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NRL NRL Round 9 2026 Discussion
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There is no question that Boyd and CHT in combination unlock our attack.
And you don't have to make it complicated to understand why.
Boyd anchors the attack. It is that simple. Which has multiple flow on effects that unlock possibilities for other players.
So we have a sample of Webster ball being played out by a sideways running eyes up footy half, vs a direct running half (I would argue Tanah is known for being a conventional organizer rather than instinctual half - but this season he has showed he has another dimension to his play - high engagement in eye's up reactive footy which has elevated his game out of sight).
If I am right, if the change engine in Boyd is adding reactive game reading to his bow, then he is building into the perfect rugby league no 7 type, the guy with a full box of tools.
He is still quite young, so it really shouldn't come as a surprise that he is actually evolving as a player (rather than some mystical transformation thanks to other players around him or for that matter the fan tendency to say nah Boyd sucks this is temporary).
Boyd's direct game means other players like CHT have more space, more options. Did anyone notice Boyd running at the line trying to split defenders for no other reason than an extra meter and or a faster ptb Saturday night?
Those little runs are like jab in the face eh...they keep the opposition guessing what he is gonna do. And the other thing is Boyd was doing it on tackle 5 (which really messes with the defence) and also speaks to Boyd being able to trust Chanel to get the kick away (Chanels field kicking is improving as a result).
The Warriors local players have some fundamental flaws (not their fault the coaching and lack of high performance in kids league is terrible). We are poor passers of the ball (insufferable attack killer) and our timing and shapes are off (coaching, coaching, coaching). So having a running drifting Benji Marshall, SJ (the younger) type half makes ball movement even more difficult (we are also behind the eight ball with catching the ball).
In such environments it is essential to have a crisp, clean, predictable ball arch across the field which starts at hooker - halfback - Standoff etc.
Once the backs are catching the ball ok, they find passing it easier.....hey....look....Warriors attack is being unlocked.
Once that is going on.....Andrew Webster tells his forwards, hey guys we are ready for the return of the short inter passing game....you earned it, you are maintaining our number 1# KPI (possession) move that ball....2026 is GO TIME.
And the last element, is we are defending our mistakes, meaning Webster allows them to keep moving the ball and trying it on....did I say last element?
I lied.
Adding speed with AKP is the last element, along with (more lying) sticking with young explosive attacking backrowers, meaning that the defence has too many people of concern to watch....but all of that means nothing if the ball ain't the real threat, and Tanah Boyd is the ball master.
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Watching that round felt like the NRL should rebrand some these mid season round Hunger Games style. Welcome to The Injury Round. Every game I watched I saw big names getting carted off.
Adam Reynolds
Deine Mariner
Adam Doueihi
Jack Wighton
Jamal Fogarty
Lindsay Collins
Mark Nawaqanitawase
Angus Crichton
Kurt Mann
And of course Egan and Riley Smith in our game.
It looked brutal out there! Only the strong survive!!!
Adam Reynolds
Deine Mariner
Adam Doueihi
Jack Wighton
Jamal Fogarty
Lindsay Collins
Mark Nawaqanitawase
Angus Crichton
Kurt Mann
And of course Egan and Riley Smith in our game.
It looked brutal out there! Only the strong survive!!!
Criticism of SJ was always that he was unpredictable even to his own teammates and he stifled our attack as a team even though he was individually brilliant. That is why in backed foot ball when SJ‘s running was shut down the team became somewhat rudderless.
I feel Metcalf has a similar sort of effect on the team where individually he is exceptional whereas Boyd makes the whole team and structure work.
This is where the dogs have gone wrong, in my opinion.
In chasing individual x-factor, they neglected the 'team' part of a team based sport.
I think what's more worrying for them is that they had the preseason to build around Galvin.
We didn't with Metcalf and he was coming off a serious injury.
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Agreed. That is as you say and a win at all costs move. I didn't see the end but did they all develop cramps?
Yip.
Four PTB's over one minute of a teamwide cramp wave.
Didn't the NRL crack down on this a while back?
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Part of me really likes it and thinks it's very funny..also mildly unsportsmanlike. But surely not the first team to rob their opponents of their final hope.
It's only annoying to me, as the game was a tight one and Manly having a crack at the ball again could have given us a bum-clencher.
They definitely aren't. We've been guilty of it in the past.
The Deine Mariner situation is a bit crazy: he literally had to go through "limb-saving" surgery after the game on Saturday. Probably not the case that the broncs knew at the time putting him back out on the field was risking his limbs. No Eli Katoa levels, but scary situation nonetheless.
www.foxsports.com.au
Broncos reveal 1.30am phone call, stunning details behind Deine Mariner’s limb-saving surgery’
Broncos reveal stunning details of star’s emergency surgery... and the 1.30am call that saved his leg
www.foxsports.com.au
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The Deine Mariner situation is a bit crazy: he literally had to go through "limb-saving" surgery after the game on Saturday. Probably not the case that the broncs knew at the time putting him back out on the field was risking his limbs. No Eli Katoa levels, but scary situation nonetheless.
Broncos reveal 1.30am phone call, stunning details behind Deine Mariner’s limb-saving surgery’
Broncos reveal stunning details of star’s emergency surgery... and the 1.30am call that saved his leg
Insane we only had Katoa incident a few months ago and now Mariner almost lost a limb
Nice to be able to watch the games this week without the stress of our game and knowing we will remain in 2nd for another week (as long as the chooks don't win by more than 57). Good chance that the tigers and souths slip up again this week and create further distance between us and 4th position. Also one more game for the Broncos to get through without more appearing on the casualty ward.
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Starting to look like us and the roosters are fighting for that 2nd spot long term
Am I crazy for thinking minor premiership is not out of the question for us? If we don't fuck up the origin period like last year, I think we are actually in with a real shout. All the other likely contenders (Penrith, Roosters, Bunnies, Brisbane) will be massively impacted by origin. Whereas we might only lose Ford, who isn't exactly locked in to a position. So the fact that we are already 2nd suggests to me that the origin period is where we can start catching Penrith as well as further distancing ourselves from the other contenders.
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I'm wondering about the SOO period cuz they deliberately make us having byes the weekend when the rep players are away, do we have any advantage this year? In saying that Penrith came and won with their C team last time
I'm hoping Penrith started too hot and will drop down a level later on.
From what I remember, rds 12, 15 and 18 are the origin impacted rounds. It looks like the chooks have 2 byes during those 3 rounds, but the other contenders play at least 2 of those bye rounds. Also, the other contending teams will play each other a lot during those rounds. So my thinking is that they will cannibalise each other to some extent, leaving us a spot in the top 4 as a baseline.I'm wondering about the SOO period cuz they deliberately make us having byes the weekend when the rep players are away, do we have any advantage this year? In saying that Penrith came and won with their C team last time
I'm hoping Penrith started too hot and will drop down a level later on.
