Why Lomax bombshell could see Eels poach rising half from NRL rival \u2014 Crawls<\/a><\/p>\nSharks captain Blayke Brailey questions referee Ashley Klein after he blew the penalty for Harry Grant.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n
HUNT\u2019S HOOKER POWER AS MAM ENTERS FRAY<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve seen it in State of Origin for years: Ben Hunt is an awfully good hooker.<\/p>\n
When he was first signed for a Broncos return, it was envisaged that he would primarily slot in at No.9 once Ezra Mam returned from his behaviour-related suspension. Yet after success in the halves alongside Adam Reynolds, plus injuries to both the veteran halfback and Mam, Hunt has spent far more time in the playmaking positions than at hooker.<\/p>\n
He ended up there for more than half a game as Brisbane introduced Mam off the bench at five-eighth in their preliminary final win over Penrith, as they are set to do again in the grand final. Hunt looked right at home as the dummy-half, which was always intended at the pointy end of this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was enormous last week,\u201d Roosters premiership winner Bryan Fletcher said on Fox League\u2019s Finals Footy with Matty Johns special.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgainst Penrith, they\u2019d gotten into a bit of a hole and he was really laying down the law to them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel he\u2019s always a better hooker than halfback. When he goes into nine, some of the defensive efforts he had last week were just phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Hunt\u2019s running game will need to lift if he is to make a genuine impact on the grand final from No.9. Whereas he\u2019s made a habit of troubling NSW defensive lines as a Maroons Origin hooker, he ran just 14m against the Panthers, meaning there\u2019s clear upside in the grand final if he\u2019s in a more aggressive mood from dummy-half.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a big weapon. For him to start in the halves, then Ezra comes on … if they can get lion\u2019s share possession early, Ezra and (Reece) Walsh working in combination (is dangerous),\u201d Matty Johns said.<\/p>\n
Told Hunt ‘It wasn’t his fault’ | 01:44<\/p>\n
THE ONE \u2018FEAR\u2019 FOR BRONCOS AFTER COMEBACK WINS<\/p>\n
It is hard to get a genuine read of recent grand final history because for the past five years, it has been dominated by the Panthers.<\/p>\n
But the one year this Penrith outfit didn\u2019t win (2020) was the first time they qualified for the decider and that came against a Melbourne side that had been there before plenty of times.<\/p>\n
The experience was nothing new for them. It was almost as if making the grand final in itself wasn\u2019t that big a deal or that big an achievement. It was just part of the journey towards eventually winning it all.<\/p>\n
The same has been true for Penrith since claiming its first premiership in 2021. <\/p>\n
As for the Broncos … first, they pulled off that incredible, extra-time win to knock off minor premiers Canberra and then, eliminated the four-time defending premiers.<\/p>\n
It is a lot emotionally for the team to go through, whereas the Storm have hard-fought wins against the Bulldogs and Sharks under their belt but didn\u2019t seem to have to invest as much energy into either of those games.<\/p>\n
‘Freakish’ Blocker heaps praise on Haas | 00:52<\/p>\n
Commentator Dan Ginnane posed this exact question on NRL 360 this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a fear … it was one of the greatest things I had ever been at on Sunday … I feared, is this their grand final?\u201d Ginnane said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat they did it two weeks before against Canberra. Melbourne\u2019s run has been much less dramatic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Broncos legend Gorden Tallis admitted that based on the way Melbourne walked off the field after their preliminary final and from Craig Bellamy\u2019s press conference comments, it is \u201cstill business\u201d for last year\u2019s grand finalists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey know that it is unfinished,\u201d Tallis added.<\/p>\n
But he didn\u2019t see anything wrong with the way the Broncos celebrated their comeback win over Penrith.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor Brisbane to celebrate that, I don\u2019t think it was over the top. I think it was the moment. I think it was the atmosphere,\u201d Tallis said.<\/p>\n
Speaking on SEN\u2019s Broncos Radio, Brisbane great Corey Parker said that from speaking to coach Michael Maguire, he was confident that the team wasn\u2019t mentally checked out after reaching the decider is such heady fashion.<\/p>\n
