Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:55 pm  

Meli looked disinterested today, that or not fit

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:07 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Does anybody remember when we last won our first match of the season?

Think we've won once in 5 or 6 season starts, Warrington at home 2009 season. Worst losses were Hull at home in the Fog and Broncos at home in the snow.

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:11 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Does anybody remember when we last won our first match of the season?

We was trying to think of the last time we won out first game today and we couldn't remember.

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:23 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

Think we've won once in 5 or 6 season starts, Warrington at home 2009 season. Worst losses were Hull at home in the Fog and Broncos at home in the snow.

I'll take your word for it as I just can't remember. It seems like ages ago anyway!

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:31 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

I'll take your word for it as I just can't remember. It seems like ages ago anyway!

Didn't we beat london away first game of the season once before?

I think cayless made his debut that day.

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:45 pm  

St pete wrote:

I just hope his poor catching isn't something that sticks with him like it has Meli and plenty other wingers.

Some players just can't catch high balls, no matter how much they practice. I just hope Jamie takes a few kicks next week and his confidence grows.

But when he first came into the team 18 months ago he was absolutely bullet proof under high kicks... Meli has never and will never be any good taking kicks: it's just simply not in his DNA - Foster on the other hand clearly has all the natural ability in the world to diffuse bombs for fun, but has just been bogged down in a mire the last year for whatever reason. I don't think he compares to Meli in this regard at all and will come good and get over whatever the heck is going on in his head and get back to the safe pair of hands he was sooner or later, but at the moment I wince every time the ball goes anywhere near him...

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:49 pm  

I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Today and the widnes friendly were hardly great conditions, so they played their part.
Makinson is better under the bomb, but if jamie can improve this part of his game, teams will stop trying to use the bomb against us, and have to run. Against Meli on one side and a wide running Sia on the other, thats going to end in pain!

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:55 pm  

St pete wrote:

Didn't we beat london away first game of the season once before?

I think cayless made his debut that day.

That might have been in the all conquering 2006 season. Think we lost to Hull KR with a last minute penalty a few seasons ago.

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:05 pm  

Northampton_Saint wrote:

But when he first came into the team 18 months ago he was absolutely bullet proof under high kicks... Meli has never and will never be any good taking kicks: it's just simply not in his DNA - Foster on the other hand clearly has all the natural ability in the world to diffuse bombs for fun, but has just been bogged down in a mire the last year for whatever reason.

Who has he been playing outside of over the last year?
Who did he play outside of during his debut season (2010)?

Re: London Broncos Match Thread : Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:12 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Who has he been playing outside of over the last year?
Who did he play outside of during his debut season (2010)?

If you are referring to Meli, then we can't blame him for foster dropping the ball.

I think it needs working on or we going to need a bomb disposal team on that side of the field.

Foster needs to get some catch practice and the team needs to practice protecting foster and put pressure on the kicker.