Melbourne were slick as usual. Props to them, they're hard enough to get the points against when they're having an off night, but they were well and truly switched on in this game. Caps off a positive few days for the game down south.
However, a terrible, gutless and soft performance from our boys. And really it was just a matter of time before this happened. When they got walloped 40-0 by the Storm a couple of years back after just scraping into finals due to a horrible injury toll, I was incredibly proud of them. The worst player in the team was putting in around 150% effort.
Tonight was just beyond a joke though.
I'm rarely one to kick up much of a fuss at all when we cop a bad result and am quick to move on, but I feel sorry for the club having to be represented by such an uncommitted, careless team effort with blokes seeming as though they were playing for paychecks and hanging out for a post-match booze up.
I couldn't care less about getting flogged on the scoreboard or what kind of form certain players are showing - the very least you could expect from a bunch of so-called professionals is for them to actually get out there and have a dig.
Losing is a part of footy but losing and not trying is just not on. I can't cop a Broncos team that won't have a go.
Prepared to put a red line through this game if there's a distinct attitude change next week. This is a talented team who are more than capable of going far in this comp but good god they need some work - namely their defense and their bloody heads.
