Yet another game where the Roosters cop some really bad calls and those calls lead directly to tries against us.
We won our second penalty count for the season admittedly, but with the poor weather and our poor attacking structures we just couldn't take advantage. Had it been a dry track we probably would have managed much better - but once it rains we needn't bother watching the game. The result is pre determined by our own deficiencies.
What this game highlighted yet again is the Roosters complete and utter inability to cope with adversity.
The Broncos copped a dud call with that try awarded to the Roosters in the first half - but they didn't drop their heads. They keep to their game plan and keep sticking to the opposition. They're a joy to watch to be honest. Us, well, something goes wrong (and it always does for whatever f**king reason) and we just fail to lift ourselves to deal with it. Be it a dud penalty, an awful turnover, a referee error etc - but whatever goes against us always leads to points to the opposition and it's just not good enough. We lack heart. Plain and simple.
Oh and one point I want to make is right before the Broncos second try, the referee played an advantage to the Broncos where they passed the ball five or six times. When the tackle was eventually completed he blew a penalty for offside and I get the feeling he would have done the same had the Broncos passed the ball another fifteen times. I wasn't aware that we were watching Rugby Union, but for five or six passes we were.
We'll never see that again all season and of course it led to a try.
Then there was the double movement and then the try from the guy that got up and ran the ball when he should have played it.
Three tries scored directly from moments that for any other team wouldn't have happened. But and I can't stress this enough - not once did we stand up and deal with the error that the referee made. Every time we drop our heads and it leads to points and it's just not good enough.
Well done Bronocs for taking full advantage. You deserved that win today regardless of the errors made by the men controlling the game.
Much respect for this post mate, well done. Very honest assessment of the game and both teams I thought.
On the plus side for Brisbane, we looked really good even without our stars. Everyone did their job and our young forward pack really got going against a bigger Roosters pack.
And just on that, how big are the Roosters pack? Honestly. Some of those blokes are enormous. The hit that got put on Alex Glenn was out of this world. I dunno how tough Glenn is, but he just got right back up and played the ball.
Plusses for the Roosters is your forward pack are huge, and they get good meters and compete well. The problem is they're ill disciplined. Kind of reminds me of thugs without any discipline at times. They hit hard and make good meters, but then want to carry on with it and be tough men, when they just need to play footy.
Mortimer and Anasta were good I think. Braithe really seems to get frustrated by referee decisions, and it's something I've seen him do quite a bit. He makes the occasional poor pass etc, but he's a solid player. Mortimer really tried too. He took the line on a few times and gave some decent ball to his backs. Moga was very quiet, but Leilua (spelling?) was quite good.
I think the Broncos outplayed the Roosters all over the park TBH, and despite the poor ref calls (which I never go into on here), I thought we saw a good game of footy, despite the conditions. The scoreline probably blew out a bit at the end, but it was a rather tight contest for the most part.
What a great performance by our young fellas ... was so great to see them all enthusiastic and really trying their hardest ... looked like a really happy team and I hope to see more of it.
