08 :: R3 Fri :: Broncos 36 Cowboys 2 @ Suncorp

[wittyfan]

I'm putting $50 on the Cowboys for the spoon.

 

[Monk]

Broncos 36-2
one minute to go...
cmon cowboys

 

[Canard]

I'm getting on Murray to be first coach sacked.

Thing is he has already been sacked.

Just big dumb decision making by the team. Im over here in London but I see someone watching the telecast say that Gould feels like the Cowboys board doesnt want to win.

I never agree with Bee-sting head, but I couldnt agree more in this situation.

 

[Canard]

On a totally different note, the Broncos are such hot form, they are going to struggle through the Origin, they will be looking at 10 to 11 QLD rep players.

Cowboys will only have one in Thurston, and that may not be cut and dried if Prince keeps firing. Everyone else no chance.

 

[murraymob]

History will judge the decision to sack the head coach before the season started as a the worst call in the Clubs History. In that instant all his authority was undermined, and the players stopped listening.

I find it hard to believe that Mitchell Sargent was sacked for taking drugs, yet that decision surely was made with some mind altering substances being used.

Still at least we are still the Number One worst run club in the game, we slipped from the top there for a while, but we are back up there now!!

have you seen whats happining at penrith at the moment i think we easily have the tag as worst run club

 

[elyod138]

We're f**ked.

 

[Canard]

Sacking a coach before the season starts? Pissed away a preimership threat and now are fighting for the spoon?

Recruiting Scott Minto and Jason Smith in 2007?

102 points conceded in 3 games?

EASILY the worst run club in the game.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Just over 50,000 for this game. Well done Brisbane.

Why cant we in Sydney get a crowd like that for a regular game?

I suppose we dont have a stadium as good as Suncorp. Cant wait for the World Cup final, I hope they get 50,000+ for it, cause they deserve it.

 

[Timmah]

Wow, I thought being a 'Dogs fan sucked... I would hate to be a Cowboys fan right now. They don't even seem to want to win...

 

[Mr Saab]

They are another Parramatta 2006 when they told Smith he was not wanted.

 

[renouf]

Bring on the storm hey

 

[Grail]

Just over 50,000 for this game. Well done Brisbane.

Why cant we in Sydney get a crowd like that for a regular game?

Broncos, Titans v
Sea Eagles, Sharks, Dragons, Tigers, Eels, Roosters, Panthers, Bulldogs, Rabbitohs

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Broncos, Titans v
Sea Eagles, Sharks, Dragons, Tigers, Eels, Roosters, Panthers, Bulldogs, Rabbitohs

You'd think that for a city of Sydney's size that a couple of the bigger derbies would pull 50,000+ each year, especially since the 'away' fans are still in the same city.

 

[renouf]

I'd say the fact that they play to many games at Telstra is a big part of it. Nobody wants to at the back of an 80,000 seat stadium.

If they played more games at their home grounds they would fill them.

Plus Sydney has that Union/AFL following which has more of an impact here

 

[Canard]

Plus Sydney has that Union/AFL following which has more of an impact here

When you compare the crowds to the population, the Union Reds and AFL Lions would probably be a higher percentage of the cities population in Brisbane then Sydney.

Heck I wouldnt be suprised if the Lions crowd figures are as big as the Swans, Im happy to be corrected though, cause I dont follow either code.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

They are another Parramatta 2006 when they told Smith he was not wanted.

Agreed ...they have to get rid of GM now. Millward couldn't do any worse.
Fitness seems to be a problem.. Bowen looks too hesitant to take on the line(not 100% after surgery) ,JT is trying too hard ,Williams should be in the QLd cup .LOD gives away too many penalties

Charlie As much as you hate Sione he is by far the most impressive forward we have at the moment..Never stopped tackling or trying & his discipline has improved 100% on last yr..

Changing coaches during the season has done wonders for clubs in the past ,so i hope it happens very shortly with us .

 

[BrisVegas]

I'd like to give a wrap to Ben Cummins. Referees quickly cop a pasting here if they put in a poor performance, yet when they do a good job praise is rarely heard. I thought Cummins put in the best performance by a referee this year to date. Sure he got 1 or 2 decisions wrong (High tackle on Wallace, dangerous tackle by Smith), but he generally had an excellent game.

 

[Timmah]

MATCH ROUND-UP​

Brisbane
36
TRIES Michael Ennis, Steve Michaels, Reece Robinson, Darius Boyd, PJ Marsh, Ben Hannant
GOALS Peter Wallace 3/4, Michael Ennis 3/3​

North Queensland
2
GOALS Johnathon Thurston 1/1​

CROWD 50,612
HALFTIME Broncos 18-2
PENALTIES Broncos 8-7
SCRUMS Cowboys 7-6​

POSITIVES
TACKLES
BRI 253 NQL 257
Ben Hannant (BRI) 31
Jacob Lillyman (NQL) 31
David Stagg (BRI) 30​

HIT-UPS
BRI 52 NQL 55
Ashton Sims (BRI) 11
Nick Kenny (BRI) 9
Sione Fauimuina (NQL) 9
Carl Webb (NQL) 9
Ray Cashmere (NQL) 9​

LINE BREAKS
BRI 9 NQL 0
Reece Robinson (BRI) 2
Steve Michaels (BRI) 2​

NEGATIVES
ERRORS
BRI 12 NQL 10
Reece Robinson (BRI) 3
Steve Michaels (BRI) 3​

MISSED TACKLES
BRI 17 NQL 43
Sione Fauimuina (NQL) 7
Johnathon Thurston (NQL) 6
Travis Burns (NQL) 4​

POSSESSION Broncos 59% Cowboys 41%

COMPLETION
Broncos 72% - 33/43
Cowboys 73% - 25/34​

TOYOTA CUP RESULT BRISBANE 32 NORTH QUEENSLAND 10
QLD CUP Matches still to be played​

Stats courtesy of NRL.com​

 

[pantherz9103]

The Broncos looking like genuine title contenders (i know its still early) and with a Penrith Junior at halfback. I don't care what Cowboys fans say, we know who is really the worst run club in the NRL. A club who lets two major halves leave at once and hires and fires coaches with one phone call :?

 

[Nightward]

I'd like to give a wrap to Ben Cummins. Referees quickly cop a pasting here if they put in a poor performance, yet when they do a good job praise is rarely heard. I thought Cummins put in the best performance by a referee this year to date. Sure he got 1 or 2 decisions wrong (High tackle on Wallace, dangerous tackle by Smith), but he generally had an excellent game.

What game were you watching?

He was truly abysmal. The only way he could have made what he was setting out to do more blatant was if he was wearing an eyepatch all night. The only thing that saved the Broncos was karma; the more he tried to cruel the Broncos out of the game, the more the score inflated.