Gould doubles down on 'immature' Broncos claim

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The Brisbane Broncos are inactive excessively "immature" to bushed a full-strength Panthers broadside to the NRL premiership, Phil Gould believes.

Outside the Panthers, the Broncos person been the signifier nine of 2023. The 2 sides are tied astatine the apical of the ladder, though the Panthers inactive person a circular 25 bye up their sleeve.

They are 1-1 from their 2 meetings this year. The Broncos won their circular 1 clash 13-12 astatine BlueBet Stadium acknowledgment to a 70th infinitesimal Adam Reynolds tract goal, but the Panthers won the circular 12 instrumentality fixture astatine Suncorp Stadium 15-4.

Despite this, Gould said each things being equal, helium can't spot anyone stopping the Panthers winning their third-straight premiership.

"I deliberation they're a spot immature yet to beryllium beating Panthers, who are hardened," helium said of the Broncos connected Wide World of Sports' Six Tackles with Gus podcast.

Phil Gould believes the Broncos are inactive excessively "immature" to bushed a full-strength Panthers. (Getty)

"They are (a bully side), it's whether oregon not they tin people capable points, fixed what the Panthers volition enactment connected them.

"It'll travel down to the champion defence. I can't comparison the Broncos' antiaircraft strategy to the Panthers' antiaircraft system. The Panthers volition beryllium champion nether pressure.

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"If the Broncos person a time out, if Reece Walsh has a time out, if Adam Reynolds has a time out, I accidental they tin bushed anyone.

"I'm not saying it can't happen, but I deliberation Penrith volition triumph the comp. Of the others, the contenders are falling distant beauteous quickly.

"It depends connected Adam Reynolds if he's acceptable and good travel that portion of the year. They've got to triumph 1 (premiership) successful the adjacent mates of years due to the fact that I'm not definite however overmuch clip he's got near successful him."

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Gould agreed the Broncos were the adjacent champion broadside down the Panthers, but says determination is daylight betwixt them.

The Broncos earned a gritty triumph implicit the in-form Cowboys successful Townsville connected Saturday afternoon. But Gould said some sides would suffer should they play similar that against Penrith oregon Melbourne.

"The crippled looked large due to the fact that they were playing against each other. I deliberation if either of those sides play similar that against Penrith (or) Melbourne … they'd some lose.

"Melbourne are much controlled and much defence-minded. I don't deliberation Brisbane oregon the Cowboys would get distant with what they got distant with against each other."

Brisbane volition adjacent big the Eels astatine the Gabba.

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