melon.... said:
TheROCK said:
Thanks melon. I knew the Roosters fans were going to blow up about the Fitzy's knee. Sorry, not the grounds fault. Just unfortunate.
Rock,
Finch also has LAteral damage to his knee. And Stu Kelly almost lost a leg in goal. He looked like he was running on ice. SANDcorp Stadium may be a great venue, but the surface is well under standard.
The surface is well under standard, I agree. But I didn't think the bad surface was the cause of Fitzgibbon's injury at all. When running into that tackle, his knee was going in an awkward position, and not because of the surface, but because of the way he was being tackled. That's my opinion anyway.
salivor said:
The Broncos looked really good with Maguire replacing Ikin. I hope Bennett takes notice because Casey was one of the best players on the field last night and Ikin couldn't play himself out of a paper bag of late.
The problem is, our halves on Friday night were useless. No kicking game, no passing game, not even a sign that they were directing the team around. Casey and Berro aren't playmakers at all, therefore they shouldn't be our halves combination.
It beats me why Prince wasn't selected again. In saying that, Seymour did all right coming off the bench.
It was a great game by the Broncos. It wasn't our best game, but we won, so that's what counts. But if we want to win the comp, we can't have Ikin and Berrigan as our halves combination. Ikin has a poor kicking game, and wouldn't be able to tackle my grandma. He's got a good passing game, which is the only good thing about his game unfortunately.
I admire his courage to come back, and to try his hardest, but he's just not cutting it, and I don't think it's fair for Brett Seymour and Scott Prince. Ikin should be in Toowoomba.
If we want to win this comp, we need to have a creative and talented halfback. Scott Prince is the answer. He's such a waste if he's not playing first grade.
I know it wont happen, but this would be my side for the Dragons game, and every game for the season.
1.Lockyer
2.Minto
3.Tate
4.De Vere
5.Kelly
6.Berrigan
7.Prince
8.Webcke
9.Swain
10.Civoniceva
11.Tallis
12.Parker
13.Carroll
14.Meyers
15.Carlaw
16.Webb
17.McGuire
Carlaw is suited coming off the bench and used as an impact player, same as Webb, which is why I put them on the bench.
Parker is better off starting, same with Carroll. Meyers seems to be drained out late in the match, and constantly makes silly errors. It would benefit the team, and Meyers' game if he came off the bench.
McGuire has to be there too. He is such a versatile player, very handy. Terrific support player too.
With that team, we can win the comp IMO.