Robert Craddock

But you're right.

And I thought your point was terrific last week when you mentioned about the volume of football the Lions have played over the last three years in their March to the grand final.

But the thing is, they just can't afford to think that way.

As soon as you think you're tied, you are tied.

Yep, yep.

Yeah, and, you know, it was funny.

It was such a similar look to the Broncos yesterday.

And there used to be a saying in rugby league for most of this century that when you win a premiership, you can never win two in a row because once you've climbed Mount Everest and you celebrate, you're just never as hungry again.

But then the Roosters won two in a row and then Penrith won four in a row.

Yes.

But guess what?

Now we're back where we were about 15 years ago with that saying.

And the Broncos just look like a team to me that just had a, you know, just had a lovely dined out on success and a nice full tummy and just haven't got that.

Hey, one thing interesting did happen after they lost yesterday, Gerard.

Michael McGuire, the coach, who's very restrained publicly, gave him a fearful serve in the dressing room, we heard.

The paint would have come off the walls.

And it...

Focus the attention on the value of a serve in the modern world.

Most coaches believe you can only do it, oh, you might have two a season, two really big ones where you just go off.

Remember the days of Rodney Ede in your sport where, you know, phones would disappear in boxes and all that.