“The Broncos have been around longer and had that support up there before the Cowboys came on board, but I think a lot would’ve switched being north Queenslanders”, Shearer said.
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But if the last two decades can be used as a guide, it’s just as unlikely that one of the Broncos or Storm will be knocked out this weekend.
A grade-one risky throw charge carries a 125-point base penalty.
This time previous year, the Broncos were not in the finals contention, while the Roosters had their finals run crushed by the Rabbitohs who went on to win the competition. For the Roosters, attention turns to Mad Monday. The match review committee had to charge him because Guerra ended up landing awkwardly and Hodges played a role in that.
“You want your best players on the field every week and Hodgo is one of our best”, he said. Presumably, Guerra will be asked to give evidence on behalf of Hodges.
Oates thought he had a second try but was denied after replays showed his foot was in touch, but it made no difference as soon after Reed spotted a gap and powered over the line.
Bennett has a flawless six-from-six record in grand finals with the Broncos, and a common denominator in those triumphs has been a season-best display to qualify for the big one.
Whether it’s Wayne Bennett’s men or Paul Green’s, there will few TVs tuned to anything but the NRL grand final on Sunday, and we can’t wait for the game. Instead of giving Tuivasa-Sheck plenty of time with the ball, on the rare occasions where the Broncos halves Anthony Milford and Ben Hunt kicked to the fullback, they put up bombs to allow their chasers to fly through.
There will be calls in the national media for the grand final to be held in Brisbane, but the NewsMail is chasing something else. They were both highly influential in Saturday night’s win over Melbourne.
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It has got all the makings of a classic.
