Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:49 am  

Am I right in thinking the only person he was involved in the signing of this season was Tommy Lee?

Next season, should be interesting with signings then.

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:37 am  

Tough game, but with conditions just simple rugby, we deserved the win! but not sure why we dropped off in last 15 minutes, when Hull for a second breath? You also have to allow for some strange referee decisions, one of Hull's tries came from a pass that was as they say a mile forward and everyone in the press box saw it! then late on they were lucky to keep the ball when it was clearly ours!

Some real encouraging displays from so many players, especially the younger ones, it was so good to see Dixon to make Briscoe look a fool for his try.

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:10 am  

jaybs wrote:

Tough game, but with conditions just simple rugby, we deserved the win! but not sure why we dropped off in last 15 minutes, when Hull for a second breath? You also have to allow for some strange referee decisions, one of Hull's tries came from a pass that was as they say a mile forward and everyone in the press box saw it! then late on they were lucky to keep the ball when it was clearly ours!

Some real encouraging displays from so many players, especially the younger ones, it was so good to see Dixon to make Briscoe look a fool for his try.

Either our players aren't physically fit enough (as has been discussed on here before) or aren't mentally tough enough to finish a game like yesterday's off! True the Hull try had a mile forward pass in the build up and for 65-70 minutes we looked really good but I'm gutted we threw the game away - I can't imagine there'd be many other posters on the other clubs forums bigging up all the positives if their side had thrown a 12 point lead away in the last 10 mins!

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:16 am  

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I too enjoyed the heart and the skill, took my mind off the fact I was freezing my backside off! But we should not have thrown a 12 point lead away! Find all the positives you like in the failure to hold a lead and beat a team that were there for the taking! We should have 1 more point in our tally! What worries me is either our players aren't fit enough or aren't mentally tough enough to close out a game like that. Seeing as our next 2 games are Catalans and Wire I was hoping we could have beaten FC - 10 mins to go and that's exactly what we were doing!

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:52 pm  

Rob from Erith wrote:

I can't imagine there'd be many other posters on the other clubs forums bigging up all the positives if their side had thrown a 12 point lead away in the last 10 mins!

It's not really bigging up! it is just trying to find some positives & more so about our own young developed players, who are improving. Not sure about other clubs forums, many supporters would not see fault if it hit them in the face about their own club!

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:57 pm  

Maybe my expectations have simply been lowered but I thought yesterday was a good performance given the awful conditions and, although its a shame we didn't hold on for the win, a point is not a disaster.

Yes, Gower was missing and that probably hurt us, but I thought in his absence Witt stepped up and had probably one of his best games for us - he guided the team around pretty well and we didn't try and do anything fancy because it wasn't the right game for that. We got the rub of the green on a couple of the reffing calls as well so I can't see us complaining about that.

Tough set of fixtures coming up, and you wonder if a change in conditions will be beneficial or not....

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:36 pm  

markrammond wrote:

In the next few months Tony can start to make signings of his own for next year and release all the players that Mac and Powell signed that he doesn't want, so that will cheer us up no end, I am sure.

Setting aside the fact that next season is the last under the current franchise so any new signings will hinge on DH personally commiting for the next franchise period on his pension (which i dont think he will do) where are these players coming from? Any first team aussies in the NRL can get more money over there with the exchange rate and new TV deal. Any marginal ones will obviously prefer to go Up North where the cost of living is cheaper as well as to stronger teams - clearly Salford want a new team so will be scrambling for any quality players from the NRL or released from a Northern club. Persuading quality Northern players to move South is a non starter as we all know. TR has got hiw work cut out!

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:06 pm  

The Penguin wrote:

Witt stepped up and had probably one of his best games for us - he guided the team around pretty well and we didn't try and do anything fancy because it wasn't the right game for that.

Agree with you, that is what I expected from Witt, but he has never really delivered!

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:14 pm  

markrammond wrote:

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They were also buoyed by the non-stop work from Danny Houghton at Hooker exploiting the weaker marking and the realization that we had brought on one of the weakest defenders in the competition for the last ten minutes and who they could attack non-stop - which they did, gaining two tries in the end.

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Are you refering to O'Callaghan?

Re: Broncos v Hull - Updates : Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:20 pm  

Shane Rodney had his best game for us yesterday IMO, magnificient in attack and defence. Can't disagree with much that has been written so far, a creditable effort but still disappointing that we only managed to come out with a point.