{"id":165418,"date":"2025-09-24T08:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165418\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:43:11","slug":"broncos-centre-kotoni-staggs-has-issued-a-warning-to-the-panthers-fragile-left-side-defence-phil-gould-news-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165418\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs has issued a warning to the Panthers\u2019 fragile left-side defence, Phil Gould, news, video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs has issued a warning to the Panthers\u2019 fragile left-side defence that they can expected to be targeted in Sunday\u2019s blockbuster preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>While the Bulldogs were thrashed 46-26 in their semi-final against the Panthers at Accor Stadium last Sunday, Canterbury still managed to score four tries and each of them came down Penrith\u2019s left side.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Sorensen, Blaize Talagi, Casey McLean and Brian To\u2019o all defend on the left side for the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of the NRL Telstra Premiership Finals Series before the Grand Final, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au?pg=nrl&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/match-centre\/NRL20253002\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbet.com.au\/betting\/rugby-league\/nrl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-1wtgx8i-5 gmewyC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIi8+\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just have to keep focused on ourselves,\u201d Staggs said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know their left edge struggles. Our main focus is breaking them down and then hitting their edges. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still don\u2019t think we need to change anything. We have stuck to our game plan the whole year and it has worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers have won nine of their last 10 games against the Broncos, including the 2023 grand final, where the Panthers famously came back from 24-8 down with just 18 minutes remaining to secure a stunning 26-24 win.<\/p>\n<p>But Staggs said the Panthers don\u2019t concern him.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos have won all five of their games since Round 24 without captain Adam Reynolds and playmaker Ezra Mam, who will both return from hamstring injuries against the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel intimidated by them at all,\u201d said Staggs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said it from day dot, when we did lose Ezra and Reyno, I was still confident in this team that we could go all the way. We have shown that and we will show it again on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould highlighted the issue with the Panthers\u2019 left-side defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it was a big win but with the ball the Bulldogs did have, they scored four tries through their left-hand defence and probably should have scored another couple,\u201d Gould told Channel Nine\u2019s 100% Footy on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n<p>\u2018IT\u2019S ALL PERSONAL\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-brisbane-broncos-ezra-mam-comeback-mam-to-play-against-panthers-kevin-walters-rugby-league-news\/news-story\/07a58528b2e2864d2472900bb7186a0f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Why Panthers should fear return of Broncos X-factor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018ACTS LIKE WE\u2019RE TALKING S**T\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-gus-goulds-comments-on-lachlan-galvin-slammed-what-did-he-say-contradiction-bulldogs-nrl360-rugby-league-news\/news-story\/4d99804a180bbe00598eb48e5c858303\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Great fires back at Gus amid Dogs blunder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHISPERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-transfer-whispers-signings-contracts-november-1-player-movement-rumours-davvy-moale-sea-eagles-news\/news-story\/3d15e91d4b1886f8084fbda4d28dcbaa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Promising prop signs with rival as Souths move towards Fifita call<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Was probably my fault earlier&#8217; | 07:52<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a target for the Broncos. They have some big people on that side of the field like Kotoni Staggs. That is where he runs the ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will come down to possession and field position and where the game is played. If (Nathan) Cleary can &#8230; have the Broncos coming off their own goal line then they will wear the Broncos down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the game is loose there are opportunities to break this Panthers defensive line down, unlike in previous years. Their left-hand defence does struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Staggs has 25 line breaks from his 22 games, which is the most he\u2019s ever had in a season, and also has 11 tries in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Broncos centre Kotoni Staggs has issued a warning to the Panthers\u2019 fragile left-side defence that they can expected&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[18743,64,63,107830,4428,108798,4438,108801,21683,763,108800,18664,108799,108797,5092,33215,761,762,94025,158,4598,13391,4476,85,108796],"class_list":["post-165418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-adam-reynolds","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-blockbuster-preliminary-final","tag-brisbane-broncos","tag-broncos-presser","tag-casey-mclean","tag-edge-struggles","tag-ezra-mam","tag-fox-league","tag-fragile-left-side-defence","tag-game-plan","tag-left-hand-defence","tag-left-side-defence","tag-line-breaks","tag-lord-gould-of-brookwood","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nigel-hallett","tag-nrl","tag-penrith-panthers","tag-reece-walsh","tag-scott-sorensen","tag-sports","tag-staggs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}