Round 10: Broncos vs Sea Eagles

[Queenslander]

Brisbane Broncos v Manly Sea Eagles
Suncorp Stadium Saturday, 7.30pm

Referee: Jason Robinson

Team Notes:

Broncos: Tate will replace Shaun Berrigan in the centres, Berrigan will move to the bench as back up to the Hooker position. Carroll and Hunt have been named to make their return from injuries.

Manly: Same team named as last week, with Matt Orford, Brent Kite, Jason King and Chris Hicks playing in the City vs Country game there may be late changes.


Brisbane Broncos:
1: Karmichael Hunt
2: Tame Tupou
3: Justin Hodges
4: Brent Tate
5: Darius Boyd
6: Darren Lockyer (c)
7: Shane Perry
13: Tonie Carroll
12: Corey Parker
11: David Stagg
10: Petero Civoniceva
9: Casey McGuire
8: Shane Webcke
Interchange:
14: Brad Thorn
15: Ben Hannant
16: Sam Thaiday
17: Shaun Berrigan
18: Greg Eastwood (one to be omitted)

Manly Sea Eagles:
1: Chris Hicks
2: Michael Robertson
3: Steve Bell
4: Steve Matai
5: Paul Stephenson
6: Travis Burns
7: Matt Orford
8: Jason King
9: Michael Monaghan
10: Brent Kite
11: Steve Menzies
12: Anthony Watmough
13: Ben Kennedy (c).
Interchange:
14: Shane Dunley
15: Luke Williamson
16: George Rose
17: Mark Bryant
18: Glenn Stewart
19: Adam Cuthbertson (two to be omitted).

[Kallan]

Shaune Berrigan on the bench! he hasn't been playing well, will he be dropped? He can cover any of the halves if someone needs a break so that might keep him in the team.

[Queenslander]

Shaune Berrigan on the bench! he hasn't been playing well, will he be dropped? He can cover any of the halves if someone needs a break so that might keep him in the team.

Shaun Berrigan will probably cover for many positions....dummy half, centre and in the halves. He is rather versitile however he is lacking in the try scoring department.

[Kallan]

Berrigan to bench
by Scott Dickson
Tuesday May 09, 2006


TEST back Brent Tate today replaced Shaun Berrigan in the centres ahead of Saturday night?s clash against Manly at Suncorp Stadium.

Tate will return to his preferred position after playing his first game of the season on the wing in last Sunday?s loss to Newcastle.

Berrigan, the club?s centre since the start of season 2004, will replace rookie Ian Lacey (calf) as Casey McGuire?s back-up hooker in the absence of star rake Michael Ennis.

With Tate playing wing last year when Berrigan and Justin Hodges were in the centres, today's switch speaks loudly of coach Wayne Bennett's opinion of the solid wing combination of rookie Darius Boyd and Kiwi Test star Tame Tupou.

Kangaroos Test stars Karmichael Hunt and Tonie Carroll have been named to return from injury against the Sea Eagles after missing the Knights match.

Hunt was knocked out in last Friday night?s Anzac Test, while Carroll was forced to pull out last Saturday with a calf problem.

Unlike Lacey, halfback Shane Perry, who suffered a knee injury against Newcastle, has also been named to play in round 10 despite tomorrow's scan results to determine his availibility for this weekend.

Hunt and Perry missed training today while demoted playmaker Brett Seymour trained in the vacant halfback spot.

from broncos.com.au

[Townsville Titan]

Oooooooohh..... Tough... but i hate Broncos More...

So... Go The Sea Eagles

[Steelers]

I think I will tip the Sea Eagles for this one... they are playing well.

[Teegy]

Sea Eagles lost last week in a bad game so ill go Broncs

[Gee]

Im going up to the game. I Think it will be a hard game but i think broncos will win by 6 Gooooo the broncooooooooooooos

[[BroncosGirl]]

Broncos: Berro on the Bench, Tate and HOdges firing up in centres, Locky in great form. Plus some Sea Eagles will be backing up from City Country, Broncos for me.

[HodgoBerro]

in his juniors Berro played Hooker - no suprises if he backs up as mcguire replacement on saturday

berros got the speed as a winger, he's as tough as a prop..

Broncos by 10

[Dakink]

berros got the speed as a winger

Especially when he has a rampant HB chasing after him!! ;-)

[HodgoBerro]

explains all.... :lol!: :lol!: :lol!:

[Titanium_BD1103]

from: foxsports.com.au

Perry, McGuire in doubt or Broncos
By Wayne Heming
May 10, 2006

INJURED Brisbane halfback Shane Perry's efforts to play against Manly this weekend could be thwarted by the club's medical staff.

Perry wants to play despite scans confirming a partial tear to his posterior cruciate ligament.

He's been told he can play with the injury but advised it's better to take between two to four weeks off and give the injury time to fully heal.

At 28, Perry is understandably reluctant to miss one game, let alone three or four after getting his big chance when coach Wayne Bennett axed young halfback Brett Seymour last month against Sydney Roosters.

Perry has not been ruled out of Saturday night's round 10 NRL clash against the Sea Eagles but it's likely coach Wayne Bennett will have the final say later in the week.

Seymour, who's been working on certain aspects of his game with the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the Queensland Cup, trained at halfback again today and is expected to start against Manly star Matt Orford.

Perry is not Brisbane's only serious injury concern with hooker Casey McGuire unlikely to play because of a torn pectoral muscle which is causing him a lot pain and discomfort.


Shaun Berrigan, who was relegated from starting centre to the bench this weekend for international Brent Tate, ran at hooker today and is an obvious No.9 replacement having played there previously.

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[Teegy]

Perry isn't a big loss but McGuire will be.

[Supergoose]

McGuire has been steadily getting better at hooker and was one of Broncos best against Newcastle, he will be a big loss. I hope Berrigan goes well there and Lacey has been providing plenty from the bench. I can't really see that Manly can get close with their City v Country players having to back up and no Brett Stewart, but if Watmough and Menzies wind up the Broncos will have to play well to win. Broncos by 12