Round 21 v Broncos: Game Day Thread

[I'm a loser baby...]

Is browny ok???

OK? He's f**ken awesome!

 

[Eelementary]

French was great, imo - that try-saving tackle on Pearson, when Pearson won the bomb, was insanely good work.

 

[emjaycee]

I thought Norman stepped up tonight in Gutho's absence and played his best game since returning from injury. He made some great runs knowing finally that Moses had him covered for the next play.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

BA - we still need to put in an 80 performance, tonight we only put in the 75 mins........

The guy will win us a Comp!!

 

[Happy MEel]

King was good in attack, but watching tonight (and I could be wrong), Pritchard/IDG regularly make the initial contact which may lead to a few miss tackles but does enough to slow the attacker. Additionally they are the first with line speed.

But with king, he doesn't lead the line speed and normally is the 2nd or 3rd defender in, going around the legs.

Really just depends on what BA wants in a hooker.

It's all well and good to lead line speed but if you're a tiny fella trying to make contact on giants you're going to come off second best.

I'd much rather kings approach of coming up in the line, conceding a metre or two but having more support to make an effective tackle.

His kicking game was excellent and his runs from dummy half were very good. He just needs to be more selective with his darts for the tryline.

I think he is already a better hooker than Kaysa.

 

[Noise]

Can some merkin give me some tigers merkins fans name who I should ping who bagged us for signing Moses and celebrated the retention of brooks??

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't know how they do what they do for 80mins.

They're obviously making fewer tackles per minute than a couple of the blokes who play less minutes. That means they're not working as hard.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

It's all well and good to lead line speed but if you're a tiny fella trying to make contact on giants you're going to come off second best.

I'd much rather kings approach of coming up in the line, conceding a metre or two but having more support to make an effective tackle.

His kicking game was excellent and his runs from dummy half were very good. He just needs to be more selective with his darts for the tryline.

I think he is already a better hooker than Kaysa.

Maybe but it depends on how BA wants to play.

King can attack better but isn't a better hooker!! They just bring different aspects to the game.

Additionally, I am sure Pritchard would attack better, if he only made 35 tackles as the 2nd or 3rd player in and didn't lead the sides line speed!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Crikey, leading with 10 mins to go... we have to stay switched on, and hope our forward rotation doesn't let us down at the end.

Looks like the forward rotation worked just fine, again. If you're keeping score, Mannah was on the field for all six tries in the match (including theirs).

It would be the only time this year Mannah was able to make as many runs as tackles too, thanks to Brisbane's obsession with attacking the edges.

 

[Chipmunk]

Maybe but it depends on how BA wants to play.

King can attack better but isn't a better hooker!! They just bring different aspects to the game.

Cmon, when was the last bloke who wore the 9 jumper at Parra played Hooker?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Can some merkin give me some tigers merkins fans name who I should ping who bagged us for signing Moses and celebrated the retention of brooks??

I'd like to help but all I recall is a bunch of well wishers and good Samaritans. Bazal has a different view though.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Mannah on for the final 6 mins, lol.

lol

 

[Noise]

Maybe but it depends on how BA wants to play.

King can attack better but isn't a better hooker!! They just bring different aspects to the game.

King wins about 55% of first grade games he plays in. Pritchard loses about 55% of first grade games. I reckon BA wants to play a game where his hooker contributes more wins then losses.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I cannot believe this turn a round. Deadset Broncs were going to put 50 on us.

Yeah only if they kept 95% possession for the rest of the game.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Where's that bloody Broncos supporter that always gives us shit......

He makes these wins so much sweeter.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Looks like the forward rotation worked just fine, again. If you're keeping score, Mannah was on the field for all six tries in the match (including theirs).

It would be the only time this year Mannah was able to make as many runs as tackles too, thanks to Brisbane's obsession with attacking the edges.

We sucked them into attacking our edges by being comically bad at defending them in the first ten minutes. Gotcha

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

We sucked them into attacking our edges by being comically bad at defending them in the first ten minutes. Gotcha

By gotcha I mean we got them.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

To be honest i don't think we were that bad in the first 10 minutes, the Broncos were just white hot

And had all the ball.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

King wins about 55% of first grade games he plays in. Pritchard loses about 55% of first grade games. I reckon BA wants to play a game where his hooker contributes more wins then losses.

Time will tell!!

Anyhow if Pritchard only defended like king, his running game would be a lot better then what king offers.

But king does kick better !!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Im glad i taped that

Betamax?