the history of clubs and respecting past greats is important but I am a little tired of Tallis and his rants against the current Broncos and his condescending nostalgia for the Broncos of old... the Broncos for the first 15-20 years of their existence had such advantages over the rest of the comp --> they had/have Brisbane all to themselves, huge crowd support, their choice of stadium (old Lang Park, old ANZ Stadium which hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, new Suncorp Stadium), had a top line coach in Wayne Bennett, the salary cap benefits of the lower cost of living in Brisbane as compared to Sydney, the pick of the best Brisbane and QLD talent (eg. in the lead up to the 1998 GF, it was genuinely questioned in the media whether there was even one 'Dogs player that would make the Broncos team), they were even able to attract some of NSW's best talent (eg. Glenn Lazarus, Chris John's), a monopoly on corporate support in South East Queensland (which I do not believe has been properly vetted by the NRL), best facilities, huge junior nursery etc.
it is not exactly surprising that the Broncos won 6 premierships in a 14 year period and past Broncos players should be a little more self aware before playing the "in my day" game
as for the Broncos currently, there is nothing wrong with their pack --> Haas, Flegler, Lodge, Riki, Carrigan, Pangai, Turpin etc... they have some good outside backs in Staggs, Coates, Oates, Isaako, Niu etc.
the Broncos' woes centre on their spine and mentality... I cannot remember an NRL team so visibly and consistently sh*tting the bed the moment it gets hard on the field
drop Croft, recruit a good organisational half or bank on Dearden, bring in a creative fullback and most importantly, SIGN CRAIG BELLAMY NO MATTER THE COST
