2018 Brisbane Broncos Thread

Honeysett wrote:He then went on to say that Brown unbuilt the club.

Saying something before hand doesn't excuse you're not words.

That's like saying "I'm not racist, but...."

Oz Sport Mad wrote:

Only an idiot of Pieman's calibre would read into Bennett's comments and get an impression similar to the above.

Particularly when it was blatantly obvious Bennett's comments were in defence of the constant assertion (despite Pieman's denials) that he left the place in disarray.

Again, the initial quote was:

“He [Brown] has done a good job there, but we didn’t leave it in bad shape”

A normal person would be deadset chuffed and thankful that the best coach to ever have donned a whistle and picked up a clipboard, has given them credit.

Maybe if anything Bennett could be accused of being a bit overprotective of the blokes that were let go when they pushed him about what Browny had done well......but big deal, that's been Bennett's thing since he started coaching and if Browny can't handle that he is in the wrong game.
At least the 'criticism' was League related and not a personal attack.

surmo13 wrote:

.....did he not unbuild it? whether you think what Bennett left behind was good or not, Brown spent the first couple of years dismantling what Bennett had built and added nothing until that was done, if that isn't called unbuilding, than what is it called?

Honeysett wrote:

He's saying he unbuilt the good. Not the bad. Therein lies... the lie.

“He [Brown] has done a good job there, but we didn’t leave it in bad shape”

"well he unbuilt it, so I suppose if you unbuild it, the next thing you’ve got to do is rebuild it."

Ice wrote:When has Bennett left a team in good shape?

surmo13 wrote:

I think the more pertinent question is why would a coach want to leave a club that is in good shape? and can a non-retiring coach be named that has left their club in good shape?

Pieman wrote:

nathan brown and st george

surmo13 wrote:

I think the more pertinent question is why would a coach want to leave a club that is in good shape? and can a non-retiring coach be named that has left their club in good shape?

surmo13 wrote:

he didn't leave, he was canned

Pieman wrote:didnt watch the game on the weekend, what happened? what turned around?

surmo13 wrote:I think the more pertinent question is why would a coach want to leave a club that is in good shape? and can a non-retiring coach be named that has left their club in good shape?

ryno_ wrote:

Neil Henry leaving the Cows
Ivan Cleary leaving the Warriors

surmo13 wrote:

obviously i should've been more clear, i meant coaches that have left of their own volition, not sacked, not pushed out, not released

No Worries wrote:

After Bennett categorically stated there would be no changes to the halves, Niko fortuitously had a twinge in his quad. In comes Bird who kills it. Will be interesting to see how they spin the quad twinge into an ACL so Bennett doesn't have to wipe the egg off his face.

Mearcats wrote:

Why would he need to care? Even if Kodi is available this week (which he is), if the bloke changes his mind then so be it. Kodi has been shit, we won a game against an undefeated side with Bird at 6. Remember the saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it"? It was broke, so he's trying to fix it.

Flanno has said that Holmes will be FB for the year, three weeks later that Moylan is the best FB for the club and then named Dugan at FB this week. It's broke, he's trying to fix it.

I don't really see a problem.

ryno_ wrote:

Ivan left on his own terms didn't he? Henry was pushed if I recall.