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Craig HillRound 5 Preview - Titans VS Broncos
April 13th 2007 08:01
Gold Coast Titans VS Brisbane Broncos @ Suncorp Stadium, 13/04/07, 7.30pm
In what could be the start of a healthy local rivalry, tonight’s clash may well contain some added spice, with the Bronco’s being forced to assume away team responsibilities at their home ground.
With the Broncos being forced to hire a bus to the ground, use their smaller away dressing rooms and forego greater ticketing allocations to their local rivals, the Broncos are sure to be steaming come kick off.
Brisbane looked to be running back into form last week against the Rooster’s, with the Lockyer, Hunt and Hodges combination looked particularly lethal. The Broncos forward pack could well steamroll the smaller Titans pack tonight, with the likes of Carlaw, Civoniceva, Thaiday, Thorn, Eastwood and Hannant having a distinct size advantage.
Much of the Titans chances depend on how much time half Scott Prince is allowed with the ball in hand. His pet play is the show and go, and you can be sure that Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett will have instructed his middle men to flatten the Titans chief playmaker any chance they get.
Gold Coast prop Luke Bailey has started the season in outstanding form, but he will have to step up another level if his team is to have any chance tonight. The Titans pack may be full of workaholics, but for mine, they lack the size to compete with the premierships bigger packs, ala their capitulation to the Bulldogs two weeks ago.
With the defending premiers possessing a vastly more experienced playing roster than the NRL new boys, you can expect the Brisbane boys to get the cash in this one. Last weeks run against the Roosters will only aide Darren Lockyer’s fitness and timing, and expect the returning Tonie Carroll to have a massive game in the centres against less experienced opposition.
Prediction – Brisbane by 12
Gold Coast Titans –
Preston Campbell, Lelea Paea, Brett Delaney, Josh Graham, Jake Webster, Matt Hilder, Scott Prince ©, Luke Bailey ©, Clint Amos, Michael Henderson, Anthony Laffranchi, Mark Minichiello, Luke Swain
Bench – Kris Kahler, Brad Meyers, Gavin Cooper, Nathan Friend
Brisbane Broncos –
Karmichael Hunt, Steve Michaels, Tonie Carroll, Justin Hodges, Brent Tate, Darren Lockyer ©, Shane Perry, Dane Carlaw, Shaun Berrigan, Petero Civoniceva, Sam Thaiday, Brad Thorn, Greg Eastwood
Bench - Ben Hannant, Nick Kenny, Ian Lacey, Michael Ennis, David Stagg
Referee – Steve Clark
In what could be the start of a healthy local rivalry, tonight’s clash may well contain some added spice, with the Bronco’s being forced to assume away team responsibilities at their home ground.
With the Broncos being forced to hire a bus to the ground, use their smaller away dressing rooms and forego greater ticketing allocations to their local rivals, the Broncos are sure to be steaming come kick off.
Brisbane looked to be running back into form last week against the Rooster’s, with the Lockyer, Hunt and Hodges combination looked particularly lethal. The Broncos forward pack could well steamroll the smaller Titans pack tonight, with the likes of Carlaw, Civoniceva, Thaiday, Thorn, Eastwood and Hannant having a distinct size advantage.
Much of the Titans chances depend on how much time half Scott Prince is allowed with the ball in hand. His pet play is the show and go, and you can be sure that Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett will have instructed his middle men to flatten the Titans chief playmaker any chance they get.
Gold Coast prop Luke Bailey has started the season in outstanding form, but he will have to step up another level if his team is to have any chance tonight. The Titans pack may be full of workaholics, but for mine, they lack the size to compete with the premierships bigger packs, ala their capitulation to the Bulldogs two weeks ago.
With the defending premiers possessing a vastly more experienced playing roster than the NRL new boys, you can expect the Brisbane boys to get the cash in this one. Last weeks run against the Roosters will only aide Darren Lockyer’s fitness and timing, and expect the returning Tonie Carroll to have a massive game in the centres against less experienced opposition.
Prediction – Brisbane by 12
Gold Coast Titans –
Preston Campbell, Lelea Paea, Brett Delaney, Josh Graham, Jake Webster, Matt Hilder, Scott Prince ©, Luke Bailey ©, Clint Amos, Michael Henderson, Anthony Laffranchi, Mark Minichiello, Luke Swain
Bench – Kris Kahler, Brad Meyers, Gavin Cooper, Nathan Friend
Brisbane Broncos –
Karmichael Hunt, Steve Michaels, Tonie Carroll, Justin Hodges, Brent Tate, Darren Lockyer ©, Shane Perry, Dane Carlaw, Shaun Berrigan, Petero Civoniceva, Sam Thaiday, Brad Thorn, Greg Eastwood
Bench - Ben Hannant, Nick Kenny, Ian Lacey, Michael Ennis, David Stagg
Referee – Steve Clark
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