It was an emotionally-charged win for Brisbane in the prelim final.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve spoken to Madge Maguire personally,\u201d Parker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the one thing he has never wavered from is that they haven\u2019t done anything yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been going on for the last five weeks. He has kept that same mentality and kept that same steely resolve about him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd today they are one step closer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Broncos coach Kevin Walters warned his old team not to get too far ahead of themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you reckon the Storm fear someone too? Don\u2019t underestimate the Storm,\u201d he said on his podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my problem. This is where I am a bit worried, they think they are just invincible now. The five-time premiers showed that no one is invincible.\u201d<\/p>\n
‘Just hope he has an off day’ | 01:57<\/p>\n
WHY STEFANO\u2019S SLEDGE COULD BE A \u2018GIFT\u2019 FOR THE BRONCOS<\/p>\n
This probably didn\u2019t go down well with Craig Bellamy, with former Storm champion Cooper Cronk admitting it is \u201cnot something\u201d his former coach \u201cwould want his players saying\u201d.<\/p>\n
Typically the ultimate professionals, the Storm like to let their work on the field do the talking. But someone better remind Stefano Utoikamanu.<\/p>\n
The Storm front-rower generated headlines by claiming there are some Broncos players he doesn\u2019t like, while even going as far as to call them \u201cstuck up\u201d.<\/p>\n
It is not as if the Storm needed to give Payne Haas any more reasons to be fired up for Sunday\u2019s decider, but Utoikamanu\u2019s former Blues teammate responded by telling reporters he would \u201csee if that\u2019s still going to be thrown around\u201d at Accor Stadium come game time.<\/p>\n
With Patrick Carrigan returning from suspension, the Broncos will field a full-strength forward pack and based on Haas\u2019 comments, you can guarantee they will be motivated to tackle and run that little bit harder now. <\/p>\n
\u201cDid he say it about Payne Haas? Probably not \u2014 but Madge will convince Payne Haas that he did!\u201d Johns said.<\/p>\n
Stefano Utoikamanu lit the fuse for the grand final with a big swipe at the \u2018stuck up\u2019 Broncos.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Broncos legend Shane Webcke went as far as to call it a \u201cgift\u201d from Utoikamanu.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great for him to say that,\u201d Webcke told AAP.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone is going to grab that and, motivation-wise, away we go. Things like that are a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Melbourne captain Cameron Smith, meanwhile, said on the Today Show that it was \u201cvery unlike a Storm player\u201d and warned that Utoikamanu now needs to back up his words.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a bit surprised because it\u2019s very unlike a Storm player, or a player coached by Craig Bellamy. They tend to like to fly under the radar for a big game like this,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Bellamy) has probably had a quiet word to Stefano about his comments. But it\u2019s been said. \u201cWhat Stefano has to do now is back it up with his actions. I think that will be the message from Craig Bellamy \u2026 \u2018you can\u2019t let the team down\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will be ready to go. I think he\u2019s going to have a big game.\u201d<\/p>\n
“People I don’t like on this team!” | 00:31<\/p>\n
THE NEW ROLE FOR REYNOLDS… AND \u2018GAME-BREAKER\u2019 SPARKING DEBATE<\/p>\n
While Adam Reynolds was the hero in last week\u2019s preliminary final, it is fair to wonder whether the conversation surrounding his performance would have been very different had he missed his go-ahead sideline conversion and the Broncos went on to lose.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t necessarily a surprise to see how clunky Brisbane\u2019s attack was in the opening half considering it was Reynolds\u2019 first game back from injury, but there also isn\u2019t much time for the Broncos to re-establish those combinations. <\/p>\n
It has been a struggle all year for Brisbane to develop cohesion in the halves, with Mam first missing time before Reynolds and Hunt both went down; and then versatile fill-in Billy Walters, who was enjoying a career-year, suffered a season-ending injury. <\/p>\n
