Rd2: GAME DAY THREAD 8pm Parra v Broncos in Brisbane 12/3/26

[T-Boon]

Cleary said there’s no difference in speed. On 100% footy

He can't judge speed because of his stupid chin.

 

[85 Baby]

Also if someone can just keep saying every week whatever they said to Junior at halftime that’d be appreciated. 1st half 2 runs for 16m with 3 missed tackles, ends game 12 runs for 102m with still 3 missed tackles

 

[Soto]

Yeah true, but I feel the coaches whinge and want certain rules changes. Stop chopping and changing the rules, leave it as is. The 6 agains would be ok if the referees stopped overdoing.

f**k the rule off

 

[DaveMc]

Also if someone can just keep saying every week whatever they said to Junior at halftime that’d be appreciated. 1st half 2 runs for 16m with 3 missed tackles, ends game 12 runs for 102m with still 3 missed tackles

He looks so, so much better when he just looks to f**king run first

 

[Jake the snake]

@Jake the snake won’t be long and you’ll be the president of the Samrani fan club

If we win a comp I will get a nose job just like his.

 

[TheParraboy]

Also if someone can just keep saying every week whatever they said to Junior at halftime that’d be appreciated. 1st half 2 runs for 16m with 3 missed tackles, ends game 12 runs for 102m with still 3 missed tackles

Bit of perspective here....

30% ball when we were 20-6 down

40% ball first half

52% possession at FT , so lot of ball for us 2nd half

 

[TheCrowe]

If we win a comp I will get a nose job just like his.

Go the Bin Chicken!

 

[JokerEel]

*Samrani
Him, Kelma and Simonsson did not let us down.
JAC was no where near fit

Kelma did with the first try. But made up for it..

 

[Chipmunk]

Also if someone can just keep saying every week whatever they said to Junior at halftime that’d be appreciated. 1st half 2 runs for 16m with 3 missed tackles, ends game 12 runs for 102m with still 3 missed tackles

The amount of ball we had at the two times probably is the biggest indicator for these stats.

 

[Suitman]

I'm going to give two unsung hero's a shout out here.
Sean Russell and Riley Smith
They were both enormous for us tonight - particularly Riley.
Just watch that first half again, even when we were struggling in the first 20 minutes. The blue head gear of Riley's was everywhere.
His defence was crazy and his service out of dummy half was fine.
Sean Russell is just a really solid first grader. It's a shame we have lost him to the Bears.

 

[JokerEel]

Gee we are going to have a hole at centre when Russell leaves.. His defence again tonight was good and scored a lovely try as well..

Simmonson and The Ibis had good games.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Bit of perspective here....

30% ball when we were 20-6 down

40% ball first half

52% possession at FT , so lot of ball for us 2nd half

Only two of our merkins had to make 30 tackles and both can handle it. Great move bringing Williams into the middle. Hopgood was a huge loss.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

I'm going to give two unsung hero's a shout out here.
Sean Russell and Riley Smith
They were both enormous for us tonight - particularly Riley.
Just watch that first half again, even when we were struggling in the first 20 minutes. The blue head gear of Riley's was everywhere.
His defence was crazy and his service out of dummy half was fine.
Sean Russell is just a really solid first grader. It's a shame we have lost him to the Bears.

Yes Smith had a good game, put good pressure on the Broncos kickers who looked out of sorts. Wish he stayed out there for the full 80, I'm completely not sold on TDS.

Russell's game gets better each week under Ryles. We will defintely miss him.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The amount of ball we had at the two times probably is the biggest indicator for these stats.

Both teams completed surprisingly well tonight. We actually completed 88%. Chalk and cheese from last week.

 

[Angry_eel]

We did what we had to and a lot went our way. Very positive outlook from the team this week.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I said it before the game to mates

Since 1988 no sydney team has beaten the Broncos more in Brisbane then Parra.

Think the old ANZ stadium days in the 90s with garbage sides we knocked them off history books say we won the first game there in 1993 and then drew in 1994.

Then the Brian Smith era. Where we beat them twice in 98

Then again 99,01,02,03,04

6 times in 9 years under Brian Smith no other coach got even close to that.

Then we still beat them and had a winning record between 2007-2012 post Brian Smith.

3 wins (07,10,12) 2 losses

Then the BA era we won in 2014, 2017 (put 52 on them), 20, 21, 22 (53 on them)

Then Jason Ryles 2025 & 2026 is 2 wins from 2 at Suncorp.

Lets face it were the Broncos Bogey side from Sydney when playing them in Brisbane since 1988

 

[Lemon Squash]

@Jake the snake won’t be long and you’ll be the president of the Samrani fan club

He can be Vice-President after old Lem

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thought his defence in the last 10 was great. Just what we needed at that point.

Totally agree, but to be fair, I didn't notice him until that point.

 

[the phantom menace]

Also if someone can just keep saying every week whatever they said to Junior at halftime that’d be appreciated. 1st half 2 runs for 16m with 3 missed tackles, ends game 12 runs for 102m with still 3 missed tackles

I think Junior may have found motivation when Kelma's run for the try showed him up.

Not a lead from the front guy much any more Junior, sadly. Maybe coming off the bench again might lift him to those second half heights more regularly.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I said it before the game to mates

Since 1988 no sydney team has beaten the Broncos more in Brisbane then Parra.

Think the old ANZ stadium days in the 90s with garbage sides we knocked them off history books say we won the first game there in 1993 and then drew in 1994.

Then the Brian Smith era. Where we beat them twice in 98

Then again 99,01,02,03,04

6 times in 9 years under Brian Smith no other coach got even close to that.

Then we still beat them and had a winning record between 2007-2012 post Brian Smith.

3 wins (07,10,12) 2 losses

Then the BA era we won in 2014, 2017 (put 52 on them), 20, 21, 22 (53 on them)

Then Jason Ryles 2025 & 2026 is 2 wins from 2 at Suncorp.

Lets face it were the Broncos Bogey side from Sydney when playing them in Brisbane since 1988

I have a Broncos supporting mate who hates Parra and he doesn't know why. I'm sure this is the reason. To be clear, he hated Parra before he met me.