Niu - Was targetted mecilessly by Marshall all evening and was exposed on numerous occassions. He struggled to get into the game and was bullied with the ball in hand. It appears he's injured his wrist and will miss the rest of the season, either way he needed a break from fullback.
Isaako - Had a shocker. He came up with a mistake which led directly to a try, failed to find touch off a penalty and came up with a horrible defensive lapse. Most disappointing for me was his unwillingness to take the line on and choosing to casually pass the ball to Niu who was easily tackled. Clearly his mind wasn't completely in the game so I won't be too harsh.
Kennar - I thought he was going to struggle immensly, but he actually played OK. I thought he was the Broncos best working it out of trouble and one of the few who was poking their nose through the Tigers defence. He did come up with a couple of errors and I don't think he posed any threat close to the line, but he put in an honest dig.
Boyd - Every now and then I'll see Darbs come in looking for some work or come up with a run that gives me hope but that's the extent of it. He's just making no impact in the centres and some of that defence on the left fringe was laughable. That first try where they tried to give away a penalty and forgot to make a tackle was one of the most embarrassing things I've seen from the Broncos.
Coates - Struggled to bend the defence with ball in hand and came up with a couple of loose efforts to concede points. The attempt at the short kick-off was embarrassing and he shouldn't have lost that chase to Walters. I like how he backs himself under a high ball, the opposition have gone after him and he's taken some really difficult ones.
Milford - Another frustrating performance. He was one of the few players who threatened the Tigers but he always seemed just half a metre short on everything and his short distance kicking game left a lot to be desired. His defence was abysmal, just caught ball watching or simply not putting his body on the line when he ought to.
Croft - Came up with some horrific efforts on Leilua and he barely threatened with ball in hand. Just seems to be getting worse as the season progresses.
Pangai Jr - Tried his best to inject himself in his second and third stints but nothing came off. Physically failed to assert himself in those opening exchanges when the team was getting worked over.
Luke - Made a couple of strong tackles but his service was sloppy and put his team mates under all sorts.
Haas - A tireless performance from Haas, one of the few players who was bending the line with his carries. Needs to work harder on his line, that was a poor effort on Grant to concede that second try.
Te'o - Struggled with the pace of the game and wasn't sighted after the first 30 minutes. In theory, the Te'o signing sounded nice, but he's so underdone that you're really only going to get 20 minutes out of somebody in a faster environment.
Oates - I'm so thankful it turned out to be a nasty welt instead of bone. That injury made me more upset than anything else, Oates is such a lovable character in the team. Made the only line-break for the Broncos and looked threatening with ball in hand, we just need to see more of it.
Carrigan - Well below his best, he toughed it out but he was so sluggish in the middle third and really needed a spell. He fell off a lot of tackles, failed to pick up an offload when it went right to him, gave away a bad penalty to invite Wests down inside the 20 at the start of the second half and failed to give the ball when he found himself in some space. Disappointing from one of our forward leaders.
Paix - Was solid in the middle, made his tackles and his service was certainly crisper than Luke's. Nearly came up with a bad play in tackle five but he rectified it.
Flegler - Same story as always with Fleg. Came up with a couple of nice carries, but then turns the ball over cheaply and makes some soft efforts in defence.
Hopoate - Came on and made things happen in and around the ruck. The Oates line-break actually came about due to some good lead up work from Hoppa so the shift to the middle has done him the world of good. A couple of blemishes hurt his performance, the knock on from the Pangai offload just as he made a half-break and a weak attempt on Brooks which should have resulted in a try against the Broncos.
Ofahengaue - Didn't come on until the second half and even then found himself on the right edge. I don't think he's being used effectively - he didn't look out of place in Origin last year and he has a great motor on him, he should have come on for Pangai and got more minutes. I thought Seibs got the rotation right last week, this week it was all out of sync.
