Both Kevin Walters and Adam Reynolds rued Brisbane’s “poor” execution on Friday evening, however there was one play that the Broncos halfback placed on completely — even when it shocked him.
Speaking to reporters after the 18-12 win over the Dolphins within the inaugural ‘Battle of Brisbane’, Reynolds was requested concerning the cross that put Kurt Capewell over for a attempt within the 69th minute.
It was a perfectly-run play as Capewell went steaming via a gaping gap to attain, though Reynolds cheekily mentioned it will have “shocked the whole stadium”.
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“It looked like he was on the tready from behind,” Reynolds laughed.
“I saw a bit of space there and called the play in and we executed it well, probably something we lacked all night — execution.
“Like Kev said, we left a number of opportunities out there but to get Capes in that big gap was pleasing and for him to finish it off, I think it shocked the whole stadium.”
It wasn’t simply Reynolds who took pleasure in seeing Capewell in area.
As talked about earlier than, Brisbane’s execution was missing with the ultimate cross usually simply not there as try-scoring alternatives went begging.
That was the case when Jesse Arthars made a break via the center of a Reece Walsh cross however was unable to search out his teammates in assist.
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“Well he should’ve just found Capewell because he’s a good finisher,” joked Walters when requested about that missed alternative.
“There were a couple [of missed opportunities] there, and they were desperate too, to be fair,” added the Broncos coach.
“The Selwyn Cobbo one it was Nicholls underneath who knocked the ball out and then there were a couple of other ones. They didn’t surprise us with their toughness and grittiness.”
While the Broncos appeared pissed off at instances all through the sport, Reynolds mentioned that had nothing to do with any animosity in the direction of their new rivals.
“I was more frustrated that we weren’t completing our sets,” he mentioned.
“We put ourselves in great opportunities up their end and just didn’t capitalise. There were times there where we should’ve iced it but we didn’t come up with it.
“Like I said, you’re going to have those type of games throughout the year. You’ve just got to stick at it.”
And that’s what Brisbane did, till finally Kotoni Staggs stormed away to attain a long-range attempt to seal the win.
“I know the calibre of team we have in there and the points we can score, we just needed to get through a couple of sets continuously a put pressure on them and they were turning over ball and giving us opportunities, we just needed to take the opportunities,” added Reynolds.
“Our execution was poor and something we’ll look at throughout the week and try and address it.”
The Broncos will probably be seeking to make it five-straight to open the season after they face the winless Tigers subsequent week.
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