Wow!!
What a tough performance.
Everything went against us in the first half.
Some seriously poor refereeing including and absolutely BS sin bin
Then Yow Yehs break - I was eating my dinner when it happened and I nearly hurled when I saw the replay...
To be down by only 1 try at half time was a huge effort and I knew we were in it up to our gills...
The second half defensive performance was our best defensive effort so far this season and hopefully a sign of things to come.
To beat them 16-zip in the second half on top of that defensive effort was massive.
Hook will be a very satisfied man tonight.
Geez he is building a team that could be one of the best Broncos teams yet.
Beale was excellent when he took Y-Ys place on the right wing. He was solid in defense, safe under the kicks and kept his position perfectly to be ready to score when he had the chance. His finishing was also spot on. Maybe he has been playing on the wrong wing?
I guess we will find out now that Y-Y will be out for probably the season - it will be interesting to see if Hook keeps him on the right wing.
I wonder if this will see Gagai get a spot - does he prefer right or left wing?
Our forwards were solid and I thought Andersons effort was great except for the drop playing the ball.
The Polar Bear was outstanding again and Gillette is gonna be called Missile Matty the way he is killing em in defence. Big wraps to my favourite forward Josh Mcguire and also to Teo and Glenn. Sammy is working his arse off doing what Corey normally does and getting very little recognition for it but he knows his job. Macca is also doing well most of the time.
I do agree that Ben Hunt was great during his time on and Wallace had another solid game with some important kicks at the critical times. I am enjoying watching Norman develop and he put himself in the perfect spot to pass to Beale for his try after the line-break opened up the Bunnies.
I reckon Norman has watched hours of Locky videos and he has learnt alot already - be patient with him and he might just be a real find for the future - Hook isn't stupid.
All in all I couldnt be happier with what I have seen so far and I am a patient man. It is only round 4 and we have a long slog ahead with a bunch of kids with huge hearts and some key guys showing them the way. I still worry about our organisation in attack but it's early days yet....
3. Hoffman - made the difference
2. Beale - made it count
1. McGuire - made an impact every time in attack and defence
Honorable mentions the the Polar Bear for his workrate and Reed and Wallace for their toughness and showing up when they were needed
Going down to church next week to see the Dragons game and hoping for another good win!!! - I F%*$&^G HATE the Dragons