Reporter Paul Crawley believes the Broncos should have picked Ezra Mam at five-eighth for the grand final against the Storm, and moved Ben Hunt to hooker.

Broncos coach Michael Maguire has again opted to pick Hunt at five-eighth ahead of Mam, with Mam to come off the bench in the decider.

The Broncos have secured remarkable comeback victories in their first two finals games.

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In the qualifying final against the Raiders, they trailed 28-12 with just 15 minutes remaining in regular time, before coming back to secure a 29-28 golden point win.

Then in the preliminary final, the Broncos were down 14-0 at halftime against the Panthers, and somehow recovered to win 16-14.

That was in large part due to Mam’s contribution off the bench.

But Crawley is concerned the Broncos can’t afford to give up another big lead against the Storm.

“I don’t think that they can (give up a lead) again,” Crawley said on NRL 360 on Tuesday night.

“I think they need to start fast.

“To beat the Storm, they need to start fast.

“I would have had Ezra in the six jumper, and I would have had Ben Hunt in the nine.

“I think that’s their best team.”

Host Braith Anasta agreed with Crawley.

“It’s a good point you make. It’s hard to keep coming back,” Anasta added.

“That win will take a lot out of them.

“Even though it was amazing and the fans were pumped.

“They’ve proven to themselves they can come back now and they’ve done it so much this year.

“But it is hard to do it against Melbourne, very hard to do against Melbourne.”

Crawley feels the Broncos need to jump out of the gates quickly against the Storm.

“And especially three weeks in a row,” Crawley said.

“You didn’t think Penrith would give up a 14-point lead, but to do it again.

“I think the Broncos are playing with such belief now that if they can start fast, they’re also going to be hard to beat when they’re on top.”

But journalist Dean Ritchie had a different view.

“You’d have to be insane to change your halves between the prelim and the grand final, after you’ve just won a big game,” Ritchie said.

“I just think that that’s their best team,” Crawley responded.

“It may well be, Crawls,” Ritchie replied.

“But it’s a 17-man game.

“Ezra was used so effectively off the bench last week, and he will be used effectively again this week.

“But to change your two halves, who have set the standard during the (finals), in the week of the grand final, would have been madness.”

Anasta seemed to lean more towards Crawley’s line of thinking.

“I don’t disagree, but there’s an argument, definitely, to change it,” Anasta said.

“They only won by two points (against the Panthers). They came from behind.”

Co-host Gorden Tallis seemed to play down the issue.

“But it’s one interchange,” Tallis interjected with.

Ritchie doubled down on his point.

“It wasn’t broken, Braith, so why would you try to change a winning side?” Ritchie asked.

“I’m not saying they should. All I’m saying is that there’s a fair argument there with the quality of player that Ezra Mam is,” Anasta replied.

Crawley believes Hunt adds more value to the team in the dummy half role.

“Ben Hunt is a pretty good half. He’s a great hooker. That’s how I see it,” Crawley said.

“When he plays for the Queensland side, he plays nine.”

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But Ritchie pointed out the Broncos may “lose punch” off the interchange if they were to promote Mam to the starting side.

“Do you lose punch off the bench though if you start Ezra? Because Ezra was so good off the bench last week,” Ritchie said.

“It might add strength to one area but you’re going to weaken another area.”

Anasta didn’t rule out the Broncos moving Mam into the starting side before kick-off.

“Could there be a late switch?” Anasta asked.

“I think there could be,” Crawley replied.

“You never know,” Anasta said.