Non-Manly Games [Round 1, 2019]

[BOZO]

Look at the way Bellamy has his team pumped up !

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Look at the way Bellamy has his team pumped up !

He’s a prick but he’s the master coach isn’t he!

 

[Class of 96]

Broncos looked good for 3 minutes tonight.

 

[BOZO]

Players aside . The best coached team won tonight

 

[The Who]

Very good quality match. Well refereed.
Belamy has now won 17 straight first-of-the-season matches. Amazing!

 

[Class of 96]

Holy ****. Did I just hear right that Melbourne have won their round one game for the 17th consecutive year! As @BOZO alluded to, that comes down to coaching and meticulous preparation, certainly not an accident.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Now I just need the game to stay like this for the next 65 mins, I tipped the Storm by 10

Woop!

 

[BOZO]

The NRL is not just a running game , It is also a strategic and psychological game

And this is why feathered friends upsets will always happen .

The game is not always what you see on the team lists

Far from it

BRING ON THE TIGERS !!!

 

[HoldenV8]

Very good quality match. Well refereed.
Belamy has now won 17 straight first-of-the-season matches. Amazing!

The most pleasing thing to see was how many times sCam Smith tried to milk penalties out of dummy half that he normally would have been given, but none were tonight.

 

[BOZO]

Holy ****. Did I just hear right that Melbourne have won their round one game for the 17th consecutive year! As @BOZO alluded to, that comes done to coaching and meticulous preparation, certainly not an accident.

Look at how many times Des has taken teams to grand finals and finals .

His record is up there with the best ,

And as you say feathered friend this is no accident .


When some one proves themselves self over and over again they are no fluke . They are Freaks of the game

BRING ON THE CATS !!!

 

[wombatgc]

Depends on how fired up Seibold has the Broncos forwards,but for me I think they lack enough continual punch through the middle.Glenn(past it,but maybe Seibold has given him new life?) and Sua are wide runners and so is Gillett,and Fifita/Staggs off the bench are the same.Ofahengaue/Lodge and Pangai/Flegler are going to have to have massive games for them to win.My gut feeling is the Storm will swarm their forwards and strangle/frustrate the life out of the Broncos,if the refs crack down on the Storm the Broncos will stay in it(most likely scenario).Just my opinion...

Once again you’re on the money @Smokin Joe.

 

[wombatgc]

Darius Boyd’s addendum to note to self...tackle the player running the ball.

That was a shocking miss from a player with his experience. That put an end to the Broncos (Corey Oates) revival.

 

[ricardo]

Game seems faster with fewer penalties. I liked it 🙂

 

[Class of 96]

Game seems faster with fewer penalties. I liked it 🙂

I agree. Pity the ref will be stood down next week for disobeying Cam’s decisions.

 

[rifraff]

Only the first game of the season but I would much rather have our pack than the supposed best young pack in the game.

 

[rifraff]

Game seems faster with fewer penalties. I liked it 🙂

That is how the Broncos have been refereed for the last few years. They don't receive or concede many. Prime time game, Nrl wanting it to be a spectacle, just like origin.

The proof in the pudding will be if games like ours are treated the same way.

 

[Kevinward777]

Depends on how fired up Seibold has the Broncos forwards,but for me I think they lack enough continual punch through the middle.Glenn(past it,but maybe Seibold has given him new life?) and Sua are wide runners and so is Gillett,and Fifita/Staggs off the bench are the same.Ofahengaue/Lodge and Pangai/Flegler are going to have to have massive games for them to win.My gut feeling is the Storm will swarm their forwards and strangle/frustrate the life out of the Broncos,if the refs crack down on the Storm the Broncos will stay in it(most likely scenario).Just my opinion...

Nice one mate.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Melbourne pack set the bench mark. Fit fast strong and aggressive. They overpowered the Broncos who were lucky it wasn’t 20 nil st half time. We need our pack to perform similarly week in and week out.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Look at the way Bellamy has his team pumped up !

Yes pumped up with extra millions of dollars of footballing talent. What a shock, Storm look strong yet again, yawn. I turned off about 5 minutes into the second half, I think I’ll probably only bother to watch Manly games this year.

 

[Cliffymagic]

Pretty sure the the refs were turning a blind eye .saw many offside and hold downs that manly would have been penalised for last year. Hope its consistent for all games. Melbourne not kicking for touch often kept the game flowing too i thought.