But in some ways it makes it even more important that Maguire and Brisbane\u2019s halves lean into what they know works \u2014 getting Reece Walsh the ball early and often. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think for Reyno, less is better,\u201d Johns said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I think if Reyno tries to control the game too much, the tempo slows. That\u2019s his natural game, he\u2019s one of the few blokes who can \u2014 like Jason Smith \u2014 play slow. Where I think with the Broncos, just work them to an edge and get the ball into the hands of blokes like Walsh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eels great Nathan Hindmarsh suggested that Reynolds should actually be copying the method that worked for Walters as he deputised in the halves late in the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery simple, let Walsh do the heavy lifting,\u201d Hindmarsh said. \u201cJust get to that point on the field … and let Walsh do his thing on the back of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone was a little bit concerned about Reynolds coming back last week, the way Walsh was playing, but Reynolds didn\u2019t overplay his hand at all and just did what he needed to do; rolled those kicks in and got repeat sets.\u201d<\/p>\n
‘Biggest Recruitment Blunder, EVER?’ | 02:36<\/p>\n
There were moments in Sunday\u2019s game where Walsh and Reynolds weren\u2019t on the same page, including one period late in the first half when Walsh motioned for a kick on the fourth tackle with Dylan Edwards ever so slightly out of position, only for Reynolds to instead opt for a pass to Xavier Willison. <\/p>\n
It is a tricky balancing act for the Broncos given that Reynolds is the cool head who they usually turn to to make the right play and settle things down when the attack is looking erratic and in need of being straightened up.<\/p>\n
But against an elite defensive unit like Melbourne, Brisbane may need to lean into the unpredictability that Walsh offers.<\/p>\n
As for the other debate on Brisbane\u2019s spine, Maguire seems to have put that to bed by naming Mam on the bench again for Sunday\u2019s decider \u2014 even if former coach Walters disagrees, suggesting that the 2023 grand final hat-trick tryscorer should start.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he nearly has to, doesn\u2019t he?\u201d Walters said on his podcast earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
Adam Reynolds plays more of a steering role in Brisbane\u2019s attack, especially with Reece Walsh in wild form. Picture: NRL ImagerySource: Supplied<\/p>\n
HOW WALSH IS FINDING A WAY TO CONTROL THE CHAOS<\/p>\n
Can Walsh find a way to control the chaos on rugby league\u2019s biggest stage? <\/p>\n
In his first grand final appearance, the superstar fullback was relatively quiet in the opening half with just 16 run metres and a few errors, before breaking through to set up Mam for a try in the second half.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, against Penrith last Sunday, Walsh again had an early error as he tried to set up something on Brisbane\u2019s left edge, but then produced that miraculous pass to put Deine Mariner over for the game-winning try.<\/p>\n
The signs were good early on, with Walsh constantly scheming and trying to create something and for the most part, you\u2019d expect Maguire is only telling his fullback to continue chasing the ball and the moment \u2014 even if occasionally it will end in an error.<\/p>\n
But sometimes controlling the chaos for Walsh isn\u2019t just about picking his moments better. It is also about not getting dragged into personal battles, as was the case against Canberra when he was sin-binned after being provoked by Hudson Young. <\/p>\n
Reece Walsh embraces the chaos. Picture: NRL ImagerySource: Supplied<\/p>\n
Walsh revealed earlier in the week that he has been working with a renowned sports psychologist Jacqui Louder, who has also helped Storm five-eighth Cameron Munster, and that the two had a \u201creally good conversation\u201d after that win over the Raiders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were trying to niggle me and get into my head, and I probably took the bait there a little bit,\u201d Walsh said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just lucky enough, we came away with the win, so she\u2019s someone that I talk to a lot, that helps with the mental side, and some little tips where I can be better in those moments. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really grateful for what she does. She clears my mind, and she helps a lot with my mindset if I\u2019m feeling a certain way or how to approach certain things if I\u2019m feeling down or I\u2019m feeling not quite my best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johns said that Walsh would be most dangerous targeting Melbourne\u2019s troubled left-edge defensive pairing of Munster and Jack Howarth.<\/p>\n
