengths are up the middle of the field and stop the strategy of setting up for the most disjointed slow motion shifts to toothless outside backs

We do look better going through the front door. Especially if Liddle is back.

 

[RufusRex]

I remember last year when Cook and Gutho scored from a genius little scrum play and everyone in the box turned to Ryan Carr and high-fived him. Back when we had the occasional flash of innovation and cleverness in attack.

Anyway apparently Payne Haas is still not a chance of returning. Surely now they'll realise our strengths are up the middle of the field and stop the strategy of setting up for the most disjointed slow motion shifts to toothless outside backs

scrum play .... lol ...
we had a 10m attacking scrum last start and couldnt muster anything from it ... just the usual two out one in bullshit we do off every scrum.