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Broncos aiming to disrupt Wests Tigers star Benji Marshall at SFS
* Wayne Heming
* From: The Daily Telegraph
* April 20, 2011 12:00AM
ROOKIE Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin says his players will try to unsettle and disrupt the brilliance of Wests Tigers genius Benji Marshall in their NRL clash on Friday night.
Marshall and hooker Robbie Farah have done an excellent job holding the Tigers together through an early injury crisis, and Griffin made it clear on Tuesday that both stars would be marked men as the Broncos attempt to extend their winning streak to six.
While some coaches would be happy just to contain Marshall's influence, Griffin's blueprint is to shut him out of the game altogether.
"I think you've got to go out and try to stop him," he said. "I'm not one for having a dollar each way and hoping we just maintain him.
"The challenge with those special players is trying to shut them down.
If you go out with an attitude of just trying to take care of them, that's when you get into grey areas."
The Tigers' website is promoting the SFS showdown between Marshall and champion Bronco Darren Lockyer as the "the greatest show on Earth", urging fans not to miss out on seeing the world's best number sixes go head-to-head for perhaps the last time.
Lockyer said he admired and enjoyed watching the way Marshall played.
"He does the unexpected, he's never frightened to chance his arm. He can turn a game like few other players, he's just so naturally gifted," Lockyer said.
Meanwhile, Griffin has rushed utility Ben Hunt (knee) back for the clash.
Sydney's wet weather last weekend denied Brisbane the chance to fully test their defence against the Roosters but the Tigers' attack will give it a serious workout.
"They're arguably the best attacking team in the comp with Farah and Marshall so we're expecting to have to do a lot more defence away from the middle of the field and we're going to have to be very good at it," Griffin said.
* Wayne Heming
* From: The Daily Telegraph
* April 20, 2011 12:00AM
ROOKIE Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin says his players will try to unsettle and disrupt the brilliance of Wests Tigers genius Benji Marshall in their NRL clash on Friday night.
Marshall and hooker Robbie Farah have done an excellent job holding the Tigers together through an early injury crisis, and Griffin made it clear on Tuesday that both stars would be marked men as the Broncos attempt to extend their winning streak to six.
While some coaches would be happy just to contain Marshall's influence, Griffin's blueprint is to shut him out of the game altogether.
"I think you've got to go out and try to stop him," he said. "I'm not one for having a dollar each way and hoping we just maintain him.
"The challenge with those special players is trying to shut them down.
If you go out with an attitude of just trying to take care of them, that's when you get into grey areas."
The Tigers' website is promoting the SFS showdown between Marshall and champion Bronco Darren Lockyer as the "the greatest show on Earth", urging fans not to miss out on seeing the world's best number sixes go head-to-head for perhaps the last time.
Lockyer said he admired and enjoyed watching the way Marshall played.
"He does the unexpected, he's never frightened to chance his arm. He can turn a game like few other players, he's just so naturally gifted," Lockyer said.
Meanwhile, Griffin has rushed utility Ben Hunt (knee) back for the clash.
Sydney's wet weather last weekend denied Brisbane the chance to fully test their defence against the Roosters but the Tigers' attack will give it a serious workout.
"They're arguably the best attacking team in the comp with Farah and Marshall so we're expecting to have to do a lot more defence away from the middle of the field and we're going to have to be very good at it," Griffin said.