\u201cReece at the moment, he\u2019s got dynamite in his pockets \u2014 but he\u2019s about width,\u201d Johns said. \u201cHe\u2019ll put a lot of pressure on Jack Howarth on the left-hand side of the Storm defence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Warriors teammate Shaun Johnson said that while Walsh\u2019s talent was obvious early in his career, he was stunned that the Broncos star had become so good, so quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat he\u2019s been able to do for the Broncs I guess the last month, six weeks, while he\u2019s had some leadership out, he\u2019s put them on his back,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd he\u2019s not just waiting until he gets down to good ball or inside the 20 to strike, he\u2019s having an impact on the game right throughout the field. He\u2019s kicking early, finding 40-20s, or he\u2019s just turning defences around early to start building pressure for his side. His IQ has gone through the roof.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I\u2019m seeing from him right now, and it\u2019s scary, because we always knew how good he was and how good he could be … I honestly didn\u2019t expect him to put it together this quick.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom what I seem from him and his involvements in the game at the moment, elite involvements. Not over-forcing his hand. Yes, he\u2019s still got the odd error in him, but having an impact in his role, in his side right throughout the park, has been pretty special to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matty and Cronk heap praise on Walsh | 01:21<\/p>\n
DO THE BRONCOS TARGET JAHROME HUGHES?<\/p>\n
There aren\u2019t too many question marks over Melbourne heading into the grand final. That is what you get with a team and coach that has been here and done it so many times before.<\/p>\n
But if there is one concern it still has to be surrounding halfback Jahrome Hughes\u2019 health, even with an extra week under his belt.<\/p>\n
Hughes was impressive in his first game back from injury against the Sharks and instead of shying away from contact he was embracing it, taking the line on early and often, splitting the defence for an early try \u2014 complete with a fend using the bad arm \u2014 to send a clear message that he was more than healthy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the moment where I knew that he was going to be OK, because he actually extended that arm, he extended that shoulder and he still scored the try,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve realised Jahrome Hughes is really tough. Some of the things he gets up from … he copped a head knock and most halfbacks are probably staying down, but the stackhat comes on and he just goes. He\u2019s obviously such a lift for their side and he was a key factor in how they got through that semi.\u201d<\/p>\n
But at the same time, the Sharks didn\u2019t really test Hughes that much in defence, with the Storm halfback only making nine tackles.<\/p>\n
Cooper Cronk famously played through the 2018 grand final for the Roosters with a busted shoulder blade and was essentially a passenger, recording 74 kick metres and making nine tackles while not making a single run metre, try assist or linebreak assist. He only touched the ball 18 times.<\/p>\n
Cronk was surprised with how little attention Melbourne\u2019s current halfback got from Cronulla\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n
Do the Broncos target Jahrome Hughes? The Sharks didn\u2019t, and paid the price.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I\u2019m in a prelim final, I\u2019ve got a stuffed shoulder, broken forearm, I\u2019m playing in a dinner suit trying to get through to the GF,\u201d Cronk said on Fox League after the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cJahrome Hughes, with his first opportunity to run, just does what he\u2019s done throughout his career. Breaks off that right foot, just goes through. He did it all in the first half and the other part, he didn\u2019t get found out defensively, did he?\u201d<\/p>\n
This is a Melbourne team with very few weaknesses and based on Hughes\u2019 performance last week, it is hard to definitively say he could be a liability. But the Broncos would be well-served to test out that arm and shoulder more than the Sharks did.<\/p>\n
Bellamy continues to revive players | 01:57<\/p>\n
\u2018CAN\u2019T KEEP DOING IT\u2019: BAD HABIT COULD LAND BRONCOS IN \u2018TROUBLE\u2019<\/p>\n
The Broncos sure know how to score points in a flurry. <\/p>\n
First it was against Canberra and then they rallied late to run down the Panthers, becoming the first team since Canterbury in 1998 to have two 13-plus point comebacks in a finals series. <\/p>\n
But can they afford to fall behind early against a Storm team that historically rate as the best frontrunners under Bellamy in premiership history?<\/p>\n
Melbourne have won 14 of 18 games when leading at half-time this season. Meanwhile, the last time the Storm lost a final when leading at the break was 2000. <\/p>\n
Brisbane, on the other hand, have won 12 of 15 games when leading at half-time this year.<\/p>\n
