Official Rd 25 Bulldogs vs Broncos discussion

Pick the margin

  • Bulldogs 13+

    Votes: 11 15.7%
  • Bulldogs 1-12

    Votes: 33 47.1%
  • Draw

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Broncos 1-12

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • Broncos 13 +

    Votes: 17 24.3%

  • Total voters
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speedy2460

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Lots of discussion about the selections. But did the coach have much alternative?
Hoppa should be FB where he doesnt have to do to much defensive work.
The lack of quality replacments forces Pays hand in this.
 

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Lots of discussion about the selections. But did the coach have much alternative?
Hoppa should be FB where he doesnt have to do to much defensive work.
The lack of quality replacments forces Pays hand in this.
I thought Meaney was the fullback, he has improved this year and can stand his ground, kneejerk selections, run Cogger, promote Fualalo.
Hope we can give the Broncs a run.
 

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This would be my backline for this week
1. Meaney
2. Holland
3. Lewis
4. Hopoate
5. Smith
6. Foran
7. Cogger
Defence can be much better
Attack can be smoother with Cogger there
 

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I'm keen to see Harper debut. Too bad it happened in the last game. That backline has everyone playing out of position which doesn't make sense.

I would have loved for Wakeham to come in to the team and at the very least Cogger should start for Lewis.
Wakeham injured out for season.
 

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Broncos don't have to win to make the 8, I wonder if that will help. Dwz out is huge. Our good form started when he arrived.
 

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Surely you would reshuffle the backline to this:

1. Meaney
2. Okunbor
3. Hopoate
4. Harper
5. Smith

Play the fucking players in their proper positions.
Pay and playing people in their right position? Are we living in the same dimension?
 

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Smith is best finisher and winger at the club and we are putting him in the centres, Hopoate is the best centre at the club and we are putting him at fullback when we have a good young fullback literally on the wing. Pay is just so stupid sometimes.
Sometimes? He has played guys out of their positions from day 1.
 

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Broncos don't have to win to make the 8, I wonder if that will help. Dwz out is huge. Our good form started when he arrived.
If Broncos lose, and Tigers vs Sharks ends up a draw than its bye bye Broncos.

Broncos have to win and they will play to win
 

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This would be my backline for this week
1. Meaney
2. Holland
3. Lewis
4. Hopoate
5. Smith
6. Foran
7. Cogger
Defence can be much better
Attack can be smoother with Cogger there
Hollands injured
 

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He is not changing 2 or 3 others. He is moving hoppa to fb where he is just as good, and replacing him with Harper. 1 change.
Reimis is in the Centres, I mean player and position changes. So:

1. Meaney
2. Okunbor
3. Harper
4. Hopoate
5. Reimis

Doesn't really change much anyways. A bit of an experiment with Reimis like you said earlier.
 

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Reimis is in the Centres, I mean player and position changes. So:

1. Meaney
2. Okunbor
3. Harper
4. Hopoate
5. Reimis

Doesn't really change much anyways. A bit of an experiment with Reimis like you said earlier.
Ah yes, I neglected to consider him in the centres. But I think it will be good for him to some more ball there. Who knows, maybe he will kill it there and make the switch...
 

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I reckon we can do it 1-12 but wouldn't be surprised if it goes the other way. We have nothing to play for, so no pressure, but Broncos will want to win as it will guarantee them a top 8 spot.
 

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Clearly DWZ is our fullback moving forward. Meaney is trying to get as much experience as possible in the wing position so why would you move him for one game when we can’t make the finals? Every game on the wing is valuable experience for Nick that you can’t get at training
 

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All I know is Haas is gonna run riot through our middle & Fifita is gonna terrorise that edge
 

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Surely you would reshuffle the backline to this:

1. Meaney
2. Okunbor
3. Hopoate
4. Harper
5. Smith

Play the fucking players in their proper positions.
Meaneys proper position is wing now. At least it will be if he wants to stay at our club. So why would they play him at FB unless they had to, he needs more practice on the wing. Hopoate doesnt need centre practice.
 
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