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If Broncos get up here, they'll be hoping like hell that Oates is right for next week. It wasn't been pretty for them against us when he isn't there
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It will be the Broncos. Boyd will be back and Oates will play
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Not sure how we can beat the Broncos with Oates and Boyd both playing.

Brisbane back to their defensive best. How the lima lima lima duck are we meant to score against that??

I'm very anxious
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tigerr wrote:Not sure how we can beat the Broncos with Oates and Boyd both playing.

Brisbane back to their defensive best. How the *lima lima lima duck* are we meant to score against that??

I'm very anxious
I'm starting to think you might be trolling.
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They'll bother us more than what the Penrith matchup would've.
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blazza18 wrote:They'll bother us more than what the Penrith matchup would've.
agreed. but if Storm cant get over them with the year we've had and a week off......well....you know the rest
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TC wrote:
tigerr wrote:Not sure how we can beat the Broncos with Oates and Boyd both playing.

Brisbane back to their defensive best. How the *lima lima lima duck* are we meant to score against that??

I'm very anxious
I'm starting to think you might be trolling.

Me thinks so too
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tigerr wrote:Not sure how we can beat the Broncos with Oates and Boyd both playing.

Brisbane back to their defensive best. How the *lima lima lima duck* are we meant to score against that??

I'm very anxious
Seriously? Really Seriously????

We are the best attacking team in the NRL. We are also the best defensive team in the NRL. The Broncos have a terrible record against us. The Broncos struggled to beat a team that barely got into the top 8. Of Darius Boyd plays, then that's a plus for us, he's form has been terrible as of late. The only way we lose to Brisbane is if we take them lightly, which I don't think we will do
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Does anyone have stats on who we've played in our finals history. How many times have we played Brisbane. Seems like we always come up against the same sides in finals (Brisbane, parra, manly)
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NevilleB wrote:Does anyone have stats on who we've played in our finals history. How many times have we played Brisbane. Seems like we always come up against the same sides in finals (Brisbane, parra, manly)
You're not wrong there actually. In 2009 and 2007 the Storm played the same three finals opponents.

Against Brisbane - from memory...

2004: Storm 31 def. Broncos 14 at Suncorp Stadium
2005: Storm 24 def. Broncos 18 at Suncorp Stadium
2006: Broncos 15 def. Storm 8 at ANZ Stadium
2007: Storm 40 def. Broncos 0 at Olympic Park
2008: Storm 16 def. Broncos 14 at Suncorp Stadium
2009: Storm 40 def. Broncos 10 at Etihad Stadium

Against Parramatta...

1999: Storm 24 def. Eels 22 at ANZ Stadium
2006: Storm 12 def. Eels 6 at Olympic Park
2007: Storm 26 def. Eels 10 at Etihad Stadium
2009: Storm 23 def. Eels 16 at ANZ Stadium
2017: Storm 18 def. Eels 16 at AAMI Park
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Nothing impressed me about either team last night. Brisbane defended against a nonexistant attack, and Penrith couldnt make use of countless opportunities.

The Broncos will have to step up significantly if they want to compete next week. I'm looking forward to ending their season again.
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Pretty average game from both sides. Hopefully Brisbane play like that next week.

No chance Oates plays after that knock out.
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TC wrote:
tigerr wrote:Not sure how we can beat the Broncos with Oates and Boyd both playing.

Brisbane back to their defensive best. How the *lima lima lima duck* are we meant to score against that??

I'm very anxious
I'm starting to think you might be trolling.
No doubt about it.
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brisbanestorm wrote:Nothing impressed me about either team last night. Brisbane defended against a nonexistant attack, and Penrith couldnt make use of countless opportunities.

The Broncos will have to step up significantly if they want to compete next week. I'm looking forward to ending their season again.

Brisbane have limped into the finals with injuries to key spine players and forwards. I'm not sure they have it in them to make the step up.

They have frustrated our attack the last few times in Melbourne, so hopefully we have some creative ways to put points on them.
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Hopefully it's like the game up there where we smashed them.
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