Post Match Broncos vs Warriors - [Round 17, 2025]

[Kav1]

And that's our season done unless TMM can step up.

I think he can do the job too

 

[Warriors55]

That's when I said the officials are starting to play there hand in the game.
But the discipline started cracking to.
That comes with the pressure of chasing.

I felt the same. Every time I got annoyed at the officials we did something stupid like knock the ball on and it was hard to stay angry at the ref. But it all adds up to pressure which creates mistakes as you say.

It would be interesting to know - if a certain number of decisions go against a team in a game how that reflects on error rates of that team etc.

 

[Leon Black]

Niukore needs to be in NSW Cup next year. Just doesn't produce enough good to outweigh his bad and it feels like he attended the Adam Blair school of look busy while doing nothing during the off season.

Kosi I'll leave alone unless we actually re-sign him.

Really all we can hope for is for the young forwards to keep getting games and improving for next year.

As for the backs - they are either awful or consistently injured. Don't know what to do here as our

You're overreacting bro. I said at least give Kosi a chance. The game had just started and he was being outed already lol. Obviously, He failed big time. No more chances for him.

Kosi shouldn't be a comparison to Fish's output. Kosi is on $3 a year. Fish is our captain, And one of the highest paid at the club

Short sighted or not. His input off the feild may be invaluable to our young brigade. His output on it is mid. The young guns overshadow him & Nuikore.

I haven't watched a single game this year where I've watched him and gone, Ohhh fuck yeah James! ! You're going to kill kunts and give me a stiffy! Quite the opposite, Limp & uninterested.

All I want from James is a boner once in a while.

Watch the NBA if you want a big play. It’s the play the balls the little effort bits the coaches see.

In regards to Ed, Webster needs to start going with gut not safety, bigger bodies. TT was the obvious selection today.

I love your work Waka, no beef with you mate, just frustrated and with Luka probably out for the season, hurting more than a Red headed step child my bro.

 

[Noitall]

I think he can do the job too

Would love to see him smash it and earn that extension he’s been told he won’t be receiving. Think it’s admirable he hasn’t dropped his lip. In Boyd we get a true halfback but lose Metcalf’s X factor unfortunately. Boyd and TMM were blowing teams off the park in nsw cup earlier in the season, so they may complement each other, but CHT doesn’t deserve to be shifted either and a difference between nsw cup and first grade

 

[Beastmode]

really hoping Metcalf’s injury isn’t serious

It will be devastating for him mentally if it is

 

[forwardpass!]

Looking at Metcalfs injury, hopefully only mcl looked to be the inside of the knee that went which is the mcl.
If it’s acl, that’s some bullshit luck for him and us. That we lose our 2 best players. After the sharks game I legit thought we could possibly take it out this year.
But even then being realistic we’re not gonna go far with our current backline

Our backs gotta get angry like Kotoni Staggs
Berry Pompey Kosi all big bodies
Just not agro enough to break line
Remember Hurrell and Laumape that type of attacker
RTs tried hard but is on way out in age
Change is coming
Websters about to feel the heat

 

[Beastmode]

Watch the NBA if you want a big play. It’s the play the balls the little effort bits the coaches see.

In regards to Ed, Webster needs to start going with gut not safety, bigger bodies. TT was the obvious selection today.

I love your work Waka, no beef with you mate, just frustrated and with Luka probably out for the season, hurting more than a Red headed step child my bro.

Kosi is just a big body
He offers nothing else
Even his hit ups are slow and he becomes an easy tackling bag for opposition. There’s no advantage with him.

 

[BlackToko88]

So the talk is lachmans test performed which suggest acl tear.

Id say 95% chance its a torn acl for metcalf

 

[Po11um]

SJ cometh the man cometh the hour.

 

[Kav1]

Given we're a non flashy team who gets our wins by taking oppositions deep into the grind we were our own worst enemy tonight with

1. Errors and
2. Discipline

Dont know why all of a sudden these have crept into our game but the tone was set early with the Niukore drop on our first set of possession, and the constant piggy back penalties we ceded to get Brisbane out of their half and sap energy with more defence was a killer.

The times in the 2nd half when we controlled possession we showed we could apply pressure but it just wasnt for long enough periods.

Also think we werent very smart with how we were rucking out of our end zone.....our constant one out hit ups were getting gang tackled into oblivion and we went nowhere......an early spread now and then just to put some doubt into the defence line please boys.

All areas that will need to be addressed over bye week. Injuries picked up this game certainly hasnt helped but if we can improve on these things im still confident we'll give ourselves the best chance of success.

Am I wrong to suggest that Barney's control of the team has been a major factor in our ill discipline? Conversely, does Fish lack the authority to control the team?

 

[Damo]

Am I wrong to suggest that Barney's control of the team has been a major factor in our ill discipline? Conversely, does Fish lack the authority to control the team?

Yes you are wrong.

 

[juju]

Sounds like CG told the media over in Aus its a suspected ACL for Metcalf

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Am I wrong to suggest that Barney's control of the team has been a major factor in our ill discipline? Conversely, does Fish lack the authority to control the team?

I think it's new territory for fish. He didn't have to do it at his last gig and doesn't strike me as being as vocal a Barney.

Not to say he isn't a benefit to us on and off the field but I just don't get the Captain vibe with him

 

[kos]

Am I wrong to suggest that Barney's control of the team has been a major factor in our ill discipline? Conversely, does Fish lack the authority to control the team?

Just don’t make RTS captain again
Otherwise he will be back to taking 100 hit ups a game

 

[Leon Black]

Watch the NBA if you want a big play. It’s the play the balls the little effort bits the coaches see.

In regards to Ed, Webster needs to start going with gut not safety, bigger bodies. TT was the obvious selection today.

I love your work Waka, no beef with you mate, just frustrated and with Luka probably out for the season, hurting more than a Red headed step child my bro.

Forgot to add doing Dry July, so more lubed than a Thailand Ping Pong juggler

 

[Warriors55]

With the loss of speed in our halves with Metcalf gone. Would a TMM & a Boyd combo work better for us? Boyd is a structured, Robust type half. TMM offers more speed & ball playing than CHT. Not that Tavita has done anything wrong and has come on leaps & bounds this year. I think TMM benefits our backs more with his ball playing.

That is an interesting question mate. I think they will stick with CHT as changing two halves would disrupt the team too much.

We really have to see how Boyd goes and how he works with CHT. Maybe having TMM at full back could be a good idea is CNK is out. Gives us more ball playing options.

 

[Ref]

We didn’t get hammered and at 20–12 we were still a chance.
Broncos are a team on the up, just like Penrith last week and we were not disgraced in either.
I thought on balance our forwards gained parity mostly.
But Metcalf aside who out of our backs would make the Broncos 13.
Karapani, Arthurs, Staggs and Shibasaki in particular have been epic.

 

[Kav1]

So are we are back to sacking the coach ?


We need to get some perspective.
Realistically we have totally pushed above our weight this season.
And we’re still 4th on the ladder.

Agreed - we have lost to the main contenders and can now sadly accept the tag of pretenders to the throne.

 

[jumpman5xl]

A game of moments.
If Kosi was quicker or in better position and we score that with 10 to go, a good chance we go on to win that game.
Similarly with the Panthers last week, that Jenkins intercept and we probably win that one.
The DNA of top 8 team is there however the polish and class of a top 4 is not.
Definitely need some outside backs.
Need to go 3 for 3 over our next games (not including bye) or that will probably be our season.

 

[jumpman5xl]

What I'd do to have a 23' SJ Metcalf Tohu and DWZ with this squad.