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R12 FNF - St Geo-Illa v Brisbane *SPOILERS*

lockyno1

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Gosh the Roosters must be feeling bad..soward stars for the dragons and lewis looks like a gun and playing well for the Titans!
 

badav

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i dont know what to say other than that was a disgraceful performance from brisbane. hodges seems to be giving about %50 out there and last weeks pounding of newcastle premier league side just hid all the problems for a week.

howcome rangi chase hasnt seen any real first grade time until today?? i thought that he had a good game. and the way soward applied pressure with his kicking game was great aswell. the dragons played an awesome game tonight. A little more experience around the park and they would have put 30 on the board.
 

osg

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Holy sh*t.......... what a f**king disgrace. Take nothing away from the Dragons, but that was laughable by the Drongos.

They should have won that in their sleep.
 

hineyrulz

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lockyno1 said:
Why do I get the feeling that this game is a REAL danger game! Soward at halfback is a big positive as he has a fantastic kicking game and is a lethal goalkicker!
Holy sh*t!! Locky gets something right ;-)
 
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Big Pete said:
Forgetting injuries to Stagg, Ennis and Hunt arn't you? Hodges also has a bung knee and was being caught out for most of the night, one of the worst games Hodges has played.

If hodges was injured Wayne should not have let him play.
As fot the rest...
If they were too injured they would have come off ...
They still had countless rep players on the field when Locky left,( 1/3 of the OZ team & nearly half the QLD team)Yet no one can take over as playmaker..What happened to cutie ?He is being mentioned as a future halves player yet goes MIA when Locky is gone.

I will say it again ... Most of the broncos are ordinary without Locky there ...he makes some of them look far better than they are.
 

Walt Flanigan

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Good stuff Saints.

You guys and Penrith sure did ruin my tipping lol.
Looks like shuffling Soward in straight away was a top move. He's got his soul back now so he'll be a good buy for you guys.
 

salivor

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dazza62 said:
If hodges was injured Wayne should not have let him play.
As fot the rest...
If they were too injured they would have come off ...
They still had countless rep players on the field when Locky left,( 1/3 of the OZ team & nearly half the QLD team)Yet no one can take over as playmaker..What happened to cutie ?He is being mentioned as a future halves player yet goes MIA when Locky is gone.

I will say it again ... Most of the broncos are ordinary without Locky there ...he makes some of them look far better than they are.

Yes we're a one man band by you take Thurston out of the Cowboys and they look pretty damn average as well. It's the reality for most teams in this competition, particularly those with dominant halves.

Where did Hunt go? He was probably the best Bronco on the field last night. Considering he wasn't actually moved into the halves until very late in the second half by Wayne you can't expect miracles, particularly when he had Ennis as a halves partner.

Brisbane were never in the game from the point Lockyer went down, simple as that. I'm gutted by I think it's one of the few losses this year that we can take something out of and be proud of our performance. The defence shown in the second half to conceed only 1 point despite a mountain of possession against us was amazing.
 

Iafeta

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I've seen nothing to not be impressed by both Josh Lewis and Jamie Soward, as Roosters or Titans/Dragons. The decisions by their clubs not to perservere with them defy belief. It's contemptuous.

In this competition, one of the major differences between Jarrod Mullen, Todd Carney AND Jamie Soward, Josh Lewis and Matt Head is faith. Confidence from their coaches. IMO all five of those players are potential halves superstars. Being a first grade half takes time, it doesn't happen overnight. It's a different intensity, it's not like premier league where you can step your way through and create tries. You have to organise a team like they are pawns in a game of chess. One of the things I see in halves who go all the way, or one's who don't is their kicking game. Some naturally have it, and others try but just don't have it. The ability to plug the corners, the ability to bomb accurately, the ability to chip to a flyer, the ability to sit a grubber in goal, the ability to put pressure on for a 40/20. Mullen, Carney, Soward, Lewis and Head all have that, as does Peter Wallace, they can all be pivotal players for their clubs for a long time to come, except seemingly at a club like the Sydney Roosters who display no faith to the player and a lack of understanding as to how long it truly takes a top half these days to develop into the end product.
 

miccle

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Brilliant display from the Dragons. Relentless and perfectly executed gameplan.

I'm naturally SO pissed off after our performance, but that's to take nothing away from the Dragons. They were simply awesome.

One positive - the Broncos defence. How many sets did we defend in the second half without conceding a try? Must be some sort of record, surely. It's the last time I can remember a team getting about 37% possession and still only conceding two tries.
 

Timmah

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If Roosters and Dawgs get up, it's the bare bottom for the Broncs ;-)
 

ledzep

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Iafeta said:
I've seen nothing to not be impressed by both Josh Lewis and Jamie Soward, as Roosters or Titans/Dragons. The decisions by their clubs not to perservere with them defy belief. It's contemptuous.

In this competition, one of the major differences between Jarrod Mullen, Todd Carney AND Jamie Soward, Josh Lewis and Matt Head is faith. Confidence from their coaches. IMO all five of those players are potential halves superstars. Being a first grade half takes time, it doesn't happen overnight. It's a different intensity, it's not like premier league where you can step your way through and create tries. You have to organise a team like they are pawns in a game of chess. One of the things I see in halves who go all the way, or one's who don't is their kicking game. Some naturally have it, and others try but just don't have it. The ability to plug the corners, the ability to bomb accurately, the ability to chip to a flyer, the ability to sit a grubber in goal, the ability to put pressure on for a 40/20. Mullen, Carney, Soward, Lewis and Head all have that, as does Peter Wallace, they can all be pivotal players for their clubs for a long time to come, except seemingly at a club like the Sydney Roosters who display no faith to the player and a lack of understanding as to how long it truly takes a top half these days to develop into the end product.
Good post
Agree completely, especially with the first part
I just cannot believe the lack of opportunity Soward was given here at Easts
It seriously does just defy belief, especially given the time Lewis and Pearce have each been given
 

DeeGan

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Mitchell Pearce became a "flavour of the month" to a degree and their "other" talented halves in Lewis and Soward where forgotten. Lewis more so than Soward didn't get the chance I thought he was going to get given I thought he would partner one of Soward or Pearce with Anasta at lock.

Pearce though it has to be said is a good young player who will learn on the job this season and be better for it in 2008.
 

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