RD 16: Sea Eagles vs Broncos

[qld power]

wahoooooooooooo finally a win nice avatar broncosgirl is that two women locked in a kiss and its not u is it lol

[Super Cronk]

They said he was carrying a injury or something?
He was, wasnt he, wasn't he going to be ruled out, but was given until last minute?!

Yeah he apprently wasnt well leading upto the game...but why would you put a player who isnt 100% on to play the Broncos? esp when Monas is there.

There will prolly be a 100 excuses for Orford but fact is in tough games vs good opposition he rarely comes out on top.

[[BroncosGirl]]

wahoooooooooooo finally a win nice avatar broncosgirl is that two women locked in a kiss and its not u is it lol

No, its actually from Dawsons Creek

Anyhoo back OT - Its true, ORford faulters (is taht a word) alot, he doesnt stand up when he needs to. I do think he has it in him as well though, he can do some brilliant stuff, but just not when needed. He should have been rested for his game.

[shavenjas]

Nice win Broncs, good to have one at Brookvale i know the Broncos are going to build at the back half of the season and put a end to all saying they fade every year. GO YOU CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!

[Queenslander]

Lockyer 'didn't take a dive'
Steve Ricketts
The Couirer Mail
June 26, 2006

BRONCOS skipper Darren Lockyer yesterday was forced to defend himself against accusations he took a dive at a crucial stage of Brisbane's gutsy 16-10 win over Manly at Brookvale Oval.

Test skipper Lockyer was called "soft" by irate Manly forwards and booed by Manly supporters as he left the field after the Broncos' first win at the ground since 1992.

Broncos coach Wayne Bennett said the two premiership points were vital, given the tough road ahead.

He was especially proud of his men for the way they were able to put behind them their heart-breaking last-minute 18-16 loss to St George Illawarra in the previous round.

It could have happened again yesterday. Manly centre Steve Matai threw a wild speculative pass over the sideline in the 80th minute when seemingly all he had to do was hang on to the ball to score himself and possibly send the match into golden point extra time.

But the Broncos did not deserve to lose.

Even Manly coach Des Hasler admitted the controversy surrounding Lockyer deflected attention from the fact the Sea Eagles did not execute well enough to get the points.

But Hasler was irate at referee Shayne Hayne's display and said he would contact referees' coach Robert Finch this week to air his displeasure.

With Brisbane leading 14-10 in the 77th minute and Manly on a roll after fighting back from 14-0 down early in the second half, Hayne awarded a penalty to the Broncos in front of the posts on a touch judge's report after Lockyer was felled late by interchange forward Mark Bryant.

Corey Parker landed the easy shot and the Broncos were able to hang on for the win even though they surrendered possession from the restart.

As Parker lined up the kick, Manly forward Anthony Watmough kept yelling "you're soft", an obvious reference to Lockyer allegedly taking a dive.

"He made contact with my neck," Lockyer said later. "I wasn't taking a dive. I was genuinely hit in the throat."

Bryant said he was "dirty" on the decision and had not been guilty of any malice as he harassed Lockyer as he kicked the ball.

Hasler claimed all the 50-50 calls went Brisbane's way.

"We did not get one call or bounce of the ball," he said. "There were questionable decisions there and I'll ring Mr Finch during the week. It's plain to see on the video what happened with the (Lockyer) penalty."

Manly skipper Ben Kennedy said the penalty was "ordinary".

"With the game on the line . . . we worked so hard to stay in the game," he said.

"For something very soft like that to put us out of the game was fairly ordinary. But I'm sick of blaming other things. We've got to fix our mistakes."

Bryant probably has nothing to worry about when it comes to attracting a charge for foul play but Manly five-eighth Travis Burns is likely to land in trouble for a high shot on Broncos forward Sam Thaiday.

Brisbane led 10-0 at halftime through tries to fullback Darius Boyd and centre Justin Hodges. Boyd's try came from a Berrigan flick pass.

Bennett said he did not think people realised just how tough the competition was, with the top 12 teams invariably involved in close tussles with six points or less the final margin.

"It's on every week right now," he said.

Pretty poor from the Manly side considering their captain took the biggest dive in Rugby League history in SOO

[[BroncosGirl]]

Huh, he took a dive? I dont even remember this? oh... maybe BECAUSE HE DIDN'T! Seriously!! Lockyer would be one of the last players who would ever take a dve.

[SuperCliffy#01]

The Broco's deserved their win as we played like crap again, i am sick an tired of the absolute crap stuff Manly keeps dishing up with their pathetic ball handling and panic passing at the wrong time in the game, it has been a problem for the Sea Eagle for the last 10 years.cya.

Congratulations Brisbane

Cya :curse:

[Supergoose]

All the 50/50 calls went Brisbanes way. bu!!sh!t!!!!!!!!!

The Broncos were almost the victim of another blatant forward pass. Ben Kenndy's flick in the lead up to the Matai try went at least a metre forward and it only travelled a couple of metres. The refereeing at the moment is rubbish. The Broncos outplayed their opposition again but again failed to capitalise on their opportunities. Neither Manly or the Dragons look like premiership contenders after their last two matches against a staggering Broncos outfit.

[BRONCOS FAN]

Im so clad broncos won. They needed to the two points cause state of origin will get in the way..

[Manly Boy]

Yeah it was a bit of an average game. That refereeing was pathetic in the ruck though absolutely, sack the ref. Sea Eagles had a few chances but we lost it because of stupid mistakes like some of the penalties given away and the Mattai incident at the end of the game where he had a chance to score and possibly even the match. Silly mistakes boys...

[BRONCOS FAN]

Yeah they did make some stubid mistakes...