Are our forwards tough enough

[Rooster_6]

I can see how we have altered our attack to be like that but it doesn’t suit the power game that works for us.
Especially now that our potent outside backs aren’t seeing enough quality early ball.

They were only a few weeks back though.... it's really confusing.

Luke Keary clearly wasn't 100% tonight... I'm hoping we see some more combos next week.

[Arties Pie]

Too right we miss Jared, SST although has been out best as far as forward carries is concerned since Jared has been missing I thought was better when he was 13...We need a couple of REAL props not second rowers playing in the position... Napa is rubbish with the go forward reminds me of Shillo the pillow in that regard. On nine before the game they did a comparison on the stats between Lodge and Napa and Lodge averages 50m more a match with a hell of alot more offloads.... Been waiting for Napa to have his second great game and am still waiting....

[Guest]

Will you be our coach please Toots?

Why can no one see it.

See what? That once again, with a limited roster, Bennett has made an absolute fool of Robinson.

[Flipper Hands]

IMO tonight we were severely outgunned in the ruck, time after time we had smaller forwards (Tet, Radley, Aubbo, Butcher) and backs propped up at the line to slow the play the ball.

In opposition, the Broncos were significantly quicker.

The result is our attack looks clunky. No space to play football.

Broncos bench was big, fast, strong, and came on to play a simple roll. Meanwhile our bench was smaller (Ill give Matto and Tet a pass here) and slower (Tet and Rad's aren't too bad).

Add to that Latrell and Napa spending time off the field and no wonder we are lost.

[mightyrooster]

This is where Bennett has yet again, out coached Robinson. And Robinson will still have no idea why he keeps losing to Bennett.

Wasn’t tonight the first time the broncos have beaten us at home for years?

[PRIDE]

Roosters forwards were soft tonight. Fergo was the best and he is a winger.

[Rooster_6]

Roosters forwards were soft tonight. Fergo was the best and he is a winger.

Thought Fergo was a touch off tonight. Came up with a coupe errors and some mixed carries.

[The Thracian]

our backline including the halves made 950 of those metres, only around 800 metres from our forwards, 430 of those from cordner, SST and Liu. radley make 95 leaving 6 forwards making under 300 metres between them.
i quite like a forward pack but as soon JWH is gone they struggle to dominate. one player shouldnt make a strong pack

Gee not like Rooster 6 to manipulate stats to try and prove an invalid point, thanks for sharing

[Kelby]

Can we beat Parra next week without JWH and Napa?

[bondi.boy]

gone down hill since JWH has been out one has to say - when is he back ?- chooks have no second phase play (offloads etc) and their attack is so easy to read which is why they cannot win the comp even if they finish top 4. - will need some might defence efforts to be any chance in finals games and a domination of possession.

I said after the Raiders game that our team will not win another game this year.

Seems to me we will never get a domination of possession....will never be allowed to get a chance at building up to anything [seemingly penalised out of games by seemingly-biased refereeing]...and when we do get the ball we're so shocked that we drop the ball/do bad passes...and wait for a miracle.

Jake protested to Sutton last night as the Broncos were awarded penalties and we weren't....big waste of time...better to treat the refs with utter contempt...and not shake hands with them at the start of the game or ever.

We need bigger forwards/players who can trample the opposition...Warriors-style.

[Kelby]

I said after the Raiders game that our team will not win another game this year.

Seems to me we will never get a domination of possession....will never be allowed to get a chance at building up to anything [seemingly penalised out of games by seemingly-biased refereeing]...and when we do get the ball we're so shocked that we drop the ball/do bad passes...and wait for a miracle.

Jake protested to Sutton last night as the Broncos were awarded penalties and we weren't....big waste of time...better to treat the refs with utter contempt...and not shake hands with them at the start of the game or ever.

We need bigger forwards/players who can trample the opposition...Warriors-style.

I agree, we should ignore the refs from the coin toss. They are controlled to fark us!

[Thirteen]

We are half a team without JWH. By far our most valuable forward.

[bondi.boy]

IMO tonight we were severely outgunned in the ruck, time after time we had smaller forwards (Tet, Radley, Aubbo, Butcher) and backs propped up at the line to slow the play the ball.

In opposition, the Broncos were significantly quicker.

The result is our attack looks clunky. No space to play football.

Broncos bench was big, fast, strong, and came on to play a simple roll. Meanwhile our bench was smaller (Ill give Matto and Tet a pass here) and slower (Tet and Rad's aren't too bad).

Add to that Latrell and Napa spending time off the field and no wonder we are lost.

That's about it.
Broncos too big, too strong, too fast.

Until we're too big, too strong, too fast...and the refereeing changes...we're goin' nowhere.

[bondi.boy]

We are half a team without JWH. By far our most valuable forward.

Which is a ridiculous situation to be in.

[Arties Pie]

Which is a ridiculous situation to be in.

Says alot about recruitment, the club is more interested in edge backrowers rather than investing in some good big and strong middle third props that can own the middle, look at Souths this year and the go forward they get from the Burgess brothers... We need something like that,