It is a daunting proposition for a Broncos team that has proven itself capable of chasing down big scores, but that kind of scoreboard pressure in a grand final invites risks \u2014 and potentially mistakes \u2014 from the likes of Walsh and Mam. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey always start well,\u201d Walters said on his podcast. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t want to see the Storm scoring first. It\u2019s not the end of the game but you\u2019d prefer a nice fast, hard start for the Broncos.\u201d<\/p>\n
Veteran journalist Brent Read and Dan Ginnane agreed on NRL 360 that it was unsustainable for the Broncos to bank on another miraculous comeback against Melbourne, especially considering the Storm\u2019s record under Bellamy in big games. <\/p>\n
Can the Broncos afford another slow start? Picture: Adam HeadSource: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can\u2019t keep doing it,\u201d Read said, while Ginanne said the Broncos would \u201cbe in trouble\u201d if they found themselves down 14-0 again.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt some point you\u2019re going to run out of luck. You\u2019re going to run out of time,\u201d added Read.<\/p>\n
Although, News Corp\u2019s Michael Carayannis offered an interesting counterpoint.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat they\u2019re not going to run out of is key players who can turn a game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re still going to be in there. So, I don\u2019t think 14 points scares them regardless of who they\u2019re playing against.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plus, it is worth remembering that Sunday was Penrith\u2019s first loss in 99 games since 2020 when leading by more than 12 points. <\/p>\n
So, what do a few numbers really mean for a Broncos team playing with this level of confidence? <\/p>\n
If you want a number that should really worry Brisbane it is that Maguire has his worst record against Craig Bellamy (12.5%) of any coach that he has faced at least five times.<\/p>\n
But again, that didn\u2019t prove much of an issue in their Round 27 clash earlier this year.<\/p>\n
So maybe this Broncos side is just that good and that unpredictable that you have to throw history and trends out the window.<\/p>\n
Extra rest not an advantage for Storm? | 02:27<\/p>\n
IS THIS THE LAST GRAND FINAL WE COULD SEE PAPS IN PURPLE?<\/p>\n
Maybe? Of course, if the Storm make it again next year it won\u2019t be. <\/p>\n
But beyond that the Melbourne fullback\u2019s future remains clouded after he was linked to the Rugby360 competition.<\/p>\n
Ryan Papenhuyzen met with competition organisers while they were in Australia for the British and Irish Lions tour two months ago and told Newswire this week that he hasn\u2019t really thought about it since then.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spoke about that we\u2019d look at it again in the off-season and see how serious it is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut once it was spoken about in the media, I said \u2018let\u2019s just wait until the end of the year to discuss it more\u2019 because there are still things I want to achieve in this game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll let that do the talking at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
So for now, the focus is on Sunday\u2019s game. But with the breakaway rugby union competition only gaining further steam this week, there will be even more eyes on the Storm fullback than usual.<\/p>\n
‘One name keeps coming up!’ | 01:14<\/p>\n
Brent Read said on NRL 360 this week that he believes the Storm are \u201cresigned\u201d to Papenhuyzen leaving the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey really love Ryan, he\u2019s been a great servant for them. But they\u2019ve got some cap difficulties,\u201d Read added. <\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment the cap is really tight and he would solve a problem for them and they\u2019ve got Sua Fa\u2019alogo waiting in the wings. Whilst they would be disappointed to see him go, I don\u2019t think they\u2019d be devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the constant battle with injuries has somewhat hampered his speed and ability to break tackles, the 27-year-old is still a dependable weapon at the back for Melbourne. He is currently contracted until the end of 2026 with a mutual option the following year. <\/p>\n
Of course, none of this is to say that his production in the grand final \u2014 good or bad \u2014 will ultimately sway the direction Melbourne goes in moving forward. But it is nonetheless an intriguing storyline to monitor, especially with a player of Sua Fa\u2019alogo\u2019s talent as an alternative. <\/p>\n
For now, he is being backed by Matty Johns to lead Melbourne to a grand final win on Sunday with another Clive Churchill Medal-winning performance, as he delivered five years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he is the greatest threat to the Broncos,\u201d Johns said, tipping the Storm by about six points.<\/p>\n
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